Abstract
Two new modified Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) proteins, Cry1Da_7 and Cry1B.868, with activity against fall armyworms (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith), were evaluated for their potential to bind new insect receptors compared to proteins currently deployed as plant-incorporated protectants (PIPs) in row crops. Results from resistant insect bioassays, disabled insecticidal protein (DIP) bioassays, and cell-based assays using insect cells expressing individual receptors demonstrate that receptor utilizations of the newly modified Cry1Da_7 and Cry1B.868 proteins are distinct from each other and from those of commercially available Bt proteins such as Cry1F, Cry1A.105, Cry2Ab, and Vip3A. Accordingly, these two proteins target different insect proteins in FAW midgut cells and when pyramided together should provide durability in the field against this economically important pest.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | e00579-19 |
Journal | Applied and environmental microbiology |
Volume | 85 |
Issue number | 16 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 1 2019 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Funding for this research was provided by Bayer Crop Science. We thank our current and former colleagues Randall Kerstetter, Melissa Kemp, Sara Salvador, and Crystal Dart at the Bayer Plant Biotechnology site in Cambridge, MA, for technical support. We also give special thanks to Cara Vazquez for her critical review of the manuscript and to Nancy Adams at the Bayer Insectary in Union City, TN. We also thank Jiexin Peng and her protein expression and purification team and David Duda and his team for continued structural biology support.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 American Society for Microbiology.
Keywords
- Bacillus thuringiensis
- Bt toxin
- Cry1B.868
- Cry1Da_7
- Disabled insecticidal protein
- Insect resistance
- Mechanisms of action
- Mode of action