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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2017
Applicant:
Syngenta Participations Ag, Basel, CH;
Inventors:
Kevin L. Donohue, Research Triangle Park, NC (US);
Yann Naudet, Ghent, BE;
Pascale Feldmann, Ghent, BE;
Lies Degrave, Ghent, BE;
Isabelle Maillet, Ghent, BE;
Assignee:
SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS AG, Basel, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K 14/42 (2006.01); C07K 14/325 (2006.01); C07K 16/18 (2006.01); C12N 9/42 (2006.01); C12N 15/82 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K 14/42 (2013.01); C07K 14/325 (2013.01); C07K 16/18 (2013.01); C12N 9/2442 (2013.01); C12N 15/8218 (2013.01); C12N 15/8286 (2013.01); C12Y 302/01014 (2013.01); Y02A 40/146 (2018.01);
Abstract
Disclosed are double stranded RNA molecules that are toxic to coleopteran insects. In particular, interfering RNA molecules capable of interfering with pest target genes and that are toxic to the target pest are provided. Further, methods of making and using the interfering RNA, for example in transgenic plants or as the active ingredient in a composition, to confer protection from insect damage are disclosed.