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AssigneeMonsanto Technology LLC
InventorsJames A. Baum, Stanislaw Flasinski, Gregory R. Heck, Stephen R. Penn, Uma Rao Sukuru, Xiaohong Shi
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A novel Bacillus thuringiensis crystal protein exhibiting insect inhibitory activity is disclosed. Growth of Lygus insects is significantly inhibited by providing the novel crystal protein in Lygus insect diet. Polynucleotides encoding the crystal protein, transgenic plants and microorganisms that contain the polynucleotides, isolated peptides derived from the crystal protein, and antibodies directed against the crystal protein are also provided. Methods of using the crystal protein and polynucleotides encoding the crystal protein to control Hemipteran insects are also disclosed.
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A DNA construct comprising a heterologous promoter operably linked to a polynucleotide sequence encoding an insect inhibitory protein exhibiting at least 99% identity to the amino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO:5.
A method for controlling a Lygus insect, said method comprising:
An insect inhibitory composition comprising a TIC807 insect inhibitory protein that exhibits at least 99% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:5.
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