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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
26
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-1-28
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
Spodoptera species, representing widespread polyphagous insect pests, are resistant to Bacillus thuringiensis delta-endotoxins used thus far as insecticides in transgenic plants. Here we describe the chemical synthesis of a cryIC gene by a novel template directed ligation-PCR method. This simple and economical method to construct large synthetic genes can be used when routine resynthesis of genes is required. Chemically phosphorylated adjacent oligonucleotides of the gene to be synthesized are assembled and ligated on a single-stranded, partially homologous template derived from a wild-type gene (cryIC in our case) by a thermostable pfu DNA ligase using repeated cycles of melting, annealing, and ligation. The resulting synthetic DNA strands are selectively amplified by PCR with short specific flanking primers that are complementary only to the new synthetic DNA. Optimized expression of the synthetic cryIC gene in alfalfa and tobacco results in the production of 0.01-0.2% of total soluble proteins as CryIC toxin and provides protection against the Egyptian cotton leafworm (Spodoptera littoralis) and the beet armyworm (Spodoptera exigua). To facilitate selection and breeding of Spodoptera-resistant plants, the cryIC gene was linked to a pat gene, conferring resistance to the herbicide BASTA.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0027-8424
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
24
pubmed:volume
93
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
15012-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:8986755-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:8986755-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:8986755-Arabidopsis, pubmed-meshheading:8986755-Bacterial Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:8986755-Bacterial Toxins, pubmed-meshheading:8986755-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:8986755-DNA Primers, pubmed-meshheading:8986755-Endotoxins, pubmed-meshheading:8986755-Genes, Bacterial, pubmed-meshheading:8986755-Genes, Synthetic, pubmed-meshheading:8986755-Hemolysin Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:8986755-Medicago sativa, pubmed-meshheading:8986755-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:8986755-Moths, pubmed-meshheading:8986755-Pest Control, Biological, pubmed-meshheading:8986755-Plants, Genetically Modified, pubmed-meshheading:8986755-Plants, Toxic, pubmed-meshheading:8986755-Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:8986755-Recombinant Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:8986755-Spodoptera, pubmed-meshheading:8986755-Tobacco
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
A synthetic cryIC gene, encoding a Bacillus thuringiensis delta-endotoxin, confers Spodoptera resistance in alfalfa and tobacco.
pubmed:affiliation
Max-Planck-Institut für Züchtungsforschung, Köin, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't