MON-88Ø17-3 - YieldGard™ VT™ Rootworm/RR2™ Maize | BCH-LMO-SCBD-15106 | Living Modified Organism | Biosafety Clearing-House

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last updated: 16 May 2013
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YieldGard™ VT™ Rootworm/RR2™ Maize
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MON88017
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MON-88Ø17-3
Corn rootworm-resistant maize line MON88017 was produced using recombinant-DNA techniques to express the cry3Bb1 gene encoding a Coleopteran-specific insecticidal protein from Bacillus thuringiensis (subsp. kumamotoensis) in order to control infestation with corn root worm, and the cp4 epsps gene from the soil bacterium Agrobacterium ssp. strain CP4.
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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.
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Characteristics of the modification process
PV-ZMIR39
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  • Agrobacterium-mediated DNA transfer
Some of these genetic elements may be present as fragments or truncated forms. Please see notes below, where applicable.
  • BCH-GENE-SCBD-14979-7 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase gene | Agrobacterium tumefaciens (Agrobacterium)
    Protein coding sequence | Resistance to herbicides (Glyphosate)
  • BCH-GENE-SCBD-14993-5 Cry3Bb1 | Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt, Bacillus, BACTU)
    Protein coding sequence | Resistance to diseases and pests (Insects, Coleoptera (beetles))
  • BCH-GENE-SCBD-100364-5 Rice actin 1 gene promoter | Oryza sativa (Rice, ORYSA)
    Promoter
  • BCH-GENE-SCBD-100355-6 Rice actin 1, intron | Oryza sativa (Rice, ORYSA)
    Intron
  • BCH-GENE-SCBD-100365-6 Chloroplast transit peptide 2 | Arabidopsis thaliana (Thale cress, Mouse-ear cress, Arabidopsis, ARATH)
    Transit signal
  • BCH-GENE-SCBD-100269-8 Nopaline Synthase Gene Terminator | Agrobacterium tumefaciens (Agrobacterium)
    Terminator
  • BCH-GENE-SCBD-100366-6 CaMV Enhanced 35S promoter | Cauliflower mosaic virus (CaMV)
    Promoter
  • BCH-GENE-SCBD-100354-6 5' untranslated leader from chlorophyll a/b-binding protein | Triticum aestivum (Wheat)
    Leader sequence
  • BCH-GENE-SCBD-100356-6 Heat shock protein 17.3 terminator | Triticum aestivum (Wheat)
    Terminator
The wild-type cry3Bb1 coding sequence was modified to encode six specific amino acid substitutions, resulting in the synthetic cry3Bb1 coding sequence present in the vector. The differences at the six positions are: 2A (insertion), H232R, S312L, N314T, E318K, Q349R.

Molecular analyses of MON 88017 confirmed that single copies of the cp4 epsps and cry3Bb1 genes are integrated at a single locus in the corn genome with all expression elements intact and no plasmid bacterial backbone present. Plasmid PV-ZMIR39 contains the left and right transfer DNA (T-DNA) border sequences that facilitate transformation.
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LMO characteristics
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  • Food
  • Feed
Additional Information
The cry3Bb1 gene encodes the insect control protein Cry3Bb1, a delta-endotoxin. The toxin protects the plant from the Coleopteran insects western corn rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera), northern corn rootworm (D. barberi), and Mexican corn rootworm (D. virgifera zeae).  Cry proteins, of which Cry3Bb1 is only one, act by selectively binding to specific sites localized on the lining of the midgut of susceptible insect species. Following binding, pores are formed that disrupt midgut ion flow, causing gut paralysis and eventual death due to bacterial sepsis. Cry3Bb1 is lethal only when eaten by Coleopteran species, including corn root worm, and its specificity of action is directly attributable to the presence of specific binding sites in the target insects. There are no binding sites for the delta-endotoxins of B. thuringiensis on the surface of mammalian intestinal cells, therefore, livestock animals and humans are not susceptible to these proteins.

The cp4 epsps gene encodes for a form of the plant enzyme 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase (EPSPS) that is highly tolerant to inhibition by glyphosate.
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Risk Assessment generated by a regulatory process Living modified organism(s) 42
Country's Decision or any other Communication Living modified organism(s) 34
Living Modified Organism Recipient Organism” or “Parental Organisms 25
Living Modified Organism Related LMO(s) 1
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