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Raynald Laprade
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Latest papers
Current models of the mode of action of Bacillus thuringiensis insecticidal crystal proteins: a critical review.
Journal of invertebrate pathology · 2012
Effects of mutations within surface-exposed loops in the pore-forming domain of the Cry9Ca insecticidal toxin of Bacillus thuringiensis.
The Journal of membrane biology · 2010 · senior author
Midgut juice components affect pore formation by the Bacillus thuringiensis insecticidal toxin Cry9Ca.
Journal of invertebrate pathology · 2010 · senior author
Latest funding
- $102,412
Centrifuge for high-capacity protein and DNA purification
NSERC · 2011 · Co-investigator
- $257,795
Cellular and molecular determinants of biopesticide host-pathogen interactions
NSERC · 2008 · Co-investigator
- $195,000
Cellular and molecular determinants of biopesticide host-pathogen interactions
NSERC · 2003 · Principal investigator
13 publications.
Current models of the mode of action of Bacillus thuringiensis insecticidal crystal proteins: a critical review.
Vachon V, Laprade R, Schwartz JL
Effects of mutations within surface-exposed loops in the pore-forming domain of the Cry9Ca insecticidal toxin of Bacillus thuringiensis.
Brunet JF, Vachon V, Marsolais M, Arnaut G, Van Rie J, Marceau L, Larouche G, Vincent C, Schwartz JL, Laprade R
Midgut juice components affect pore formation by the Bacillus thuringiensis insecticidal toxin Cry9Ca.
Brunet JF, Vachon V, Marsolais M, Van Rie J, Schwartz JL, Laprade R
Pore-forming properties of the Bacillus thuringiensis toxin Cry9Ca in Manduca sexta brush border membrane vesicles.
Brunet JF, Vachon V, Juteau M, Van Rie J, Larouche G, Vincent C, Schwartz JL, Laprade R
Helix alpha 4 of the Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Aa toxin plays a critical role in the postbinding steps of pore formation.
Girard F, Vachon V, Préfontaine G, Marceau L, Schwartz JL, Masson L, Laprade R
Chemical modification of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Aa toxin single-cysteine mutants reveals the importance of domain I structural elements in the mechanism of pore formation.
Girard F, Vachon V, Lebel G, Préfontaine G, Schwartz JL, Masson L, Laprade R
Atomic force microscopy imaging of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1 toxins interacting with insect midgut apical membranes.
Laflamme E, Badia A, Lafleur M, Schwartz JL, Laprade R
Cysteine scanning mutagenesis of alpha4, a putative pore-lining helix of the Bacillus thuringiensis insecticidal toxin Cry1Aa.
Girard F, Vachon V, Préfontaine G, Marceau L, Su Y, Larouche G, Vincent C, Schwartz JL, Masson L, Laprade R
Effect of insect larval midgut proteases on the activity of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry toxins.
Fortier M, Vachon V, Frutos R, Schwartz JL, Laprade R
Kinetics of pore formation by the Bacillus thuringiensis toxin Cry1Ac.
Fortier M, Vachon V, Marceau L, Schwartz JL, Laprade R
Centrifuge for high-capacity protein and DNA purification
Principal investigators: Blunck, Rikard
Cellular and molecular determinants of biopesticide host-pathogen interactions
Principal investigators: Schwartz, JeanLouis
Cellular and molecular determinants of biopesticide host-pathogen interactions
Principal investigators: Laprade, Raynald
Fast protein liquid chromatography (FPLC) equipment for bacillus thuringiensis mode of action and screening studies.
Principal investigators: Laprade, Raynald
The BIOCONTROL Network
Principal investigators: Laprade, Raynald
Development of an improved bacillus thuringiensis product for control of spruce budworms and other lepidopteran pests
Principal investigators: Laprade, Raynald
The BIOCONTROL Network Funds to prepare application
Principal investigators: Laprade, Raynald
Cellular and molecular determinants of biopesticide host-pathogen interactions
Principal investigators: Laprade, Raynald
Biocontrol Network
Principal investigators: Laprade, Raynald
Bacillus thuringiensis-based second generation of biopesticides against canadian agricultural pests: high throughput screening and molecular design strategies
Principal investigators: Laprade, Raynald
From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.
Frequent collaborators
- Michel Lafleur and Antonella Badia: 1 shared paper
- Michel Lafleur and Raynald Laprade: 1 shared paper
- Antonella Badia and Raynald Laprade: 1 shared paper
- Department of Chemistry
- Department of Physics
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