Delta endotoxin

delta endotoxin, N-terminal domain
Cry3Bb1 bacillus thuringiensis
Identifiers
Symbol Endotoxin_N
Pfam InterPro IPR005639
SCOP SUPERFAMILY TCDB 1.C.2
delta endotoxin
Identifiers
Symbol Endotoxin_M
Pfam InterPro IPR015790
SCOP SUPERFAMILY TCDB OPM superfamily OPM protein 1w99
Bacillus thuringiensis delta-Endotoxin, middle domain
insecticidal crystal protein cry2aa
Identifiers
Symbol Endotoxin_mid
Pfam InterPro IPR015214
SCOP SUPERFAMILY 1i5p
delta endotoxin
insecticidal crystal protein cry2aa
Identifiers
Symbol Endotoxin_C
Pfam Pfam clan InterPro IPR005638
SCOP SUPERFAMILY TCDB 1.C.2

Delta endotoxins (δ-endotoxins, also called Cry and Cyt toxins) are pore-forming toxins produced by Bacillus thuringiensis species of bacteria. They are useful for their insecticidal action.

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Bacterial
toxins
Lipopolysaccharide (Lipid A) · Bacillus thuringiensis delta endotoxin
Mycotoxins
Invertebrates
scorpion: Androctonus australis hector insect toxin, Charybdotoxin, Maurotoxin, Agitoxin, Margatoxin, Slotoxin, Scyllatoxin, Hefutoxin, Lq2, Birtoxin, Bestoxin, BmKAEP, Phaiodotoxin, Imperatoxin  ·
spider: Latrotoxin (Alpha-latrotoxin) · CSTX  · Cupiennins  · PhTx3 · Stromatoxin · Vanillotoxin  · Huwentoxin
mollusca: Conotoxin · Eledoisin · Onchidal · Saxitoxin · Tetrodotoxin
Vertebrates
note: some toxins are produced by lower species and pass through intermediate species

This article incorporates text from the IPR015790

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