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Living Modified Organism (LMO)
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Decisions on the LMO Risk Assessments  
last updated: 11 Jan 2022
Living Modified Organism identity
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Insect resistant, herbicide tolerant maize
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DBN9936
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The maize (Zea mays) was modified for insect resistance and herbicide tolerance. For Lepidoptera resistance, the maize expresses the Bacillus thuringiensis crystal protein Cry1Ab, which causes cell lysis of the insect's midgut through pore formation. For glyphosate tolerance, the maize expresses Agrobacterium tumefaciens 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase, which does not bind the herbicide with high affinity and allows for the continued synthesis of aromatic amino acids via the shikimate pathway.
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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
DBN10124
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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.
The modified maize contains two gene cassettes: Bacillus thuringiensis crystal (cry1Ab) and Agrobacterium tumefaciens  5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthases (epsps).

The cry1Ab coding sequence is under control of a Cauliflower mosaic virus (CAMV) 35S promoter and an A. tumefaciens nopaline synthase terminator. A maize heat shock protein 70 intron is also present to enhance the expression of cry1Ab.

The epsps coding sequence is under control of an Oryza sativa actin 1 promoter and a CaMV 35S terminator. An Arabidopsis thaliana chloroplast transit peptide 2 sequence is present for targeting the EPSPS protein to the chloroplasts.
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LMO characteristics
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  • Feed
  • Food
Detection method(s)
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