Insect inhibitory toxin family active against hemipteran and/or lepidopteran insects
AssigneeMonsanto Technology LLC
InventorsDavid J. Bowen, Catherine Chay, Artem Evdokimov, Megan N. Schroder, Rachael N. Slightom, Uma R. Kesanapalli, Nengbing Tao, Andrew M. Wollacott
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Abstract
The present invention discloses a genus of insect inhibitory proteins that exhibit properties directed to controlling Lepidopteran and/or Hemipteran crop pests, methods of using such proteins, nucleotide sequences encoding such proteins, methods of detecting and isolating such proteins, and their use in agricultural systems.
Claims24
A recombinant nucleic acid molecule comprising a heterologous promoter operably linked to a polynucleotide segment encoding a pesticidal protein or fragment thereof, wherein:
- (a) said pesticidal protein comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:4;
- (b) said pesticidal protein comprises an amino acid sequence having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:4;
- or
- (c) said polynucleotide segment hybridizes under stringent hybridization conditions to a polynucleotide having the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:3.
A plant comprising a recombinant nucleic acid molecule comprising a heterologous promoter operably linked to a polynucleotide segment encoding a pesticidal protein or fragment thereof, wherein:
- (a) said pesticidal protein comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:4;
- or
- (b) said pesticidal protein comprises an amino acid sequence having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:
- 4;
- or
- (c) said polynucleotide segment hybridizes under stringent hybridization conditions to the compliment of the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 3;
- or
- (d) said plant exhibits a detectable amount of said pesticidal protein, wherein the pesticidal protein of SEQ ID NO:4.
A plant resistant to insect infestation, wherein the cells of the plant optionally comprise:
- (a) a recombinant nucleic acid molecule encoding an insecticidally effective amount of a pesticidal protein of SEQ ID NO:4;
- or
- (b) an insecticidally effective amount of a pesticidal protein comprising an amino acid sequence having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:4.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.