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Modified Organism
CIE-ADBB8-7 - Bitter orange modified to express human defensin and lysozyme
Record information and status
Record ID
108933
Status
Published
Date of creation
2015-10-14 18:38 UTC (dina.abdelhakim@cbd.int)
Date of last update
2015-10-14 19:25 UTC (dina.abdelhakim@cbd.int)
Date of publication
2015-10-14 19:25 UTC (dina.abdelhakim@cbd.int)

Living Modified Organism identity
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LMO name
Bitter orange modified to express human defensin and lysozyme
Transformation event
CIE-ADBB8-7
Unique identifier
CIE-ADBB8-7
Developer(s)
Ms Beatriz Xoconostle-Cazares
Professor
Biotecnologia y bioingenieria
Centro de investigacion y de estudios avanzados del instituto politecnico nacional (CINVESTAV IPN)
Av. Instituto politecnico nacional 2508,  col san pedro zacatenco
Mexico City, DF
Mexico, 07360
Phone:+52-55-57473318
Email:bxoconos@cinvestav.mx,beatriz_xoconostle@yahoo.com
Url:http://www.cinvestav.mx
Description
Bitter orange modified with the insertion of the anti-microbial human defensin and  lysozyme genes.
Recipient Organism or Parental Organisms
The term Recipient organism refers to an organism (either already modified or non-modified) that was subjected to genetic modification, whereas Parental organisms refers to those that were involved in cross breeding or cell fusion.
Citrus aurantium - Sour orange, Bitter orange, Seville orange, CITAR
Related LMOs
CIE-ADBB6-5 - Bitter orange modified to express human defensin
Ms Beatriz Xoconostle-Cazares Resistance to diseases and pests - Bacteria, Fungi
CIE-ADBB7-6 - Bitter orange modified to express human lysozyme
Ms Beatriz Xoconostle-Cazares Resistance to diseases and pests - Bacteria
Characteristics of the transformation process
Techniques used for the modification
  • Agrobacterium-mediated DNA transfer
Introduced or modified genetic elements
Some of these genetic elements may be present as fragments or truncated forms. Please see notes below, where applicable.
CaMV 35S promoter - Cauliflower mosaic virus - CaMV
Defensin coding sequence - Homo sapiens - HUMAN
Resistance to diseases and pests - Bacteria, Fungi
Lysozyme coding sequence - Homo sapiens - HUMAN
Resistance to diseases and pests - Bacteria
Nopaline Synthase Gene Terminator - Agrobacterium tumefaciens - Agrobacterium
LMO characteristics
Modified traits
Common use(s)
  • Food
  • Ornamental

   
   
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