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The endochitinase ChiA Btt of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. tenebrionis DSM-2803 and its potential use to control the phytopathogen Colletotrichum gloeosporioides.


ABSTRACT: Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. tenebrionis DSM-2803 has been studied extensively and spore/crystal mixtures of this strain are used widely in commercial products to control coleopteran pests. The endochitinase chiA Btt gene of B. thuringiensis subsp. tenebrionis DSM-2803 was cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli. The recombinant 6x-histidine tagged protein (rChiA Btt, ~74 kDa), was purified by a HiTrap Ni affinity column. The Km of rChiA Btt was 0.847 ?mol L-1 and its optimal activity occurred at pH 7 and ~40°C. Most divalent cations reduced endochitinase activity but only Hg+2 abolished activity of the enzyme. We report for the first time the characterization of a chitinase synthesized by B. thuringiensis subsp. tenebrionis DSM-2803, and show that the purified rChiA74 Btt reduced the radial growth and increased the hyphal density of Colletotrichium gloeosporioides, the etiological agent of "anthracnose" in plants.

SUBMITTER: de la Fuente-Salcido NM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5061718 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The endochitinase ChiA Btt of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. tenebrionis DSM-2803 and its potential use to control the phytopathogen Colletotrichum gloeosporioides.

de la Fuente-Salcido Norma M NM   Casados-Vázquez Luz E LE   García-Pérez Ada P AP   Barboza-Pérez Uriel E UE   Bideshi Dennis K DK   Salcedo-Hernández Rubén R   García-Almendarez Blanca E BE   Barboza-Corona José E JE  

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Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. tenebrionis DSM-2803 has been studied extensively and spore/crystal mixtures of this strain are used widely in commercial products to control coleopteran pests. The endochitinase chiA Btt gene of B. thuringiensis subsp. tenebrionis DSM-2803 was cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli. The recombinant 6x-histidine tagged protein (rChiA Btt, ~74 kDa), was purified by a HiTrap Ni affinity column. The K<sub>m</sub> of rChiA Btt was 0.847 μmol L<sup>-1</sup> and its opt  ...[more]

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