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Proposed mode of action of the Vip3 proteins. The full-length protoxin is proteolytically processed by midgut proteases. The 65-kDa fragment binds to specific receptors (with the 22-kDa fragment still bound or not). Pores are then formed, which leads to the death of the cell.
