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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2012
Applicants:
Eric Chen, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Cheryl Stacy, Raleigh, NC (US);
Inventors:
Eric Chen, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Cheryl Stacy, Raleigh, NC (US);
Assignee:
Syngenta Participations AG, Basel, CH;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01H 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Compositions and methods for controlling plant pests are disclosed. In particular, transgenic maize plants comprising nucleic acid molecules encoding modified Cry3A toxins having increased toxicity to western corn rootworm are provided. Such modified Cry3A toxins, into which a non-naturally occurring protease recognition site is inserted, are expressed at levels in transgenic plants to inhibit insect feeding damage and cause insect mortality.