Pioneer Hi-bred International, Inc.

E.i. Dupont De Nemours and Company

Pioneer International, Inc.

Takashi Yamamoto

Ruth Cong

Jingtong Hou

Kevin E McBride

Phillip A Patten

Ericka Bermudez

Zhenglin Hou

Robin A Emig

Yi Zheng

Michael Freeman

David Charles Cerf

Michi Izumi Willcoxon

Naga Kishore Kakani

Kevin Mcbride

Lu Liu

Kay Walter

Kathleen Marie Harding

Bumshik Robert Pak

Lindsey Della Wiemer

Ellaine Anne Mariano Fox

Andre R Abad

Hua Dong

Eric J Schepers

Xiaomei Shi

Sue B Lo

Ute Schellenberger

Mark J Nelson

John P Mathis

Clement W K Waine

James M Hasler

Deirdre M Kapka-Kitzman

Catherine J Clark

Mark Edward Nelson

Susan B Lo

Caroline Horn

Song Leng

Sabina Lau

Claire Marie Bazyk

Mark Nelson

David Cerf

The disclosure provides nucleic acids, and variants and fragments thereof, derived from strains ofencoding variant polypeptides having increased pesticidal activity against insect pests, including Lepidoptera 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 having improved activity spectrum and uses thereof

This disclosure relates to the field of molecular biology. Provided are novel genes that encode pesticidal proteins. These pesticidal proteins and the nucleic acid sequences that encode them are useful in preparing pesticidal formulations and in the production of transgenic pest-resistant plants. Methods to create or alter pesticidal proteins are provided for altered or enhanced pesticidal activity.

Insecticidal proteins and methods for their use

The disclosure relates to insecticidal toxin resistance management and screening of novel insecticidal toxins. One embodiment relates to the isolation, characterization, compositions, and methods of use relating to polynucleotides encoding novel insecticidal toxin receptors and the polypeptides encoded thereby. The polynucleotides and polypeptides are useful in identifying or designing novel insecticidal toxin receptor ligands including novel insecticidal toxins.

Insecticidal toxin receptors and methods of use

Systems and methods for sorting and imaging insects, including egg and larval life stages, useful for automated high throughput bioassays.

Methods and systems for sorting and imaging insects

Insecticidal CRY1B variants having improved activity spectrum and uses thereof

The present embodiments of the invention generally relate to methods for sorting and imaging insects, including egg and larval life stages, useful for automated high throughput bioassays.

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 insecticidal nucleic acids and proteins of bacterial species. 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, inhibiting growth or killing lepidopteran, coleopteran, dipteran, fungal, hemipteran, and nematode pest populations and for producing compositions with insecticidal activity.

PHI-4 polypeptides and methods for their use

Growing community of inventors

Dublin, CA, United States of America

Takashi Yamamoto