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Living Modified Organism
(LMO)
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Herbicide-tolerant, insect-resistant maize
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MIR162 × NK603 × DAS40278
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SYN-IR162-4 × MON-ØØ6Ø3-6 × DAS-4Ø278-9
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Organization:Syngenta ()Phone:Fax:Email:
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Organization:Dow AgroSciences ()Phone:Fax:Email:
The maize (Zea mays) was produced through crossing modified parental lines for resistance to insect pests and tolerance to herbicides. For protection from Lepidoptera insects, the maize expresses VIP3Aa20 protein, which has a pore-forming mode of action that selectively damages the midgut epithelium line of feeding larvae. For tolerance to glyphosate, the maize expresses Agrobacterium tumefaciens 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate, which has a low binding affinity for the herbicidal compound and allows for the continued synthesis of aromatic amino acids through the shikimate pathway. For tolerance to aryloxyphenoxypropionate and 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid herbicides (acetyl‐CoA carboxylase inhibitors), the modified maize expresses Sphingobium herbicidovorans aryloxyalkanoate dioxygenase, which cleaves 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid into non-herbicidal dichlorophenol and glyoxylate, as well as inactivates aryloxyphenoxypropionate. In addition, the modified maize also contains a gene cassette for Escherichia coli phosphomannose isomerase, which was used as a selectable marker during transformation by allowing for the transformed maize plants to use mannose as a carbon source.
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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BCH-ORGA-SCBD-246-6 Organism Zea mays (Maize, Corn, MAIZE)Crops
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BCH-LMO-SCBD-100885-13 Living Modified Organism SYN-IR162-4 - Agrisure™ Viptera maizeResistance to diseases and pests (Insects, Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths))
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BCH-LMO-SCBD-14776-18 Living Modified Organism MON-ØØ6Ø3-6 - Roundup Ready™ maizeMonsanto | Resistance to herbicides (Glyphosate)
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BCH-LMO-SCBD-104814-2 Living Modified Organism DAS-4Ø278-9 - Enlist™ MaizeDow AgroSciences GmbH | Resistance to herbicides, Tolerance to 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid, Tolerance to aryloxyphenoxypropionate
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pNOV1300; PV-ZMGT32; pDAS1740
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- Cross breeding
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Some of these genetic elements may be present as fragments or truncated forms. Please see notes below, where applicable.
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BCH-GENE-SCBD-100362-7 Ubiquitin gene promoter | Zea mays (Maize, Corn, MAIZE)Promoter
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BCH-GENE-SCBD-100887-5 Vegetative insecticidal protein 3Aa20 | Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt, Bacillus, BACTU)Protein coding sequence | Resistance to diseases and pests (Insects, Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths))
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BCH-GENE-SCBD-101406-4 Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase, intron 9 | Zea mays (Maize, Corn, MAIZE)Intron
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BCH-GENE-SCBD-100290-6 CaMV 35S terminator | Cauliflower mosaic virus (CaMV)Terminator
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BCH-GENE-SCBD-15003-7 Phosphomannose Isomerase gene | Escherichia coli (ECOLX)Protein coding sequence | Mannose tolerance,Selectable marker genes and reporter genes
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BCH-GENE-SCBD-100269-8 Nopaline Synthase Gene Terminator | Agrobacterium tumefaciens (Agrobacterium)Terminator
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BCH-GENE-SCBD-100364-5 Rice actin 1 gene promoter | Oryza sativa (Rice, ORYSA)Promoter
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BCH-GENE-SCBD-100355-6 Rice actin 1, intron | Oryza sativa (Rice, ORYSA)Intron
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BCH-GENE-SCBD-100365-6 Chloroplast transit peptide 2 | Arabidopsis thaliana (Thale cress, Mouse-ear cress, Arabidopsis, ARATH)Transit signal
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BCH-GENE-SCBD-14979-7 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase gene | Agrobacterium tumefaciens (Agrobacterium)Protein coding sequence | Resistance to herbicides (Glyphosate)
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BCH-GENE-SCBD-100366-6 CaMV Enhanced 35S promoter | Cauliflower mosaic virus (CaMV)Promoter
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BCH-GENE-SCBD-100359-7 Hsp70 intron | Zea mays (Maize, Corn, MAIZE)Intron
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BCH-GENE-SCBD-104795-4 RB7 matrix attachment region | Nicotiana tabacum (Tobacco, TOBAC )Enhancer
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BCH-GENE-SCBD-104812-3 Aryloxyalkanoate dioxygenase gene | Sphingobium herbicidovorans (SPHHE)Protein coding sequence | Resistance to herbicides,Tolerance to 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid,Tolerance to aryloxyphenoxypropionate
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BCH-GENE-SCBD-104813-4 Per5 3' Untranslated Region | Zea mays (Maize, Corn, MAIZE)Terminator
DNA insert from MIR162 (SYN-IR162-4) vector pNOV1300
The parental genome contains two gene cassettes: a variant of the native Bacillus thuringiensis vegetative insecticidal protein 3Aa (vip3Aa20) and Escherichia coli phosphomannose isomerase.
Transcription of vip3Aa20 commences at the Zea mays ubiquitin promoter and then transcribes vip3Aa20 followed by intron 9 of Z. mays phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase, before terminating at the Cauliflower mosaic virus 35S terminator. Higher levels of expression are expected due to the promoter and the enhancement by the intron.
The pmi coding sequence is under the control of Z. mays ubiquitin promoter and transcription terminates at the Agrobacterium tumefaciens nopaline synthase gene (nos) terminator.
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The parental genome contains two gene cassettes: a variant of the native Bacillus thuringiensis vegetative insecticidal protein 3Aa (vip3Aa20) and Escherichia coli phosphomannose isomerase.
Transcription of vip3Aa20 commences at the Zea mays ubiquitin promoter and then transcribes vip3Aa20 followed by intron 9 of Z. mays phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase, before terminating at the Cauliflower mosaic virus 35S terminator. Higher levels of expression are expected due to the promoter and the enhancement by the intron.
The pmi coding sequence is under the control of Z. mays ubiquitin promoter and transcription terminates at the Agrobacterium tumefaciens nopaline synthase gene (nos) terminator.
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- Southern blot analyses demonstrated that the T-DNA insert contains: (i) single copies of a vip3Aa20 gene and a pmi gene; (ii) two copies of the maize ubiquitin promoter; (iii) one copy of the nos terminator; and (iv) no backbone sequences from transformation plasmid pNOV1300.
- In the parental MIR162 maize, a variant of the native B. thuringiensis vegetative insecticidal protein 3Aa (vip3Aa20), named vip3Aa19, which has codon changes that result in a single M129I amino acid substitution was inserted into the transformation cassette. During the transformation process an additional DNA mutation resulted in a K284Q amino acid substitution.
DNA insert from NK603 (MON-ØØ6Ø3-6) vector PV-ZMGT32
The plant expression plasmid vector, PV-ZMGT32 contains two adjacent plant gene expression cassettes each containing a single copy of the Agrobacterium tumefaciens 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase (cp4-epsps). In the first (5' end) expression cassette, the cp4-epsps gene is under the transcriptional regulation of an Oryza sativa actin promoter and an A. tumefaciens nopaline synthase gene (nos) terminator. An O. sativa actin intron is also present in the transcript for enhanced expression of the coding sequence. The second cassette consists of another cp4-epsps gene regulated by a Cauliflower mosaic virus enhanced 35S promoter (containing a duplicated enhancer region) and a nos terminator. Similarly, an intron from the Zea mays heat shock protein 70 (hsp70) was included for enhancing expression of the coding sequence. Both promoters of the gene cassettes are expected to promoter high levels of transcription.
Note:
The plant expression plasmid vector, PV-ZMGT32 contains two adjacent plant gene expression cassettes each containing a single copy of the Agrobacterium tumefaciens 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase (cp4-epsps). In the first (5' end) expression cassette, the cp4-epsps gene is under the transcriptional regulation of an Oryza sativa actin promoter and an A. tumefaciens nopaline synthase gene (nos) terminator. An O. sativa actin intron is also present in the transcript for enhanced expression of the coding sequence. The second cassette consists of another cp4-epsps gene regulated by a Cauliflower mosaic virus enhanced 35S promoter (containing a duplicated enhancer region) and a nos terminator. Similarly, an intron from the Zea mays heat shock protein 70 (hsp70) was included for enhancing expression of the coding sequence. Both promoters of the gene cassettes are expected to promoter high levels of transcription.
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- The parental NK603 line contained a single, intact insertion containing both cp4-epsps gene cassettes.
- Due to a restriction digest prior to particle bombardment, the vector backbone, containing Escherichia coli neomycin phosphotransferase II and origin of replication, were not incorporated into the parental genome.
DNA insert from DAS40278 (DAS-4Ø278-9) vector pDAS1740
The parental LMO was generated using the Whiskers-mediated transformation method. Sphingobium herbicidovorans aryloxyalkanoate dioxygenase-1 (aad-1) is under the control of Zea mays ubiquitin gene promoter and Z. mays root preferential cationic peroxidase terminator. Elevated levels of transcription are expected to occur due to the constitutive nature of the ubiquitin promoter.
Note:
- The aad-1 coding sequence was optimized for expression in the plant.
- Southern blot analysis indicated that a single complete copy of the transformation cassette was stably integrated into the host genome at a single locus.
- No integration of the vector backbone occurred.
For more information, kindly refer to the parental LMO record.
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- Feed
- Food
- DAS-4Ø278-9 - EU Reference Laboratory for GM Food and Feed (EURL-GMFF) ( JRC ) [ English ]
- MON-ØØ6Ø3-6 - EU Reference Laboratory for GM Food and Feed (EURL-GMFF) ( JRC ) [ English ]
- SYN-IR162-4 - EU Reference Laboratory for GM Food and Feed (EURL-GMFF) ( JRC ) [ English ]
- SYN-IR162-4 - CropLife International Detection Methods Database ( CropLife ) [ English ]
- MON-ØØ6Ø3-6 - CropLife International Detection Methods Database ( CropLife ) [ English ]
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- EUginius - MIR162 x NK603 x DAS40278 [ English ]
| Record type | Field | Record(s) | |
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| Country's Decision or any other Communication | LMO identification | 1 | |
| Risk Assessment generated by a regulatory process | Living modified organism(s) | 1 | |
