Paraclostridial mosquitocidal protein 1

UniProtKB accession:  A0A5P3XKQ1

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UniProtKB description:  Neurotoxin active against Anopheles but not Aedes mosquitoes upon oral ingestion; expression of the ptox operon (ntnh-orfX1-orfX2-orfX3-pmp1) in B.thuringiensis kills Anopheles but not Aedes mosquito 3rd instar larvae. The ntnh-pmp1 construct is about half as toxic. PMP1 is toxic when injected directly into Anopheles or Aedes mosquito 3rd instar larvae, larvae no longer move, suggesting they are paralyzed. Adult mosquitoes (Anopheles or Aedes) and Drosophila lose the ability to fly in a dose-dependent manner by 24 hours after injection with 100 pg neurotoxin. Not toxic upon injection in mice.