Event Name: MIR162
Event Code : SYN-IR162-4
Trade Name: Agrisure⢠Viptera
Crop: Zea mays L. - Maize, Corn
- Basic Information
- Authorizations
- Documents and Links
Developer:
Syngenta
Method of Trait Introduction:
Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated plant transformation
GM Trait
s
:
Lepidopteran insect resistance
,
Mannose metabolism
Commercial Trait:
(Singular)
Insect Resistance
Summary of Basic Genetic Modification
Gene Introduced | Gene Source | Product | Function |
vip3Aa20 | Bacillus thuringiensis strain AB88 | vegetative insecticidal protein (vip3Aa variant) | confers resistance to feeding damage caused by lepidopteran insects by selectively damaging their midgut |
pmi * | Escherichia coli | Phosphomannose Isomerase (PMI) enzyme | metabolizes mannose and allows positive selection for recovery of transformed plants |
* : 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 |
Argentina | |||
Australia | |||
Brazil | |||
Canada | |||
China | |||
Colombia | |||
European Union | |||
Indonesia | |||
Iran | |||
Japan | |||
Malaysia | |||
Mexico | |||
New Zealand | |||
Paraguay | |||
Philippines | |||
Russia | |||
Singapore | |||
South Africa | |||
South Korea | |||
Taiwan | |||
Turkey | |||
United States | |||
Vietnam | |||
Zambia |
* point mouse arrow over year for notes
Last updated: May 14, 2020
Event Description
Regulatory and Biosafety Information
- Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore
- Brazil CTNBio
- Bureau of Plant Industry - Philippines
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency
- European Food Safety Authority
- Food Standards Australia New Zealand
- Iran Biosafety Clearing House
- Japan Biosafety Clearing House
- Malaysia Biosafety Clearing House
- Turkey Biosafety Information Exchange Mechanism
- US Department of Agriculture - APHIS
- US Food and Drug Administration
- USAD-FAS GAIN Report - China 2014
- USDA-FAS GAIN Report - China 2018
- USDA-FAS GAIN Report - South Africa 2014
- Zambia Biosafety Clearing House
Detection Methods
Last updated: May 6, 2013