Recent developments and future prospects in insect pest control in transgenic crops
P Christou, T Capell, A Kohli, JA Gatehouse… - Trends in plant …, 2006 - cell.com
The adoption of insect-resistant transgenic crops has been increasing annually at double-
digit rates since the commercial release of first-generation maize and cotton expressing a …
digit rates since the commercial release of first-generation maize and cotton expressing a …
Transgenic plants for insect pest control: a forward looking scientific perspective
One of the first successes of plant biotechnology has been the creation and
commercialisation of transgenic crops exhibiting resistance to major insect pests. First …
commercialisation of transgenic crops exhibiting resistance to major insect pests. First …
Diversity of Bacillus thuringiensis crystal toxins and mechanism of action
Parasporal crystals produced by Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) bacteria are the main virulence
factors underlying Bt toxicity to insects. Parasporal crystals are composed primarily of Cry …
factors underlying Bt toxicity to insects. Parasporal crystals are composed primarily of Cry …
Bt toxin modification for enhanced efficacy
Insect-specific toxins derived from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) provide a valuable resource for
pest suppression. Here we review the different strategies that have been employed to …
pest suppression. Here we review the different strategies that have been employed to …
Lepidopteran-Active Variable-Region Sequence Imparts Coleopteran Activity in eCry3.1Ab, an Engineered Bacillus thuringiensis Hybrid Insecticidal Protein
FS Walters, CM deFontes, H Hart… - Applied and …, 2010 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT A unique, coleopteran-active protein, termed eCry3. 1Ab, was generated
following variable-region exchange of a Bacillus thuringiensis lepidopteran-active protein …
following variable-region exchange of a Bacillus thuringiensis lepidopteran-active protein …
Plant domestication and resistance to herbivory
B Chaudhary - International journal of plant genomics, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Transformation of wild species into elite cultivars through “domestication” entails
evolutionary responses in which plant populations adapt to selection. Domestication is a …
evolutionary responses in which plant populations adapt to selection. Domestication is a …
Metabolomics of transgenic maize combining Fourier transform-ion cyclotron resonance-mass spectrometry, capillary electrophoresis-mass spectrometry and …
In this work, the potential of combining capillary electrophoresis-time-of-flight-mass
spectrometry (CE-TOF-MS) and Fourier transform-ion cyclotron resonance-mass …
spectrometry (CE-TOF-MS) and Fourier transform-ion cyclotron resonance-mass …
Making 3D-cry toxin mutants: Much more than a tool of understanding toxins mechanism of action
S Vílchez - Toxins, 2020 - mdpi.com
3D-Cry toxins, produced by the entomopathogenic bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis, have
been extensively mutated in order to elucidate their elegant and complex mechanism of …
been extensively mutated in order to elucidate their elegant and complex mechanism of …
Expression of hybrid fusion protein (Cry1Ac:: ASAL) in transgenic rice plants imparts resistance against multiple insect pests
To evolve rice varieties resistant to different groups of insect pests a fusion gene, comprising
DI and DII domains of Bt Cry1Ac and carbohydrate binding domain of garlic lectin (ASAL) …
DI and DII domains of Bt Cry1Ac and carbohydrate binding domain of garlic lectin (ASAL) …
Bacillus thuringiensis Applications in Agriculture
Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) and its insecticidal toxins have been used in agronomical pest
control for decades. The mechanism of action of Bt toxins on insect pest involves specific …
control for decades. The mechanism of action of Bt toxins on insect pest involves specific …