SPECIFICITY OF BACILLUS-THURINGIENSIS DELTA-ENDOTOXINS - IMPORTANCE OF SPECIFIC RECEPTORS ON THE BRUSH-BORDER MEMBRANE OF THE MID-GUT OF TARGET INSECTS
SPECIFICITY OF BACILLUS-THURINGIENSIS DELTA-ENDOTOXINS - IMPORTANCE OF SPECIFIC RECEPTORS ON THE BRUSH-BORDER MEMBRANE OF THE MID-GUT OF TARGET INSECTS
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DOI:
10.1111/j.1432-1033.1989.tb15201.x
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1989-12-01
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VANMELLAERT, H
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VANRIE, J;JANSENS, S;VANMELLAERT, H
To study the molecular basis of differences in the insecticidal spectrum ofBacillus thuringiensisδ‐endotoxins, we have performed binding studies with three δ‐endotoxins on membrane preparations from larval insect midgut. Conditions for a standard binding assay were established through a detailed study of the binding of125I‐labeled Bt2 toxin, a recombinantB. thuringiensisδ‐endotoxin, to brush border membrane vesicles ofManduca sexta.The toxins tested (Bt2, Bt3 and Bt73 toxins) are about equally toxic toM. sextabut differ in their toxicity againstHeliothis virescens.Equilibrium binding studies revealed saturable, high‐affinity binding sites on brush border membrane vesicles ofM. sextaandH. virescens. While the affinity of the three toxins was not significantly different onH. virescensvesicles, marked differences in binding site concentration were measured which reflected the differences inin vivotoxicity.Competition experiments revealed heterogeneity in binding sites. ForH. virescens, a three‐site model was proposed. InM. sexta, one population of binding sites is shared by all three toxins, while another is only recognized by Bt3 toxin. Several other toxins, non‐toxic or much less toxic toM. sextathan Bt2 toxin, did not or only marginally displace binding of125I‐labeled Bt2 toxin in this insect. No saturable binding of this toxin was observed to membrane preparations from tissues of several non‐susceptible organisms.Together, these data provide new evidence that binding to a specific receptor on the membrane of gut epithelial cells is an important determinant with respect to differences in insecticidal spectrum ofB. thuringiensisinsecticidal crystal proteins.