IP Library Granted Patent US 9,567,381
Granted Patent B2
US 9,567,381 · App. 14/383,841 · Granted Feb 14, 2017

Toxic peptide production, peptide expression in plants and combinations of cysteine rich peptides

Inventors: Robert M. Kennedy (Dexter, MI); William Tedford (Calgary, CA); Christopher Hendrickson (Kalamazoo, MI); Robert Venable (Lawerence, MI); Catherine Foune (Gobles, MI); John McIntyre (Alto, MI); Alvar Carlson (Kalamazoo, MI); Lin Bao (Portage, MI)
Assignee: Vestaron Corporation
C07K14/43518A01N63/02C07K14/43504C12N15/8286C07K2319/55
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Patent No.
US 9,567,381
App. No.
14/383,841
Granted
Feb 14, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

New insecticidal proteins, nucleotides, peptides, their expression in plants, methods of producing the peptides, new processes, production techniques, new peptides, new formulations, and new organisms, a process which increases the insecticidal peptide production yield from yeast expression systems. The present invention is also related and discloses selected endotoxins we call cysteine rich insecticidal peptides (CRIPS) which are peptides derived from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) and their genes and endotoxins in combination with toxic peptides known as Inhibitor Cystine Knot (ICK) genes and peptides as well as with other types of insecticidal peptides such as trypsin modulating oostatic factor (TMOF) peptide sequences used in various formulations and combinations; of both genes and peptides, useful for the control of insects.

Claims (19)

1. A composition comprising two types of insecticidal peptides wherein one type of insecticidal peptide is a Pore Forming Insecticidal Protein (PFIP), and the other type of insecticidal peptide is a Cysteine Rich Insecticidal Peptide (CRIP) wherein said CRIP is an artificial Inhibitor Cysteine Knot (ICK) motif peptide, wherein said ICK peptide is selected from one or any combination of the group of peptides comprising: SEQ ID NO: 650, SEQ ID NO: 651 and SEQ ID NO: 652, and said PFIP is selected from any combination of known Bt toxic peptides.

2. A composition of claim 1 wherein said PFIP is selected from a Cry or Cyt type of Bt peptide.

3. A composition of claim 2 wherein said PFIP is selected from any of the PFIP's identified in the application which are any of the following, in any combination: Cry1, Cry1A, Cry1B, Cry1C, Cry1Ca, Cry1Cb, Cry1E, Cry1F, Cry1G, Cry2, Cry3, Cry3A, Cry3B, Cry3C, Cry4, Cry5, Cry6, Cry7, Cry8, Cry8Aa, Cry9, Cry10, Cry11, Cry12, Cry13, Cry14, Cry16, Cry17, Cry18, Cry21, Cry22, Cry23, Cry23A, Cry26, Cry28, Cry29Aa, Cry31, Cry34, Cry35, Cry37, Cry37A, Cry43, Cry48, Cry49, CryET70, Cry ET76, CryET80, Cyt1, Cyt2.

4. A composition of claim 3 wherein said PFIP is selected from any combination of any of the following PFIP's: identified as being in in the application which are any of the following in any combination: Cry1A, Cry1B, Cry1C, and Cry2a, (from Bt k ); Cry4, Cry10, Cry11, and Cyt1 (cytolysin) (from Bt i ) and Cry3Aa (from Bt t ).

5. A composition of claim 3 wherein said PFIP is selected from any combination of any of the following PFIP's: identified as being in in the application which are any of the following in any combination: Cry1A, Cry1B, Cry1C and Cry2a (from Bt k ).

6. A composition of claim 3 wherein said PFIP is selected from any combination of any of the following PFIP's: identified as being in in the application which are any of the following in any combination: Cry4, Cry10, Cry11, and Cyt1 (cytolysin) (from Bt i ).

7. A composition of claim 3 wherein said PFIP is selected from Cry3 (from Bt t ).

8. A composition of claim 3 wherein said PFIP is selected from the group of PFIPs that are, independently and in any combination: in Dipel, or Cry1A, Cry1B, Cry1C, and Cry2a; and the other type of insecticidal peptide is a Cysteine Rich Insecticidal Peptide (CRIP) wherein said CRIP is an artificial Inhibitor Cysteine Knot (ICK) motif peptide, wherein said ICK peptide is selected from one or any combination of the group of peptides comprising: SEQ ID NO: 650, SEQ ID NO: 651 and SEQ ID NO: 652.

9. A composition of claim 8 wherein said PFIP is Dipel and the CRIP is an artificial Inhibitor Cysteine Knot (ICK) motif peptide that is SEQ ID NO: 652.

10. A composition of claim 8 wherein said PFIP is Cry1A and the CRIP is an artificial Inhibitor Cysteine Knot (ICK) motif peptide that is SEQ ID NO: 652.

11. A composition of claim 8 wherein said PFIP is Cry1B and the CRIP is an artificial Inhibitor Cysteine Knot (ICK) motif peptide that is SEQ ID NO: 652.

12. A composition of claim 8 wherein said PFIP is Cry1C and the CRIP is an artificial Inhibitor Cysteine Knot (ICK) motif peptide that is SEQ ID NO: 652.

13. A composition of claim 8 wherein said PFIP is Cry2a and the CRIP is an artificial Inhibitor Cysteine Knot (ICK) motif peptide that is SEQ ID NO: 652.

14. A composition comprising two types of insecticidal peptides wherein one type of insecticidal peptide is a Pore Forming Insecticidal Protein (PFIP), wherein said PFIP is Dipel and the other type of insecticidal peptide is a Cysteine Rich Insecticidal Peptide (CRIP) wherein said CRIP is an artificial Inhibitor Cysteine Knot (ICK) motif peptide, wherein said ICK peptide is selected from the peptides comprising SEQ ID NO: 650 and SEQ ID NO: 651.

15. A composition comprising two types of insecticidal peptides wherein one type of insecticidal peptide is a Pore Forming Insecticidal Protein (PFIP), wherein said PFIP is selected from the group of PFIPs that are, independently and in any combination: Cry1A, Cry1B, Cry1C, and Cry2a; and the other type of insecticidal peptide is a Cysteine Rich Insecticidal Peptide (CRIP) wherein said CRIP is an artificial Inhibitor Cysteine Knot (ICK) motif peptide, wherein said ICK peptide is selected from the peptides comprising SEQ ID NO: 650, and SEQ ID NO: 651.

16. The application of a formulated composition as in any of claims 1 - 15 to the locus of or to an insect to control insect pests.

17. The application of a formulated composition as in an of claims 1 - 15 to the locus of or to an insect to control Bt resistant insect pests.

18. The control of insect pests with the application of a formulated composition as in any of claims 1 - 15 to the locus of or to the insect.

19. The control of Bt resistant insect pests with the application of a formulated composition as in any of claims 1 - 15 to the locus of or to the insect.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 26, 2026
From: VESTARON CORPORATION
To: SUTERRA LLC
Reel/Frame 074760/0635 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 5, 2026
From: NOVO HOLDINGS A/S
To: VESTARON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 074568/0448 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 1, 2025
From: VESTARON CORPORATION
To: NOVO HOLDINGS A/S
Reel/Frame 070690/0789 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 16, 2015
From: KENNEDY, ROBERT M.; TEDFORD, H. WILLIAM; HENDRICKSON, CHRISTOPHER; VENABLE, ROBERT; FOUNE, CATHERINE; MCINTYRE, JOHN; CARLSON, ALVAR; BAO, LIN
To: VESTARON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 035919/0976 →
Continuity (5)
Provisional Application 61608921 · Mar 9, 2012
Provisional Application 61644212 · May 8, 2012
Provisional Application 61698261 · Sep 7, 2012
Provisional Application 61729905 · Nov 26, 2012
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