Event Name: GTSB77 (T9100152)
Event Code : SY-GTSB77-8
Trade Name: InVigor™ sugarbeet
Crop: Beta vulgaris - Sugar Beet
Developer: Novartis Seeds and Monsanto Company
Method of Trait Introduction: Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated plant transformation
GM Traits: Glyphosate herbicide tolerance , Visual marker
Commercial Trait: (Singular) Herbicide Tolerance (HT)
Basic Genetic Modification
| Gene Introduced | Gene Source | Product | Function |
| cp4 epsps (aroA:CP4) | Agrobacterium tumefaciens strain CP4 | herbicide tolerant form of 5-enolpyruvulshikimate-3-phosphate synthase (EPSPS) enzyme | decreases binding affinity for glyphosate, thereby conferring increased tolerance to glyphosate herbicide |
| goxv247 | Ochrobactrum anthropi strain LBAA | glyphosate oxidase | confers tolerance to glyphosate herbicides by degrading glyphosate into aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA) and glyoxylate |
| uidA * | Escherichia coli | beta-D-glucuronidase (GUS) enzyme | produces blue stain on treated transformed tissue, which allows visual selection |
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 | |||
| Japan | |||
| New Zealand | |||
| United States |
Last updated: November 11, 2012
Documents and Links
Event Description
Regulatory and Biosafety Information
- Food Standards Australia New Zealand
- US Department of Agriculture - APHIS
- US Food and Drug Administration
Detection Methods
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