Patent Publication Number: US-5837526-A

Title: Bacillus strain and harmful organism controlling agents

Description:
This is a division of application Ser. No. 08/542,921, filed Oct. 13, 1995. 
    
    
     FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention relates to novel Bacillus thuringiensis var. japonensis strain N141, hereinafter sometimes abbreviated as N141, an insecticidal crystal protein produced thereby, a gene coding for the protein, and a harmful organism controlling agent comprising the protein. 
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     Bacillus thuringiensis, hereinafter abbreviated as Bt, and crystalline toxic proteins produced thereby are very useful as microbial pesticides, which do not pollute the environment (Bt agents), particularly as insecticides against lepidopterous insect pests, and in practice have been widely used in the world. 
     Bt is a gram-positive bacilliform bacterium which produces a crystal protein at the sporulation stage in the end of the logarithmic growth phase. When orally taken into the mid-gut of an insect, the crystal protein will be subjected to alkaline and enzymatic activation in the digestive juice to show insecticidal activities accompanied with paralyses. However, the protein does not show any toxicity to mammals. The crystal proteins produced by Bt are generally of so-called diamond-shaped, bipyramidal or rhomboidal form. These crystal proteins are formed with endospores in the sporangium and released from the sporangium together with the endospores (Hannay, C. L.; Nature, 172, 1004 (1953)). 
     Bt has been classified on the basis of H-antigen according to the proposal by De Barjac and Bonefoi (Entomophaga, 7, 5-31 (1962)). A large number of subspecies have been found up to now. 
     The insecticidal activities of these strains are highly specific and may vary with subspecies. For example, it has been known that the subspecies kurustaki and aizawai show activities against lepidopterous insects while other subspecies tenebrionis and japonensis buibui are active against coleopterous insects. 
     In practice, however, each of strains belonging to the same subspecies has a different insecticidal activity spectrum. Some of lepidopterous pests may have acquired resistance to the Bt strain which showed an activity against the lepidopterous pests. Further, few strains have been reported which show an effective activity against coleopterous insects. 
     Thus, novel Bt agents would be desirable which are also effective against the lepidopterous pests having resistance to some known Bt agents. Also, there is a need for Bt agents having an activity against coleopterous insects. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     The present inventors have found a novel strain producing a crystalline protein which has an excellent insecticidal activity against lepidopterous and coleopterous insects and attained the present invention. 
     Accordingly, the present invention is concerned with a novel strain N141 of Bacillus thuringiensis var. japonensis which has been originally deposited at National Institute of Bioscience and Human-Technology (NIBH), Agency of Industrial Science and Technology, Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Tsukuba, Japan on Oct. 6, 1994 under Accession Number FERM P-14576. This strain has been transferred to the deposit under Budapest Treaty conditions on Sep. 25, 1995 under Accession Number FERM BP-5241. 
     According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a harmful organism controlling agent comprising as a main ingredient an insecticidal crystal protein produced by N141, hereinafter abbreviated as N141 crystal protein. Further, the present invention provides a method of protecting a plant from damage caused by a pest which comprises applying the pest with the N141 crystal protein. 
    
    
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
     FIG. 1 is an electron microscopic photograph of Bacillus thuringiensis var. japonensis strain N141. 
     FIG. 2 shows a comparison of homology between the N-terminal 662 amino acids encoded by Bacillus thuringiensis var. japonensis N141 gene and the amino acid sequence encoded by Bacillus thuringiensis buibui gene. 
     FIG. 3 depicts the cassette pBN141 comprising Bacillus thuringiensis var. japonensis N141 gene inserted into a vector. 
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     The novel strain N141 was isolated by a conventional method for isolating a bacterium of the genus Bacillus forming thermostable spores. Namely, a suspension of soil taken in Saitama, Japan was subjected to heat treatment at 50° to 90° C. and cultivated in a standard plating medium such as NB plate media to isolate the strain. 
     Features of the Novel Strain N141 
     Colony formation: An opaque white colony with an irregular border. 
     Cell morphology in the growth phase: Typical of Bt. 
     Serotype of H-antigen: 23, japonensis. 
     Intracellular component: A sporulating cell produces an amorphous crystal protein. The electron microscopic photograph of the crystal protein is shown in FIG. 1. 
     Alkali-soluble protein: This strain has a protein which runs to about 130,000 daltons on electrophoresis. 
     Activity: This strain has an insecticidal activity against. lepidopterous and coleopterous pests tested. 
     Gene: Using antibodies raised by immunizing guinea pig with the crystal protein of about 130,000 daltons produced by this strain, screening was effected to clone a gene coding for the N141 crystal protein, hereinafter abbreviated as N141 gene. This gene has 3,759 bases and contains a translational region in from 47 to 3,556. Further, as compared with the known japonensis buibui gene having an activity against: coleopterous insects (Japanese Patent Application Laying-open No. 65292/1994), this gene has only about 60% of homology in the amino acid sequence level with the known gene as shown in FIG. 2. 
     From these, the N141 of the present invention is distinguished from known strains and therefore is novel. 
     N141 strain may be cultivated using known standard media and fermentation methods. Carbon sources may include sucrose, maltose, glucose, fructose, molasses and soluble starch. 
     Nitrogen sources may include ammonium sulfate, ammonium chloride, cottonseed powder, yeast extract, soybean cake and casein hydrolysate. Minerals and vitamins may be supplied from organic carbon sources or nitrogen sources, such as molasses and yeast extract, and optionally inorganic salts and vitamins may be further added. The cultivation may preferably be carried out at a pH of 5 to 8 and a temperature of 25° to 30° C. for 2 to 5 days in a stirred and aerated system under aerobic conditions. 
     After cultivation, the insecticidal crystal protein may be isolated from the culture medium in a conventional manner such as centrifugation or filtration. 
     The N141 crystal protein may be employed as an active ingredient in a harmful organism controlling agent for use in controlling coleopterous and lepidopterous insects. However, the N141 strain itself may also be employed as a crystal toxin-containing ingredient without isolation of the crystalline protein. 
     When the crystal toxin-containing ingredient is used in a harmful organism controlling agent, it may generally be mixed with a suitable carrier, including a natural mineral fiber such as talc or kaolin, a solid carrier such as diatomaceous earth, or a liquid carrier such as water, and optionally an emulsifier, dispersant, suspending agent, penetrant, spreader and/or stabilizer may be added to formulate into any practical dosage form such as wettable powder, dust, granule or flowable agent. 
     Optionally, the agent may be formulated or sprayed together with other herbicide, pesticide, fungicide, plant growth-regulatior, synergist, attractant, plant nutrient and/or fertilizer so long as they do not interfere with the crystalline toxin. 
     According to the present invention, the amount of the crystal toxin-containing ingredient applied may vary depending upon an application site, time and method, a pest to be controlled, and a crop to be protected; however, the amount of effective ingredient applied may usually about 0.1 to 99% by weight, preferably about 0.5 to 50% by weight of the agent. 
     Amounts of various ingredients in the agent of the present invention are exemplified below: 
     
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        Effective                  Auxiliary                              
        ingredient                                                        
                Carrier  Surfactant                                       
                                   ingredients                            
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Wettable powder                                                           
           1-70     15-93    3-10    0-5                                  
Dust      0.01-30   67-99.5          0-3                                  
Granule   0.01-30   67-99.5          0-8                                  
Flowable agent                                                            
           1-70     10-90    1-20     0-10                                
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     When applied, a wettable powder or flowable agent is diluted with a predetermined amount of water before spraying while a dust or granule is directly sprayed without dilution with water. 
     Examples of each ingredient used in the agent may be as follows: 
     
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(Wettable powder)                                                         
Effective ingredient:                                                     
              the crystal toxin-containing material                       
              according to the present invention;                         
Carrier:      calcium carbonate, kaolinite, Zeeklite D,                   
              Zeeklite PEP, diatomaceous earth, talc;                     
Surfactant:   Sorpol, calcium lignin sulfonate, Lunox;                    
Other ingredients:                                                        
              Carplex #80.                                                
(Dust)                                                                    
Effective ingredient:                                                     
              the crystal toxin-containing material                       
              according to the present invention;                         
Carrier:      calcium carbonate, kaolinite, Zeeklite D,                   
              diatomaceous earth, talc;                                   
Other ingredients:                                                        
              diisopropyl phosphate, Carplex #80.                         
(Granule)                                                                 
Effective ingredient:                                                     
              the crystal toxin-containing material                       
              according to the present invention;                         
Carrier:      wheat flour, wheat bran, corn grits,                        
              Zeeklite D,                                                 
Other ingredients:                                                        
              paraffin, soybean oil.                                      
(Flowable agent)                                                          
Effective ingredient:                                                     
              the crystal toxin-containing material                       
              according to the present invention;                         
Carrier:      water;                                                      
Surfactant:   Sorpol, sodium lignin sulfonate, Lunox,                     
              Nippol;                                                     
Other ingredients:                                                        
              ethylene glycol, propylene glycol.                          
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     Formulation examples of the harmful organism controlling agent comprising the crystal toxin-containing material according to the present invention as an effective ingredient are given below but the present invention is not limited thereto. All parts are by weight. 
     
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Formulation Example 1: Wettable powder                                    
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crystal toxin-containing material according to the                        
                           25 parts                                       
present invention                                                         
Zeeklite PEP (mixture of kaolinite and sericite;                          
                           66 parts                                       
Zeeklite Industry Co.; trade name)                                        
Sorpol 5039 (anionic surfactant; Toho Chemical Co.;                       
                            4 parts                                       
trade name)                                                               
Carplex # 80 (white carbon; Shionogi Pharmaceutical                       
                            3 parts                                       
Co.; trade name)                                                          
Calcium lignin sulfonate    2 parts                                       
The above ingredients are homogeneously mixed and                         
pulverized to yield a wettable powder.                                    
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     Upon application, the wettable powder is diluted 500 to 2,000 times and sprayed so that the amount of crystal toxin-containing ingredient applied is 0.1 to 5 kg per hectare. 
     
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Formulation Example 2: Dust                                               
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crystal toxin-containing material according to the                        
                            3.0 parts                                     
present invention                                                         
clay                         95 parts                                     
diisopropyl phosphate       1.5 parts                                     
Carplex # 80 (white carbon; Shionogi Pharmaceutical                       
                            0.5 parts                                     
Co.; trade name)                                                          
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     The above ingredients are homogeneously mixed and pulverized to yield a dust. 
     Upon application, the dust is sprayed so that the amount of crystal toxin-containing ingredient applied is 0.1 to 5 kg per hectare. 
     
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Formulation Example 3: Flowable agent                                     
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crystal toxin-containing material according to the                        
                             35 parts                                     
present invention                                                         
Lunox 1000C (anionic surfactant; Toho Chemical Co.;                       
                             0.5 parts                                    
trade name)                                                               
Sorpol 3353 (nonionic surfactant; Toho Chemical Co.;                      
                              10 parts                                    
trade name)                                                               
1% aqueous Xanthane gum solution (natural highpolymer)                    
                              20 parts                                    
water                       34.5 parts                                    
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     The above ingredients except the crystal toxin-containing ingredient of the present invention are homogeneously dissolved, mixed with the crystal toxin-containing material, thoroughly stirred and wet-pulverized in a sand mill to yield a flowable agent. 
     Upon application, the flowable agent is diluted 50 to 2,000 times and sprayed so that the amount of crystal toxin-containing ingredient applied is 0.1 to 5 kg per hectare. 
     The method of protecting a plant from damage caused by lepidopterous and/or coleopterous pests according to the present invention generally comprises treating, e.g., by spraying, a plant infected or suspected to be infected with the pest, with the harmful organism controlling agent diluted with a diluent such as water. The effective ingredient of the controlling agent is a toxic δ-endotoxin. If desired, the toxic δ-endotoxin may be applied in an isolated form separately from a bacterium producing the toxin to the plant or infectious pest. Generally, however, it is not necessary to isolate the crystalline protein from the bacterium. 
     Pests which may be destroyed by the method of the present invention include insects of the order Lepidoptera or Coleoptera. 
     Lepidopterous insects may include armyworms, such as common cutworm (Spodoptera litura), beat armyworm (Spodoptera exigua) and cabbage armyworm (Mamestra brassicae); diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella), rice leafroller (Cnaphalocrocis medinalis), rice stem borer (Chilo suppressalis), rice skipper (Parnara guttata), common white (Pieris rapae crucivora), oriental moth (Monema flayescens) and common yellow swallowtail (Papilio machaon hippocrates). 
     Coleopterous insects may include grubs, such as cupreous chafer (Anomala cuprea), Anomala schonfeldti, soybean beetle (Anomala rufocuprea), Asiatic garden beetle (Maladera castanea), chestnut brown chafer (Adoretus tenuimaculatus) and Japanese beetle (Popillia japonica); lady beetles, such as 28-spotted ladybird (Epilachna vigintioctopunctata) and large 28-spotted ladybird (Epilachna viaintioctomaculata); weevils, such as rice water weevil (Lissorhoptrus oryzophilus), Scepticus griseus, sweetpotato weevil (Cylas formicarius), hunting billbug (Sphenophrus venatus vestius) and maize weevil (Sitophilus zeamaise); leaf beetles, such as striped flea beetle (Phyllotreta striolata) and cucurbit leaf beetle (Aulacophora femoralis); click beetles, such as Melanotus okinawaensis; longicorn beetles, such as Japanese pine sawer (Monochamus alternatus) and sesame-spotted longicorn beetle (Mesosa myops); bark beetles, such as Japanese bark beetle (Scolytus japonicus) and alnus ambrosia beetle (Xylosandrus germanus); flour beetles, such as yellow mealworm (Tenebrio molitor) and red flour beetle (Tribolium castaneum). 
     The method of the present invention may be used to protect a wide variety of plants which are subject to infection with lepidopterous or coleopterous insect pests. The plants to be protected by the method of the present invention include vegetables such as cabbage and cauliflower, fruit trees such as citrus and apples, grains such as rice, wheat and beans, stored grains, stored foods, lawn in golf courses and gardens, industrial crops such as tea and sugarcane, as well as flower. Also, trees in non-crop lands such as parks and forests. 
     N141 gene may be isolated from N141 strain. The whole DNA of N141 strain may be digested with one or more restriction enzymes and the resulting DNA fragments may be size-fractionated into DNA fractions of 2 to 5 Kbp. The fractions may be ligated to a suitable vector and used to transform Escherichia coli. A transformed E. coli possessing a desired gene may be identified by enzyme immunoassay using antibodies against the N141 crystal protein. 
     The N141-derived crystal protein gene DNA thus identified may be treated with a suitable restriction enzyme and the resulting DNA fragment is ligated to a suitable cloning vector to make a gene cassette. 
     The gene cassette may be used to transform a microorganism, such as E. coli, and the base sequence of N141 crystal gene may then be determined by gene analysis methods such as dideoxy method. 
     Further, the gene cassette may also be used to transform a gram-positive bacterium having an insecticidal activity, such as Bt. Thus, a transformed Bt may be produced which is effective to control a wider variety of insects. 
     To express the N141 gene in a plant, a suitable restriction site may be introduced into both sides of each gene or a portion thereof in the gene cassette. This may be carried out by site-directed mutagenesis. 
     The portion of N141 gene coding for an insecticidally effective portion of N141 protein may be inserted into the nuclear genome of a single plant cell in a stable manner and the thus transformed cells may be used to produce a transformed plant which is resistant to insects. 
     The thus transformed plant may be used to produce transformed plants having the same properties, or the insecticidally effective portion of N141 gene may be introduced into other varieties of the same or related plant species. A seed produced from the transformed plant contains the insecticidally effective portion of N141 gene as a stable genome insert. 
     The N141 strain may further be transformed with a foreign Bt gene having one or more insecticidal activities, whereby a transformed N141 strain may be produced which is useful for destroying a wider variety of pests. 
     The N141 crystal protein may be used to immunize guinea pig to prepare an antibody specific to this crystal protein. 
     In the protected area, i.e., in the area to which N141 strain and/or N141 crystal protein has been applied, certain insects will ingest the N141 strain and/or N141 crystal protein or mixture thereof, or transformed plants and/or microorganisms incorporating the N141 gene, and as a result they are killed or injured by the N141 crystal protein. 
     EXAMPLES 
     The present invention will be further illustrated by the following examples but is not limited thereto. 
     Example 1 
     Isolation and Properties of N141 Strain 
     N141 strain was isolated from soil taken in Saitama, Japan. 
     Ten mg of a soil sample was placed in an Erlenmeyer flask and 10 mL of sterilized water was injected thereinto. The flask was shaken for 30 minutes and allowed to stand for some time. Two mL of the supernatant was taken out and immediately heated at 80° C. for 10 minutes. The heated solution was then diluted in two steps, 10 times and 100 times, respectively. Each solution (1 mL) of the ×10 and ×100 diluted solutions was incubated on an NB plating medium (8.4 g NUTRIENT BROTH, 20 g agar per liter of sterilized water) at 30° C. for 24 to 48 hours. 
     Features of the Novel Strain N141 
     Colony formation: An opaque white colony with an irregular border. 
     Cell morphology in the growth phase: Typical of Bt. 
     Serotype of H-antigen: 23, japonensis. 
     Intracellular component: A sporulating cell produces an amorphous crystal protein. The electron microscopic photograph of the crystal protein is shown in FIG. 1. 
     Alkali-soluble protein: This strain has a protein which runs to about 130,000 daltons on electrophoresis. 
     Activity: This strain has an insecticidal activity against lepidopterous and coleopterous pests tested. 
     Gene: Using antibodies raised by immunizing guinea pig with the crystal protein of about 130,000 daltons produced by this strain, screening was effected to clone a gene coding for the N141 crystal protein, hereinafter abbreviated as N141 gene. This gene has 3,759 bases and contains a translational region in from 47 to 3,556. Further, as compared with the known japonensis buibui gene having an activity against coleopterous insects (Japanese Patent Application Laying-open No. 65292/1994), this gene has only about 60% of homology in the amino acid sequence level with the known gene as shown in FIG. 2. 
     Example 2 
     Storage and Sterilization of N141 Strain 
     Desirably, for longtime storage of N141 strain, N141 is subjected to rotary shaking culture with NB liquid medium (8.4 g NUTRIENT BROTH per liter of sterilized water) at 30° C. and 150-200 rpm for 24 to 72 hours and equal amounts of the culture medium and 30% glycerol are mixed and stored at -80° C., or alternatively, said culture medium is centrifuged and the resulting cells are suspended in a protective liquid (10% skim milk, 1% sodium glutamate) and dried under vacuum. 
     Sterilization of N141 strain is carried out in an autoclave at 120° C. for 20 minutes. 
     Example 3 
     Purification of Crystal Protein of N141 Strain 
     A platinum loopful of N141 strain was inoculated in a test tube containing 5 mL of NB liquid medium (8.4 g NUTRIENT BROTH per liter of sterilized water) and reciprocal shaking culture was carried out at 30° C. for 12 to 24 hours to yield a seed culture. The seed culture was inoculated in a 500 mL Erlenmeyer flask containing 100 ml of NB liquid medium (8.4 g NUTRIENT BROTH per liter of sterilized water) in a final concentration of 1% and shaking culture was effected at 30° C. and 150 rpm for 72 to 96 hours. Thereafter, cells, spores and crystal proteins were collected by centrifugation. A suitable amount of buffer (Tris-HCl, NaCl, EDTA) was added to the resulting precipitate and the mixture was subjected to ultrasonication to yield a suspension. 
     Example 4 
     Properties of N141 Crystal Protein 
     The suspension obtained in Example 3 was subjected to electrophoresis on 8% SDS-PAGE gel to investigate an electrophoretic pattern. Also, western blotting analysis was carried out using antibodies. As a result, it was revealed that N141 strain produces a crystal protein with a molecular weight of about 130,000 daltons. 
     Example 5 
     Insecticidal Activity of N141 Strain Against Cupreous Chafer (Anomala cuprea) 
     The suspension prepared in Example 3 was diluted to a predetermined concentration and a spreader was added thereto. The thus prepared sample solution was mixed into leaf mould which had previously sterilized, and cupreous chafer (Anomala cuprea) was released. As a result of observation, an insecticidal activity against cupreous chafer (Anomala cuprea) was recognized. 
     Example 6 
     Insecticidal Activity of N141 Strain and N141 Crystal Protein Against Diamondback Moth (Plutella xylostella) 
     The suspension prepared in Example 3 was diluted to a predetermined concentration and a spreader was added thereto to prepare a sample solution. A leaf of cabbage was immersed into the sample solution, air-dried thoroughly and placed into a styrol cup containing a wet filter paper. Larvae of diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella) in the middle of 3 larval instars stage were released into the cup and a mortality after 6 days was calculated from the following equation. The test was performed in 5-plicate with 5 larvae in each zone. ##EQU1## 
     The results are shown in Table 
     
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Insecticidal activity of N141 strain and N141 crystal                     
protein against larvae of diamondback moth (Plutella                      
xylostella) in the middle of 3 larval instars stage                       
Concentration  Mortality                                                  
(ppm)          (%)                                                        
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10000          100                                                        
3000           100                                                        
1000           100                                                        
 100            50                                                        
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     Example 7 
     Insecticidal Activity of N141 Strain and N141 Crystal Protein Against Bombyx mori 
     The suspension prepared in Example 3 was diluted to a predetermined concentration and a spreader was added thereto to prepare a sample solution. A leaf of mulberry was immersed into the sample solution, air-dried thoroughly and placed into a styrol cup containing a wet filter paper. Larvae of Bombyx mori on the second day of of 3 larval instars stage were released into the cup and a mortality after 6 days was calculated from the following equation. The test was performed in 5-plicate with 5 larvae in each zone. ##EQU2## 
     The results are shown in Table 
     
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Insecticidal activity of N141 strain and N141 crystal protein against     
larvae of Bombyx mori on the second day of 3 larval instars stage         
Concentration  Mortality                                                  
(ppm)          (%)                                                        
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1000            95                                                        
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     Example 8 
     Isolation of N141 Gene 
     The whole DNA was prepared from N141 strain and partially digested with EcoRI. The digested DNAs were fractionated and DNA fragments of about 2 to 5 Kbp were ligated to a phage vector λgt11 digested with EcoRI. These vectors were used to transform E. coli. The recombinant E. coli clones were screened with antibodies raised by immunizing guinea pig with about 130 kDa protein which was assumed to be N141 crystal protein, to identify clones containing N141 gene. DNAs were prepared from the identified recombinant E. coli clones and digested with restriction enzyme EcoRI. The digested DNA fragments were subjected to electrophoresis on 0.8% agarose gel to identify an inserted DNA fragment of about 3.4 Kbp. 
     Example 9 
     Cloning of N141 Gene 
     The DNA fragments prepared in Example 8 were fractionated and ligated to a plasmid vector Bluescript II SK (-) digested with EcoRI so as to construct a gene cassette (pBN141; FIG. 3). This pBN141 was not of full length and cloning was again repeated. The base sequence of a DNA fragment containing a full length N141 gene was determined by the dideoxy method. 
     Example 10 
     Base and Amino Acid Sequences of N141 Gene 
     The base sequence consisted of 3759 bases as shown in SEQ ID NO:1. The open reading frame (ORF) consisted of 3510 bases, i.e. from 47th to 3556th bases, and coded for 1169 amino acids (the 1170th base being a termination codon). The amino acid sequence of the N-terminal 662 amino acids of this N141 protein was compared with those of a protein encoded by the known japonensis buibui gene which shows an activity against coleopterous insects (Japanese Patent Application Laying-open No. 65292/1994). It was found that the two genes had a homology in the amino acid level of only about 60% as shown in FIG. 2. 
     Example 11 
     Expression of N141 Crystal Protein in E. coli DH5α 
     To produce the crystal protein from N141 gene, the gene cassette pBN141 was used to transform E. coli DH5α. The resulting recombinant E. coli, hereinafter referred to E. coli:DH5α (pBN141), was incubated in LB-amp liquid medium (10 g Trypton, 10 g NaCl, 5 g Yeast extract, 0.2% glucose, 50 mg ampicillin per liter of sterilized water) at 37° C. for about 3 hours. IPTG was added to a final concentration of 1 mM and further incubated at 37° C. for 20 hours. After culture, the culture medium was centrifuged and 4 unit volumes of Lysis buffer were added to unit weight of the precipitate to suspend at room temperature for 10 hours. Then, Lysozyme was added and mixed in a final concentration of 1 mg/mL and allowed to stand on ice for 10 minutes. Further, Triton X-100 was added and mixed in a final concentration of 1% and allowed to stand at room temperature for 10 minutes. After centrifugation the supernatant was recovered. 
     Example 12 
     Properties of Protein Expressed in E. coli:DH5α (pBN141) 
     The supernatant obtained in Example 11 was subjected to electrophoresis on 8% SDS-PAGE gel and to western blotting using antibodies. As a result, it was confirmed that E. coli:DH5α (pBN141) produced N141 crystal protein. 
     Example 13 
     Insecticidal Activity of the Protein Expressed in E. coli:DH5α (pBN141) Against Larvae of Diamondback Moth (Plutella xylostella) 
     To the supernatant solution obtained in Example 11, a spreader was added and diluted to prepare a sample solution. A leaf of cabbage was immersed into the sample solution, air-dried thoroughly and placed into a styrol cup containing a wet filter paper. Larvae of diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella) in the middle of 3 larval instars stage were released into the cup and a mortality after 6 days was calculated from the following equation. The test was performed in 5-plicate with 5 larvae in each zone. ##EQU3## 
     The results are shown in Table 
     
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Insecticidal activity of the protein expressed in                         
E. coli:DH5α (pBN141) against larvae of diamondback moth            
(Plutella xylostella) in the middle of 3 larval instars stage             
Concentration  Mortality                                                  
(ppm)          (%)                                                        
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200            85                                                         
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     Example 14 
     Insecticidal Activity of the Protein Expressed in E. coli:DH5α (pBN141) Against Larvae of Bombyx mori 
     To the supernatant solution obtained in Example 11, a spreader was added and diluted to prepare a sample solution. A leaf of mulberry was immersed into the sample solution, air-dried thoroughly and placed into a styrol cup containing a wet filter paper. Larvae of Bombyx mori on the second day of of 3 larval instars stage were released into the cup and a mortality after 6 days was calculated from the following equation. The test was performed in 5-plicate with 5 larvae in each zone. ##EQU4## 
     The results are shown in Table 
     
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Insecticidal activity of the protein expressed in                         
E. coli:DH5α (pBN141) against larvae of Bombyx mori                 
on the second day of 3 larval instars stage                               
Concentration  Mortality                                                  
(ppm)          (%)                                                        
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200            70                                                         
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     While the above examples are directed to only several embodiments of the present invention, it is apparent to those skilled in the art that many other modifications and/or changes are contemplated in the present invention. For example, any peptide having an insecticidal activity and coding for an amino acid sequence which is different from that represented by SEQ ID NO:2 in that one or more amino acids may be added, deleted and/or replaced, as well as any DNA coding for such a modified peptide are included within the scope of the present invention. 
     The N141 crystal protein of the present invention has an activity not only against lepidopterous insects but also coleopterous insects such as cupreous chafer (Anomala cuprea) and is expected to be useful for insecticidal compositions. 
     
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SEQUENCE LISTING                                                          
(1) GENERAL INFORMATION:                                                  
(iii) NUMBER OF SEQUENCES: 2                                              
(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:1:                                          
(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                             
(A) LENGTH: 3759 base pairs                                               
(B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                    
(C) STRANDEDNESS: double                                                  
(D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                      
(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)                                         
(vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:                                                     
(A) ORGANISM: Bacillus thuringiensis var. japonensis                      
(B) STRAIN: N141                                                          
(ix) FEATURE:                                                             
(A) NAME/KEY: CDS                                                         
(B) LOCATION: 47..3556                                                    
(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:1:                                   
TTTTAAATACATTGGAGTGTAATAGACTGGTATTGGAGGAACAAGTATGAATCGA55                 
MetAsnArg                                                                 
AATAATCAAAATGAATATGAAGTTATTGATGCCCCACATTGTGGGTGT103                       
AsnAsnGlnAsnGluTyrGluValIleAspAlaProHisCysGlyCys                          
51015                                                                     
CCGGCAGATGATGTTGTAAAATATCCTTTGACAGATGATCCGAATGCT151                       
ProAlaAspAspValValLysTyrProLeuThrAspAspProAsnAla                          
20253035                                                                  
GGATTGCAAAATATGAACTATAAGGAATATTTACAAACGTATGGTGGA199                       
GlyLeuGlnAsnMetAsnTyrLysGluTyrLeuGlnThrTyrGlyGly                          
404550                                                                    
GACTATACAGATCCTCTTATTAATCCTAACTTATCTGTTAGTGGAAAA247                       
AspTyrThrAspProLeuIleAsnProAsnLeuSerValSerGlyLys                          
556065                                                                    
GATGTAATACAAGTTGGAATTAATATTGTAGGGAGATTACTAAGCTTT295                       
AspValIleGlnValGlyIleAsnIleValGlyArgLeuLeuSerPhe                          
707580                                                                    
TTTGGATTCCCCTTTTCTAGTCAATGGGTTACTGTATATACCTATCTT343                       
PheGlyPheProPheSerSerGlnTrpValThrValTyrThrTyrLeu                          
859095                                                                    
TTAAACAGCTTGTGGCCGGATGACGAGAATTCTGTATGGGACGCTTTT391                       
LeuAsnSerLeuTrpProAspAspGluAsnSerValTrpAspAlaPhe                          
100105110115                                                              
ATGGAGAGAGTAGAAGAACTTATTGATCAAAAAATCTCAGAAGCAGTA439                       
MetGluArgValGluGluLeuIleAspGlnLysIleSerGluAlaVal                          
120125130                                                                 
AAGGGTAGGGCATTGGATGACCTAACTGGATTACAATATAATTATAAT487                       
LysGlyArgAlaLeuAspAspLeuThrGlyLeuGlnTyrAsnTyrAsn                          
135140145                                                                 
TTATATGTAGAAGCATTAGATGAGTGGCTGAATAGACCAAATGGCGCA535                       
LeuTyrValGluAlaLeuAspGluTrpLeuAsnArgProAsnGlyAla                          
150155160                                                                 
AGGGCATCCTTAGTTTCTCAGCGATTTAACATTTTAGATAGCCTATTT583                       
ArgAlaSerLeuValSerGlnArgPheAsnIleLeuAspSerLeuPhe                          
165170175                                                                 
ACACAATTTATGCCAAGCTTTGGCTCTGGTCCTGGAAGTCAAAATTAT631                       
ThrGlnPheMetProSerPheGlySerGlyProGlySerGlnAsnTyr                          
180185190195                                                              
GCAACTATATTACTTCCAGTATATGCACAAGCAGCAAACCTTCATTTG679                       
AlaThrIleLeuLeuProValTyrAlaGlnAlaAlaAsnLeuHisLeu                          
200205210                                                                 
TTATTATTAAAAGATGCAGACATTTATGGAGCTAGATGGGGGCTGAAT727                       
LeuLeuLeuLysAspAlaAspIleTyrGlyAlaArgTrpGlyLeuAsn                          
215220225                                                                 
CAAACTCAAATAGATCAATTCCATTCTCGTCAACAAAGCCTTACTCAG775                       
GlnThrGlnIleAspGlnPheHisSerArgGlnGlnSerLeuThrGln                          
230235240                                                                 
ACTTATACAAATCATTGTGTTACTGCGTATAATGATGGATTAGCGGAA823                       
ThrTyrThrAsnHisCysValThrAlaTyrAsnAspGlyLeuAlaGlu                          
245250255                                                                 
TTAAGAGGCACAACCGCTGAGAGTTGGTTTAAATACAATCAATATCGT871                       
LeuArgGlyThrThrAlaGluSerTrpPheLysTyrAsnGlnTyrArg                          
260265270275                                                              
AGAGAAATGACTTTGACGGCAATGGATTTAGTGGCATTATTCCCATAT919                       
ArgGluMetThrLeuThrAlaMetAspLeuValAlaLeuPheProTyr                          
280285290                                                                 
TATAATTTACGACAATATCCAGATGGGACAAATCCTCAACTTACACGT967                       
TyrAsnLeuArgGlnTyrProAspGlyThrAsnProGlnLeuThrArg                          
295300305                                                                 
GAGGTCTATACAGATCCGATTGCATTTGATCCACTGGAACAACCAACT1015                      
GluValTyrThrAspProIleAlaPheAspProLeuGluGlnProThr                          
310315320                                                                 
ACTCAATTATGTCGATCATGGTACATTAACCCAGCTTTTCGAAATCAT1063                      
ThrGlnLeuCysArgSerTrpTyrIleAsnProAlaPheArgAsnHis                          
325330335                                                                 
TTGAATTTCTCTGTACTAGAAAATTCATTGATTCGTCCCCCGCACCTT1111                      
LeuAsnPheSerValLeuGluAsnSerLeuIleArgProProHisLeu                          
340345350355                                                              
TTTGAAAGGTTAAGTAATTTGCAAATTTTAGTTAATTACCAAACAAAC1159                      
PheGluArgLeuSerAsnLeuGlnIleLeuValAsnTyrGlnThrAsn                          
360365370                                                                 
GGTAGCGCTTGGCGTGGGTCAAGGGTAAGATACCATTATTTGCATAGT1207                      
GlySerAlaTrpArgGlySerArgValArgTyrHisTyrLeuHisSer                          
375380385                                                                 
TCTATAATACAGGAAAAAAGTTACGGCCTCCTCAGTGATCCCGTTGGA1255                      
SerIleIleGlnGluLysSerTyrGlyLeuLeuSerAspProValGly                          
390395400                                                                 
GCTAATATCAATGTTCAAAATAATGATATTTATCAGATTATTTCGCAG1303                      
AlaAsnIleAsnValGlnAsnAsnAspIleTyrGlnIleIleSerGln                          
405410415                                                                 
GTTAGCAATTTTGCTAGTCCTGTTGGCTCATCATATAGTGTTTGGGAC1351                      
ValSerAsnPheAlaSerProValGlySerSerTyrSerValTrpAsp                          
420425430435                                                              
ACTAACTTTTATTTGAGTTCAGGACAAGTAAGTGGGATTTCAGGATAT1399                      
ThrAsnPheTyrLeuSerSerGlyGlnValSerGlyIleSerGlyTyr                          
440445450                                                                 
ACACAGCAAGGTATACCAGCAGTTTGTCTTCAACAACGAAATTCAACT1447                      
ThrGlnGlnGlyIleProAlaValCysLeuGlnGlnArgAsnSerThr                          
455460465                                                                 
GATGAGTTACCAAGCTTAAATCCGGAAGGAGATATCATTAGAAATTAT1495                      
AspGluLeuProSerLeuAsnProGluGlyAspIleIleArgAsnTyr                          
470475480                                                                 
AGTCATAGGTTATCTCATATAACCCAATATCGTTTTCAAGCAACTCAA1543                      
SerHisArgLeuSerHisIleThrGlnTyrArgPheGlnAlaThrGln                          
485490495                                                                 
AGTGGTAGTCCATCAACTGTTAGCGCAAATTTACCTACTTGTGTATGG1591                      
SerGlySerProSerThrValSerAlaAsnLeuProThrCysValTrp                          
500505510515                                                              
ACGCATCGAGATGTGGACCTTGATAATACCATTACTGCGAATCAAATT1639                      
ThrHisArgAspValAspLeuAspAsnThrIleThrAlaAsnGlnIle                          
520525530                                                                 
ACACAACTACCATTAGTAAAGGCATATGAGCTAAGTAGTGGTGCTACT1687                      
ThrGlnLeuProLeuValLysAlaTyrGluLeuSerSerGlyAlaThr                          
535540545                                                                 
GTCGTGAAAGGTCCAGGATTCACAGGAGGAGATGTAATCCGAAGAACA1735                      
ValValLysGlyProGlyPheThrGlyGlyAspValIleArgArgThr                          
550555560                                                                 
AATACTGGTGGATTCGGAGCAATAAGGGTGTCGGTCACTGGACCGCTA1783                      
AsnThrGlyGlyPheGlyAlaIleArgValSerValThrGlyProLeu                          
565570575                                                                 
ACACAACGATATCGCATAAGGTTCCGTTATGCTTCGACAATAGATTTT1831                      
ThrGlnArgTyrArgIleArgPheArgTyrAlaSerThrIleAspPhe                          
580585590595                                                              
GATTTCTTTGTAACACGTGGAGGAACTACTATAAATAATTTTAGATTT1879                      
AspPhePheValThrArgGlyGlyThrThrIleAsnAsnPheArgPhe                          
600605610                                                                 
ACACGTACAATGAACAGGGGACAGGAATCAAGATATGAATCCTATCGT1927                      
ThrArgThrMetAsnArgGlyGlnGluSerArgTyrGluSerTyrArg                          
615620625                                                                 
ACTGTAGAGTTTACAACTCCTTTTAACTTTACACAAAGTCAAGATATA1975                      
ThrValGluPheThrThrProPheAsnPheThrGlnSerGlnAspIle                          
630635640                                                                 
ATTCGAACATCTATCCAGGGACTTAGTGGAAATGGGGAAGTATACCTT2023                      
IleArgThrSerIleGlnGlyLeuSerGlyAsnGlyGluValTyrLeu                          
645650655                                                                 
GATAGAATTGAAATCATCCCTGTGAACCCGGCACGAGAAGCAGAAGAG2071                      
AspArgIleGluIleIleProValAsnProAlaArgGluAlaGluGlu                          
660665670675                                                              
GATTTAGAAGCAGCGAAGAAAGCGGCTAGGCAGAACTTGTTTACACGT2119                      
AspLeuGluAlaAlaLysLysAlaAlaArgGlnAsnLeuPheThrArg                          
680685690                                                                 
ACAAGGGACGGATTACAGGTAAATGTGACAGATTATCAAGTGGACCAA2167                      
ThrArgAspGlyLeuGlnValAsnValThrAspTyrGlnValAspGln                          
695700705                                                                 
GCGGCAAATTTAGTGTCATGCTTATCCGATGAACAATATGGGCATGAC2215                      
AlaAlaAsnLeuValSerCysLeuSerAspGluGlnTyrGlyHisAsp                          
710715720                                                                 
AAAAAGATGTTATTGGAAGCGGTAAGAGCGGCAAAACGCCTCAGCCGC2263                      
LysLysMetLeuLeuGluAlaValArgAlaAlaLysArgLeuSerArg                          
725730735                                                                 
GAACGCAACTTACTTCAAGATCCAGATTTTAATACAATCAATAGTACA2311                      
GluArgAsnLeuLeuGlnAspProAspPheAsnThrIleAsnSerThr                          
740745750755                                                              
GAAGAGAATGGCTGGAAGGCAAGTAACGGTGTTACTATTAGCGAGGGC2359                      
GluGluAsnGlyTrpLysAlaSerAsnGlyValThrIleSerGluGly                          
760765770                                                                 
GGTCCATTCTTTAAAGGTCGTGCACTTCAGTTAGCAAGCGCAAGAGAA2407                      
GlyProPhePheLysGlyArgAlaLeuGlnLeuAlaSerAlaArgGlu                          
775780785                                                                 
AATTATCCAACATACATTTATCAAAAAGTAGATGCATCGGTGTTAAAG2455                      
AsnTyrProThrTyrIleTyrGlnLysValAspAlaSerValLeuLys                          
790795800                                                                 
CCTTATACACGCTATAGACTGGATGGGTTCGTGAAGAGTAGTCAAGAT2503                      
ProTyrThrArgTyrArgLeuAspGlyPheValLysSerSerGlnAsp                          
805810815                                                                 
TTAGAAATTGATCTCATTCACTATCATAAAGTCCATCTTGTGAAAAAT2551                      
LeuGluIleAspLeuIleHisTyrHisLysValHisLeuValLysAsn                          
820825830835                                                              
GTACCAGATAATTTAGTATCCGATACTTACTCGGATGGTTCTTGCAGT2599                      
ValProAspAsnLeuValSerAspThrTyrSerAspGlySerCysSer                          
840845850                                                                 
GGAATGAATCGATGTGAGGAACAACAGATGGTAAATGCGCAACTGGAA2647                      
GlyMetAsnArgCysGluGluGlnGlnMetValAsnAlaGlnLeuGlu                          
855860865                                                                 
ACAGAACATCATCATCCGATGGATTGCTGTGAAGCGGCTCAAACACAT2695                      
ThrGluHisHisHisProMetAspCysCysGluAlaAlaGlnThrHis                          
870875880                                                                 
GAGTTTTCTTCCTATATTAATACAGGGGATCTAAATGCAAGTGTAGAT2743                      
GluPheSerSerTyrIleAsnThrGlyAspLeuAsnAlaSerValAsp                          
885890895                                                                 
CAGGGCATTTGGGTTGTATTAAAAGTTCGAACAACAGATGGGTATGCG2791                      
GlnGlyIleTrpValValLeuLysValArgThrThrAspGlyTyrAla                          
900905910915                                                              
ACGTTAGGAAATCTTGAATTGGTAGAGGTTGGGCCATTATCGGGTGAA2839                      
ThrLeuGlyAsnLeuGluLeuValGluValGlyProLeuSerGlyGlu                          
920925930                                                                 
TCTCTAGAACGGGAACAAAGAGATAATGCGAAATGGAATGCAGAGCTA2887                      
SerLeuGluArgGluGlnArgAspAsnAlaLysTrpAsnAlaGluLeu                          
935940945                                                                 
GGAAGAAAACGTGCAGAAATAGATCGTGTGTATTTAGCTGCGAAACAA2935                      
GlyArgLysArgAlaGluIleAspArgValTyrLeuAlaAlaLysGln                          
950955960                                                                 
GCAATTAATCATCTGTTTGTAGACTATCAAGATCAACAATTAAATCCA2983                      
AlaIleAsnHisLeuPheValAspTyrGlnAspGlnGlnLeuAsnPro                          
965970975                                                                 
GAAATTGGGCTAGCAGAAATTAATGAAGCTTCAAATCTTGTAGAGTCA3031                      
GluIleGlyLeuAlaGluIleAsnGluAlaSerAsnLeuValGluSer                          
980985990995                                                              
ATTTCGGGTGTATATAGTGATACACTATTACAGATTCCTGGGATTAAC3079                      
IleSerGlyValTyrSerAspThrLeuLeuGlnIleProGlyIleAsn                          
100010051010                                                              
TACGAAATTTACACAGAGTTATCCGATCGCTTACAACAAGCATCGTAT3127                      
TyrGluIleTyrThrGluLeuSerAspArgLeuGlnGlnAlaSerTyr                          
101510201025                                                              
CTGTATACGTCTCGAAATGCGGTGCAAAATGGAGACTTTAACAGTGGT3175                      
LeuTyrThrSerArgAsnAlaValGlnAsnGlyAspPheAsnSerGly                          
103010351040                                                              
CTAGATAGTTGGAATACAACTACGGATGCATCGGTTCAGCAAGATGGC3223                      
LeuAspSerTrpAsnThrThrThrAspAlaSerValGlnGlnAspGly                          
104510501055                                                              
AATATGCATTTCTTAGTTCTTTCGCATTGGGATGCACAAGTTTCTCAA3271                      
AsnMetHisPheLeuValLeuSerHisTrpAspAlaGlnValSerGln                          
1060106510701075                                                          
CAATTGAGAGTAAATCCGAATTGTAAGTATGTCTTACGTGTGACAGCA3319                      
GlnLeuArgValAsnProAsnCysLysTyrValLeuArgValThrAla                          
108010851090                                                              
AGAAAAGTAGGAGGCGGAGATGGATACGTCACAATCCGAGATGGCGCT3367                      
ArgLysValGlyGlyGlyAspGlyTyrValThrIleArgAspGlyAla                          
109511001105                                                              
CATCACCAAGAAACTCTTACATTTAATGCATGTGACTACGATGTAAAT3415                      
HisHisGlnGluThrLeuThrPheAsnAlaCysAspTyrAspValAsn                          
111011151120                                                              
GGTACGTATGTCAATGACAATTCGTATATAACAGAAGAAGTGGTATTC3463                      
GlyThrTyrValAsnAspAsnSerTyrIleThrGluGluValValPhe                          
112511301135                                                              
TACCCAGAGACAAAACATATGTGGGTAGAGGTGAGTGAATCCGAAGGT3511                      
TyrProGluThrLysHisMetTrpValGluValSerGluSerGluGly                          
1140114511501155                                                          
TCATTCTATATAGACAGTATTGAGTTTATTGAAACACAAGAGTAG3556                         
SerPheTyrIleAspSerIleGluPheIleGluThrGlnGlu*                               
116011651170                                                              
AAGAGGGGGATCCTAACGTATAGCAACTATGAGAGGATACTCCGTACAAACAAAGATTAA3616          
AAAAAGGTAAAATGAATAGAACCCCCTACTGGTAGAAGGTCTGGTAGGGGGTTCTTACAT3676          
GAAAAAATGTAGCTGTTTACTAAGGTATATAAAAAACAGCATATTTGATAGAAAAAAATG3736          
AGTACCTTATAAAGAAAGAATTC3759                                               
(2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:2:                                          
(i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                             
(A) LENGTH: 1169 amino acids                                              
(B) TYPE: amino acid                                                      
(D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                      
(ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein                                               
(xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:2:                                   
MetAsnArgAsnAsnGlnAsnGluTyrGluValIleAspAlaProHis                          
151015                                                                    
CysGlyCysProAlaAspAspValValLysTyrProLeuThrAspAsp                          
202530                                                                    
ProAsnAlaGlyLeuGlnAsnMetAsnTyrLysGluTyrLeuGlnThr                          
354045                                                                    
TyrGlyGlyAspTyrThrAspProLeuIleAsnProAsnLeuSerVal                          
505560                                                                    
SerGlyLysAspValIleGlnValGlyIleAsnIleValGlyArgLeu                          
65707580                                                                  
LeuSerPhePheGlyPheProPheSerSerGlnTrpValThrValTyr                          
859095                                                                    
ThrTyrLeuLeuAsnSerLeuTrpProAspAspGluAsnSerValTrp                          
100105110                                                                 
AspAlaPheMetGluArgValGluGluLeuIleAspGlnLysIleSer                          
115120125                                                                 
GluAlaValLysGlyArgAlaLeuAspAspLeuThrGlyLeuGlnTyr                          
130135140                                                                 
AsnTyrAsnLeuTyrValGluAlaLeuAspGluTrpLeuAsnArgPro                          
145150155160                                                              
AsnGlyAlaArgAlaSerLeuValSerGlnArgPheAsnIleLeuAsp                          
165170175                                                                 
SerLeuPheThrGlnPheMetProSerPheGlySerGlyProGlySer                          
180185190                                                                 
GlnAsnTyrAlaThrIleLeuLeuProValTyrAlaGlnAlaAlaAsn                          
195200205                                                                 
LeuHisLeuLeuLeuLeuLysAspAlaAspIleTyrGlyAlaArgTrp                          
210215220                                                                 
GlyLeuAsnGlnThrGlnIleAspGlnPheHisSerArgGlnGlnSer                          
225230235240                                                              
LeuThrGlnThrTyrThrAsnHisCysValThrAlaTyrAsnAspGly                          
245250255                                                                 
LeuAlaGluLeuArgGlyThrThrAlaGluSerTrpPheLysTyrAsn                          
260265270                                                                 
GlnTyrArgArgGluMetThrLeuThrAlaMetAspLeuValAlaLeu                          
275280285                                                                 
PheProTyrTyrAsnLeuArgGlnTyrProAspGlyThrAsnProGln                          
290295300                                                                 
LeuThrArgGluValTyrThrAspProIleAlaPheAspProLeuGlu                          
305310315320                                                              
GlnProThrThrGlnLeuCysArgSerTrpTyrIleAsnProAlaPhe                          
325330335                                                                 
ArgAsnHisLeuAsnPheSerValLeuGluAsnSerLeuIleArgPro                          
340345350                                                                 
ProHisLeuPheGluArgLeuSerAsnLeuGlnIleLeuValAsnTyr                          
355360365                                                                 
GlnThrAsnGlySerAlaTrpArgGlySerArgValArgTyrHisTyr                          
370375380                                                                 
LeuHisSerSerIleIleGlnGluLysSerTyrGlyLeuLeuSerAsp                          
385390395400                                                              
ProValGlyAlaAsnIleAsnValGlnAsnAsnAspIleTyrGlnIle                          
405410415                                                                 
IleSerGlnValSerAsnPheAlaSerProValGlySerSerTyrSer                          
420425430                                                                 
ValTrpAspThrAsnPheTyrLeuSerSerGlyGlnValSerGlyIle                          
435440445                                                                 
SerGlyTyrThrGlnGlnGlyIleProAlaValCysLeuGlnGlnArg                          
450455460                                                                 
AsnSerThrAspGluLeuProSerLeuAsnProGluGlyAspIleIle                          
465470475480                                                              
ArgAsnTyrSerHisArgLeuSerHisIleThrGlnTyrArgPheGln                          
485490495                                                                 
AlaThrGlnSerGlySerProSerThrValSerAlaAsnLeuProThr                          
500505510                                                                 
CysValTrpThrHisArgAspValAspLeuAspAsnThrIleThrAla                          
515520525                                                                 
AsnGlnIleThrGlnLeuProLeuValLysAlaTyrGluLeuSerSer                          
530535540                                                                 
GlyAlaThrValValLysGlyProGlyPheThrGlyGlyAspValIle                          
545550555560                                                              
ArgArgThrAsnThrGlyGlyPheGlyAlaIleArgValSerValThr                          
565570575                                                                 
GlyProLeuThrGlnArgTyrArgIleArgPheArgTyrAlaSerThr                          
580585590                                                                 
IleAspPheAspPhePheValThrArgGlyGlyThrThrIleAsnAsn                          
595600605                                                                 
PheArgPheThrArgThrMetAsnArgGlyGlnGluSerArgTyrGlu                          
610615620                                                                 
SerTyrArgThrValGluPheThrThrProPheAsnPheThrGlnSer                          
625630635640                                                              
GlnAspIleIleArgThrSerIleGlnGlyLeuSerGlyAsnGlyGlu                          
645650655                                                                 
ValTyrLeuAspArgIleGluIleIleProValAsnProAlaArgGlu                          
660665670                                                                 
AlaGluGluAspLeuGluAlaAlaLysLysAlaAlaArgGlnAsnLeu                          
675680685                                                                 
PheThrArgThrArgAspGlyLeuGlnValAsnValThrAspTyrGln                          
690695700                                                                 
ValAspGlnAlaAlaAsnLeuValSerCysLeuSerAspGluGlnTyr                          
705710715720                                                              
GlyHisAspLysLysMetLeuLeuGluAlaValArgAlaAlaLysArg                          
725730735                                                                 
LeuSerArgGluArgAsnLeuLeuGlnAspProAspPheAsnThrIle                          
740745750                                                                 
AsnSerThrGluGluAsnGlyTrpLysAlaSerAsnGlyValThrIle                          
755760765                                                                 
SerGluGlyGlyProPhePheLysGlyArgAlaLeuGlnLeuAlaSer                          
770775780                                                                 
AlaArgGluAsnTyrProThrTyrIleTyrGlnLysValAspAlaSer                          
785790795800                                                              
ValLeuLysProTyrThrArgTyrArgLeuAspGlyPheValLysSer                          
805810815                                                                 
SerGlnAspLeuGluIleAspLeuIleHisTyrHisLysValHisLeu                          
820825830                                                                 
ValLysAsnValProAspAsnLeuValSerAspThrTyrSerAspGly                          
835840845                                                                 
SerCysSerGlyMetAsnArgCysGluGluGlnGlnMetValAsnAla                          
850855860                                                                 
GlnLeuGluThrGluHisHisHisProMetAspCysCysGluAlaAla                          
865870875880                                                              
GlnThrHisGluPheSerSerTyrIleAsnThrGlyAspLeuAsnAla                          
885890895                                                                 
SerValAspGlnGlyIleTrpValValLeuLysValArgThrThrAsp                          
900905910                                                                 
GlyTyrAlaThrLeuGlyAsnLeuGluLeuValGluValGlyProLeu                          
915920925                                                                 
SerGlyGluSerLeuGluArgGluGlnArgAspAsnAlaLysTrpAsn                          
930935940                                                                 
AlaGluLeuGlyArgLysArgAlaGluIleAspArgValTyrLeuAla                          
945950955960                                                              
AlaLysGlnAlaIleAsnHisLeuPheValAspTyrGlnAspGlnGln                          
965970975                                                                 
LeuAsnProGluIleGlyLeuAlaGluIleAsnGluAlaSerAsnLeu                          
980985990                                                                 
ValGluSerIleSerGlyValTyrSerAspThrLeuLeuGlnIlePro                          
99510001005                                                               
GlyIleAsnTyrGluIleTyrThrGluLeuSerAspArgLeuGlnGln                          
101010151020                                                              
AlaSerTyrLeuTyrThrSerArgAsnAlaValGlnAsnGlyAspPhe                          
1025103010351040                                                          
AsnSerGlyLeuAspSerTrpAsnThrThrThrAspAlaSerValGln                          
104510501055                                                              
GlnAspGlyAsnMetHisPheLeuValLeuSerHisTrpAspAlaGln                          
106010651070                                                              
ValSerGlnGlnLeuArgValAsnProAsnCysLysTyrValLeuArg                          
107510801085                                                              
ValThrAlaArgLysValGlyGlyGlyAspGlyTyrValThrIleArg                          
109010951100                                                              
AspGlyAlaHisHisGlnGluThrLeuThrPheAsnAlaCysAspTyr                          
1105111011151120                                                          
AspValAsnGlyThrTyrValAsnAspAsnSerTyrIleThrGluGlu                          
112511301135                                                              
ValValPheTyrProGluThrLysHisMetTrpValGluValSerGlu                          
114011451150                                                              
SerGluGlySerPheTyrIleAspSerIleGluPheIleGluThrGln                          
115511601165                                                              
Glu*                                                                      
1170                                                                      
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