Bacillus thuringiensis Cry14A family proteins as novel anthelmintics against gastrointestinal nematode parasites.

ABSTRACT: Bacillus thuringiensis crystal (Cry) proteins have been expressed in commercial transgenic crops for nearly 30 years, providing safe and effective control of insect pests and significantly reducing the application of hazardous chemical pesticides. B. thuringiensis crystal proteins have also been shown to target parasitic nematodes, including plant parasitic nematodes. Recently, transgenic soybean crops expressing Cry14Ab have been shown to provide control against the soybean cyst nematode Heterodera glycines, marking the first time a crystal protein is being commercialized in transgenic crops for control of a nematode pest. However, apart from H. glycines and the free-living nematode, Caenorhabditis elegans, the breadth of nematode activity of Cry14Ab, e.g., against gastrointestinal parasi

SUBMITTER: Hoang D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11540219 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature