Patent ID: 7491869
Filing Date: 2009-02-17
Classification: C12N,Y02A

Abstract:
1. A method for creating or enhancing insect resistance in a plant, said method comprising stably introducing into said plant a DNA construct comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a non-plant lipase operably linked to a promoter that drives expression in a plant cell, wherein said nucleotide sequence is selected from the group consisting of: a) the nucleotide sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 7; b) a nucleotide sequence comprising at least 95% sequence identity to the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 7, wherein the nucleotide sequence encodes a polypeptide having insecticidal activity; c) a nucleotide sequence encoding a polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 8; d) a nucleotide sequence encoding a polypeptide having at least 95% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 8, wherein said polypeptide has insecticidal activity; and e) the nucleotide sequence of any one of preceding items (a) through (d) wherein codon usage is optimized for expression in a plant.