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Bacterial Protein Toxin

Studies an interaction of mosquito larvicidal toxins and their receptors Aedes aegypti mosquito is an important vector of dengue fever causing global death. Cry4 and Cry11 toxins produced from the Bacillus thuringiensis bacteria are specifically toxic to mosquito larvae. I am interested in an action mechanism of Cry4Ba, toxin-receptor interaction with its applications through structure-function relationship, cytolytic pore-formation, cellular & molecular biology and immunological techniques.