Event Name: CEMB-AAS3
Event Code : CEMB-AAS3
Trade Name: CEMB-AAS3
Crop: Gossypium hirsutum L. - Cotton
Developer: Centre of Excellence in Molecular Biology (Pakistan)
Method of Trait Introduction: Microparticle bombardment of plant cells or tissue
GM Traits: Glyphosate herbicide tolerance , Lepidopteran insect resistance
Commercial Trait: (Stacked) Herbicide Tolerance (HT) + Insect Resistance (IR)
Basic Genetic Modification
| Gene Introduced | Gene Source | Product | Function |
| cry1Ac | Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. Kurstaki strain HD73 | Cry1Ac delta-endotoxin | confers resistance to lepidopteran insects by selectively damaging their midgut lining |
| cry2Aa | Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) | Cry2Aa protein | toxic to several of the main Lepidopteran pests such as yellow stem borer and striped stem borer |
| cp4 epsps | Agrobacterium tumefaciens (strain CP4) | 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase | confers tolerance to glyphosate herbicides by providing an alternative metabolic pathway for aromatic amino acid synthesis that is not inhibited by the chemical |
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 |
| Pakistan |
Last updated: April 10, 2026
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