A Naturally Occurring Plant Cysteine Protease Possesses Remarkable Toxicity against Insect Pests and Synergizes Bacillus thuringiensis Toxin

Srinidi Mohan; Peter W. K. Ma; W. Paul Williams; Dawn S. Luthe

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0001786

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A Naturally Occurring Plant Cysteine Protease Possesses Remarkable Toxicity against Insect Pests and Synergizes Bacillus thuringiensis Toxin

Srinidi Mohan,

Affiliation Department of Entomology, Mississippi State, Starkville, Mississippi, United States of America
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Peter W. K. Ma,

Affiliation Department of Entomology, Mississippi State, Starkville, Mississippi, United States of America
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W. Paul Williams,

Affiliation USDA-ARS Corn Host Plant Resistance Laboratory, Mississippi State, Starkville, Mississippi, United States of America
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Dawn S. Luthe

*To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: DSL14@psu.edu

Affiliation Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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A Naturally Occurring Plant Cysteine Protease Possesses Remarkable Toxicity against Insect Pests and Synergizes Bacillus thuringiensis Toxin

Srinidi Mohan,
Peter W. K. Ma,
W. Paul Williams,
Dawn S. Luthe

Published: March 12, 2008
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0001786

About the Authors

Srinidi Mohan

Affiliation Department of Entomology, Mississippi State, Starkville, Mississippi, United States of America

Peter W. K. Ma

Affiliation Department of Entomology, Mississippi State, Starkville, Mississippi, United States of America

W. Paul Williams

Affiliation USDA-ARS Corn Host Plant Resistance Laboratory, Mississippi State, Starkville, Mississippi, United States of America

Dawn S. Luthe

*To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: DSL14@psu.edu

Affiliation Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: DL SM PM. Performed the experiments: SM. Analyzed the data: SM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SM PM WW. Wrote the paper: DL SM.

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