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Original Article

Structural and functional studies of a synthetic peptide mimicking a proposed membrane inserting region of a Bacillus thuringiensis δ-endotoxin

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Pages 87-92 | Received 08 Sep 1993, Published online: 09 Jul 2009
 

Summary

In order to study the mechanism of action of Bacillus thuringiensis δ-endotoxins, a synthetic 31-mer peptide corresponding to the sequence of a putative pore-forming segment of the CrylA(c) toxin was characterized structurally and functionally. The peptide maps onto the central helix (α5) of the six-helix bundle of domain I of the crystal structure of the CrylllA toxin. CD and NMR spectroscopic studies indicated that the peptide exists as an α-helix in methanol and a random coil in water. The peptide associated with liposomes at pH 4 mD 7 and formed discrete, characterizable channels in planar lipid bilayers at low pHs. These channels had a conductance value of 60 picosiemens (pS). It is possible that this helix is a component of the transmembrane pore formed by B. thuringiensis δ-endotoxins in vivo

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