[HTML][HTML] Bacterial toxins active against mosquitoes: Mode of action and resistance

MHNL Silva-Filha, TP Romão, TMT Rezende… - Toxins, 2021 - mdpi.com
Larvicides based on the bacteria Bacillus thuringiensis svar. israelensis (Bti) and
Lysinibacillus sphaericus are effective and environmentally safe compounds for the control …

The role of glycoconjugates as receptors for insecticidal proteins

HL Best, LJ Williamson, EA Heath… - FEMS Microbiology …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) proteins are an environmentally safe and effective alternative to
chemical pesticides and have been used as biopesticides, with great commercial success …

[HTML][HTML] The Crystal Structure of Bacillus thuringiensis Tpp80Aa1 and Its Interaction with Galactose-Containing Glycolipids

HL Best, LJ Williamson, M Lipka-Lloyd, H Waller-Evans… - Toxins, 2022 - mdpi.com
Abstract Tpp80Aa1 from Bacillus thuringiensis is a Toxin_10 family protein (Tpp) with
reported action against Culex mosquitoes. Here, we demonstrate an expanded target range …

Exploring the midgut physiology of the non-haematophagous mosquito Toxorhynchites theobaldi

RC Barbosa, RSM Godoy, PG Ferreira… - Open …, 2024 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Toxorhynchites mosquitoes have an exclusively phytophagous feeding habit as adults,
which leads to significant differences in their morphophysiology compared with …

[HTML][HTML] Mosquito-larvicidal Binary (BinA/B) proteins for mosquito control programs—advancements, challenges, and possibilities

M Sharma, V Kumar - Current Research in Insect Science, 2022 - Elsevier
The increasing global burden of mosquito-borne diseases require targeted, environmentally
friendly, and sustainable approaches for effective vector control without endangering the …

[HTML][HTML] Using Smoke Condensed Liquids from Pruned Fruit-Tree Branches for Aedes Mosquito Larva Control

DS Yang, MW Shen, ST Chen - Agriculture, 2022 - mdpi.com
Some mosquitos are disease-causing vectors. Their widespread existence poses a great
threat to disease control worldwide. Finding an effective, low-cost solution for mosquito …

Liposome-based study provides insight into cellular internalization mechanism of mosquito-larvicidal BinAB toxin

M Sharma, A Kumar, V Kumar - The Journal of Membrane Biology, 2020 - Springer
Glycosylphosphatidylinositols (GPIs) anchored proteins are commonly localized onto lipid
rafts. These extracellular proteins participate in a variety of cellular functions, including as …

[PDF][PDF] Small-angle neutron scattering studies suggest the mechanism of BinAB protein internalization

M Sharma, VK Aswal, V Kumar, R Chidambaram - IUCrJ, 2020 - journals.iucr.org
Small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) is one of the most widely used neutron-based
approaches to study the solution structure of biological macromolecular systems. The …

[PDF][PDF] Bacterial toxins active against mosquitoes: mode of action and resistance. Toxins. 2021; 13: 523

M Silva-Filha, TP Romão, TMT Rezende, KS Carvalho… - 2021 - academia.edu
Larvicides based on the bacteria Bacillus thuringiensis svar. israelensis (Bti) and
Lysinibacillus sphaericus are effective and environmentally safe compounds for the control …

Caracterização do mecanismo de sinergia de toxinas inseticidas de Bacillus thuringiensis sorovar. israelensis e Lysinibacillus sphaericus com ação em larvas de …

NA Nascimento - 2020 - arca.fiocruz.br
Lysinibacillus sphaericus (Lsp) é um larvicida biológico efetivo para o controle de
mosquitos, mas a resistência dos insetos limita a sua utilização. A resistência à toxina Bin …