Structural journey of an insecticidal pore-forming protein targeting western corn rootworm
Guendalina Marini, Brad Poland, Chris Leininger, Natalya Lukoyanova, Dan Spielbauer, Jennifer K. Barry, Dan Altier, Amy Lum, Eric J. Scolaro, Claudia Pérez Ortega, Nasser Yalpani, Gary A. Sandahl, Timothy R. Mabry, Jeffrey Klever, T. M. Nowatzki, , Helen R. Saibil
The paper reveals the molecular mechanism of an insecticidal protein through 3D structures of its three main pore formation states.
Nature Communications · Jul 13, 2023Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology