Analysis of the properties of Bacillus thuringiensis insecticidal toxins using a potential-sensitive fluorescent probe.
| Autor: | Kirouac, M., Vachon, V., Rivest, S., Schwartz, J.-L., Laprade, R. |
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BACILLUS thuringiensis
ANTIGENS ANTITOXINS BACILLUS (Bacteria) FLUORESCENCE spectroscopy MOLECULAR probes ELECTROCHEMICAL apparatus POTASSIUM metabolism ANIMAL experimentation BACTERIAL toxins BIOLOGICAL transport CELL physiology CELLS COMPARATIVE studies ELECTROCHEMISTRY HYDROGEN-ion concentration INSECTS INTESTINES RESEARCH methodology MEDICAL cooperation MOTHS PEPTIDES RESEARCH THIAZOLES EVALUATION research TOXICITY testing FLUORESCENT dyes EQUIPMENT & supplies PHYSIOLOGY |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Membrane Biology; Nov2003, Vol. 196 Issue 1, p51-59, 9p |
| Abstrakt: | A potential-sensitive fluorescent probe, 3,3'-dipropylthiadicarbocyanine iodide, was used to analyze, at pH 7.5 and 10.5, the effects of Bacillus thuringiensis toxins on the membrane potential generated by the efflux of K(+) ions from brush border membrane vesicles purified from the midgut of the tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta. Fluorescence levels were strongly influenced by the pH and ionic strength of the media. Therefore, characterization of the effects of the toxins was conducted at constant pH and ionic strength. Under these conditions, the toxins had little effect on the fluorescence levels measured in the presence or absence of ionic gradients, indicating that the ionic selectivity of their pores is similar to that of the intact membrane. Valinomycin greatly increased the potential generated by the diffusion of K(+) ions although membrane permeability to the other ions used to maintain the ionic strength constant also influenced fluorescence levels. In the presence of valinomycin, active toxins (Cry1Aa, Cry1Ab, Cry1Ac, Cry1C and Cry1E) efficiently depolarized the membrane at pH 7.5 and 10.5. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Databáze: | Complementary Index |
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