Retrotransposon-mediated disruption of a chitin synthase gene confers insect resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis Vip3Aa toxin

• Published in: PLoS biology Vol. 22; no. 7; p. e3002704
• Main Authors: Liu, Zhenxing, Liao, Chongyu, Zou, Luming, Jin, Minghui, Shan, Yinxue, Quan, Yudong, Yao, Hui, Zhang, Lei, Wang, Peng, Liu, Zhuangzhuang, Wang, Na, Li, Anjing, Liu, Kaiyu, Tabashnik, Bruce E., Heckel, David G., Wu, Kongming, Xiao, Yutao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 02.07.2024; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Bacillus thuringiensis; Biology and Life Sciences; Chemical properties; Chitin; Genetic aspects; Health aspects; Insect pests; Medicine and Health Sciences; Pesticide resistance; Physical Sciences; Physiological aspects; Research and Analysis Methods; Retrotransposons; Short Reports; China

The vegetative insecticidal protein Vip3Aa from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) has been produced by transgenic crops to counter pest resistance to the widely used crystalline (Cry) insecticidal proteins from Bt. To proactively manage pest resistance, there is an urgent need to better understand the gen...