Event Name: EMBRAPA 5.1
Event Code : EMB-PVØ51-1
Trade Name: BRS FC401 RMD
Crop: Phaseolus vulgaris - Bean, Common Bean
Developer: EMBRAPA (Brazil)
Method of Trait Introduction: Microparticle bombardment of plant cells or tissue
GM Trait: Viral disease resistance
Commercial Trait: (Singular) Disease Resistance (DR)
Basic Genetic Modification
| Gene Introduced | Gene Source | Product | Function |
| ac1 (sense and antisense) | Bean Golden Mosaic Virus (BGMV) | sense and antisense RNA of viral replication protein (Rep); no functional viral replication protein is produced | inhibits the synthesis of the viral replication protein of the Bean Golden Mosaic Virus (BGMV), thereby conferring resistance to the BGMV |
Regulatory Approvals: Country, Year and Type of Approval
| Country | Food direct use or processing |
Feed direct use or processing |
Cultivation domestic or non-domestic use |
| Brazil |
Last updated: August 10, 2012
Documents and Links
Event Description
- Biosafety Scanner
- Journal reference (abstract): Molecular characterization of the first commercial transgenic common bean immune to the Bean golden mosaic virus
- Journal reference: RNAi-Mediated Resistance to Bean Golden Mosaic Virus in Genetically Engineered Common Bean
Regulatory and Biosafety Information
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