Event Name: Disease-resistant potato
Event Code : N/A
Trade Name: N/A
Crop: Solanum tuberosum L. - Potato
Developer: Michigan State University
Method of Trait Introduction: Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated plant transformation
GM Traits: Viral disease resistance , Antibiotic resistance , Foliar Late Blight Resistance
Commercial Trait: (Stacked) Disease Resistance (DR)
Basic Genetic Modification
Gene Introduced | Gene Source | Product | Function |
R-genes | Solanum venturii | Rpi-vnt1, Rpi-amr1, and Rpi-amr | Part of a plant defense mechanism called effector triggered immunity. These proteins recognize pathogen-secreted effector proteins and activate the plant hypersensitive response (HR). |
Rladg | controls resistance to the infection and to PLRV accumulation | ||
Rysto | Solanum stoloniferum | Rysto immune receptor | confers extreme resistance to PVY in potato preventing viral replication without triggering cell death |
Rysto | Solanum stoloniferum | Rysto immune receptor | confers extreme resistance to PVY in potato preventing viral replication without triggering cell death |
nptII * | Escherichia coli Tn5 transposon | neomycin phosphotransferase II enzyme | allows transformed plants to metabolize neomycin and kanamycin antibiotics during 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 |
United States |
Last updated: August 15, 2024
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