Nigritoxin is a bacterial toxin for crustaceans and insects
oleh: Yannick Labreuche, Sabine Chenivesse, Alexandra Jeudy, Sophie Le Panse, Viviane Boulo, Dominique Ansquer, Sylvie Pagès, Alain Givaudan, Mirjam Czjzek, Frédérique Le Roux
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2017-11-01 |
Deskripsi
The Tetraconata concept suggests that insects and crustaceans may share evolutionarily conserved pathways. Here, the authors describe the animal tropism and structure-function relationship of nigritoxin, showing that this protein is lethal for insects and crustaceans but harmless to other animals.