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Crop:Maize
Maize
Species
Zea Mays
Trade Name
Maize modified for herbicide tolerance and insect resistance
Event Name
MON 87411
Method of Introduction
Agrobacterium-mediated DNA transfer
Year of Approval
2024-02-15
Gene
Contains a suppression cassette that expresses an inverted repeat sequence designed to match the sequence of western corn rootworm (WCR). It also contains a cry3Bb1 gene. In addition, MON 87411 contains the cp4 epsps gene from Agrobacterium sp. strain CP4.
Gene Product
The expression of the suppression cassette results in the formation of a double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) transcript containing a 240 bp fragment of the WCR Snf7 gene (DvSnf7). Upon consumption, the plant-produced dsRNA in MON 87411 is recognized by the CRW’s RNA interference (RNAi) machinery resulting in down regulation of the targeted DvSnf7 gene leading to CRW mortality. cry3Bb1 gene produces a modified Bacillus thuringiensis (subsp. kumamotoensis) Cry3Bb1 protein to protect against CRW larval feeding. cp4 epsps gene encodes for the 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase (EPSPS) protein, which confers tolerance to glyphosate
Gene Function
Resistance to coleoptera, tolerance to glyphosate
Traits
Herbicide tolerance and insect resistance
Developer
Bayer West-Central Africa S.A
