TABLE 2.
Kinetics of pore formation by Cry1Aa α4 mutants in M. sexta midgut brush border membrane vesicles
| Toxin | Delaya (min) | Swelling rateb (% vol recovery/min) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pH 7.5 | pH 10.5 | pH 7.5 | pH 10.5 | |
| Cry1Aa | 0.45 ± 0.03 | 0.57 ± 0.04 | 26.7 ± 3.3 | 23.5 ± 1.8 | 
| R127E | 0.64 ± 0.02**c | 1.33 ± 0.13** | 15.4 ± 0.3 | 6.6 ± 0.7** | 
| R127N | 0.38 ± 0.03 | 0.58 ± 0.02 | 30.1 ± 1.9 | 19.3 ± 0.9 | 
| E128C | 3.06 ± 0.40** | 4.01 ± 0.22** | 2.7 ± 0.3** | 2.0 ± 0.2** | 
| R131D | 1.35 ± 0.15** | NAd | 6.2 ± 0.5** | NA | 
| R131E | 1.42 ± 0.20** | NA | 6.2 ± 0.8** | NA | 
| R131H | 1.61 ± 0.24** | >6.00 | 6.7 ± 0.6** | 0.4 ± 0.3** | 
| R131Q | 2.24 ± 0.32** | NA | 3.5 ± 0.6** | NA | 
| D136C | 2.89 ± 0.56** | 1.84 ± 0.22** | 4.1 ± 0.4** | 5.4 ± 0.9** | 
| D136N | 2.03 ± 0.26** | 3.17 ± 0.42** | 4.5 ± 0.1** | 3.0 ± 0.8** | 
Time required for volume recovery to reach 5%.
Slope at the inflection point of the Boltzmann sigmoidal curves fitted to the data points.
**, Significantly different from the corresponding value obtained for Cry1Aa (P < 0.01).
NA, not active at pH 10.5.