Bacillus thuringiensis bacteria are insect pathogens that produce different Cry and Cyt toxins
to kill their hosts. Here we review the group of three-domain Cry (3d-Cry) toxins. Expression …

Gene silencing through RNA interference (RNAi) has revolutionized the study of gene
function, particularly in non-model insects. However, in Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) …

BACKGROUND RNAi is a powerful tool used to study gene function. It also has been
hypothesized to be a promising new method for control of insect pests on crops, although …

RNA interference already proved its usefulness in functional genomic research on insects,
but it also has considerable potential for the control of pest insects. For this purpose, the …

Commercial biotechnology solutions for controlling lepidopteran and coleopteran insect
pests on crops depend on the expression of Bacillus thuringiensis insecticidal proteins …

Double-stranded RNA-mediated interference (RNAi) is a simple and rapid method of
silencing gene expression in a range of organisms. The silencing of a gene is a …

RNA interference is a phenomenon in which the introduction of double‐stranded RNA
(dsRNA) into cells triggers the degradation of the complementary messenger RNA in a …

Parasporal crystals produced by Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) bacteria are the main virulence
factors underlying Bt toxicity to insects. Parasporal crystals are composed primarily of Cry …

A serious shortcoming of many insecticides is that they can kill non-target species. To
address this issue, we harnessed the sequence specificity of RNA interference (RNAi) to …

Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) Cry toxins constitute the active ingredient in the most widely used
biological insecticides and insect-resistant transgenic crops. A clear understanding of their …