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Living Modified Organism (LMO)
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Decisions on the LMO Risk Assessments  
last updated: 26 Jan 2015
Living Modified Organism identity
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Papaya modified for resistance to Papaya Ringspot Virus
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X17-2
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UFL-X17CP-9
Transgenic papaya modified to express the coat protein (CP) gene of Hawaiian PRSV isolate HA5-1 thereby conferring resistance to the Papaya Ringspot Virus.

NOTE: This LMO was formerly referred to with the UID UFL-X17CP-6
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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
pBI121fs
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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-100270-6 Nopaline Synthase Gene Promoter | Agrobacterium tumefaciens (Agrobacterium)
    Promoter
  • BCH-GENE-SCBD-15001-5 Neomycin Phosphotransferase II | Escherichia coli (ECOLX)
    Protein coding sequence | Resistance to antibiotics (Kanamycin)
  • BCH-GENE-SCBD-100269-8 Nopaline Synthase Gene Terminator | Agrobacterium tumefaciens (Agrobacterium)
    Terminator
  • BCH-GENE-SCBD-100287-7 CaMV 35S promoter | Cauliflower mosaic virus (CaMV)
    Promoter
  • BCH-GENE-SCBD-15026-6 PRSV coat protein | Papaya ringspot virus (PRSV)
    Protein coding sequence | Resistance to diseases and pests (Papaya ringspot potyvirus resistance)
A uidA leader sequence from E.Coli is inserted after the CaMV 35S promoter to enhance the expression of PRSV CP in papaya.

The developer reports that the insert in line X17-2 has persisted as a single copy through six generations of progeny following the initial transformation and that no vector backbone sequence is present, as determined by Southern blot. The developer also notes that PCR analysis of the 5th generation progeny of the original transformant reveals the elimination of the frame shift in the prsv-cp gene, and that low level expression of PRSV-CP is detectable by Western blot (FDA).
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LMO characteristics
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  • Food
Detection method(s)
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Additional Information
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