Purification and crystallization of insecticidal delta-endotoxin CryIIIB2 from Bacillus thuringiensis

Proteins. 1992 Oct;14(2):324. doi: 10.1002/prot.340140217.

Abstract

CryIIIB2, an insecticidal protein from Bacillus thuringiensis has been crystallized from 0.6 M NaBr and HEPES buffer at pH 7.0 and X-ray diffraction data collected on a native crystal to 2.4 A. The insecticidal protein was obtained from a Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) strain EG7231. Crystals of the endotoxin are orthorhombic, space group C2221, with unit cell dimensions of a = 122.44, b = 131.81, and c = 105.37 A. A unit cell contains one molecule of the 67,000 Da endotoxin per asymmetric unit.

MeSH terms

  • Bacillus thuringiensis / chemistry*
  • Bacillus thuringiensis Toxins
  • Bacterial Proteins*
  • Bacterial Toxins*
  • Crystallization
  • Endotoxins / chemistry
  • Endotoxins / isolation & purification*
  • Hemolysin Proteins
  • Insecticides / chemistry
  • Insecticides / isolation & purification*

Substances

  • Bacillus thuringiensis Toxins
  • Bacterial Proteins
  • Bacterial Toxins
  • Endotoxins
  • Hemolysin Proteins
  • Insecticides
  • insecticidal crystal protein, Bacillus Thuringiensis