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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2008
Hope Hart, Research Triangle Park, NC (US);
Jeng S. Chen, Research Triangle Park, NC (US);
Cheryl Stacy, Research Triangle Park, NC (US);
Frederick Walters, Research Triangle Park, NC (US);
Hope Hart, Research Triangle Park, NC (US);
Jeng S. Chen, Research Triangle Park, NC (US);
Cheryl Stacy, Research Triangle Park, NC (US);
Frederick Walters, Research Triangle Park, NC (US);
Syngenta Participations AG, Basel, CH;
Abstract
Compositions and methods for controlling plant pests are disclosed. In particular, novel engineered hybrid insecticidal proteins (eHIPs) having toxicity to at least corn rootworm are provided. By fusing unique combinations of complete or partial variable regions and conserved blocks of at least two different(Bt) Cry proteins or a modified Cry proteins an eHIP having activity against corn rootworm is designed. Nucleic acid molecules encoding the novel eHIPs are also provided. Methods of making the eHIPs and methods of using the eHIPs and nucleic acids encoding the eHIPs of the invention, for example in transgenic plants to confer protection from insect damage are also disclosed.