Plant Genetic Systems N.v.

Aventis Cropscience, N.v.

Mark Albert Vaeck

Jan Jozef Leemans

Marc Charles Van Montagu

Henri Marcel De Greve

Maria Benita Salgado

Marcus F Zabeau

Hermanus F Hofte

Peter Casteels

Paul J Tempst

Frans Jacobs

Hermanus Fransiscus Hofte

Marcus Florent Zabeau

Novel transformation vectors containing novel chimeric genes allow the introduction of exogenous DNA fragments coding for truncated Bacillus thuringiensis Bt2 polypeptide toxins and expression of the chimeric gene in plant cells and their progeny after Integration into the plant cell genome. Transformed plant cells and their progeny exhibit stably inherited polypeptide toxin expression useful for protecting said plant cells and their progeny against Lepidopteron insect pests and in controlling said insect pests.

Transformation vectors allowing expression of truncated BT2 endotoxins

Novel transformation vectors containing novel chimeric genes allow the introduction of exogenous DNA fragments coding for polypeptide toxins produced by Bacillus thuringiensis or having substantial sequence homology to a gene coding for a polypeptide toxin as described herein and expression of the chimeric gene in plant cells and their progeny after integration into the plant cell genome. Transformed plant cells and their progeny exhibit stably inherited polypeptide toxin expression useful for protecting said plant cells and their progeny against certain insect pests and in controlling said insect pests.

Transformation vectors allowing expression of foreign polypeptide

Endotoxins

New bactericidal and/or bacteriostatic, thermostable peptides which are isolated from hemolymph of immune honeybees and which are distinct from lysozymes, attacins, cecropins, diptericins and magainins. The peptides feature at least the 10 C-terminal amino acids of the following peptide:

Bactericidal and/or bacteriostatic peptides isolated from hemolymph of

Transformation vectors allowing expression of Bacillus thuringiensis

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Zemst, Belgium

Mark Albert Vaeck