Compositions and methods for controlling insect pests
AssigneeSyngenta Crop Protection AG
InventorsRichard Sessler, Christopher Fleming, Katherine Seguin
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Abstract
Compositions and methods for controlling plant pests are disclosed. In particular, novel insecticidal proteins having toxicity to lepidopteran and/or coleopteran insect pests are provided. Nucleic acid molecules encoding the novel insecticidal proteins are also provided. Methods of making the insecticidal proteins and methods of using the insecticidal proteins and nucleic acids encoding the insecticidal proteins of the invention, for example in transgenic plants to confer protection from insect damage, are also disclosed.
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A nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleotide sequence that encodes an insecticidal protein that is toxic to a lepidopteran or coleopteran pest, wherein the nucleotide sequence (a) has at least 80% to at least 99% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO:1 or SEQ ID NO:2, or a toxin-encoding fragment thereof;
- or (b) encodes an insecticidal protein comprising an amino acid sequence that has at least 80% to at least 99% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO:21 or SEQ ID NO:22, or a toxin fragment thereof;
- or (c) is an assembled nucleotide sequence of (a) or (b);
- or (d) is a synthetic sequence of (a), (b) or (c) that has codons optimized for expression in a transgenic organism.
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An insecticidal protein, and optionally an isolated insecticidal protein, wherein the protein or isolated protein comprises (a) an amino acid sequence that has at least 80% to at least 99% sequence identity with an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:21 or SEQ ID NO:22, or a toxin fragment thereof;
- or (b) an amino acid sequence that is encoded by a nucleotide sequence or an assembled nucleotide sequence that has at least 80% to at least 99% sequence identity with a nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:1 or SEQ ID NO:2, or a toxin-encoding fragment thereof.
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