Claims
- 1. A DNA sequence comprising a coding region encoding a modified Cry1Ab protein comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2.
- 2. A chimeric gene comprising the DNA sequence of claim 1 under control of a plant-expressible promoter.
- 3. A recombinant vector comprising the chimeric gene of claim 2.
- 4. A transgenic plant cell comprising the chimeric gene of claim 2.
- 5. A transgenic plant comprising the plant cell of claim 4.
- 6. The transgenic plant of claim 5, which is corn, cotton, or rice.
- 7. A seed of the plant of claim 6, which comprises the DNA sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2.
- 8. A method for protecting a plant from lepidopteran insects pests, comprising introducing into the plant the chimeric gene of claim 2 in a manner such that the plant produces an insect-controlling amount of the expression product of the chimeric gene.
- 9. The method of claim 8, wherein said insect-controlling amount is combative and/or toxic to one or more insect pests selected from the group consisting of European Corn Borer, Sesamia nonagrioides, cotton bollworm, tobacco budworm, yellow stem borer, pink stem borer, and the rice leaf folder.
- 10. A method for protecting a plant from Lepidopteran insects, comprising growing a plant in a field, wherein said plant produces an insect-controlling amount of the modified ICP comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 in cells of said plant.
- 11. The method of claim 10, wherein the cells comprise a chimeric gene comprising a DNA sequence comprising a coding region encoding a modified Cry1Ab protein comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2, under control of a plant-expressible promoter.
CONTINUING APPLICATION DATA
[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/137,682, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
Continuation in Parts (1)
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Number |
Date |
Country |
Parent |
10137682 |
May 2002 |
US |
Child |
10429096 |
May 2003 |
US |