Developer:
DuPont (Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc.)

Method of Trait Introduction:
Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated plant transformation

GM Trait s :
Male sterility , Fertility restoration , Visual marker

Commercial Trait:
(Singular)  Pollination control system

Summary of Basic Genetic Modification

Gene Introduced	Gene Source	Product	Function
ms45	Zea mays	ms45 protein	restores fertility by restoring the development of the microspore cell wall that gives rise to pollen
zm-aa1	Zea mays	alpha amylase enzyme	hydrolyses starch and makes pollen sterile when expressed in immature pollen
dsRed2  *	Discosoma sp.	red fluorescent protein	produces red stain on transformed tissue, which allows visual selection

 * : Selection Marker/Reporter  

Summary of 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
United States of America

 

Event Description

• Biosafety Scanner

Regulatory and Biosafety Information

• National Biosafety Technical Committee (CTNBio) - Brazil
• US Department of Agriculture - APHIS
• US Department of Agriculture - APHIS

Detection Methods

• SequenceBase