CHIMERIC INSECTICIDAL PROTEINS TOXIC OR INHIBITORY TO LEPIDOPTERAN PESTS

Abstract: nucleotide sequences are disclosed that encode novel chimeric insecticidal proteins exhibiting lepidopteran inhibitory activity. particular embodiments provide compositions and transformed plants, plant parts, and seeds containing the recombinant nucleic acid molecules encoding one or more of the chimeric insecticidal proteins.

Inventor(s): James A. Baum, Thomas A. Cerruti, Crystal L. Dart, Leigh H. English, Stanislaw Flasinski, Xiaoran Fu, Victor M. Guzov, Arlene R. Howe, Jay P. Morgenstern, James K. Roberts, Sara A. Salvador, Jinling Wang

CPC Classification: C07K14/325 (PEPTIDES (peptides in foodstuffs ; obtaining protein compositions for foodstuffs, working-up proteins for foodstuffs ; preparations for medicinal purposes ; peptides containing beta-lactam rings ; cyclic dipeptides not having in their molecule any other peptide link than those which form their ring, e.g. piperazine-2,5-diones, ; ergot alkaloids of the cyclic peptide type ; macromolecular compounds having statistically distributed amino acid units in their molecules, i.e. when the preparation does not provide for a specific; but for a random sequence of the amino acid units, homopolyamides and block copolyamides derived from amino acids ; macromolecular products derived from proteins ; preparation of glue or gelatine ; single cell proteins, enzymes ; genetic engineering processes for obtaining peptides ; compositions for measuring or testing processes involving enzymes ; investigation or analysis of biological material ))

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