Patent ID: 8513492
Filing Date: 2013-08-20
Classification: C07K,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A transgenic plant comprising a gene encoding a modified Cry3Bb* polypeptide, wherein said modified Cry3Bb* polypeptide comprises one or more amino acids within loop α7, β1replaced with one or more amino acids resulting increased flexibility of the loop, wherein said replacement results in one or more amino acid substitutions selected from the group consisting of Tyr287 replaced by phenylalanine, Asp288 replaced by asparagines, Ile289 replaced by threonine or valine, Arg290 replaced by valine, asparagines or leucine, Leu291 replaced by arginine, Tyr292 replaced by phenylalanine, and Ser293 replaced by arginine or proline.