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ArticleMicrobial biotechnology2021

Nutrient conditions determine the localization of Bacillus thuringiensis Vip3Aa protein in the mother cell compartment.

Zeyu Wang, Chunxia Gan, Jian Wang, Alejandra Bravo, Mario Soberón, Qing Yang, Jie Zhang

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Article in Microbial biotechnology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Zeyu WangState Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China.ORCID 0000-0003-0087-8123
Chunxia GanState Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China.
Jian WangState Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China.
Alejandra BravoInstituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, Morelos, 62250, Mexico.
Mario SoberónInstituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, Morelos, 62250, Mexico.
Qing YangState Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China.
Jie ZhangState Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China.

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Abstract

Vip3Aa was first identified as a protein secreted during the vegetative growth phase of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) bacteria and which shows high insecticidal toxicity against lepidopteran insect pests (Estruch et al., 1996). Bt strains formulated as bio-insecticides only had low amounts of Vip3Aa secreted to the medium. Here, we report that Vip3Aa proteins produced by three different Bt strains, including an industrial strain, were indeed not secreted to the culture solution when grown in sporulation medium, but were retained in the mother cell compartment. In order to further investigate the Vip3Aa secretion and location, we grew the strains in rich medium. We found that in rich medium, a fraction of Vip3Aa was secreted, suggesting that Vip3Aa secretion is nutrient-dependent. Regardless of the growth conditions, we found that Vip3Aa retained in cell pellets exhibited high toxicity against Spodoptera frugiperda larvae. Hence, we speculate that the accumulation of Vip3Aa protein in the mother cell compartment under sporulation conditions could still be used as an efficient strategy for industrial production in commercial Bt strains.

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Bacillus thuringiensisInsecticidesAnimalsBacterial ProteinsNutrientsPest Control, BiologicalSpodopteraStem CellsBacterial ProteinsInsecticidesNutrients

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