Event Name: SEMT15-15
Event Code : NMK-8993Ø-4
Trade Name: Shepody NewLeaf™ Y potato
Crop: Solanum tuberosum L. - Potato
Developer: Monsanto Company (including fully and partly owned companies)
Method of Trait Introduction: Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated plant transformation
GM Traits: Coleopteran insect resistance , Viral disease resistance , Antibiotic resistance
Commercial Trait: (Stacked) Insect Resistance (IR) + Disease Resistance (DR)
Basic Genetic Modification
| Gene Introduced | Gene Source | Product | Function |
| cry3A | Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. tenebrionis | cry3A delta endotoxin | confers resistance to coleopteran insects by selectively damaging their midgut lining |
| pvy_cp | Potato Virus Y (PVY) | coat protein of the potato virus Y (PVY) | confers resistance to potato virus Y (PVY) through "pathogen-derived resistance" mechanism |
| nptII * | Escherichia coli Tn5 transposon | neomycin phosphotransferase II enzyme | allows transformed plants to metabolize neomycin and kanamycin antibiotics during selection |
| aad * | Escherichia coli | 3''(9)-O-aminoglycoside adenylyltransferase enzyme | allows selection for resistance to aminoglycoside antibiotics such as spectinomycin and streptomycin |
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 |
| Australia | |||
| Canada | |||
| Japan | |||
| Mexico | |||
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Last updated: September 12, 2019
Documents and Links
Event Description
Regulatory and Biosafety Information
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency
- Food Standards Australia New Zealand
- Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare - Japan
- US Department of Agriculture - APHIS
- US Food and Drug Administration
Detection Methods
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