MON-ØØ757-7 - Bollgard™ cotton | BCH-LMO-SCBD-14777 | Living Modified Organism | Biosafety Clearing-House

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last updated: 17 Jul 2017
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Bollgard™ cotton
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757
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MON-ØØ757-7
Cotton line MON757 was genetically engineered to resist cotton bollworm, tobacco budworm and pink bollworm by producing its own insecticide. This line was developed by introducing the cry1Ac gene, isolated from the common soil bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt), into a cotton line by Agrobacterium-mediated transformation.
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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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  • MON-89924-2 - Bollgard™ cotton
    | Monsanto | Resistance to antibiotics (Kanamycin), Resistance to diseases and pests (Insects, Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths))
  • MON-ØØ531-6 - Bollgard™ cotton
    | Monsanto | Resistance to antibiotics (Kanamycin, Streptomycin), Resistance to diseases and pests (Insects, Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths))
Characteristics of the modification process
PV-GHBK04
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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-14986-6 Cry1Ac | Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt, Bacillus, BACTU)
    Protein coding sequence | Resistance to diseases and pests (Insects, Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths))
  • BCH-GENE-SCBD-15001-5 Neomycin Phosphotransferase II | Escherichia coli (ECOLX)
    Protein coding sequence | Resistance to antibiotics (Kanamycin)
  • BCH-GENE-SCBD-100366-6 CaMV Enhanced 35S promoter | Cauliflower mosaic virus (CaMV)
    Promoter
  • BCH-GENE-SCBD-103856-6 α' subunit of β-conglycinin gene terminator | Glycine max (Soybean, Soya bean, Soya, SOYBN)
    Terminator
  • BCH-GENE-SCBD-100269-8 Nopaline Synthase Gene Terminator | Agrobacterium tumefaciens (Agrobacterium)
    Terminator
The Cry1Ac coding sequence was modified for plant optimised codons and resulted in a single amino acid change at L766S.

Southern blot analysis indicated that a single complete and intact copy of the expression cassette was integrated into the host genome as well as a 3.8kb partial, non functional fragment located at a separate site from the intact copy consisting of a portion of the Cry1Ac coding sequence and a portion of the 3'UTR.

The plasmid also contains the antibiotic resistance aad gene. This gene confers resistance to the antibiotics spectinomycin and streptomycin, and facilitated the selection of bacteria containing the plasmid in the initial steps of transforming the cotton tissue. The aad gene is under the control of a bacterial promoter. Studies using ELISA testing have indicated that there there is no detectable expression of the aad gene in the modified line.
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LMO characteristics
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  • Food
  • Feed
  • Fiber/textile
Detection method(s)
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Additional Information
Cotton line MON757 was genetically engineered to resist cotton bollworm, tobacco budworm and pink bollworm by producing their own insecticide.

The cry1Ac gene produces the insect control protein Cry1Ac, a delta-endotoxin. The Cry1Ac protein produced in MON757 is almost identical to that found in nature and in commercial Bt spray formulations. Cry proteins, of which Cry1Ac 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.

Cry1Ac is insecticidal only when eaten by the larvae of lepidopteran insects (moths and butterflies), 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 delta-endotoxins of B. thuringiensis on the surface of mammalian intestinal cells, therefore, livestock animals and humans are not susceptible to these proteins.
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