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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2011
Applicants:
Michael J. Adang, Athens, GA (US);
Rui Zhang, Gainsville, FL (US);
Gang Hua, Athens, GA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC., Athens, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 37/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 37/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
The subject invention relates in part to fragments of non-cadherin Cry toxin binding proteins, wherein the fragments potentiate, or act as synergists with, the insecticidal activity of Cry proteins. In some preferred embodiments, the binding protein (a Cry protein receptor on insect midgut cells) is an aminopeptidase. In preferred embodiments, the fragment comprises a Cry protein binding region.