Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.

Lan Zhou

Andre R Abad

Thomas Chad Wolfe

Jimei Wang

Brad Poland

Lu Liu

Hua Dong

Genhai Zhu

Xiaomei Shi

Ute Schellenberger

Weiping Xie

George William Singletary

Zhenglin Hou

Jun-Zhi Wei

Ingrid Udranszky

Sue B Lo

Scott H Diehn

Xiaoming Bao

David Charles Cerf

The disclosure provides nucleic acids, and variants and fragments thereof, obtained from strains ofencoding polypeptides having pesticidal activity against insect pests, including Lepidopteran and Coleopteran. Particular embodiments of the disclosure provide isolated nucleic acids encoding pesticidal proteins, pesticidal compositions, DNA constructs, and transformed microorganisms and plants comprising a nucleic acid of the embodiments. These compositions find use in methods for controlling pests, especially plant pests.

Insecticidal polypeptides and uses thereof

The invention provides nucleic acids, and variants and fragments thereof, obtained from strains ofencoding polypeptides having pesticidal activity against insect pests, including Lepidoptera and Coleoptera. Particular embodiments of the invention provide isolated nucleic acids encoding pesticidal proteins, pesticidal compositions, DNA constructs, and transformed microorganisms and plants comprising a nucleic acid of the embodiments. These compositions find use in methods for controlling pests, especially plant pests.

Insecticidal polypeptides having broad spectrum activity and uses thereof

The disclosure provides nucleic acids, and variants and fragments thereof, obtained from strains ofencoding polypeptides having pesticidal activity against insect pests, including. Particular embodiments of the disclosure provide isolated nucleic acids encoding pesticidal proteins, pesticidal compositions, DNA constructs, and transformed microorganisms and plants comprising a nucleic acid of the embodiments. These compositions find use in methods for controlling pests, especially plant pests.

gene with lepidopteran activity

Compositions and methods for controlling pests are provided. The methods involve transforming organisms with a nucleic acid sequence encoding an insecticidal protein. In particular, the nucleic acid sequences are useful for preparing plants and microorganisms that possess insecticidal activity. Thus, transformed bacteria, plants, plant cells, plant tissues and seeds are provided. Compositions are isolated insecticidal proteins and nucleic acids. The sequences find use in the construction of expression vectors for subsequent transformation into organisms of interest, as probes for the isolation of other homologous (or partially homologous) genes. The insecticidal proteins find use in controlling or killing lepidopteran, coleopteran, dipteran, fungal, hemipteran, and nematode pest populations and for producing compositions with insecticidal activity.

Insecticidal proteins and methods of use

According to the invention, there is provided a high throughput method for measuring total fermentables using a small amount of plant tissue. A high throughput screening tool for gene discovery aiming for increasing total fermentables is further provided.

High throughput method for measuring total fermentables in small amount of plant part

The invention alters the physical characteristics of starch granules in a plant. Methods are provided for reducing starch granule size by stably introducing into the genome of the plant or plant cell a DNA construct comprising a polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide operably linked to a promoter that drives expression in a plant and operably linked to a plastid transit peptide. Compositions of the invention include transgenic plants and seeds having a reduced starch granule size. Compositions also include starch isolated from these plants and seeds. The modified starch granules find use in a wide range of food, feed, and industrial applications.

Production of cereal grain with reduced starch granule size and uses thereof

The invention provides isolated nucleic acids and their encoded proteins that are involved in starch biosynthesis. The invention further provides recombinant expression cassettes, host cells, transgenic plants, and antibody compositions. The present invention provides methods and compositions relating to altering the amount and/or morphology of starch in plants.

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Ankeny, IA, United States of America

Lan Zhou