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US 12,391,730 · App. 18/193,151 · Granted Aug 19, 2025
Insecticidal polypeptides having improved activity spectrum and uses thereof
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PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
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Abstract
The disclosure provides nucleic acids, and variants and fragments thereof, derived from strains of Bacillus thuringiensis encoding variant polypeptides having increased pesticidal activity against insect pests, including Lepidoptera and Coleopteran. Particular embodiments of the disclosure provide isolated nucleic acids encoding pesticidal proteins, pesticidal compositions, DNA constructs, and transformed microorganisms and plants comprising a nucleic acid of the embodiments. These compositions find use in methods for controlling pests, especially plant pests.
Claims (12)
1. A recombinant polynucleotide encoding a variant Cry1B polypeptide, wherein the variant Cry1B polypeptide comprises an amino acid sequence having at least 98% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:29, wherein the polynucleotide is operably linked to a heterologous regulatory element.
2. The recombinant polynucleotide of claim 1 , wherein the nucleic acid sequence has been optimized for expression in maize or soybean.
3. A DNA construct comprising the recombinant polynucleotide of claim 1 .
4. A host cell comprising the DNA construct of claim 3 .
5. The host cell of claim 4 , wherein the host cell is a bacterial cell.
6. The host cell of claim 4 , wherein the host cell is a plant cell.
7. The host cell of claim 6 , wherein the host cell is a soybean or maize cell.
8. A transgenic plant comprising the DNA construct of claim 3 .
9. The transgenic plant of claim 8 , wherein said plant is selected from the group consisting of maize, sorghum, wheat, cabbage, sunflower, tomato, a crucifer species, a pepper species, potato, cotton, rice, soybean, sugar beet, sugarcane, tobacco, barley, and oilseed rape.
10. A seed comprising the DNA construct of claim 3 .
11. A plant or plant cell having stably incorporated into its genome the DNA construct of claim 3 .
12. The recombinant polynucleotide encoding the variant Cry1B polypeptide of claim 1 , wherein the variant Cry1B polypeptide comprises an amino acid sequence having at least 99% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:29, wherein the polynucleotide is operably linked to a heterologous regulatory element.
Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded May 25, 2023
From: WILLCOXON, MICHI IZUMI; YAMAMOTO, TAKASHI
To: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
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