ECry1Gb.1Ig, A Novel Chimeric Cry Protein with High Efficacy against Multiple Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) Strains Resistant to Different GM Traits.

ABSTRACT: Spodoptera frugiperda (fall armyworm, FAW) is one of the most devastating insect pests to corn and soybean production in the Americas and is rapidly expanding its range worldwide. It is known to be hard to control either by chemical insecticide applications or by GM. Although the use of GM traits can be an effective way to control this pest, it is very rare to find native insecticidal proteins that provide the necessary level of FAW control in crop fields where FAW pressure and damage are high. Insecticidal Cry proteins sourced from Bacillus thuringiensis have been heavily utilized in the development of crops with GM traits; however, it is increasingly difficult to identify Cry proteins with unique modes of action. Protein engineering via a phylogenetically guided Cry protein

SUBMITTER: Chae H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9785401 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature