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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Xiao-Zhuo Michelle Wang, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Xavier Georges Sarda, Sainte Genevieve des Bois, FR;
Michael David Tomalski, Raleigh, NC (US);
Vincent Paul Mary Wingate, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Assignee:
Aventis Cropscience SA, Lyons Cedex, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 5/10 ; C12N 1/512 ; C12N 1/563 ; C12N 1/564 ; C07K 1/4705 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 5/10 ; C12N 1/512 ; C12N 1/563 ; C12N 1/564 ; C07K 1/4705 ;
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a nucleic acid encoding a lepidopteran glutamate-gated chloride channel. Vectors and host cells comprising the nucleic acid are also provided. A method of identifying agents that modulate the activity of a lepidopteran glutamate-gated chloride channel is also provided. Such agents are useful as insecticides.