Monsanto Technology LLC

Ty T Vaughn

Gregory R Heck

James Arthur Baum

Geert Plaetinck

Claire A CaJacob

Wendy T Maddelein

Kim A Beazley

Bei Zhang

Pascale Feldmann

Jay C Pershing

Timothy R Coombe

Terri B Hinchey

Mark E Groth

Irene Maria Antonia Nooren

Stanislaw Flasinski

Thomas M Malvar

Catherine Alice Chay

David Joseph Bowen

Jay Paul Morgenstern

Leigh H English

Uma R Kesanapalli

Sara Ann Salvador

Victor M Guzov

Jason S Milligan

Crystal L Dart

Tichafa R I Munyikwa

David J Chi

William P Clinton

Robert M McCarroll

Deborah G Rucker

Jean C Goley

Kevin A Jarrell

Temple F Smith

Carlos E Soto

Collin M Stultz

Brian M Turczyk

Moritz W F Von Rechenberg

Joanne J Fillatti

Toni Alols Voelker

Irene Nooren

Tichafa Ri Munyikwa

James K Roberts

James A Baum

Claire A Cajacob

Wendy Maddelein

James Kevin Roberts

Scott C Johnson

Pascale Feldman

James A Buam

Tichafa RI Munyiakawa

Disclosed herein are nucleotide sequences encoding an insecticidal protein exhibiting Lepidopteran inhibitory activity, as well as novel insecticidal proteins referred to herein as a BCW 001, BCW 002, BCW 003, and BCW toxic protein-containing chimeras and BCW toxin insecticide, transgenic plants expressing the chimeras or the insecticide, and methods for detecting the presence of the nucleotide sequences or the insecticide in a biological sample.

Pesticidal toxin proteins active againstinsects

The present invention relates to control of pest infestation by inhibiting one or more biological functions. The invention provides methods and compositions for such control, By feeding one or more recombinant double stranded RNA molecules provided by the invention to the pest, a reduction in pest infestation is obtained through suppression of gene expression. The invention is also directed to methods for making transgenic plants that express the double stranded RNA molecules, and to particular combinations of transgenic pesticidal agents for use in protecting plants from pest infestation.

Methods for genetic control of insect infestations in plants and compositions thereof

This invention relates to methods of controlling gene expression or gene suppression in eukaryotic cells. One aspect of this invention includes modifying the degree of silencing of a target gene by use of a modified suppression element. Another aspect includes providing a eukaryotic cell having a desired phenotype resulting from transcription in the eukaryotic cell of a modified suppression element. Also provided are transgenic eukaryotic cells, transgenic plant cells, plants, and seeds containing modified suppression elements, and useful derivatives of such transgenic plant cells, plants, or seeds, such as food or feed products.

Modified gene silencing

Disclosed herein are nucleotide sequences encoding an insecticidal protein exhibitinginhibitory activity, as well as novel insecticidal proteins referred to herein as a BCW 001, BCW 002, BCW 003, and BCW toxic protein-containing chimeras and BCW toxin insecticide, transgenic plants expressing the chimeras or the insecticide, and methods for detecting the presence of the nucleotide sequences or the insecticide in a biological sample.

Pesticidal toxin proteins active against lepidopteran insects

The present invention provides a corn plant designated MON88017 and DNA compositions contained therein. Also provided are assays for detecting the presence of the corn plant MON88017 based on a DNA sequence and the use of this DNA sequence as a molecular marker in a DNA detection method.

Corn plant MON88017 and compositions and methods for detection thereof

The invention provides methods for selecting nucleotide sequences that yield dsRNA-mediated gene suppression in a target organism and enable their uptake by the target organism. The invention further provides expression constructs that confer stabilized expression of such sequences in a transgenic host cell, and methods for their use. Also provided are organisms, cells and tissues prepared by a method of the invention.

Selecting and stabilizing dsRNA constructs

The present invention relates to control of pest infestation by inhibiting one or more biological functions. The invention provides methods and compositions for such control. By feeding one or more recombinant double stranded RNA molecules provided by the invention to the pest, a reduction in pest infestation is obtained through suppression of gene expression. The invention is also directed to methods for making transgenic plants that express the double stranded RNA molecules, and to particular combinations of transgenic pesticidal agents for use in protecting plants from pest infestation.

Methods for genetic control of insect infestation in plants and compositions thereof

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Imperial, MO, United States of America

Ty T Vaughn