WO2016018887A1 - Compositions and methods for controlling insect pests - Google Patents
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- Pest species of interest include flea beetles, such as Phyllotreta spp. and Psylliodes spp.
- compositions for controlling insect infestations in plants have typically been in the form of chemical insecticides.
- chemical insecticides are generally not selective, and applications of chemical insecticides intended to control insect pests in crop plants can exert their effects on non-target insects and other invertebrates as well.
- Chemical insecticides often persist in the environment and can be slow to degrade, thus potentially accumulating in the food chain.
- use of persistent chemical insecticides can result in the development of resistance in the target insect species.
- RNA interference RNA-mediated gene suppression
- invertebrates RNAi-based gene suppression was first demonstrated in nematodes (Fire et al, (1998) Nature, 391 :806-811 ; Timmons & Fire (1998) Nature, 395:854). Subsequently, RNAi-based suppression of invertebrate genes using recombinant nucleic acid techniques has been reported in a number of species, including agriculturally or economically important pests from various insect and nematode taxa, such as: root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.), see Huang et al. (2006) Proc.
- the present embodiments relate to control of insect species, especially flea beetle species that are economically or agriculturally important pests.
- the compositions and methods disclosed herein include recombinant polynucleotide molecules, such as recombinant DNA constructs for making transgenic plants resistant to infestation by insect species and polynucleotide agents, such as RNA "triggers", that are useful for controlling or preventing infestation by that insect species.
- polynucleotide -containing composition e. g. , a composition containing a dsRNA trigger for suppressing a target gene
- embodiments relate to methods for selecting preferred insect target genes that are more likely to be effective targets for RNAi-mediated control of an insect species.
- dsRNA including at least one segment of 18 or more contiguous nucleotides with a sequence of about 95% to about 100%> complementarity with a fragment of a target gene of the insect.
- the dsRNA includes at least one segment of 21 contiguous nucleotides with a sequence of 100%> complementarity with a fragment of a target gene of the insect.
- the target gene is selected from the group consisting of Act5C, arginine kinase, COPI (coatomer subunit) alpha, COPI (coatomer subunit) beta, COPI (coatomer subunit) betaPrime, COPI (coatomer subunit) delta, COPI (coatomer subunit) epsilon, COPI (coatomer subunit) gamma, COPI (coatomer subunit) zeta, RpL07, RpL19, RpL3, RpL40, RpS21, RpS4, Rpn2, Rpn3, Rpt6, Rpn8, Rpn9, Rpn6-PB-like protein, Sari, sec6, sec23, sec23A, shrb (snf7), Tubulin gamma chain,
- the target gene has a DNA sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:l - 859.
- the dsRNA includes an RNA strand with a sequence of about 95% to about 100% identity or complementarity with a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:860 - 1718 and 1722 - 1724 or a fragment thereof. In some embodiments, the dsRNA includes an RNA strand with a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:860 - 1718 and 1722 - 1724.
- the contacting of the insect is by oral delivery, or by non-oral contact, e. g. , by absorption through the cuticle, or through a combination of oral and non-oral delivery.
- the dsRNA trigger suppresses a target gene in the insect and stunts growth, development or reproduction by the insect, or kills the insect.
- Several embodiments relate to a method of causing mortality or stunting in an insect, including providing in the diet of an insect at least one polynucleotide including at least one silencing element, wherein the at least one silencing element is essentially identical or essentially complementary to a fragment of a target gene sequence of the insect, and wherein ingestion of the polynucleotide by the insect results in mortality or stunting in the insect.
- the target gene is selected from the group consisting of Act5C, arginine kinase, COPI (coatomer subunit) alpha, COPI (coatomer subunit) beta, COPI (coatomer subunit) betaPrime, COPI (coatomer subunit) delta, COPI (coatomer subunit) epsilon, COPI (coatomer subunit) gamma, COPI (coatomer subunit) zeta, RpL07, RpL19, RpL3, RpL40, RpS21, RpS4, Rpn2, Rpn3, Rpt6, Rpn8, Rpn9, Rpn6-PB-like protein, Sari, sec6, sec23, sec23A, shrb (snf7), Tubulin gamma chain, ProsAlpha2, ProsBeta5, Proteasome alpha 2, Proteasome beta 5, VATPase E, VATPase A, VATPase
- the target gene sequence is selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:l - 859.
- the silencing element includes an RNA strand with a sequence of about 95%> to about 100%> identity or complementarity with a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:860 - 1718 and 1722 - 1724 or a fragment thereof.
- the silencing element includes an RNA strand with a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:860 - 1718 and 1722 - 1724.
- the polynucleotide is provided in the diet of the insect in the form of a plant or bacterial cell containing the polynucleotide, or as a synthetic polynucleotide molecule, or as a fermentation product (e. g., a hairpin form of a dsRNA, produced in a bacterium).
- the polynucleotide is a recombinant RNA molecule.
- the polynucleotide is a double-stranded RNA molecule.
- an insecticidal composition including an insecticidally effective amount of a polynucleotide, wherein the polynucleotide includes 18 or more contiguous nucleotides with about 95%> to about 100%> complementarity with a corresponding portion of a target gene of an insect that infests a plant.
- the polynucleotide includes 21 contiguous nucleotides with a sequence of 100% complementarity with a corresponding portion of the target gene.
- the target gene is selected from the group consisting of Act5C, arginine kinase, COPI (coatomer subunit) alpha, COPI (coatomer subunit) beta, COPI (coatomer subunit) betaPrime, COPI (coatomer subunit) delta, COPI (coatomer subunit) epsilon, COPI (coatomer subunit) gamma, COPI (coatomer subunit) zeta, RpL07, RpL19, RpL3, RpL40, RpS21, RpS4, Rpn2, Rpn3, Rpt6, Rpn8, Rpn9, Rpn6-PB-like protein, Sari, sec6, sec23, sec23A, shrb (snf7), Tubulin gamma chain,
- the polynucleotide includes 18 or more contiguous nucleotides with about 95% to about 100%
- the polynucleotide includes 21 contiguous nucleotides with a sequence of 100%> complementarity with a DNA sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:l - 859 or a fragment thereof.
- the polynucleotide is recombinant RNA.
- the polynucleotide is molecule is dsRNA.
- the polynucleotide includes at least one segment (e. g.
- polynucleotide includes at least one segment (e. g. , an RNA strand or segment of an RNA strand) with a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:860 - 1718 and 1722 - 1724 or a fragment thereof.
- the insecticidal composition further includes one or more of a carrier agent, a surfactant, an organosilicone, a cationic lipid, a polynucleotide herbicidal molecule, a non-polynucleotide herbicidal molecule, a non-polynucleotide pesticide, a fungicide, a safener, an insect attractant, and an insect growth regulator.
- a carrier agent e.g. , a bacterially produced insecticidal protein.
- RNA polynucleotide having a sequence essentially identical or essentially complementary to a fragment of at least one target gene of the insect, and wherein ingestion of the polynucleotide by the insect results in mortality or stunting in the insect.
- the target gene is selected from the group consisting of Act5C, arginine kinase, COPI (coatomer subunit) alpha, COPI (coatomer subunit) beta, COPI (coatomer subunit) betaPrime, COPI (coatomer subunit) delta, COPI (coatomer subunit) epsilon, COPI (coatomer subunit) gamma, COPI (coatomer subunit) zeta, RpL07, RpL19, RpL3, RpL40, RpS21, RpS4, Rpn2, Rpn3, Rpt6, Rpn8, Rpn9, Rpn6-PB-like protein, Sari, sec6, sec23, sec23A, shrb (snf7), Tubulin gamma chain,
- the target gene has a DNA sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:l - 859.
- the polynucleotide is single-stranded RNA (ssRNA). In other embodiments, the polynucleotide is double-stranded RNA (dsRNA), which may include single-stranded portions, such as a loop in a stem-loop structure.
- the polynucleotide is RNA (e. g., an RNA strand or segment of an RNA strand) with a sequence of about 95% to about 100% identity or complementarity with a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:860 - 1718 and 1722 - 1724 or a fragment thereof.
- the polynucleotide is RNA (e. g., an RNA strand or segment of an RNA strand) with a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:860 - 1718 and 1722 - 1724 or a fragment thereof.
- heterologous promoter operably linked to DNA encoding an RNA transcript including a sequence of about 95% to about 100%> identity or complementarity with a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:860 - 1718 and 1722 - 1724 or a fragment thereof.
- a commercial unit of seed such as a bag, in which all or substantially all of the seeds include a recombinant DNA construct including a heterologous promoter operably linked to DNA encoding an RNA transcript including a sequence of about 95% to about 100% identity or complementarity with a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:860 - 1718 and 1722 - 1724 or a fragment thereof.
- the RNA transcript is single-stranded RNA (ssRNA). In other embodiments, the RNA transcript is double-stranded RNA (dsRNA), which may include single- stranded portions, such as a loop in a stem-loop structure.
- the RNA transcript includes RNA (e. g. , an RNA strand or segment of an RNA strand) with a sequence of about 95% to about 100%) identity or complementarity with a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:860 - 1718 and 1722 - 1724 or a fragment thereof.
- the RNA transcript includes RNA (e. g. , an RNA strand or segment of an RNA strand) with a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:860 - 1718 and 1722 - 1724 or a fragment thereof.
- compositions including a polynucleotide or trigger as described herein, such as dsRNA formulations useful for topical application to a plant or substance in need of protection from an insect infestation; recombinant constructs and vectors useful for making transgenic plant cells and transgenic plants; formulations and coatings useful for treating plants (including plant seeds or propagatable parts such as tubers); plant seeds or propagatable parts such as tubers treated with or containing a polynucleotide as described herein as well as commodity products and foodstuffs produced from such plants; seeds, or propagatable parts (especially commodity products and foodstuffs having a detectable amount of a polynucleotide disclosed herein).
- a polynucleotide or trigger as described herein such as dsRNA formulations useful for topical application to a plant or substance in need of protection from an insect infestation
- recombinant constructs and vectors useful for making transgenic plant cells and transgenic plants
- formulations and coatings useful for treating plants (including plant seeds
- polyclonal or monoclonal antibodies that bind a peptide or protein encoded by a sequence or a fragment of a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:l - 859.
- polyclonal or monoclonal antibodies that bind a peptide or protein encoded by a sequence or a fragment of a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:860 - 1718 and 1722 - 1724 or the complement thereof.
- Such antibodies are made by routine methods as known to one of ordinary skill in the art.
- Other aspects and specific embodiments are disclosed in the following detailed description and working Examples.
- the present embodiments relate to methods and compositions for controlling insect pests, in particular the group of coleopteran insects commonly known as "flea beetles", of which there are several genera.
- target genes identified as useful for designing polynucleotide agents for preventing or treating flea beetle infestations, especially of commercially important plants.
- the methods and compositions are especially useful for preventing or treating flea beetle infestations of commercially important Brassica species including species commercially used as oilseed, food, or livestock feed (e. g., canola, rapeseed, turnips, and field mustard or turnip rape).
- Such Brassica species include B. napus, B. juncea, B. carinata, B.
- rapa B. oleracea, B. rupestris, B. septiceps, B. nigra, B. narinosa, B. perviridus, B. facilitatorfortii, and B. fructiculosa.
- sequences for suppressing one or more flea beetle target genes are also disclosed.
- polynucleotide agents for example, in the form of dsRNA "triggers" that suppress flea beetle target genes.
- polynucleotides and recombinant DNA molecules and constructs useful in methods of controlling insect pests, especially flea beetles are provided.
- RNAi-mediated silencing and control of insect pests relate to insecticidal compositions, as well as to transgenic plants resistant to infestation by insect pests.
- Several embodiments relate to methods of identifying efficacious polynucleotide agents, for example, double- stranded RNA molecules for controlling insect pests and methods for identifying target genes that are likely to represent essential functions, making these genes preferred targets for RNAi-mediated silencing and control of insect pests.
- Several embodiments relate to methods and compositions for inhibiting or controlling flea beetle infestation of a plant by inhibiting in the flea beetle the expression of one or more target gene selected from the group consisting of Act5C, arginine kinase, COPI (coatomer subunit) alpha, COPI (coatomer subunit) beta, COPI (coatomer subunit) betaPrime, COPI (coatomer subunit) delta, COPI (coatomer subunit) epsilon, COPI (coatomer subunit) gamma, COPI (coatomer subunit) zeta, RpL07, RpL19, RpL3, RpL40, RpS21, RpS4, Rpn2, Rpn3, Rpt6, Rpn8, Rpn9, Rpn6-PB-like protein, Sari, sec6, sec23, sec23A, shrb (snf7), Tubulin gamma chain, ProsAlpha2,
- a polynucleotide molecule such as a dsRNA, which includes one or more segments including 18 or more contiguous nucleotides, for example 21 or more contiguous nucleotides, having 95% to about 100% (e. g.
- the polynucleotide such as dsRNA, includes multiple segments each of 18 or more contiguous nucleotides with a sequence of about 95% to about 100% (e. g., about 95%, about 96%>, about 97%>, about 98%>, about 99%>, or about 100%) complementarity with a fragment of a DNA sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:l - 859.
- the polynucleotide, such as dsRNA includes 21 contiguous nucleotides having 100% complementarity with a fragment of a DNA sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:l - 859.
- the polynucleotide such as dsRNA
- the polynucleotide, such as dsRNA includes segments corresponding to different regions of the target gene, or can include multiple copies of a segment.
- the polynucleotide, such as dsRNA includes multiple segments, each of 18 or more contiguous nucleotides with a sequence of about 95% to about 100%> (e. g. , about 95%>, about 96%>, about 97%>, about 98%o, about 99%>, or about 100%) complementarity with a fragment of a different target gene; in this way multiple target genes, or multiple insect species, can be suppressed.
- dsRNA molecule sometimes referred to herein as a "trigger", which inhibits the expression of one or more insect target genes selected from the group consisting of Act5C, arginine kinase, COPI (coatomer subunit) alpha, COPI (coatomer subunit) beta, COPI (coatomer subunit) betaPrime, COPI (coatomer subunit) delta, COPI (coatomer subunit) epsilon, COPI (coatomer subunit) gamma, COPI (coatomer subunit) zeta, RpL07, RpL19, RpL3, RpL40, RpS21, RpS4, Rpn2, Rpn3, Rpt6, Rpn8, Rpn9, Rpn6-PB-like protein, Sari, sec6, sec23, sec23A, shrb (snf7), Tubulin gamma chain, ProsAlpha2, ProsBeta
- dsRNA having a length greater than that which is typical of naturally occurring regulatory small RNAs (such as endogenously produced siRNAs and mature miRNAs), e. g, the dsRNA is at least about 30 contiguous base-pairs in length. In some embodiments, the dsRNA has a length of between about 50 to about 500 base-pairs. In some embodiments, the dsRNA is at least 50 base pairs in length. In some embodiments, the dsRNA is formed from two separate, essentially complementary strands (e. g.
- each strand is separately provided, or where each strand is encoded on a separate DNA molecule, or where the two strands are encoded on separate sections of a DNA and are separately transcribed or made separate, for example, by the action of a recombinase or nuclease), wherein at least one RNA strand includes a sequence of about 95% to about 100% (e. g, about 95%, about 96%, about 97%, about 98%, about 99%, or about 100%)) identity or complementarity with a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:860 - 1718 and 1722 - 1724 or a fragment thereof.
- the dsRNA is blunt- ended, e. g.
- the dsRNA has an overhang at one or both ends (termini), e. g., two separate, unequal-length strands of RNA which form the dsRNA through intermolecular hybridisation; the overhang can be a single nucleotide or 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or more nucleotides, and can be located on the 5' end or on the 3' end of a strand.
- the dsRNA includes at least one stem-loop, e. g.
- the dsRNA is formed from a single self- hybridizing hairpin transcript, wherein one "arm" of the hairpin includes a sequence of about 95% to about 100% (e. g, about 95%, about 96%, about 97%, about 98%, about 99%, or about 100%) identity or complementarity with a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:860 - 1718 and 1722 - 1724 or a fragment thereof.
- self-hybridizing transcripts which form hairpins include dsRNA molecules that include "spacer” nucleotides or a single- stranded "loop region" between the dsRNA-forming complementary "arms" of sense sequence and anti-sense sequence.
- spacers or loops include nucleotides having a sequence unrelated (not complementary or identical to) the target gene corresponding to the double-stranded portion of the hairpin. Examples of spacers or loops include those encoded by SEQ ID NOs:1719 - 1721.
- the dsRNA includes multiple stem-loops, with or without spacer nucleotides between each stem-loop.
- the dsRNA includes a modified stem-loop such as a "stabilized anti-sense” loop or a “stabilized sense” loop; see, e. g., United States Patent Numbers 7,855,323 and 9,006,414, which are incorporated by reference in their entirety herein.
- the dsRNA can be chemically synthesized (e. g., by in vitro transcription, such as transcription using a T7 polymerase or other polymerase), or can be produced by expression in a microorganism, by expression in a plant cell, or by microbial fermentation.
- the dsRNA can be chemically modified, e. g., to improve stability, ease of formulation, or efficacy.
- the dsRNA molecule is provided in a microbial or plant cell that expresses dsRNA (such as a hairpin form of a dsRNA trigger), or in a microbial fermentation product.
- RNA duplex that is formed by annealing of two separate RNA transcripts
- United States Patent Numbers 7,855,323 and 9,006,414 to Huang et al which disclose recombinant DNA constructs including DNA encoding "stabilized anti-sense" transcripts which form a loop of anti-sense-oriented RNA for suppressing one or more target genes; recombinant DNA constructs can be designed to similarly encode "stabilized sense” transcripts which form a loop of sense-oriented RNA for suppressing one or more target genes.
- Embodiments of the compositions including polynucleotides such as the dsRNA triggers described herein further contain one or more additional components or adjuvants, e. g. , a carrier agent, an encapsulation agent, an emulsifying agent, a surfactant, an organosilicone, a cationic lipid, a spreading agent, a photoprotective agent, a rainfastness agent, a polynucleotide herbicidal molecule, a non-polynucleotide herbicidal molecule, a non-polynucleotide pesticide, a non- polynucleotide fungicide, a safener, a bait, an insect attractant, an insect pheromone, and an insect growth regulator.
- these additional components or adjuvants are edible or digestible if ingested by a flea beetle.
- the polynucleotides such as dsRNA triggers disclosed herein are used in combination with a non-nucleotide pesticidal agent such as a small-molecule pesticidal agent or a proteinaceous pesticidal agent, either concurrently or sequentially.
- a non-nucleotide pesticidal agent such as a small-molecule pesticidal agent or a proteinaceous pesticidal agent
- non-nucleotide pesticidal agents include patatins, plant lectins, phytoecdysteroids, and bacterial insecticidal proteins (e.
- compositions including polynucleotides for flea beetle control such as the dsRNA triggers described herein can further include, or can be used concurrently or sequentially with, conventional pesticides such as Spiromesifen, Spirodiclofen, Spirotetramat, Pyridaben, Tebufenpyrad, Tolfenpyrad, Fenpyroximate, Flufenerim, Pyrimidifen, Fenazaquin, Rotenone, Cyenopyrafen, Hydramethylnon, Acequinocyl, Fluacrypyrim, Aluminium phosphide, Calcium phosphide, Phosphine, Zinc phosphide, Cyanide, Diafenthiuron, Azocyclotin, Cyhexatin, Fenbutatin oxide, Propargite, Tetradifon, Bensultap, Thiocyclam, Thiosultap-sodium, Flonicamid, Etoxazole,
- Fenoxycarb Pyriproxyfen, Pymetrozine, Pyrifluquinazon, Chlorfenapyr, Tralopyril, B.t. ⁇ Bacillus thuringiensis) var. aizawai, B.t. var. israelensis, B.t. var. kurstaki, B.t. var. sphaericus, B.t. var.
- Methiocarb Methomyl, Metolcarb, Oxamyl, Pirimicarb, Propoxur, Thiofanox, Triazamate,
- compositions including polynucleotides for flea beetle control in Brassica species including canola further include, or are used concurrently or sequentially with, foliar sprays including one or more pesticides selected from the group consisting of Deltamethrin, Cypermethrin, Lambda-cyhalothrin, Permethrin, Carbaryl, Carbofuran, and Malathion, or seed treatments including one or more pesticides selected from the group consisting of Thiamethoxam, Imidacloprid, and Clothianadin.
- foliar sprays including one or more pesticides selected from the group consisting of Deltamethrin, Cypermethrin, Lambda-cyhalothrin, Permethrin, Carbaryl, Carbofuran, and Malathion
- seed treatments including one or more pesticides selected from the group consisting of Thiamethoxam, Imidacloprid, and Clothianadin.
- compositions including polynucleotides for flea beetle control such as the dsRNA triggers described herein can further include, or can be used concurrently or sequentially with, conventional fungicides such as bupirimate, dimethirimol, ethirimol, cyprodinil, pyrimethanil, mepanipyrim, fenpiclonil, fludioxonil; phenylamides, benalaxyl, furalaxyl, metalaxyl, R- metalaxyl, ofurace, oxadixyl, benomyl, carbendazim, debacarb, fuberidazole, thiabendazole, chlozolinate, dichlozoline, iprodine, myclozoline, procymidone, vinclozolin, carboxin, fenfuram, flutolanil, mepronil, oxycarboxin, thifluz
- conventional fungicides such
- compositions including polynucleotides for flea beetle control in Brassica species including canola further include, or are used concurrently or sequentially with, foliar sprays including one or more fungicides selected from the group consisting of Azoxystrobin, Bacillus subtilis strain QST 2808, Boscalid, Fluxopyroxad, Pyraclostrobin, Metconazole, Prothioconazole, Penthiopyrad, Picoxystrobin, and Thiophanate Methyl, or seed treatments including one or more fungicides selected from the group consisting of Azoxystrobin, Metalaxyl, Trifloxystrobin,
- compositions including polynucleotides for flea beetle control such as the dsRNA triggers described herein can further include, or can be used concurrently or sequentially with, conventional herbicides such as glyphosate, auxin-like herbicides such as dicamba, phosphinothricin, glufosinate, 2,2-dichloropropionic acid (Dalapon), acetolactate synthase inhibitors such as sulfonylurea, imidazolinone, triazolopyrimidine, pyrimidyloxybenzoates, and phthalide, bromoxynil, cyclohexanedione (sethoxydim) and aryloxyphenoxypropionate (haloxyfop), sulfonamide herbicides, triazine herbicides, 5-methyltryptophan, aminoethyl cysteine, pyridazinone herbicides such as norflurazon
- conventional herbicides such as
- compositions including polynucleotides for flea beetle control in Brassica species including canola further include, or are used concurrently or sequentially with, one or more post-emergence herbicides selected from the group consisting of Quizalofop, Sethoxydim, Clethodim, and Clopyralid.
- compositions including polynucleotides for flea beetle control in herbicide-resistant Brassica species including herbicide -resistant canola further include, or are used concurrently or sequentially with, one or more herbicides selected from the group consisting of Imazamox, Glyphosate, and Glufosinate.
- compositions and methods disclosed are useful for inhibiting or controlling flea beetle infestation of a plant, such as a Brassica species.
- the compositions and methods are used to treat a growing plant, such as a field of Brassica plants.
- Embodiments include compositions including polynucleotides disclosed herein in a composition in the form of a solid, liquid, powder, suspension, emulsion, spray, encapsulation, microbeads, carrier particulates, film, matrix, soil drench, or seed treatment composition.
- compositions are applied to a surface of the plant in need of protection from or treatment for flea beetle infestations, or applied directly to the flea beetles, or provided in an ingestible form to the flea beetles.
- a composition including polynucleotides disclosed herein is applied directly to ungerminated seeds (such as ungerminated Brassica species seeds), providing plants germinated from the treated seeds increased resistance to flea beetle infestations; examples of seed treatment methods are disclosed in United States Patent Application 14/143,836, which is incorporated by reference in its entirety herein.
- An embodiment includes a Brassica seed that is treated by directly contacting the seed with a
- polynucleotide such as a dsRNA trigger
- germination into a Brassica plant that exhibits increased resistance to flea beetle infestations.
- nucleic acid sequences in the text of this specification are given, when read from left to right, in the 5' to 3' direction.
- a given DNA sequence is understood to define a corresponding RNA sequence which is identical to the DNA sequence except for replacement of the thymine (T) nucleotides of the DNA with uracil (U) nucleotides.
- T thymine
- U uracil
- a given first polynucleotide sequence whether DNA or RNA, further defines the sequence of its exact complement (which can be DNA or RNA), i. e.
- a second polynucleotide that hybridizes perfectly to the first polynucleotide by forming Watson-Crick base-pairs.
- essentially identical or “essentially complementary” to a target gene or a fragment of a target gene is meant that a
- polynucleotide strand (or at least one strand of a double-stranded polynucleotide) is designed to hybridize (generally under physiological conditions such as those found in a living plant or animal cell) to a target gene or to a fragment of a target gene or to the transcript of the target gene or the fragment of a target gene; one of skill in the art would understand that such hybridization does not necessarily require 100% sequence identity or complementarity.
- a first nucleic acid sequence is "operably” connected or "linked” with a second nucleic acid sequence when the first nucleic acid sequence is placed in a functional relationship with the second nucleic acid sequence.
- a promoter sequence is "operably linked” to DNA if the promoter provides for transcription or expression of the DNA.
- operably linked DNA sequences are contiguous.
- polynucleotide commonly refers to a DNA or RNA molecule containing multiple nucleotides and generally refers both to “oligonucleotides” (a polynucleotide molecule of 18- 25 nucleotides in length) and longer polynucleotides of 26 or more nucleotides. Polynucleotides also include molecules containing multiple nucleotides including non-canonical nucleotides or chemically modified nucleotides as commonly practiced in the art; see, e. g., chemical modifications disclosed in the technical manual “RNA Interference (RNAi) and DsiRNAs", 2011 (Integrated DNA Technologies Coralville, IA).
- RNAi RNA Interference
- DsiRNAs Integrated DNA Technologies Coralville, IA
- polynucleotide as described herein include at least one segment of 18 or more contiguous nucleotides (or, in the case of double-stranded polynucleotides, at least 18 contiguous base-pairs) that are essentially identical or complementary to a fragment of equivalent size of the DNA of a target gene or the target gene's RNA transcript.
- at least 18 contiguous means “from about 18 to about 10,000, including every whole number point in between”.
- compositions including oligonucleotides having a length of 18-25 nucleotides (18-mers, 19- mers, 20-mers, 21-mers, 22-mers, 23-mers, 24-mers, or 25-mers), or medium-length polynucleotides having a length of 26 or more nucleotides (polynucleotides of 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, about 65, about 70, about 75, about 80, about 85, about 90, about 95, about 100, about 110, about 120, about 130, about 140, about 150, about 160, about 170, about 180, about 190, about 200, about 210, about 220, about 230, about 240, about 250, about 260, about 270, about 280, about 290, or about
- nucleotides such as long polynucleotides having a length greater than about 300 nucleotides (e. g., polynucleotides of between about 300 to about 400 nucleotides, between about 400 to about 500 nucleotides, between about 500 to about 600 nucleotides, between about 600 to about 700 nucleotides, between about 700 to about 800 nucleotides, between about 800 to about 900 nucleotides, between about 900 to about 1000 nucleotides, between about 300 to about 500 nucleotides, between about 300 to about 600 nucleotides, between about 300 to about 700 nucleotides, between about 300 to about 800 nucleotides, between about 300 to about 900 nucleotides, or about 1000 nucleotides in length, or even greater than about 1000 nucleotides in length, for example up to the entire length of a target gene including coding or non-coding or both coding and non-coding portions of the target gene).
- a polynucleotide is double-stranded, such as the dsRNA triggers described in the working Examples, its length can be similarly described in terms of base pairs. Double-stranded polynucleotides, such as the dsRNA triggers described in the working examples, can further be described in terms of one or more of the single-stranded components.
- polynucleotides described herein can be single-stranded (ss) or double-stranded (ds).
- “Double-stranded” refers to the base-pairing that occurs between sufficiently complementary, anti-parallel nucleic acid strands to form a double-stranded nucleic acid structure, generally under physiologically relevant conditions.
- Embodiments include those wherein the polynucleotide is selected from the group consisting of sense single-stranded DNA (ssDNA), sense single-stranded RNA
- ssRNA double-stranded RNA
- dsRNA double-stranded DNA
- dsDNA double-stranded DNA
- the polynucleotide is double-stranded RNA of a length greater than that which is typical of naturally occurring regulatory small RNAs (such as endogenously produced siRNAs and mature miRNAs). In some embodiments, the polynucleotide is double-stranded RNA of at least about 30 contiguous base-pairs in length. In some embodiments, the polynucleotide is double-stranded RNA with a length of between about 50 to about 500 base-pairs. In some
- the polynucleotide can include components other than standard ribonucleotides, e. g., an embodiment is an RNA that includes terminal deoxyribonucleotides.
- Effective polynucleotides of any size can be used, alone or in combination, in the various methods and compositions described herein.
- a single polynucleotide trigger is used to make a composition (e. g., a composition for topical application, or a recombinant DNA construct useful for making a transgenic plant).
- a mixture or pool of different polynucleotide triggers is used; in such cases the polynucleotide triggers can be for a single target gene or for multiple target genes.
- the polynucleotide described herein includes naturally occurring nucleotides, such as those which occur in DNA and RNA.
- the polynucleotide is a combination of ribonucleotides and deoxyribonucleotides, for example, synthetic polynucleotides consisting mainly of ribonucleotides but with one or more terminal
- the polynucleotide includes non-canonical nucleotides such as inosine, thiouridine, or pseudouridine.
- the polynucleotide includes chemically modified nucleotides. Examples of chemically modified oligonucleotides or polynucleotides are well known in the art; see, for example, U.S. Patent Publication 2011/0171287, U.S. Patent Publication 2011/0171176, U.S.
- Patent Publication 2011/0152353, U.S. Patent Publication 2011/0152346, and U.S. Patent Publication 2011/0160082 which are herein incorporated by reference.
- Illustrative examples include, but are not limited to, the naturally occurring phosphodiester backbone of an oligonucleotide or polynucleotide which can be partially or completely modified with phosphorothioate, phosphorodithioate, or methylphosphonate internucleotide linkage modifications, modified nucleoside bases or modified sugars can be used in oligonucleotide or polynucleotide synthesis, and
- oligonucleotides or polynucleotides can be labeled with a fluorescent moiety (e. g., fluorescein or rhodamine) or other label (e. g., biotin).
- a fluorescent moiety e. g., fluorescein or rhodamine
- other label e. g., biotin
- recombinant as used to refer to a polynucleotide (such as the recombinant RNA molecules or recombinant DNA constructs described herein), means that the polynucleotide is not a naturally occurring molecule, i. e. , that human intervention is required for the polynucleotide to exist.
- a recombinant polynucleotide is produced using recombinant nucleic acid techniques, or by chemical synthesis, and can include combinations of sequences that do not occur in nature (e. g.
- a recombinant polynucleotide can be biologically produced in a cell (such as a bacterial or plant or animal cell), for example, when that cell is transfected or transformed with a vector encoding the recombinant polynucleotide (e. g. , a vector encoding a hairpin form of a dsRNA, produced in a bacterium).
- a recombinant polynucleotide can include sequences of nucleotides designed in silico using appropriate algorithms.
- the polynucleotides or triggers disclosed herein are generally designed to suppress or silence one or more genes ("target genes").
- the term “gene” refers to any portion of a nucleic acid that provides for expression of a transcript or encodes a transcript, or that is a hereditable nucleic acid sequence.
- a "gene” can include, but is not limited to, a promoter region, 5' untranslated regions, transcript encoding regions that can include intronic regions, 3 ' untranslated regions, or combinations of these regions.
- the target genes can include coding or non-coding sequence or both.
- the target gene has a sequence identical to or complementary to a messenger RNA, e. g. , in embodiments the target gene is a cDNA.
- isolated refers to separating a molecule from other molecules normally associated with it in its native or natural state.
- isolated thus may refer to a DNA molecule that has been separated from other DNA molecule(s) which normally are associated with it in its native or natural state.
- Such a DNA molecule may be present in a recombined state, such as a recombinant DNA molecule.
- DNA molecules fused to regulatory or coding sequences with which they are not normally associated, for example as the result of recombinant techniques are considered isolated, even when integrated as a transgene into the chromosome of a cell or present with other DNA molecules.
- insecticidally effective is meant effective in inducing a physiological or behavioural change in an insect (e. g. , adult or larval flea beetles) that infests a plant such as, but not limited to, growth stunting, increased mortality, decrease in reproductive capacity or decreased fecundity, decrease in or cessation of feeding behavior or movement, or decrease in or cessation of metamorphosis stage development.
- insecticidally effective amount of the polynucleotide such as a dsRNA molecule
- an insecticidally effective amount of the polynucleotide such as a dsRNA molecule
- a crop plant improves yield (e. g., increased biomass, increased seed or fruit production, or increased oil, starch, sugar, or protein content) of that crop plant, in comparison to a crop plant not treated with the polynucleotide.
- yield e. g., increased biomass, increased seed or fruit production, or increased oil, starch, sugar, or protein content
- concentrations and dosages of a polynucleotide as described herein that can be useful in the methods and compositions provided herein, lower effective concentrations and dosages will generally be sought for efficiency and economy.
- Non-limiting embodiments of effective amounts of a polynucleotide include a range from about 10 nanograms per milliliter to about 100 micrograms per milliliter of a polynucleotide in a liquid form sprayed on a plant, or from about 10 milligrams per acre to about 100 grams per acre of polynucleotide applied to a field of plants, or from about 0.001 to about 0.1 microgram per milliliter of polynucleotide in an artificial diet for feeding the insect.
- compositions as described herein are topically applied to a plant
- concentrations can be adjusted in consideration of the volume of spray or treatment applied to plant leaves or other plant part surfaces, such as flower petals, stems, tubers, fruit, anthers, pollen, leaves, roots, or seeds.
- a useful treatment for herbaceous plants using 25-mer polynucleotides as described herein is about 1 nanomole (nmol) of polynucleotides per plant, for example, from about 0.05 to 1 nmol polynucleotides per plant.
- herbaceous plants include useful ranges of about 0.05 to about 100 nmol, or about 0.1 to about 20 nmol, or about 1 nmol to about 10 nmol of polynucleotides per plant. In certain embodiments, about 40 to about 50 nmol of a single-stranded polynucleotide as described herein are applied. In certain embodiments, about 0.5 nmol to about 2 nmol of a dsRNA as described herein is applied. In certain embodiments, a composition containing about 0.5 to about 2.0 milligrams per milliliter, or about 0.14 milligrams per milliliter of a dsRNA (or a single-stranded 21-mer) as described herein is applied.
- a composition of about 0.5 to about 1.5 milligrams per milliliter of a dsRNA polynucleotide as described herein of about 50 to about 200 or more nucleotides is applied. In certain embodiments, about 1 nmol to about 5 nmol of a dsRNA as described herein is applied to a plant. In certain embodiments, the polynucleotide composition as topically applied to the plant contains at least one polynucleotide as described herein at a concentration of about 0.01 to about 10 milligrams per milliliter, or about 0.05 to about 2 milligrams per milliliter, or about 0.1 to about 2 milligrams per milliliter.
- Non-limiting examples of effective polynucleotide treatment regimes include a treatment of between about 0.1 to about 1 nmol of polynucleotide molecule per plant, or between about 1 nmol to about 10 nmol of polynucleotide molecule per plant, or between about 10 nmol to about 100 nmol of polynucleotide molecule per plant.
- RNA including at least one silencing element essentially identical or essentially complementary to a fragment of a target gene sequence of the insect, wherein the target gene sequence is selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:l - 859, and wherein ingestion of the recombinant RNA by the insect results in mortality or stunting in the insect.
- These methods are useful for controlling insect infestations of a plant, for example for prevention or treatment of a flea beetle infestation of a crop plant, particularly
- the at least one silencing element includes an RNA strand including a sequence of about 95% to about 100% identity or complementarity with a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:860 - 1718 and 1722 - 1724 or a fragment thereof.
- the at least one silencing element includes an RNA strand including at least one segment of 18 or more contiguous nucleotides with a sequence of 100%> complementarity with a fragment of the target gene of the insect, wherein the target gene has a DNA sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:l - 859.
- the at least one silencing element includes an RNA strand including at least one segment of 18 or more contiguous nucleotides of an RNA sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:860 - 1718 and 1722 - 1724 or a fragment thereof. In embodiments, the at least one silencing element includes an RNA strand including a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:860 - 1718 and 1722 - 1724 or a fragment thereof.
- the at least one silencing element includes dsRNA including at least one RNA strand including a sequence of about 95%) to about 100%> identity or complementarity with a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:860 - 1718 and 1722 - 1724 or a fragment thereof.
- the recombinant RNA is provided in a microbial or plant cell that expresses the recombinant RNA, or in a microbial fermentation product, or is chemically synthesized.
- the at least one silencing element includes dsRNA.
- the dsRNA is blunt-ended, or has an overhang at at least one terminus, or includes at least one stem-loop.
- the dsRNA is provided by convenient techniques commonly used.
- the dsRNA is chemically synthesized, produced by expression in a microorganism, produced by expression in a plant cell, or produced by microbial fermentation.
- the dsRNA is made from naturally occurring ribonucleotides; in other embodiments the dsRNA is chemically modified.
- the method is useful for causing mortality or stunting in insects that are pests of commercially important crop plants, such as an insect pest of a Brassica species.
- the insect is a flea beetle.
- the insect is a species of a genus selected from the group consisting of the genera Altica, Anthobiodes, Aphthona, Aphthonaltica, Aphthonoides , Apteopeda, Argopistes, Argopus, Arrhenocoela, Batophila, Blepharida, Chaetocnema, Clitea, Crepidodera, Derocrepis, Dibolia, Disonycha, Epitrix, Hermipyxis, Hermaeophaga, Hespera, Hippuriphila, Horaia, Hyphasis, Lipromima, Liprus, Longitarsus, Luperomorpha, Lythraria, Manobia, Mantura, Meishania, Mi
- the insect is a species selected from the group consisting of Altica ambiens (alder flea beetle), Altica canadensis (prairie flea beetle), Altica chalybaea (grape flea beetle), Altica prasina (poplar flea beetle), Altica rosae (rose flea beetle), Altica sylvia (blueberry flea beetle), Altica ulmi (elm flea beetle), Chaetocnema pulicaria (corn flea beele), Chaetocnema conofinis (sweet potato flea beetle), Epitrix cucumeris (potato flea beetle), Systena blanda (palestripped fleabeetle), and Systena frontalis (redheaded flea beetle).
- Altica ambiens alder flea beetle
- Altica canadensis prairie flea bee
- the insect is a species selected from the group consisting of Phyllotreta armoraciae (horseradish flea beetle), Phyllotreta cruciferae (canola flea beetle), Phyllotreta pusilla (western black flea beetle), Phyllotreta nemorum (striped turnip flea beetle), Phyllotreta atra (turnip flea beetle), Phyllotreta robusta (garden flea beetle), Phyllotreta striolata (striped flea beetle), Phyllotreta undulata, Psylliodes chrysocephala, and Psylliodes zonata (hop flea beetle).
- Embodiments of the method include those in which the recombinant RNA is designed to silence a target gene in a genus- or species-specific manner, for example, wherein (a) the insect is a Phyllotreta species and the target gene has a DNA sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:l - 551; (b) the insect is Phyllotreta atra (turnip flea beetle) and the target gene has a DNA sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:l - 296; (c) the insect is Phyllotreta cruciferae (canola flea beetle) and the target gene has a DNA sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:297 - 532; (d) the insect is Phyllotreta striolata (striped flea beetle) and the target gene has a DNA sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:53
- Embodiments of the method also include those wherein (a) the insect is a Phyllotreta species and the silencing element includes an RNA strand including a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:860 - 1410 or a fragment thereof; (b) the insect is Phyllotreta atra (turnip flea beetle) and the silencing element includes an RNA strand including a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:860 - 1155 or a fragment thereof; (c) the insect is Phyllotreta cruciferae (canola flea beetle) the silencing element includes an RNA strand including a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:1156 - 1391 or a fragment thereof; (d) the insect is Phyllotreta striolata (striped flea beetle) and the silencing element includes an RNA strand including a sequence selected from the group consisting
- Embodiments of the method include those wherein the at least one recombinant RNA is provided in a composition including the at least one recombinant RNA, wherein the composition is applied to a surface of the insect or to a surface of a seed or plant in need of protection from infestation by the insect.
- Embodiments of such compositions include those where the composition includes a solid, liquid, powder, suspension, emulsion, spray, encapsulation, microbeads, carrier particulates, film, matrix, soil drench, or seed treatment.
- the composition is formulated in a form that is ingested by the insect.
- the composition further includes one or more components selected from the group consisting of a carrier agent, a surfactant, an organosilicone, a polynucleotide herbicidal molecule, a non-polynucleotide herbicidal molecule, a non-polynucleotide pesticide, a fungicide, a safener, a fertilizer, a micronutrient, an insect attractant, and an insect growth regulator.
- the composition further includes at least one pesticidal agent selected from the group consisting of a patatin, a plant lectin, a phytoecdysteroid, a Bacillus thuringiensis insecticidal protein, a Xenorhabdus insecticidal protein, a Photorhabdus insecticidal protein, a Bacillus laterosporous insecticidal protein, a Bacillus sphaericus insecticidal protein, a bacterium that produces an insecticidal protein, an entomicidal bacterial species, Lysinibacillus sphaericus ⁇ Bacillus sphaericus), Brevibacillus laterosporus (Bacillus later osporus), Chromobacterium species,
- a pesticidal agent selected from the group consisting of a patatin, a plant lectin, a phytoecdysteroid, a Bacillus thuringiensis insecticidal protein, a X
- Chromobacterium subtsugae, Paenibacillus species, Paenibacillus lentimorbus, and Paenibacillus popilliae Chromobacterium subtsugae, Paenibacillus species, Paenibacillus lentimorbus, and Paenibacillus popilliae.
- RNA molecules [0040] Several embodiments relate to a method for controlling an insect infestation of a plant including contacting the plant and/or an insect that infests a plant with a double-stranded RNA
- dsRNA dsRNA
- the dsRNA includes at least one segment of 18 or more contiguous nucleotides with a sequence of about 95% to about 100% (e. g., about 95%, about 96%, about 97%, about 98%, about 99%, or about 100%) complementarity with a fragment of a target gene of the insect selected from the group consisting of Act5C, arginine kinase, COPI (coatomer subunit) alpha, COPI (coatomer subunit) beta, COPI (coatomer subunit) betaPrime, COPI (coatomer subunit) delta, COPI (coatomer subunit) epsilon, COPI (coatomer subunit) gamma, COPI (coatomer subunit) zeta, RpL07, RpL19, RpL3, RpL40, RpS21, RpS4, Rpn2, Rpn3, Rpt6, Rpn8, Rpn9, Rpn6
- the dsRNA includes at least one segment of 18 or more contiguous nucleotides with a sequence of about 95% to about 100% complementarity with a fragment of a DNA sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:l - 859.
- the dsRNA includes at least one segment of 21 contiguous nucleotides with a sequence of 100%) complementarity with a fragment of a DNA sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:l - 859.
- controlling includes inducement of a physiological or behavioural change in an insect (adult or larvae or nymphs) such as, but not limited to, growth stunting, increased mortality, decrease in reproductive capacity, decrease in or cessation of feeding behavior or movement, or decrease in or cessation of metamorphosis stage development.
- the dsRNA includes a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:860 - 1155 or a fragment thereof, or the complement thereof.
- the insect is a flea beetle, e. g., a species of a genus selected from the group consisting of the genera Altica, Anthobiodes, Aphthona, Aphthonaltica, Aphthonoides , Apteopeda, Argopistes, Argopus, Arrhenocoela, Batophila, Blepharida, Chaetocnema, Clitea,
- a flea beetle e. g., a species of a genus selected from the group consisting of the genera Altica, Anthobiodes, Aphthona, Aphthonaltica, Aphthonoides , Apteopeda, Argopistes, Argopus, Arrhenocoela, Batophila, Blepharida, Chaetocnema, Clitea,
- the insect is selected from the group consisting of Altica ambiens (alder flea beetle), Altica canadensis (prairie flea beetle), Altica chalybaea (grape flea beetle), Altica prasina (poplar flea beetle), Altica rosae (rose flea beetle), Altica sylvia (blueberry flea beetle), Altica ulmi (elm flea beetle), Chaetocnema pulicaria (corn flea beele), Chaetocnema conofinis (sweet potato flea beetle), Epitrix cucumeris (potato flea beetle), Systena blanda (palestripped fleabeetle), and Systena frontalis (redheaded flea beetle).
- the insect is selected from the group consisting of Phyllotreta armoraciae
- the plant can be any plant that is subject to infestation by an insect that can be controlled by the polynucleotides disclosed herein.
- Plants of particular interest include commercially important plants, including row crop plants, vegetables, and fruits, and other plants of agricultural or decorative use. Examples of suitable plants are provided under the heading "Plants".
- the method is especially useful for controlling an insect infestation of an ornamental plant or a crop plant.
- Various embodiments of the method include those wherein the plant is a plant in the family Brassicaceae, including a Brassica species selected from the group consisting of B. napus, B. juncea, B. carinata, B. rapa, B. oleracea, B. rupestris, B. septiceps, B.
- the plant is selected from the group consisting of Glycine max, Linum usitatissimum, Zea mays, Carthamus tinctorius, Helianthus annuus, Nicotiana tabacum, Arabidopsis thaliana, Betholettia excelsa, Ricinus communis, Cocus nucifera, Coriandrum sativum, Gossypium spp., Arachis hypogaea, Simmondsia chinensis, Solanum tuberosum, Elaeis guineensis, Olea europaea, Oryza sativa, Cucurbita maxim, Hordeum vulgare, and Triticum aestivum.
- Glycine max Linum usitatissimum
- Zea mays Carthamus tinctorius
- Helianthus annuus Helianthus annuus
- Nicotiana tabacum Arabidopsis thaliana
- Betholettia excelsa, Ricinus communis
- Methods include those developed for specific flea beetle pests for a given plant, e. g., wherein the plant is a potato plant and the insect is Epitrix cucumeris (potato flea beetle).
- specific target genes are identified as targets for RNAi-mediated control in a given insect species.
- Various embodiments of the method include those wherein (a) the insect is Phyllotreta atra (turnip flea beetle) and the target gene has a DNA sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:l - 296; (b) the insect is Phyllotreta cruciferae (canola flea beetle) and the target gene has a DNA sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:297 - 532; (c) the insect is Phyllotreta striolata (striped flea beetle) and the target gene has a DNA sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:533 - 551; or (d) the insect is Psylliodes chrysocephala and the target gene has a DNA sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:552 - 859.
- specific dsRNA "triggers” are developed for specific target genes in a given insect species.
- Embodiments of the method include those wherein (a) the insect is Phyllotreta atra (turnip flea beetle) and the dsRNA includes at least one RNA sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:860 - 1155 or a fragment thereof; (b) the insect is Phyllotreta cruciferae (canola flea beetle) and the dsRNA includes at least one RNA sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:1156 - 1391 or a fragment thereof; (c) the insect is Phyllotreta striolata (striped flea beetle) and the dsRNA includes at least one RNA sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:1392 - 1410 or a fragment thereof; or (d) the insect is Psylliodes ch
- the method includes contacting an insect, such as a flea beetle, with a double-stranded RNA (dsRNA).
- dsRNA double-stranded RNA
- Embodiments include contacting via oral delivery to the insect, or non-oral delivery to the insect, or a combination of oral and non-oral delivery to the insect.
- Embodiments include contacting insects in the adult stage, or in larval stages, or in the egg stage. In some embodiments, contacting results in mortality (death) or stunting (growth stunting or decrease in or cessation of metamorphosis stage development) of the insect, thereby preventing or treating infestation of the plant by the insect.
- contacting results in inducement of a physiological or behavioural change in an insect (adult or larvae or nymphs) that results in a decreased ability of the insect to infest or damage a plant, for example, a decrease in reproductive capacity, or a decrease in or cessation of feeding behavior or movement.
- the contacting includes application of a composition including the dsRNA to a surface of the insect or to a surface of the plant infested by the insect.
- the composition can include or be in the form of a solid, liquid, powder, suspension, emulsion, spray, encapsulation, microbeads, carrier particulates, film, matrix, soil drench, or seed treatment.
- the contacting includes providing the dsRNA in a composition that further includes one or more components selected from the group consisting of a carrier agent, a surfactant, an organosilicone, a polynucleotide herbicidal molecule, a non-polynucleotide herbicidal molecule, a non- polynucleotide pesticide, a fungicide, a safener, an insect attractant, and an insect growth regulator.
- the contacting includes providing the dsRNA in a composition that further includes at least one pesticidal agent selected from the group consisting of a patatin, a plant lectin, a
- phytoecdysteroid a Bacillus thuringiensis insecticidal protein, a Xenorhabdus insecticidal protein, a Photorhabdus insecticidal protein, a Bacillus laterosporous insecticidal protein, a Bacillus sphaericus insecticidal protein, a bacterium that produces an insecticidal protein, an entomicidal bacterial species, Lysinibacillus sphaericus (Bacillus sphaericus), Brevibacillus laterosporus (Bacillus later osporus), Chromobacterium species, Chromobacterium subtsugae, Paenibacillus species, Paenibacillus lentimorbus, and Paenibacillus popilliae.
- the contacting includes providing the dsRNA in a composition that is ingested by the insect, such as in a liquid, emulsion, or powder applied to a plant on which the insect feeds, or in the form of bait.
- a composition that is ingested by the insect, such as in a liquid, emulsion, or powder applied to a plant on which the insect feeds, or in the form of bait.
- Such compositions can further includes one or more components selected from the group consisting of a carrier agent, a surfactant, an organosilicone, a polynucleotide herbicidal molecule, a non-polynucleotide herbicidal molecule, a non-polynucleotide pesticide, a fungicide, a safener, an insect attractant, and an insect growth regulator.
- compositions can further include at least one pesticidal agent selected from the group consisting of a patatin, a plant lectin, a phytoecdysteroid, a Bacillus thuringiensis insecticidal protein, a Xenorhabdus insecticidal protein, a Photorhabdus insecticidal protein, a Bacillus laterosporous insecticidal protein, a Bacillus sphaericus insecticidal protein, a bacterium that produces an insecticidal protein, an entomicidal bacterial species, Lysinibacillus sphaericus (Bacillus sphaericus), Brevibacillus laterosporus (Bacillus laterosporus), Chromobacterium species, Chromobacterium subtsugae, Paenibacillus species, Paenibacillus lentimorbus, and Paenibacillus popilliae.
- the combination of the dsRNA and the pesticid selected
- an insecticidal composition including an insecticidally effective amount of a polynucleotide, such as a dsRNA molecule, wherein the polynucleotide includes at least 18 or more contiguous nucleotides with a sequence of about 95% to about 100% (e.
- the polynucleotide includes at least 18 or more contiguous nucleotides having about 95%> to about 100%> complementarity with a fragment of a DNA sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:l - 859. In some embodiments the polynucleotide includes 21 contiguous nucleotides having 100%
- the polynucleotide includes a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:860 - 1718 and 1722 - 1724 or a fragment thereof.
- the insect is a flea beetle, e. g., a species of a genus selected from the group consisting of the genera Altica, Anthobiodes, Aphthona, Aphthonaltica, Aphthonoides , Apteopeda, Argopistes, Argopus, Arrhenocoela, Batophila, Blepharida, Chaetocnema, Clitea, Crepidodera, Derocrepis, Dibolia, Disonycha, Epitrix, Hermipyxis,
- a flea beetle e. g., a species of a genus selected from the group consisting of the genera Altica, Anthobiodes, Aphthona, Aphthonaltica, Aphthonoides , Apteopeda, Argopistes, Argopus, Arrhenocoela, Batophila, Blepharida, Chaetocnema, Clitea, Crepidoder
- Hermaeophaga Hespera, Hippuriphila, Horaia, Hyphasis, Lipromima, Liprus, Longitarsus,
- Luperomorpha Lythraria, Manobia, Mantura, Meishania, Minota, Mniophila, Neicrepidodera, Nonarthra, Novofoudrasia, Ochrosis, Oedionychis, Oglobinia, Omeisphaera, Ophrida, Orestia, Paragopus, Pentamesa, Philopona, Phygasia, Phyllotreta, Podagrica, Podagricomela, Podontia, Pseudodera, Psylliodes, Sangariola, Sinaltica, Sphaeroderma, Systena, Tr achy aphthona, Xuthea, and Zipangia.
- the insect is selected from the group consisting of Altica ambiens (alder flea beetle), Altica canadensis (prairie flea beetle), Altica chalybaea (grape flea beetle), Altica prasina (poplar flea beetle), Altica rosae (rose flea beetle), Altica sylvia (blueberry flea beetle), Altica ulmi (elm flea beetle), Chaetocnema pulicaria (corn flea beele), Chaetocnema conofinis (sweet potato flea beetle), Epitrix cucumeris (potato flea beetle), Systena blanda (palestripped fleabeetle), and Systena frontalis (redheaded flea beetle).
- Altica ambiens alder flea beetle
- Altica canadensis prairie flea beetle
- the insect is selected from the group consisting of Phyllotreta armoraciae (horseradish flea beetle), Phyllotreta cruciferae (canola flea beetle), Phyllotreta pusilla (western black flea beetle), Phyllotreta nemorum (striped turnip flea beetle), Phyllotreta atra (turnip flea beetle), Phyllotreta robusta (garden flea beetle), Phyllotreta striolata (striped flea beetle), Phyllotreta undulata, Psylliodes chrysocephala, and Psylliodes zonata (hop flea beetle).
- the insecticidal composition is useful for treating a plant or area in the vicinity of a plant to provide protection or treatment from insects, especially flea beetles.
- a related aspect is a plant treated with an insecticidal composition as described herein, or a seed of the treated plant, wherein the plant exhibits improved resistance to the insect (e. g., improved resistance to flea beetles).
- the plant exhibiting improved resistance to the insect is characterized by improved yield, when compared to a plant not treated with the insecticidal composition.
- yield (oilseed biomass or oil content) in canola or oilseed rape plants is improved by application of an insecticidally effective amount of a polynucleotide, such as a dsRNA molecule, targetting one or more genes identified from Phyllotreta cruciferae (canola flea beetle); in particular embodiments, the target gene has a DNA sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:297 - 532.
- the plant can be any plant that is subject to infestation by an insect that can be controlled by the insecticidal composition. Plants of particular interest include commercially important plants, including row crop plants, vegetables, and fruits, and other plants of agricultural or decorative use.
- Plants The method is especially useful for controlling an insect infestation of an ornamental plant or a crop plant.
- Various embodiments include those wherein the plant is a plant in the family Brassicaceae, including a Brassica species selected from the group consisting of B. napus, B.juncea, B. carinata, B. rapa, B. oleracea, B. rupestris, B. septiceps, B. nigra, B. narinosa, B. perviridus, B. tournamentfortii, and B. fructiculosa.
- the plant is selected from the group consisting of Glycine max, Linum usitatissimum, Zea mays, Carthamus tinctorius, Helianthus annuus, Nicotiana tabacum, Arabidopsis thaliana, Betholettia excelsa, Ricinus communis, Cocus nucifera, Coriandrum sativum, Gossypium spp., Arachis hypogaea, Simmondsia chinensis, Solanum tuberosum, Elaeis guineensis, Olea europaea, Oryza sativa, Cucurbita maxim, Hordeum vulgar e, and Triticum aestivum.
- Glycine max Linum usitatissimum
- Zea mays Carthamus tinctorius
- Helianthus annuus Helianthus annuus
- Nicotiana tabacum Arabidopsis thaliana
- Betholettia excelsa, Ricinus commun
- the insecticidal composition is developed for specific flea beetle pests for a given plant, e. g. , where the plant is a potato plant and the insect is Epitrix cucumeris (potato flea beetle). In some embodiments, the insecticidal composition is developed for specific target genes in a given insect species.
- insecticidal compositions include those wherein (a) the insect is Phyllotreta atra (turnip flea beetle) and the target gene has a DNA sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:l - 296; (b) the insect is Phyllotreta cruciferae (canola flea beetle) and the target gene has a DNA sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:297 - 532; (c) the insect is Phyllotreta striolata (striped flea beetle) and the target gene has a DNA sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:533 - 551; or (d) the insect is Psylliodes chrysocephala and the target gene has a DNA sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:552 - 859.
- the dsRNA molecule of use in this method is provided as an isolated dsRNA molecule (not part of an expression construct, e. g. , lacking additional elements such as a promoter or terminator sequences).
- Such dsRNA molecules can be relatively short, such as single- or double-stranded RNA molecules of between about 18 to about 300 or between about 50 to about 500 nucleotides (for single-stranded polynucleotides) or between about 18 to about 300 or between about 50 to about 500 base-pairs (for double-stranded polynucleotides).
- the polynucleotide is a dsRNA including a segment including a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:860 - 1718 and 1722 - 1724 or a fragment thereof.
- the insecticidal composition is in a form selected from the group consisting of a solid, liquid, powder, suspension, emulsion, spray, encapsulation, microbeads, carrier particulates, film, matrix, soil drench, insect diet or insect bait, and seed treatment.
- the insecticidal composition is provided in a form that is ingested by the insect, such as in a liquid, emulsion, or powder applied to a plant on which the insect feeds, or in the form of bait.
- the insecticidal compositions can further include one or more components selected from the group consisting of a carrier agent, a surfactant, an organosilicone, a polynucleotide herbicidal molecule, a non-polynucleotide herbicidal molecule, a non-polynucleotide pesticide, a fungicide, a safener, an insect attractant, and an insect growth regulator.
- the insecticidal compositions can further include at least one pesticidal agent selected from the group consisting of a patatin, a plant lectin, a
- phytoecdysteroid a Bacillus thuringiensis insecticidal protein, a Xenorhabdus insecticidal protein, a Photorhabdus insecticidal protein, a Bacillus laterosporous insecticidal protein, a Bacillus sphaericus insecticidal protein, a bacterium that produces an insecticidal protein, an entomicidal bacterial species, Lysinibacillus sphaericus (Bacillus sphaericus), Brevibacillus laterosporus (Bacillus later osporus), Chromobacterium species, Chromobacterium subtsugae, Paenibacillus species, Paenibacillus lentimorbus, and Paenibacillus popilliae.
- the combination of the recombinant RNA molecule and the pesticidal agent provides a level of insect control that is greater than the sum of the effects of the recombinant RNA molecule and the pesticidal agent components if tested separately.
- Embodiments of the compositions optionally include the appropriate stickers and wetters required for efficient foliar coverage as well as UV protectants to protect polynucleotides such as dsRNAs from UV damage. Such additives are commonly used in the bioinsecticide industry and are known to those skilled in the art.
- Compositions for soil application can include granular formulations that serve as bait for insect larvae.
- Embodiments include a carrier agent, a surfactant, an
- organosilicone a polynucleotide herbicidal molecule, a non-polynucleotide herbicidal molecule, a non- polynucleotide pesticide, a fungicide, a safener, an insect attractant, and an insect growth regulator.
- Embodiments of compositions may include a "transfer agent", an agent that, when combined with a composition including a polynucleotide as disclosed herein that is topically applied to the surface of an organism, enables the polynucleotide to enter the cells of that organism.
- a transfer agent can be incorporated as part of the composition including a polynucleotide as disclosed herein, or can be applied prior to, contemporaneously with, or following application of the composition including a polynucleotide as described herein.
- a transfer agent is an agent that improves the uptake of a polynucleotide by an insect.
- a transfer agent is an agent that conditions the surface of plant tissue, e. g.
- the transfer agent enables a pathway for a polynucleotide through cuticle wax barriers, stomata, and/or cell wall or membrane barriers into plant cells.
- Suitable transfer agents include agents that increase permeability of the exterior of the organism or that increase permeability of cells of the organism to polynucleotides.
- Suitable transfer agents include a chemical agent, or a physical agent, or combinations thereof.
- Chemical agents for conditioning or transfer include (a) surfactants, (b) an organic solvent or an aqueous solution or aqueous mixtures of organic solvents, (c) oxidizing agents, (d) acids, (e) bases, (f) oils, (g) enzymes, or combinations thereof.
- application of a polynucleotide and a transfer agent optionally includes an incubation step, a neutralization step (e. g.
- Suitable transfer agents can be in the form of an emulsion, a reverse emulsion, a liposome, or other micellar-like composition, or can cause the polynucleotide composition to take the form of an emulsion, a reverse emulsion, a liposome, or other micellar-like composition.
- transfer agents include counter-ions or other molecules that are known to associate with nucleic acid molecules, e. g.
- Embodiments of transfer agents include organic solvents such as DMSO, DMF, pyridine, N-pyrrolidine, hexamethylphosphoramide, acetonitrile, dioxane, polypropylene glycol, or other solvents miscible with water or that dissolve phosphonucleotides in nonaqueous systems (such as is used in synthetic reactions).
- Embodiments of transfer agents include naturally derived or synthetic oils with or without surfactants or emulsifiers, e. g.
- plant-sourced oils such as those listed in the 9 th Compendium of Herbicide Adjuvants, publicly available on-line at herbicide.adjuvants.com
- paraffinic oils such as those listed in the 9 th Compendium of Herbicide Adjuvants, publicly available on-line at herbicide.adjuvants.com
- paraffinic oils such as those listed in the 9 th Compendium of Herbicide Adjuvants, publicly available on-line at herbicide.adjuvants.com
- paraffinic oils such as those listed in the 9 th Compendium of Herbicide Adjuvants, publicly available on-line at herbicide.adjuvants.com
- paraffinic oils such as those listed in the 9 th Compendium of Herbicide Adjuvants, publicly available on-line at herbicide.adjuvants.com
- paraffinic oils such as those listed in the 9 th Compendium of Herbicide Adjuvants, publicly available on-line at herbicide.adjuvants
- Embodiments of transfer agents include organosilicone preparations.
- a suitable transfer agent is an organosilicone preparation that is commercially available as SILWET L- 77® brand surfactant having CAS Number 27306-78-1 and EPA Number: CAL.REG.NO. 5905-50073- AA, and currently available from Momentive Performance Materials, Albany, New York.
- SILWET L-77® brand surfactant organosilicone preparation is used as transfer agent in the form of a spray treatment (applied prior to, contemporaneously with, or following application of the composition including a polynucleotide as disclosed herein) of plant leaves or other plant surfaces, freshly made concentrations in the range of about 0.015 to about 2 percent by weight (wt percent) (e.
- 0.01, 0.015, 0.02, 0.025, 0.03, 0.035, 0.04, 0.045, 0.05, 0.055, 0.06, 0.065, 0.07, 0.075, 0.08, 0.085, 0.09, 0.095, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6, 0.7, 0.8, 0.9, 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 2.0, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.5 wt percent) are efficacious in preparing a leaf or other plant surface for transfer of a polynucleotide as disclosed herein into plant cells from a topical application on the surface.
- One embodiment includes a composition that includes a polynucleotide and a transfer agent including an organosilicone preparation such as Silwet L-77 in the range of about 0.015 to about 2 percent by weight (wt percent) (e. g, about 0.01, 0.015, 0.02, 0.025, 0.03, 0.035, 0.04, 0.045, 0.05, 0.055, 0.06, 0.065, 0.07, 0.075, 0.08, 0.085, 0.09, 0.095, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6, 0.7, 0.8, 0.9, 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 2.0, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.5 wt percent).
- organosilicone preparation such as Silwet L-77 in the range of about 0.015 to about 2 percent by weight (wt percent) (e. g, about 0.01, 0.015, 0.02, 0.025
- One embodiment includes a composition that includes a polynucleotide and a transfer agent including SILWET L-77® brand surfactant in the range of about 0.3 to about 1 percent by weight (wt percent) or about 0.5 to about 1%» by weight (wt percent).
- a transfer agent including SILWET L-77® brand surfactant in the range of about 0.3 to about 1 percent by weight (wt percent) or about 0.5 to about 1%» by weight (wt percent).
- Organosilicone compounds useful as transfer agents for use in compositions and methods disclosed herein include, but are not limited to, compounds that include: (a) a trisiloxane head group that is covalently linked to, (b) an alkyl linker including, but not limited to, an n-propyl linker, that is covalently linked to, (c) a polyglycol chain, that is covalently linked to, (d) a terminal group.
- Trisiloxane head groups of such organosilicone compounds include, but are not limited to,
- Alkyl linkers can include, but are not limited to, an n-propyl linker.
- Polyglycol chains include, but are not limited to, polyethylene glycol or polypropylene glycol. Polyglycol chains can include a mixture that provides an average chain length "n" of about "7.5". In certain
- the average chain length "n" can vary from about 5 to about 14.
- Terminal groups can include, but are not limited to, alkyl groups such as a methyl group.
- Organosilicone compounds useful as transfer agents for use in compositions and methods disclosed herein include, but are not limited to, trisiloxane ethoxylate surfactants or polyalkylene oxide modified heptamethyl trisiloxane.
- An example of a transfer agent for use in compositions and methods disclosed herein is Compound I:
- Organosilicone compounds useful as transfer agents for use in compositions and methods disclosed herein are used, e. g., as freshly made concentrations in the range of about 0.015 to about 2 percent by weight (wt percent) (e. g, about 0.01, 0.015, 0.02, 0.025, 0.03, 0.035, 0.04, 0.045, 0.05, 0.055, 0.06, 0.065, 0.07, 0.075, 0.08, 0.085, 0.09, 0.095, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6, 0.7, 0.8, 0.9, 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 2.0, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.5 wt percent).
- wt percent percent by weight
- Embodiments of transfer agents include one or more salts such as ammonium chloride, tetrabutylphosphonium bromide, and ammonium sulfate, provided in or used with a composition including a polynucleotide disclosed herein.
- ammonium chloride, tetrabutylphosphonium bromide, and/or ammonium sulfate are used at a concentration of about 0.5% to about 5%> (w/v), or about 1%> to about 3%> (w/v), or about 2%> (w/v).
- the composition including a polynucleotide includes an ammonium salt at a concentration greater or equal to 300 millimolar.
- the composition including a polynucleotide includes an organosilicone transfer agent in a concentration of about 0.015 to about 2 percent by weight (wt percent) as well as ammonium sulfate at concentrations from about 80 to about 1200 millimolar or about 150 millimolar to about 600 millimolar.
- Embodiments of transfer agents include a phosphate salt.
- Phosphate salts useful in a composition including a polynucleotide include, but are not limited to, calcium, magnesium, potassium, or sodium phosphate salts.
- the composition including a polynucleotide includes a phosphate salt at a concentration of at least about 5 millimolar, at least about 10 millimolar, or at least about 20 millimolar.
- the composition including a polynucleotide includes a phosphate salt in a range of about 1 millimolar to about 25 millimolar or in a range of about 5 millimolar to about 25 millimolar.
- polynucleotide includes sodium phosphate at a concentration of at least about 5 millimolar, at least about 10 millimolar, or at least about 20 millimolar. In certain embodiments, the composition including a polynucleotide includes sodium phosphate at a concentration of about 5 millimolar, about 10 millimolar, or about 20 millimolar. In certain embodiments, the composition including a
- polynucleotide includes a sodium phosphate salt in a range of about 1 millimolar to about 25 millimolar or in a range of about 5 millimolar to about 25 millimolar. In certain embodiments, the composition including a polynucleotide includes a sodium phosphate salt in a range of about 10 millimolar to about 160 millimolar or in a range of about 20 millimolar to about 40 millimolar. In certain embodiments, the composition including a polynucleotide includes a sodium phosphate buffer at a pH of about 6.8.
- Embodiments of transfer agents include surfactants and/or effective molecules contained therein.
- Surfactants and/or effective molecules contained therein include, but are not limited to, sodium or lithium salts of fatty acids (such as tallow or tallowamines or phospholipids) and organosilicone surfactants.
- the composition including a polynucleotide is formulated with counter-ions or other molecules that are known to associate with nucleic acid molecules. Non-limiting examples include, tetraalkyl ammonium ions, trialkyl ammonium ions, sulfonium ions, lithium ions, and polyamines such as spermine, spermidine, or putrescine.
- the composition including a polynucleotide is formulated with a non-polynucleotide herbicide e. g. , glyphosate, auxin- like benzoic acid herbicides including dicamba, chloramben, and TBA, glufosinate, auxin-like herbicides including phenoxy carboxylic acid herbicide, pyridine carboxylic acid herbicide, quinoline carboxylic acid herbicide, pyrimidine carboxylic acid herbicide, and benazolin-ethyl herbicide, sulfonylureas, imidazolinones, bromoxynil, delapon, cyclohezanedione, protoporphyrinogen oxidase inhibitors, and 4-hydroxyphenyl-pyruvate-dioxygenase inhibiting herbicides.
- a non-polynucleotide herbicide e. g. , glyphosate, auxin- like benzo
- the composition including a polynucleotide is formulated with a non-polynucleotide pesticide, e. g. , a patatin, a plant lectin, a phytoecdysteroid, a Bacillus thuringiensis insecticidal protein, a Xenorhabdus insecticidal protein, a Photorhabdus insecticidal protein, a Bacillus laterosporous insecticidal protein, and a Bacillus sphaericus insecticidal protein.
- a non-polynucleotide pesticide e. g. , a patatin, a plant lectin, a phytoecdysteroid, a Bacillus thuringiensis insecticidal protein, a Xenorhabdus insecticidal protein, a Photorhabdus insecticidal protein, a Bacillus laterosporous insecticidal protein, and a Bacillus sphaericus insect
- the DNA construct includes DNA encoding an RNA including a sequence essentially identical or essentially complementary to a fragment of a DNA sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:l - 859.
- the DNA construct includes DNA encoding an RNA having about 95% to about 100% (e. g, about 95%, about 96%, about 97%, about 98%, about 99%, or about 100%) identity or complementarity with a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:860 - 1718 and 1722 - 1724 or a fragment thereof.
- the recombinant DNA construct further includes a
- heterologous promoter operably linked to the DNA encoding an RNA, wherein the heterologous promoter is functional in a plant cell.
- heterologous refers to nucleic acid sequences that are not usually operably linked in a native or naturally occurring genome; by “heterologous promoter” is meant that the promoter is not natively operably linked with the DNA encoding an RNA. Promoters functional in a plant cell include those listed under the heading "Promoters”.
- the recombinant DNA construct is expressed in the plant by means of transgenic expression or transient expression.
- the method further includes expression in the plant of at least one pesticidal agent selected from the group consisting of a patatin, a plant lectin, a phytoecdysteroid, a Bacillus thuringiensis insecticidal protein, a Xenorhabdus insecticidal protein, a Photorhabdus insecticidal protein, a Bacillus laterosporous insecticidal protein, a Bacillus sphaericus insecticidal protein, a bacterium that produces an insecticidal protein, an entomicidal bacterial species, Lysinibacillus sphaericus (Bacillus sphaericus), Brevibacillus laterosporus (Bacillus later osporus), Chromobacterium species, Chromobacterium subtsugae, Paenibacillus species
- a related aspect is a plant having improved resistance to an insect (e. g. , improved resistance to flea beetles), or the seed of such a plant, wherein the plant is provided by the method including expressing in the plant a recombinant DNA construct, wherein the recombinant DNA construct includes DNA encoding an RNA having a sequence essentially identical or essentially complementary to a fragment of at least one target gene of the insect, wherein the target gene is selected from the group consisting of Act5C, arginine kinase, COPI (coatomer subunit) alpha, COPI (coatomer subunit) beta, COPI (coatomer subunit) betaPrime, COPI (coatomer subunit) delta, COPI (coatomer subunit) epsilon, COPI (coatomer subunit) gamma, COPI (coatomer subunit) zeta, RpL07, RpL19, RpL3, RpL40, RpS21, R
- the plant exhibiting improved resistance to the insect is characterized by improved yield, when compared to a plant not expressing the recombinant DNA construct.
- yield (oilseed biomass or oil content) in canola or oilseed rape plants is improved by expressing in the canola or oilseed rape plants a polynucleotide, such as a dsRNA molecule, targetting one or more genes of Phyllotreta cruciferae (canola flea beetle), e. g. , wherein the target gene has a DNA sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:297 - 532.
- the plant can be any plant that is subject to infestation by an insect that can be controlled by expressing in the plant the recombinant DNA construct according to this method.
- Plants of particular interest include commercially important plants, including row crop plants, vegetables, and fruits, and other plants of agricultural or decorative use. Examples of suitable plants are provided under the heading "Plants".
- the method is especially useful for providing an ornamental plant or a crop plant with improved resistance to flea beetles.
- Various embodiments of the method include those wherein the plant is a plant in the family Brassicaceae, including a Brassica species selected from the group consisting ⁇ B. napus, B.juncea, B.
- the plant is selected from the group consisting of Glycine max, Linum usitatissimum, Zea mays, Carthamus tinctorius, Helianthus annuus, Nicotiana tabacum, Arabidopsis thaliana, Betholettia excelsa, Ricinus communis, Cocus nucifera, Coriandrum sativum, Gossypium spp., Arachis hypogaea, Simmondsia chinensis, Solanum tuberosum, Elaeis guineensis, Olea europaea, Oryza sativa, Cucurbita maxim, Hordeum vulgare, and Triticum aestivum.
- the method provides a potato plant with improved resistance to Epitrix cucumeris (potato flea beetle).
- Embodiments of the method provide a plant having improved resistance to one or more flea beetle species, e. g., a species of a genus selected from the group consisting of the genera Altica, Anthobiodes, Aphthona, Aphthonaltica, Aphthonoides, Apteopeda, Argopistes, Argopus, Arrhenocoela, Batophila, Blepharida, Chaetocnema, Clitea, Crepidodera, Derocrepis, Dibolia, Disonycha, Epitrix, Hermipyxis, Hermaeophaga, Hespera, Hippuriphila, Horaia, Hyphasis,
- a species of a genus selected from the group consisting of the genera Altica, Anthobiodes, Aphthona, Aphthonaltica, Aphthonoides, Apteopeda, Argopistes, Argopus, Arrhenocoela
- Lipromima Liprus, Longitarsus, Luperomorpha, Lythraria, Manobia, Mantura, Meishania, Minota, Mniophila, Neicrepidodera, Nonarthra, Novofoudrasia, Ochrosis, Oedionychis, Oglobinia,
- the insect is selected from the group consisting of Altica ambiens (alder flea beetle), Altica canadensis (prairie flea beetle), Altica chalybaea (grape flea beetle), Altica prasina (poplar flea beetle), Altica rosae (rose flea beetle), Altica sylvia (blueberry flea beetle), Altica ulmi (elm flea beetle), Chaetocnema pulicaria (corn flea beele), Chaetocnema conofinis (sweet potato flea beetle), Epitrix cucumeris (potato flea beetle), Systena blanda (palestripped fleabeetle), and Systena frontalis (redheaded flea beetle).
- Altica ambiens alder flea beetle
- Altica canadensis prairie flea beetle
- the method provides a plant having improved resistance to an insect selected from the group consisting of Phyllotreta armoraciae (horseradish flea beetle), Phyllotreta cruciferae (canola flea beetle), Phyllotreta pusilla (western black flea beetle), Phyllotreta nemorum (striped turnip flea beetle), Phyllotreta atra (turnip flea beetle), Phyllotreta robusta (garden flea beetle), Phyllotreta striolata (striped flea beetle), Phyllotreta undulata, Psylliodes chrysocephala, and Psylliodes zonata (hop flea beetle).
- the method is developed for specific target genes in a given insect species.
- a plant having improved resistance to Phyllotreta atra (turnip flea beetle), wherein the target gene has a DNA sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:l - 296, is provided.
- a plant having improved resistance to Phyllotreta cruciferae (canola flea beetle), wherein the target gene has a DNA sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:297 - 532, is provided.
- a plant having improved resistance to Phyllotreta striolata (striped flea beetle), wherein the target gene has a DNA sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:533 - 551, is provided.
- a plant having improved resistance to Psylliodes chrysocephala, wherein the target gene has a DNA sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:552 - 859 is provided.
- a plant having improved resistance to Phyllotreta atra that expresses from a recombinant DNA construct a dsRNA strand including a sequence of about 95% to about 100% identity with a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:860 - 1155 or a fragment thereof is provided.
- a plant having improved resistance to Phyllotreta cruciferae that expresses from a recombinant DNA construct a dsRNA including a strand including a sequence of about 95% to about 100% identity with a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:1156 - 1391 or a fragment thereof is provided.
- Phyllotreta cruciferae canola flea beetle
- a plant having improved resistance to Phyllotreta striolata that expresses from a recombinant DNA construct a dsRNA including a strand including a sequence of about 95%) to about 100%> identity with a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:1392 - 1410 or a fragment thereof is provided.
- a plant having improved resistance to Psylliodes chrysocephala that expresses from a recombinant DNA construct a dsRNA including a strand including a sequence of about 95% to about 100%) identity with a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:1411 - 1718 or a fragment thereof is provided.
- RNA transcript including a sequence of about 95% to about 100% (e. g, about 95%, about 96%, about 97%, about 98%, about 99%, or about 100%) identity or complementarity with a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:860 - 1718 and 1722 - 1724 or a fragment thereof.
- the RNA transcript includes at least one RNA strand including a sequence of about 95% to about 100%) (e. g., about 95%, about 96%), about 97%), about 98%, about 99%, or about 100%) identity or complementarity with a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:860 - 1718 and 1722 - 1724 or a fragment thereof.
- the RNA transcript forms dsRNA.
- the RNA transcript is a dsRNA including an RNA strand including at least one segment of 18 or more contiguous nucleotides of an RNA sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:860 - 1718 and 1722 - 1724 or a fragment thereof. In some embodiments, the RNA transcript is a dsRNA including an RNA strand including at least one segment of 21 contiguous nucleotides of an RNA sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:860 - 1718 and 1722 - 1724 or a fragment thereof.
- the RNA transcript is a dsRNA including at least one RNA strand including a sequence of about 95% to about 100% identity or complementarity with a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:860 - 1718 and 1722 - 1724 or a fragment thereof.
- the RNA transcript is a dsRNA including an RNA strand including a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:860 - 1718 and 1722 - 1724 or a fragment thereof.
- the heterologous promoter is functional for expression of the RNA transcript in a bacterium.
- the bacterium is selected from the group consisting of Escherichia coli, Bacillus species, Pseudomonas species, Xenorhabdus species, or Photorhabdus species.
- the recombinant DNA construct includes a heterologous promoter that is functional in a plant cell.
- the recombinant DNA construct is contained in a recombinant vector, such as a recombinant plant virus vector or a recombinant baculovirus vector.
- a recombinant vector such as a recombinant plant virus vector or a recombinant baculovirus vector.
- the recombinant DNA construct is integrated into a plant chromosome or plastid, e. g. , by stable transformation.
- transgenic plant cell including in its genome the recombinant DNA construct, and a transgenic plant including such a transgenic plant cell.
- Transgenic plant cells and plants are made by methods known in the art, such as those described under the heading "Making and Using Transgenic Plant Cells and Transgenic Plants".
- Further aspects include a commodity product produced from such a transgenic plant, and transgenic progeny seed or
- Suitable plants in which the methods and compositions disclosed herein can be used include, but are not limited to, cereals and forage grasses (rice, maize, wheat, barley, oat, sorghum, pearl millet, finger millet, cool-season forage grasses, and bahiagrass), oilseed crops (soybean, oilseed brassicas including canola and oilseed rape, sunflower, peanut, flax, sesame, and safflower), legume grains and forages (common bean, cowpea, pea, fava bean, lentil, tepary bean, Asiatic beans, pigeonpea, vetch, chickpea, lupine, alfalfa, and clovers), temperate fruits and nuts (apple, pear, peach, plums, berry crops, cherries, grapes, olive, almond, and Persian walnut),
- Specific plant species of interest are plants in the family Brassicaceae, including the Brassica species B. napus, B. juncea, B. carinata, B. rapa, B. oleracea, B. rupestris, B. septiceps, B. nigra, B. narinosa, B. perviridus, B. tournamentfortii, and B. fructiculosa.
- Glycine max Linum usitatissimum, Zea mays, Carthamus tinctorius, Helianthus annuus, Nicotiana tabacum, Arabidopsis thaliana, Betholettia excelsa, Ricinus communis, Cocos nucifera, Coriandrum sativum, Gossypium spp., Arachis hypogaea, Simmondsia chinensis, Solanum tuberosum, Elaeis guineensis, Olea europaea, Oryza sativa, Cucurbita maxim, Hordeum vulgare, and Triticum aestivum.
- Embodiments of the polynucleotides and nucleic acid molecules disclosed herein can include additional elements, such as promoters, small RNA recognition sites, aptamers or ribozymes, additional and additional expression cassettes for expressing coding sequences (e. g. , to express a transgene such as an insecticidal protein or selectable marker) or non-coding sequences (e. g., to express additional suppression elements).
- additional elements such as promoters, small RNA recognition sites, aptamers or ribozymes, additional and additional expression cassettes for expressing coding sequences (e. g. , to express a transgene such as an insecticidal protein or selectable marker) or non-coding sequences (e. g., to express additional suppression elements).
- an aspect provides a recombinant DNA construct including a heterologous promoter operably linked to DNA encoding an RNA transcript including a sequence of about 95% to about 100% identity or complementarity with a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:860 - 1718 and 1722 - 1724 or a fragment thereof.
- inclusion of one or more recognition sites for binding and cleavage by a small RNA e. g.
- a miRNA or an siRNA that is expressed only in a particular cell or tissue allows for more precise expression patterns in a plant, wherein the expression of the recombinant DNA construct is suppressed where the small RNA is expressed.
- additional elements are described below.
- Promoters of use in the compositions and methods disclosed herein are functional in the cell in which the construct is intended to be transcribed. Generally these promoters are
- heterologous promoters as used in recombinant constructs, i. e. , they are not in nature found to be operably linked to the other nucleic elements used in the constructs.
- the promoter is selected from the group consisting of a constitutive promoter, a spatially specific promoter, a temporally specific promoter, a developmentally specific promoter, and an inducible promoter.
- the promoter is a promoter functional in a plant, for example, a pol II promoter, a pol III promoter, a pol IV promoter, or a pol V promoter.
- Non-constitutive promoters suitable for use with the recombinant DNA constructs disclosed herein include spatially specific promoters, temporally specific promoters, and inducible promoters.
- Spatially specific promoters can include organelle-, cell-, tissue-, or organ-specific promoters (e. g. , a plastid-specific, a root-specific, a pollen-specific, or a seed-specific promoter for expression in plastids, roots, pollen, or seeds, respectively).
- organelle-, cell-, tissue-, or organ-specific promoters e. g. , a plastid-specific, a root-specific, a pollen-specific, or a seed-specific promoter for expression in plastids, roots, pollen, or seeds, respectively.
- a seed-specific, embryo- specific, aleurone-specific, or endosperm-specific promoter is especially useful.
- Temporally specific promoters can include promoters that tend to promote expression during certain developmental stages in a plant's growth cycle, or during different times of day or night, or at different seasons in a year.
- Inducible promoters include promoters induced by chemicals or by environmental conditions such as, but not limited to, biotic or abiotic stress (e. g. , water deficit or drought, heat, cold, high or low nutrient or salt levels, high or low light levels, or pest or pathogen infection).
- MicroRNA promoters are useful, especially those having a temporally specific, spatially specific, or inducible expression pattern;
- An expression-specific promoter can also include promoters that are generally constitutively expressed but at differing degrees or “strengths" of expression, including promoters commonly regarded as “strong promoters” or as “weak promoters”.
- Promoters of particular interest include the following examples: an opaline synthase promoter isolated from T-DNA of Agrobacterium; a cauliflower mosaic virus 35S promoter; enhanced promoter elements or chimeric promoter elements such as an enhanced cauliflower mosaic virus (CaMV) 35S promoter linked to an enhancer element (an intron from heat shock protein 70 of Zea mays); root specific promoters such as those disclosed in U.S. Patents 5,837,848; 6,437,217 and 6,426,446; a maize L3 oleosin promoter disclosed in U.S. Patent 6,433,252; a promoter for a plant nuclear gene encoding a plastid-localized aldolase disclosed in U. S.
- Patent Application Publication 2004/0216189 cold-inducible promoters disclosed in U.S. Patent 6,084,089; salt-inducible promoters disclosed in U. S. Patent Number 6,140,078; light-inducible promoters disclosed in U.S. Patent 6,294,714; pathogen-inducible promoters disclosed in U.S. Patent 6,252,138; and water deficit- inducible promoters disclosed in U.S. Patent Application Publication 2004/0123347 Al . All of the above-described patents and patent publications disclosing promoters and their use, especially in recombinant DNA constructs functional in plants are incorporated herein by reference.
- Plant vascular- or phloem-specific promoters of interest include a rolC or rolA promoter of Agrobacterium rhizogenes, a promoter of a Agrobacterium tumefaciens T-DNA gene 5, the rice sucrose synthase RSsl gene promoter, a Commelina yellow mottle badnavirus promoter, a coconut foliar decay virus promoter, a rice tungro bacilliform virus promoter, the promoter of a pea glutamine synthase GS3A gene, a invCDl 11 and invCD141 promoters of a potato invertase genes, a promoter isolated from Arabidopsis shown to have phloem-specific expression in tobacco by Kertbundit et al.
- VAHOX1 promoter region a pea cell wall invertase gene promoter, an acid invertase gene promoter from carrot, a promoter of a sulfate transporter gene Sultrl ;3, a promoter of a plant sucrose synthase gene, and a promoter of a plant sucrose transporter gene.
- Promoters suitable for use with a recombinant DNA construct or polynucleotide disclosed herein include polymerase II ("pol ⁇ ”) promoters and polymerase III ("pol III") promoters.
- RNA polymerase II transcribes structural or catalytic RNAs that are usually shorter than 400 nucleotides in length, and recognizes a simple run of T residues as a termination signal; it has been used to transcribe siRNA duplexes (see, e. g., Lu et al. (2004) Nucleic Acids Res., 32:el71).
- Pol II promoters are therefore preferred in certain embodiments where a short RNA transcript is to be produced from a recombinant DNA construct.
- the recombinant DNA construct includes a pol II promoter to express an RNA transcript flanked by self-cleaving ribozyme sequences (e. g., self-cleaving hammerhead ribozymes), resulting in a processed RNA, such as a single-stranded RNA that binds to the transcript of the flea beetle target gene, with defined 5' and 3' ends, free of potentially interfering flanking sequences.
- An alternative approach uses pol III promoters to generate transcripts with relatively defined 5' and 3' ends, i. e., to transcribe an RNA with minimal 5' and 3' flanking sequences.
- Pol III promoters e.
- U6 or HI promoters are preferred for adding a short AT-rich transcription termination site that results in 2 base-pair overhangs (UU) in the transcribed RNA; this is useful, e. g. , for expression of siRNA-type constructs.
- UU base-pair overhangs
- pol III promoters for driving expression of siRNA constructs has been reported; see van de Wetering et al. (2003) EMBO Rep., 4: 609-615, and Tuschl (2002) Nature Biotechnol, 20: 446-448.
- Baculovirus promoters such as baculovirus polyhedrin and plO promoters are known in the art and commercially available; see, e.
- the promoter element can include nucleic acid sequences that are not naturally occurring promoters or promoter elements or homologues thereof but that can regulate expression of a gene.
- “gene independent" regulatory sequences include naturally occurring or artificially designed RNA sequences that include a ligand-binding region or aptamer (see “Aptamers", below) and a regulatory region (which can be d -acting). See, for example, Isaacs et al. (2004) Nat. Biotechnol, 22:841-847, Bayer and Smolke (2005) Nature Biotechnol, 23:337-343, Mandal and Breaker (2004) Nature Rev. Mol.
- riboregulators could be selected or designed for specific spatial or temporal specificity, for example, to regulate translation of DNA that encodes a silencing element for suppressing a target gene only in the presence (or absence) of a given concentration of the appropriate ligand.
- riboregulator that is responsive to an endogenous ligand (e.
- g jasmonic acid or salicylic acid
- abiotic stress such as water, temperature, or nutrient stress, or biotic stress such as attach by pests or pathogens
- biotic stress such as attach by pests or pathogens
- the level of endogenous ligand increases to a level sufficient for the riboregulator to begin transcription of the DNA that encodes a silencing element for suppressing a target gene.
- the recombinant DNA construct or polynucleotide includes DNA encoding one or more site-specific recombinase recognition sites.
- the recombinant DNA construct includes at least a pair of loxP sites, wherein site-specific recombination of DNA between the loxP sites is mediated by a Cre recombinase. The position and relative orientation of the loxP sites is selected to achieve the desired recombination; for example, when the loxP sites are in the same orientation, the DNA between the loxP sites is excised in circular form.
- the recombinant DNA construct includes DNA encoding one loxP site; in the presence of Cre recombinase and another DNA with a loxP site, the two DNAs are recombined.
- the recombinant DNA construct or polynucleotide includes DNA that is processed to an RNA aptamer, that is, an RNA that binds to a ligand through binding mechanism that is not primarily based on Watson-Crick base-pairing (in contrast, for example, to the base-pairing that occurs between complementary, anti-parallel nucleic acid strands to form a double- stranded nucleic acid structure).
- an RNA aptamer that is, an RNA that binds to a ligand through binding mechanism that is not primarily based on Watson-Crick base-pairing (in contrast, for example, to the base-pairing that occurs between complementary, anti-parallel nucleic acid strands to form a double- stranded nucleic acid structure).
- aptamers can be found, for example, in the public Aptamer Database, available on line at aptamer.icmb.utexas.edu (Lee et al. (2004) Nucleic Acids Res., 32(1):D95-100). Aptamers can, however, be monovalent (binding a single ligand) or multivalent (binding more than one individual ligand, e. g., binding one unit of two or more different ligands).
- Ligands include any molecule (or part of a molecule) that can be recognized and be bound by a nucleic acid secondary structure by a mechanism not primarily based on Watson-Crick base pairing. In this way, the recognition and binding of ligand and aptamer is analogous to that of antigen and antibody, or of biological effector and receptor.
- Ligands can include single molecules (or part of a molecule), or a combination of two or more molecules (or parts of a molecule), and can include one or more macromolecular complexes (e. g. , polymers, lipid bilayers, liposomes, cellular membranes or other cellular structures, or cell surfaces).
- Examples of specific ligands include vitamins such as coenzyme B i2 and thiamine pyrophosphate, flavin mononucleotide, guanine, adenosine, S- adenosylmethionine, S-adenosylhomocysteine, coenzyme A, lysine, tyrosine, dopamine, glucosamine- 6-phosphate, caffeine, theophylline, antibiotics such as chloramphenicol and neomycin, herbicides such as glyphosate and dicamba, proteins including viral or phage coat proteins and invertebrate epidermal or digestive tract surface proteins, and RNAs including viral RNA, transfer-RNAs (t-RNAs), ribosomal RNA (rRNA), and RNA polymerases such as RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRP).
- vitamins such as coenzyme B i2 and thiamine pyrophosphate, flavin monon
- RNA aptamers are "thermoswitches” that do not bind a ligand but are thermally responsive, that is to say, the aptamer's conformation is determined by temperature; see, for example, Box 3 in Mandal and Breaker (2004) Nature Rev. Mol. Cell Biol, 5:451-463.
- the recombinant DNA construct or polynucleotide disclosed herein includes a transgene transcription unit.
- a transgene transcription unit includes DNA sequence encoding a gene of interest, e. g. , a natural protein or a heterologous protein.
- a gene of interest can be any coding or non-coding sequence from any species (including, but not limited to, non-eukaryotes such as bacteria, and viruses; fungi, protists, plants, invertebrates, and vertebrates.
- genes of interest are genes encoding one or more proteins conferring resistance to an herbicide and genes encoding at least one pesticidal agent selected from the group consisting of a patatin, a plant lectin, a phytoecdysteroid, a Bacillus thuringiensis insecticidal protein, a Xenorhabdus insecticidal protein, a Photorhabdus insecticidal protein, a Bacillus laterosporous insecticidal protein, a Bacillus sphaericus insecticidal protein, and an insecticidal protein produced by any of Lysinibacillus sphaericus ⁇ Bacillus sphaericus), Brevibacillus laterosporus (Bacillus later osporus), Chromobacterium species,
- the transgene transcription unit can further include 5' or 3' sequence or both as required for transcription of the transgene.
- the recombinant DNA construct or polynucleotide includes DNA encoding a spliceable intron.
- intron is generally meant a segment of DNA (or the RNA transcribed from such a segment) that is located between exons (protein-encoding segments of the DNA or corresponding transcribed RNA), wherein, during maturation of the messenger RNA, the intron present is enzymatically "spliced out” or removed from the RNA strand by a cleavage/ligation process that occurs in the nucleus in eukaryotes.
- intron is also applied to non-coding DNA sequences that are transcribed to RNA segments that can be spliced out of a maturing RNA transcript, but are not introns found between protein-coding exons.
- spliceable sequences that that have the ability to enhance expression in plants (in some cases, especially in monocots) of a downstream coding sequence; these spliceable sequences are naturally located in the 5' untranslated region of some plant genes, as well as in some viral genes (e. g., the tobacco mosaic virus 5' leader sequence or "omega” leader described as enhancing expression in plant genes by Gallie and Walbot (1992) Nucleic Acids Res., 20:4631-4638).
- expression-enhancing introns can be artificially inserted in the 5' untranslated region of a plant gene between the promoter but before any protein-coding exons.
- expression-enhancing introns include, but are not limited to, a maize alcohol dehydrogenase (Z -Adhl), a maize Bronze-1 expression-enhancing intron, a rice actin 1 (Os-Actl) intron, a Shrunken-1 (Sh-1) intron, a maize sucrose synthase intron, a heat shock protein 18 (hspl8) intron, and an 82 kilodalton heat shock protein (hsp82) intron.
- Z -Adhl maize alcohol dehydrogenase
- Os-Actl rice actin 1
- Shrunken-1 Sh-1
- hspl8 heat shock protein 18
- hsp82 82 kilodalton heat shock protein
- Patents 5,593,874 and 5,859,347 describe methods of improving recombinant DNA constructs for use in plants by inclusion of an expression-enhancing intron derived from the 70 kilodalton maize heat shock protein (hsp70) in the non-translated leader positioned 3' from the gene promoter and 5' from the first protein-coding exon.
- hsp70 heat shock protein
- the recombinant DNA construct or polynucleotide includes DNA encoding one or more ribozymes. Ribozymes of particular interest include a self-cleaving ribozyme, a hammerhead ribozyme, or a hairpin ribozyme.
- the recombinant DNA construct includes DNA encoding one or more ribozymes that serve to cleave the transcribed RNA to provide defined segments of RNA, such as separate sense or anti-sense single-stranded RNA segments (which in embodiments hybridise to form dsRNA), or an RNA segment having self-complementary nucleotide sequences that form at least partially dsRNA (e. g. , in a stem-loop structure) for suppressing a flea beetle target gene.
- the recombinant DNA construct or polynucleotide includes DNA encoding additional gene suppression element for suppressing a target gene other than a flea beetle target gene.
- the target gene to be suppressed can include coding or non-coding sequence or both.
- Suitable gene suppression elements are described in detail in U. S. Patent Application Publication 2006/0200878, which disclosure is specifically incorporated herein by reference, and include one or more of:
- DNA that transcribes to RNA for suppressing the gene to be suppressed by forming a single double-stranded RNA and includes multiple serial anti-sense DNA segments that are anti- sense to at least one segment of the gene to be suppressed and multiple serial sense DNA segments that are at least one segment of the gene to be suppressed;
- multiple double strands of RNA and includes multiple anti-sense DNA segments that are anti-sense to at least one segment of the gene to be suppressed and multiple sense DNA segments that are at least one segment of the gene to be suppressed, and wherein the multiple anti-sense DNA segments and the multiple sense DNA segments are arranged in a series of inverted repeats;
- an intron is used to deliver a gene suppression element in the absence of any protein-coding exons (coding sequence).
- an intron such as an expression-enhancing intron (preferred in certain embodiments) is interrupted by embedding within the intron a gene suppression element, wherein, upon transcription, the gene suppression element is excised from the intron.
- protein-coding exons are not required to provide the gene suppressing function of the recombinant DNA constructs disclosed herein.
- the recombinant DNA construct or polynucleotide includes DNA encoding a transcription regulatory element.
- Transcription regulatory elements include elements that regulate the expression level of the recombinant DNA construct (relative to its expression in the absence of such regulatory elements). Examples of suitable transcription regulatory elements include riboswitches (cis- or trans-acting), transcript stabilizing sequences, and miRNA recognition sites, as described in detail in U. S. Patent Application Publication 2006/0200878, specifically incorporated herein by reference.
- the recombinant DNA constructs disclosed herein can be stacked with other recombinant DNA for imparting additional traits (e. g. , in the case of transformed plants, traits including herbicide resistance, pest resistance, cold germination tolerance, water deficit tolerance, and the like) for example, by expressing or suppressing other genes.
- additional traits e. g. , in the case of transformed plants, traits including herbicide resistance, pest resistance, cold germination tolerance, water deficit tolerance, and the like
- Constructs for coordinated decrease and increase of gene expression are disclosed in U.S. Patent Application Publication 2004/0126845 Al, specifically incorporated by reference.
- the transgenic plant contains recombinant DNA further including a gene expression element for expressing at least one gene of interest, and transcription of the recombinant DNA construct for flea beetle control is preferably effected with concurrent transcription of the gene expression element.
- the transgenic plant expresses DNA encoding a recombinant RNA transcript as disclosed herein for suppression of a flea beetle target gene, and also expresses DNA encoding a non-nucleotide pesticidal agent such as a small-molecule pesticidal agent or a proteinaceous pesticidal agent; such DNAs can be stacked in a single recombinant construct or expression cassette, or alternatively can be expressed from discrete recombinant constructs or expression cassettes.
- non-nucleotide pesticidal agents include patatins, plant lectins, phytoecdysteroids, and bacterial insecticidal proteins (e. g., insecticidal proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis , Xenorhabdus sp.,
- Photorhabdus sp. Brevibacillus laterosporus (Bacillus later osporus), Lysinibacillus sphaericus (Bacillus sphaericus), Chromobacterium sp., Chromobacterium subtsugae, Paenibacillus sp.,
- the transgenic plant expresses DNA encoding a recombinant RNA transcript as disclosed herein for suppression of a flea beetle target gene, and also expresses DNA encoding one or more proteins conferring tolerance to an herbicide.
- proteins conferring tolerance to an herbicide include 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3- phosphate synthases (EPSPS; see, e. g, U. S. Patent Numbers 5,627,061, 5,633,435 RE39247, 6,040,497, and 5,094,945, and PCT International Application Publications WO04074443 and
- WO04009761 glyphosate oxidoreductase (GOX; U. S. Patent Number 5,463,175), glyphosate decarboxylase (PCT International Application Publication WO05003362, U. S. Patent Number 7,405,347, and U. S. Patent Application Publication 2004/0177399), glyphosate-N-acetyl transferase (GAT; U. S. Patent Number 7,714,188) conferring tolerance to glyphosate; dicamba monooxygenase conferring tolerance to auxin-like herbicides such as dicamba (U. S. Patent Number 7,105,724);
- phosphinothricin acetyltransferase conferring tolerance to phosphinothricin or glufosinate (U. S. Patent Number 5,646,024); 2,2- dichloropropionic acid dehalogenase conferring tolerance to 2,2-dichloropropionic acid (Dalapon) (PCT International Application Publication W09927116);
- acetohydroxyacid synthase or acetolactate synthase conferring tolerance to acetolactate synthase inhibitors such as sulfonylurea, imidazolinone, triazolopyrimidine, pyrimidyloxybenzoates and phthalide (U. S. Patent Number 6,225,105); haloarylnitrilase (Bxn) for conferring tolerance to bromoxynil (U. S. Patent Number 4,810,648); modified acetyl-coenzyme A carboxylase for conferring tolerance to cyclohexanedione (sethoxydim) and aryloxyphenoxypropionate (haloxyfop) (U. S.
- Patent Number 6,414,222 dihydropteroate synthase (sul I) for conferring tolerance to sulfonamide herbicides (U. S. Patent Number 5,719,046); 32 kDa photosystem II polypeptide (psbA) for conferring tolerance to triazine herbicides (Hirschberg et al, 1983, Science, 222: 1346-1349); anthranilate synthase for conferring tolerance to 5-methyltryptophan (U. S.
- Patent Number 4,581,847 dihydrodipicolinic acid synthase (dap A) for conferring to tolerance to aminoethyl cysteine (PCT International Application Publication W08911789); phytoene desaturase (crtl) for conferring tolerance to pyridazinone herbicides such as norflurazon (Japan Patent JP06343473); hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase, a 4- hydroxyphenylacetic acid oxidase and a 4-hydroxyphenylacetic 1 -hydrolase (US Patent 7,304,209) for conferring tolerance to cyclopropylisoxazole herbicides such as isoxaflutole (U. S. Patent Number 6,268,549); modified protoporphyrinogen oxidase I (protox) for conferring tolerance to
- protoporphyrinogen oxidase inhibitors U. S. Patent Number 5939602
- aryloxyalkanoate dioxygenase AAD-1 for conferring tolerance to an herbicide containing an aryloxyalkanoate moiety
- WO05107437 aryloxyalkanoate dioxygenase
- SAO-1 aryloxyalkanoate dioxygenase
- SAO-1 for conferring tolerance to an herbicide containing an aryloxyalkanoate moiety
- a serine hydroxymethyltransferase US Patent Application Publication 2008/0155716
- glufosinate -tolerant glutamine synthase US Patent Application Publication 2009/0018016
- herbicides examples include phenoxy auxins (such as 2,4- D and dichlorprop), pyridyloxy auxins (such as fluroxypyr and triclopyr), aryloxyphenoxypropionates (AOPP) acetylcoenzyme A carboxylase (ACCase) inhibitors (such as haloxyfop, quizalofop, and diclofop), and 5- substituted phenoxyacetate protoporphyrinogen oxidase IX inhibitors (such as pyraflufen and flumiclorac).
- phenoxy auxins such as 2,4- D and dichlorprop
- pyridyloxy auxins such as fluroxypyr and triclopyr
- AOPP aryloxyphenoxypropionates
- ACCase acetylcoenzyme A carboxylase
- ACCase acetylcoenzyme A carboxylase
- haloxyfop such as haloxyfo
- the recombinant DNA constructs disclosed herein can be transcribed in any plant cell or tissue or in a whole plant of any developmental stage.
- Transgenic plants can be derived from any monocot or dicot plant, such as, but not limited to, plants of commercial or agricultural interest, such as crop plants (especially crop plants used for human food or animal feed), wood- or pulp-producing trees, vegetable plants, fruit plants, and ornamental plants.
- plants of interest include grain crop plants (such as wheat, oat, barley, maize, rye, triticale, rice, millet, sorghum, quinoa, amaranth, and buckwheat); forage crop plants (such as forage grasses and forage dicots including alfalfa, vetch, clover, and the like); oilseed crop plants (such as cotton, safflower, sunflower, soybean, canola, rapeseed, flax, peanuts, and oil palm); tree nuts (such as walnut, cashew, hazelnut, pecan, almond, and the like); sugarcane, coconut, date palm, olive, sugarbeet, tea, and coffee; wood- or pulp-producing trees; vegetable crop plants such as legumes (for example, beans, peas, lentils, alfalfa, peanut), lettuce, asparagus, artichoke, celery, carrot, radish, the brassicas (for example, cabbages, kales, mustards, and other leafy brass
- Specific plant species of interest in which a recombinant DNA construct is transcribed to provide resistance to flea beetles are plants in the family Brassicaceae, including the Brassica species B. napus, B.juncea, B. carinata, B. rapa, B. oleracea, B. rupestris, B. septiceps, B. nigra, B. narinosa, B. perviridus, B. facilitatorfortii, and B. fructiculosa.
- Additional plant species of interest in which a recombinant DNA construct is transcribed to provide resistance to flea beetles are Glycine max, Linum usitatissimum, Zea mays, Carthamus tinctorius, Helianthus annuus, Nicotiana tabacum, Arabidopsis thaliana, Betholettia excelsa, Ricinus communis, Cocos nucifera, Coriandrum sativum, Gossypium spp., Arachis hypogaea, Simmondsia chinensis, Solanum tuberosum, Elaeis guineensis, Olea europaea, Oryza sativa, Cucurbita maxim, Hordeum vulgare, and Triticum aestivum.
- the detection of one or more of nucleic acid sequences of the recombinant DNA constructs for flea beetle control as disclosed herein in one or more commodity or commodity products contemplated herein is de facto evidence that the commodity or commodity product contains or is derived from a transgenic plant cell, plant, or seed expressing such a recombinant DNA construct.
- a transgenic plant having in its genome a recombinant DNA construct as disclosed herein exhibits increased resistance to an insect infestation, specifically increased resistance to a flea beetle infestation.
- the transgenic plant expresses a recombinant DNA construct for flea beetle control that is stacked with other recombinant DNA for imparting additional traits
- the transgenic plant has at least one additional altered trait, relative to a plant lacking the recombinant DNA construct, selected from the group of traits consisting of:
- CD improved harvest, storage, or processing quality
- the transgenic plant is characterized by: improved tolerance of abiotic stress (e. g. , tolerance of water deficit or drought, heat, cold, non-optimal nutrient or salt levels, non-optimal light levels) or of biotic stress (e. g., crowding, allelopathy, or wounding); by a modified primary metabolite (e. g. , fatty acid, oil, amino acid, protein, sugar, or carbohydrate) composition; a modified secondary metabolite (e. g. , alkaloids, terpenoids, polyketides, non-ribosomal peptides, and secondary metabolites of mixed biosynthetic origin) composition; a modified trace element (e. g.
- abiotic stress e. g. , tolerance of water deficit or drought, heat, cold, non-optimal nutrient or salt levels, non-optimal light levels
- biotic stress e. g., crowding, allelopathy, or wounding
- a modified primary metabolite
- carotenoid e. g., beta-carotene, lycopene, lutein, zeaxanthin, or other carotenoids and xanthophylls
- vitamin e. g. , tocopherols
- improved yield e. g. , improved yield under non-stress conditions or improved yield under biotic or abiotic stress
- improved ability to use nitrogen, phosphate, or other nutrients modified agronomic characteristics (e. g., delayed ripening; delayed senescence; earlier or later maturity; improved shade tolerance; improved resistance to root or stalk lodging; improved resistance to "green snap" of stems; modified photoperiod response); modified growth or reproductive characteristics (e. g.
- transgenic seed, or seed produced by the transgenic plant has modified primary metabolite (e. g. , fatty acid, oil, amino acid, protein, sugar, or carbohydrate) composition, a modified secondary metabolite composition, a modified trace element, carotenoid, or vitamin composition, an improved harvest, storage, or processing quality, or a combination of these.
- modified primary metabolite e. g. , fatty acid, oil, amino acid, protein, sugar, or carbohydrate
- a modified secondary metabolite composition e. e. fatty acid, oil, amino acid, protein, sugar, or carbohydrate
- a modified trace element e.g., fatty acid, oil, amino acid, protein, sugar, or carbohydrate
- carotenoid e.g., a modified trace element, carotenoid, or vitamin composition
- it can be desirable to change levels of native components of the transgenic plant or seed of a transgenic plant for example, to decrease levels of an allergenic protein or glycoprotein or of
- This example illustrates non-limiting embodiments of coding DNA sequences useful as target genes for controlling insect species and for making compositions for controlling insects and insect-resistant transgenic plants, and identifies dsRNA trigger sequences useful for controlling insect species. More specifically, embodiments of target genes identified by name (annotation) and sequence identifier (SEQ ID NO.) for controlling flea beetles are provided in SEQ ID NOs:l - 859, and embodiments of dsRNA trigger sequences ranging in size from 135 to 352 base pairs and designed to suppress these target genes are provided in SEQ ID NOs.:860 - 1718.
- Trigger sequences are provided for the anti-sense strand of the dsRNA trigger in 5' to 3' direction.
- T44966 and T44967 are positive controls based on a Phyllotreta striolata arginine kinase mRNA disclosed in Zhao et al. (2008), Eur. J. Entomol, 5:815.
- dsRNA trigger sequences provided in Table 1 are generally useful for RNA-mediated suppression of the corresponding target gene identified in Table 1. These dsRNA triggers are useful for controlling insects, especially flea beetles, including the source species from which the target genes in Table 1 were identified.
- RNA-mediated suppression of one or more of the target genes provided in Table 1, or use of one or more of the dsRNA triggers provided in Table 1, is useful for causing mortality or stunting, or otherwise controlling, target insect species in the following genera: Altica, Anthobiodes, Aphthona, Aphthonaltica, Aphthonoides , Apteopeda, Argopistes, Argopus, Arrhenocoela, Batophila, Blepharida, Chaetocnema, Clitea, Crepidodera, Derocrepis, Dibolia, Disonycha, Epitrix, Hermipyxis, Hermaeophaga, Hespera, Hippuriphila, Horaia, Hyphasis, Lipromima, Liprus, Longitarsus, Luperomorpha, Lythraria, Manobia, Mantura, Meishania, Minota, Mniophila, Neicrepidodera, Nonarthra, Novofoudrasia
- compositions including a dsRNA trigger for suppression of one or more of the target genes provided in Table 1 are useful for controlling at least one of Altica ambiens (alder flea beetle), Altica canadensis (prairie flea beetle), Altica chalybaea (grape flea beetle), Altica prasina (poplar flea beetle), Altica rosae (rose flea beetle), Altica sylvia (blueberry flea beetle), Altica ulmi (elm flea beetle), Chaetocnema pulicaria (corn flea beele), Chaetocnema conofinis (sweet potato flea beetle), Epitrix cucumeris (potato flea beetle), Systena blanda (palestripped fleabee
- RNA-mediated suppression of one or more of the target genes provided in Table 1, or use of one or more of the dsRNA triggers provided in Table 1, is useful for causing mortality or stunting in flea beetle species in the genera Phyllotreta and PsylUodes, thus preventing or treating plant infestation by these species.
- RNA-mediated suppression of one or more of the target genes provided in Table 1, or use of one or more of the dsRNA triggers provided in Table 1, is useful for causing mortality or stunting in at least one flea beetle species selected from the group consisting of Phyllotreta armoraciae (horseradish flea beetle), Phyllotreta cruciferae (canola flea beetle), Phyllotreta pusilla (western black flea beetle), Phyllotreta nemorum (striped turnip flea beetle), Phyllotreta atra (turnip flea beetle), Phyllotreta robusta (garden flea beetle), Phyllotreta striolata (striped flea beetle), Phyllotreta undulata, PsylUodes chrysocephala, and
- RNA-mediated suppression of one or more of the target genes having a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:l - 296 is used to cause mortality or stunting in Phyllotreta atra (turnip flea beetle) adults or larvae, for example, by contacting Phyllotreta atra adults, larvae, or eggs with an effective amount of a dsRNA trigger including a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:860 - 1155.
- RNA-mediated suppression of one or more of the target genes having a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:297 - 532 is used to cause mortality or stunting in Phyllotreta cruciferae (canola flea beetle) adults or larvae, for example, by contacting Phyllotreta cruciferae adults, larvae, or eggs with an effective amount of a dsRNA trigger including a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:1156 - 1391.
- RNA-mediated suppression of one or more of the target genes having a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:533 - 551 is used to cause mortality or stunting in Phyllotreta striolata (striped flea beetle) adults or larvae, for example, by contacting Phyllotreta striolata adults, larvae, or eggs with an effective amount of a dsRNA trigger including a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:1392 - 1410.
- RNA-mediated suppression of one or more of the target genes having a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:552 - 859 is used to cause mortality or stunting in PsylUodes chrysocephala adults or larvae, for example, by contacting PsylUodes chrysocephala adults, larvae, or eggs with an effective amount of a dsRNA trigger including a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:1411 - 1718.
- Plants which can be protected by such infestation by transgenic expression or topical application of one or more of the dsRNA triggers provided in Table 1 include any plant species or variety that is subject to infestation by flea beetles, especially plants of economic importance, including ornamental plants and crop plants. Embodiments of such plants include plants in the family
- Brassicaceae such as a plant in the genus Brassica including, for example, one of the following: B. napus (rapeseed, including cultivars such as canola and rutabaga), B. juncea (Indian mustard), B. carinata (Abyssinian mustard), B. rapa (turnip), B. oleracea (wild cabbage, including domesticated cultivars such as, kale, cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, brussels sprouts, etc.) B. rupestris (brown mustard), B. septiceps (seventop mustard), B. nigra (black mustard), B. narinosa (broadbeaked mustard), B. perviridus (mustard spinach), B. soup mustard), and B.fructiculosa
- the target plants may include, but not limited to, one of the following: Glycine max (soybean), Linum usitatissimum (linseed/flax), Zea mays (maize), Carthamus tinctorius (safflower), Helianthus annuus (sunflower), Nicotiana tabacum (tobacco), Arabidopsis thaliana, Betholettia excelsa (Brazil nut), Ricinus communis (castor bean), Cocos nucifera (coconut), Coriandrum sativum (coriander), Gossypium spp.
- compositions including an effective amount of one or more of the dsRNA triggers provided in Table 1 for topical treatment of a plant to be treated for, or be protected from, flea beetle infestation.
- Another aspect includes a recombinant DNA construct encoding at least one strand of at least one the dsRNA triggers provided in Table 1 for transgenic expression in a plant that has improved resistance to flea beetle infestation, in comparison to a plant not expressing such a construct.
- This example illustrates non-limiting embodiments of testing the efficacy of dsRNA trigger sequences and validating the triggers' utility for suppressing coding DNA sequences useful as target genes for controlling insect species. More specifically this example illustrates a method including contacting an insect, such as a flea beetle adult or larva, with one or more dsRNA triggers designed to cause stunting or mortality in the insect. Other embodiments include methods where the dsRNA trigger is delivered to the insect by oral delivery (e. g. , on or in a food material ingested by the insect), or through non-oral delivery (e. g., delivery through the insect's cuticle, or delivery by contacting an egg of the insect).
- oral delivery e. g. , on or in a food material ingested by the insect
- non-oral delivery e. g., delivery through the insect's cuticle, or delivery by contacting an egg of the insect.
- a feeding assay is used to determine efficacy of a dsRNA trigger in causing stunting or mortality in insects, such as flea beetles.
- a single discriminating dose for example, 100 nanograms/milliliter
- a negative control dsRNA trigger such as a dsRNA targetting green fluorescent protein (GFP) is also included in the assay.
- GFP green fluorescent protein
- Each dsRNA trigger is coated evenly onto 1.0 centimeter diameter canola leaf discs and placed in multiwell trays, with 2 male and 2 female adult flea beetles or 4 flea beetle larvae per well. Every 24 hours for a set period (e. g. , 2 weeks), new, freshly-coated leaves are provided. Stunting and mortality are scored periodically (e. g., daily, or every 2 or 3 days).
- dsRNA triggers that show efficacy in this single-dose assay are tested further. Using a similar protocol, varying doses of dsRNA triggers are tested, as described above, to determine the LC50 dose for each of the active dsRNAs.
- Bioassays include 12 - 24 insects per dose, performed in triplicate. Stunting and mortality is assessed over a 2 week period, scored on every third day.
- the dsRNA trigger sequences that are confirmed to be effective in suppressing a target gene in a sequence-specific manner are useful for identifying efficacious RNA delivery agents and formulations.
- the insecticidal activity of formulations containing the dsRNA triggers can be optimized by various techniques, such as modifying the chemical entities in the formulation or modifying the ratio of the chemical components in the formulation. Non-limiting examples of delivery agents and formulations are provided in Example 5.
- This example illustrates non-limiting embodiments of methods for validating dsRNA trigger efficacy for suppressing or silencing a target gene in an insect cell or causing stunting or mortality in an insect. More specifically this example illustrates methods for testing dsRNA triggers for efficacy in preventing or treating flea beetle infestations in whole plants.
- Polynucleotides (such as the dsRNA trigger sequences described in Examples 1 and 2) that have been confirmed to be effective in suppressing a target gene in a sequence-specific manner are further evaluated in whole plant assays.
- the polynucleotides e. g., dsRNA triggers
- the polynucleotides are applied directly to the insect surface (e. g. by spraying or dusting).
- the polynucleotides are provided to the insect in an insect diet (e. g. , in a bacterial or plant cell expressing a dsRNA trigger such as a hairpin form of a dsRNA trigger, or in an artificial bait containing RNA). Stunting and mortality are scored periodically, as described in Example 2.
- the polynucleotide is applied in a foliar application through aerial or terrestrial spraying or dusting or chemigation on the leaf surface to control early season damage from the adult stage of the life cycle, or applied as a seed treatment to control larval or adult stages of the insect life cycle, or applied as a soil in-furrow or drench application to control larval or adult stages of the insect life cycle.
- An example of a foliar testing regime includes treating the plant immediately after emergence from the ground and evaluating foliar damage caused by adult flea beetles 1 - 2 weeks after plant emergence. For in-furrow or seed treatment similar timing for damage evaluation is followed.
- the polynucleotides are generally designed to modulate expression by inducing regulation or suppression of an insect target gene and are designed to have a nucleotide sequence essentially identical or essentially complementary to the nucleotide sequence an insect target gene or cDNA (e. g., SEQ ID NOs:l - 859) or to the sequence of RNA transcribed from an insect target gene, which can be coding sequence or non-coding sequence.
- a "trigger", or "triggers” This example describes non- limiting techniques useful in the design and selection of polynucleotides as "triggers" to modulate expression of an insect target gene.
- Polynucleotides of use in the compositions and methods disclosed herein need not be of the full length of a target gene, and in many embodiments are of much shorter length in comparison to the target gene.
- An example of a technique that is useful for selecting effective triggers is "tiling", or evaluation of polynucleotides corresponding to adjacent or partially overlapping segments of a target gene.
- Effective polynucleotide "triggers” can be identified by “tiling" gene targets in selected length fragments, e. g., fragments of 200 - 300 nucleotides in length, with partially overlapping regions, e. g., of about 25 nucleotides, along the length of the target gene. To suppress a single gene, trigger sequences are designed to correspond to (have a nucleotide identity or
- the selected region of the target gene can include coding sequence or non-coding sequence (e. g. , promoter regions, 3 ' untranslated regions, introns and the like) or a combination of both.
- the multiple target gene sequences are aligned and polynucleotide triggers designed to correspond to regions with high sequence homology in common among the multiple targets.
- the multiple target gene sequences are aligned and polynucleotide triggers designed to correspond to regions with no or low sequence homology in common among the multiple targets.
- anti-sense single-stranded RNA triggers are designed for each of the target genes listed in Table 1 as follows. Multiple anti-sense single-stranded RNA triggers, each of 200 - 300 nucleotides in length and with a sequence corresponding to (e. g., for anti-sense triggers, complementary to) a fragment of a target gene having a sequence selected from SEQ ID NOs:l - 859 are designed so that each trigger's sequence overlaps about 25 nucleotides of the next adjacent trigger's sequence, in such a way that the multiple triggers in combination cover the full length of the target gene.
- Sense triggers are designed in an analogous fashion, where the trigger sequence is identical to a fragment of the target gene.
- double-stranded triggers can be designed by providing pairs of sense and anti-sense triggers, each pair of triggers overlapping the next adjacent pair of triggers.
- the polynucleotide triggers are tested by any convenient means for efficacy in silencing the insect target gene. Examples of a suitable test include the bioassays described herein in the working Examples. Another test involves the topical application of the polynucleotide triggers either directly to individual insects or to the surface of a plant to be protected from an insect infestation.
- One desired result of treatment with a polynucleotide as disclosed herein is prevention or control of an insect infestation, e. g. , by inducing in an insect a physiological or behavioural change such as, but not limited to, growth stunting, increased mortality, decrease in reproductive capacity, decrease in or cessation of feeding behavior or movement, or decrease in or cessation of metamorphosis stage development.
- Another desired result of treatment with a polynucleotide as disclosed herein is provision of a plant that exhibits improved resistance to an insect infestation.
- the tiling procedure can be repeated, if desired.
- a polynucleotide trigger found to provide desired activity can itself be subjected to a tiling procedure.
- multiple overlapping anti-sense single-stranded RNA triggers are designed, each of 50 - 60 nucleotides in length and with a sequence corresponding to (e. g. , for anti-sense triggers, complementary to) the fragment of a target gene having a sequence selected from SEQ ID NOs:l - 859 for which a single polynucleotide trigger of 300 nucleotides was found to be effective. Additional rounds of tiling analysis can be carried out, where triggers as short as 18, 19, 20, or 21 nucleotides are tested.
- Effective polynucleotide triggers of any size can be used, alone or in combination, in the various methods disclosed herein.
- a single polynucleotide trigger is used to make a composition (e. g. , a composition for topical application, or a recombinant DNA construct useful for making a transgenic plant).
- a mixture or pool of different polynucleotide triggers is used; in such cases the polynucleotide triggers can be for a single target gene or for multiple target genes.
- a polynucleotide trigger is designed to target different regions of the target gene, e. g. , a trigger can include multiple segments that correspond to different exon regions of the target gene, and "spacer" nucleotides which do not correspond to a target gene can optionally be used in between or adjacent to the segments.
- Polynucleotide triggers can be designed or their sequence optimised using thermodynamic considerations. For example, polynucleotide triggers can be selected based on the thermodynamics controlling hybridization between one nucleic acid strand (e. g., a polynucleotide trigger or an individual siRNA) and another (e. g. , a target gene transcript)
- one nucleic acid strand e. g., a polynucleotide trigger or an individual siRNA
- another e. g. , a target gene transcript
- essentially identical or “essentially complementary” is meant that the trigger polynucleotide (or at least one strand of a double-stranded polynucleotide) has sufficient identity or complementarity to the target gene or to the RNA transcribed from a target gene (e. g. , the transcript) to suppress expression of a target gene (e. g. , to effect a reduction in levels or activity of the target gene transcript and/or encoded protein).
- a target gene e. g. , the transcript
- Polynucleotides need not have 100 percent identity or
- the polynucleotide or a portion thereof is designed to be essentially identical to, or essentially complementary to, a sequence of at least 18 or 19 contiguous nucleotides in either the target gene or the RNA transcribed from the target gene. In some embodiments, the polynucleotide or a portion thereof is designed to be exactly identical to, or exactly complementary to, a sequence of 21 contiguous nucleotides in either the target gene or the RNA transcribed from the target gene. In certain embodiments, an "essentially identical"
- polynucleotide has 100 percent sequence identity or at least about 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, or 99 percent sequence identity when compared to the sequence of 18 or more contiguous nucleotides in either the endogenous target gene or to an RNA transcribed from the target gene.
- an "essentially complementary" polynucleotide has 100 percent sequence complementarity or at least about 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, or 99 percent sequence complementarity when compared to the sequence of 18 or more contiguous nucleotides in either the target gene or RNA transcribed from the target gene.
- Polynucleotides containing mismatches to the target gene or transcript can be used in certain embodiments of the compositions and methods disclosed herein.
- the polynucleotide includes at least 18 or at least 19 contiguous nucleotides that are essentially identical or essentially complementary to a segment of equivalent length in the target gene or target gene's transcript.
- a polynucleotide of 19 contiguous nucleotides that is essentially identical or essentially complementary to a segment of equivalent length in the target gene or target gene's transcript can have 1 or 2 mismatches to the target gene or transcript (i.
- a polynucleotide of 20 or more nucleotides that contains a contiguous 19 nucleotide span of identity or complementarity to a segment of equivalent length in the target gene or target gene's transcript can have 1 or 2 mismatches to the target gene or transcript.
- a polynucleotide of 21 continuous nucleotides that is essentially identical or essentially complementary to a segment of equivalent length in the target gene or target gene's transcript can have 1, 2, or 3 mismatches to the target gene or transcript.
- a polynucleotide of 22 or more nucleotides that contains a contiguous 21 nucleotide span of identity or complementarity to a segment of equivalent length in the target gene or target gene's transcript can have 1 , 2, or 3 mismatches to the target gene or transcript.
- mismatches In designing polynucleotides with mismatches to an endogenous target gene or to an RNA transcribed from the target gene, mismatches of certain types and at certain positions that are more likely to be tolerated can be used. In certain exemplary embodiments, mismatches formed between adenine and cytosine or guanosine and uracil residues are used as described by Du et al.
- mismatches in 19 base-pair overlap regions are located at the low tolerance positions 5, 7, 8 or 11 (from the 5' end of a 19-nucleotide target), at medium tolerance positions 3, 4, and 12-17(from the 5' end of a 19-nucleotide target), and/or at the high tolerance positions at either end of the region of complementarity, e. g., positions 1, 2, 18, and 19 (from the 5' end of a 19-nucleotide target) as described by Du et al. (2005) Nucleic Acids Res., 33: 1671-1677.
- Tolerated mismatches can be empirically determined in routine assays such as those described herein in the working Examples.
- the polynucleotides include additional nucleotides for reasons of stability or for convenience in cloning or synthesis.
- the polynucleotide is a dsRNA including an RNA strand with a segment of at least 21 contiguous nucleotides of a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:860 - 1718 and 1722 - 1724 and further including an additional 5' G or an additional 3' C or both, adjacent to the segment.
- the polynucleotide is a double-stranded RNA including additional nucleotides to form an overhang, for example, a dsRNA including 2 deoxyribonucleotides to form a 3 ' overhang.
- a bioactive trigger i. e., a polynucleotide with a sequence corresponding to the target gene and which is responsible for an observed suppression of the target gene
- a bioactive trigger is embedded in "neutral" sequence, e. g. , inserted into additional nucleotides that have no sequence identity or complementarity to the target gene.
- Neutral sequence can be desirable, e. g. , to increase the overall length of a polynucleotide.
- a 21-base-pair dsRNA trigger corresponding to a target gene in Table 1 and found to provide control of an insect infestation is embedded in neutral sequence of an additional 39 base pairs, thus forming a polynucleotide of about 60 base pairs.
- a single 21 -base-pair trigger is found to be efficacious when embedded in larger sections of neutral sequence, e. g. , where the total polynucleotide length is from about 60 to about 300 base pairs.
- At least one segment of at least 21 contiguous nucleotides of a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:860 - 1718 and 1722 - 1724 is embedded in larger sections of neutral sequence to provide an efficacious trigger.
- segments from multiple sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:860 - 1718 and 1722 - 1724 is embedded in larger sections of neutral sequence to provide an efficacious trigger.
- NOs:860 - 1718 and 1722 - 1724 are embedded in larger sections of neutral sequence to provide an efficacious trigger.
- RNAs disclosed herein e. g., the dsRNA triggers including a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:860 - 1718 and 1722 - 1724, or active fragments of these triggers
- the dsRNA triggers including a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:860 - 1718 and 1722 - 1724, or active fragments of these triggers
- one or more non-polynucleotide pesticidal agents will result in a synergetic improvement in prevention or control of insect infestations, when compared to the effect obtained with the recombinant RNA alone or the non-polynucleotide pesticidal agent alone.
- Routine insect bioassays such as the bioassays described herein in the working Examples are useful for defining dose-responses for larval mortality or growth inhibition using combinations of the polynucleotides disclosed herein and one or more non-polynucleotide pesticidal agents (e. g. , a patatin, a plant lectin, a phytoecdysteroid, a Bacillus thuringiensis insecticidal protein, a Xenorhabdus insecticidal protein, a Photorhabdus insecticidal protein, a Bacillus laterosporous insecticidal protein, and a Bacillus sphaericus insecticidal protein).
- non-polynucleotide pesticidal agents e. g. , a patatin, a plant lectin, a phytoecdysteroid, a Bacillus thuringiensis insecticidal protein, a Xenorhabdus insectici
- One of skill in the art can test combinations of polynucleotides and non-polynucleotide pesticidal agents in routine bioassays to identify combinations of bioactives that are synergistic and desirable for use in protecting plants from insect infestations.
- This example illustrates non-limiting embodiments of methods of testing the efficacy of dsRNA triggers in flea beetles. More specifically this example illustrates a method including oral delivery of dsRNAs to flea beetles, resulting in stunting or mortality in the flea beetles.
- P. cruciferae were collected from a canola field where no pesticides had been applied in the previous 3 months.
- Three dsRNAs (SEQ ID NOs:1169, 1193, and 1392) targeting Phyllotreta genes and one negative control dsRNA targeting GFP were tested on groups of 30 P.
- dsRNAs were resuspended in water and applied to 6 millimeter leaf discs (55 ⁇ 6 milligrams each) at a discriminating dose of 50 nanograms dsRNA/milligram leaf tissue, which were fed to groups of 5 flea beetles.
- Leaf discs with freshly applied dsRNA were replaced every other day, and the number of surviving individuals was recorded over a 2-week period.
- a low non-specific mortality rate was observed in the negative -control insect groups (3 out of 30 insects dying over 2 weeks, or 10% non-specific mortality). Mortality was observed beginning at day 4 and continuing through the 2 week period. Specific mortality was observed for all dsRNA treatments (Table 2).
- dsRNA/milligram leaf tissue were also tested. Ten beetles were tested at each dose.
- the negative control (five replicates) used was a dsRNA trigger targetting the bacterial gene uidA encoding beta- glucuronidase (NCBI accession number NC 000913.3). Leaf discs with freshly applied dsRNA were replaced every other day, and mortality was recorded over a 12 day period. The overall mortality rate for the negative controls was ⁇ 4% (likely due to handling injuries) over the 12-day observation period.
- dsRNA triggers (indicated by a mortality rating of +++) caused 90 - 100% mortality at the highest dose and were still highly effective (80% or higher mortality) at the lowest dose tested.
- Some dsRNA triggers (indicated by a mortality rating of ++) induced mortality in a proportion of the insects at the highest dose, but were less effective at lower doses ( ⁇ 20% mortality).
- *+++ rating indicates high (>80%) mortalities for all three doses; ++ rating indicates high mortalities for the highest dose, and within 40 to 70% mortality with the lower two doses.
- dsRNA triggers include applying the dsRNA triggers directly to the insect surface (e. g. by spraying or dusting), or providing the dsRNA triggers to the insect in a diet or bait (e. g. , in a bacterial or plant cell expressing a dsRNA trigger such as a hairpin form of a dsRNA trigger, or in an artificial bait containing the dsRNA).
- a diet or bait e. g. , in a bacterial or plant cell expressing a dsRNA trigger such as a hairpin form of a dsRNA trigger, or in an artificial bait containing the dsRNA.
- a hairpin version of the Phyllotreta trigger with the sequence SEQ ID NO: 1169 is designed; this hairpin version is encoded by the DNA sequence SEQ ID NO:1722, which contains, in 5' to 3' order, anti-sense sequence (nucleotide positions 1 - 267), loop sequence (nucleotide positions 268 - 373) which does not contain matches to Phyllotreta sequences, and sense sequence (nucleotide positions 374 - 640).
- This DNA sequence is expressed as a single-stranded RNA transcript, wherein the anti-sense and sense regions anneal to form the double-stranded "stem" region of the hairpin.
- the construct is expressed in a bacterium, such as E. coli; the resulting dsRNA hairpin produced in the bacterium is provided to flea beetles as a crude or purified fermentation product, or in the form of the bacterial cells.
- Similar constructs are designed encoding dsRNAs having modified stem-loops, such as "stabilized anti-sense” or “stabilized sense” versions, which contain stabilized loops formed by an extended anti-sense or sense sequence, respectively, of trigger sequence corresponding to the intended target gene.
- This example discloses embodiments related to polynucleotide molecules having a nucleotide sequence containing specific modifications such as nucleotide substitutions.
- Embodiments of such modifications include modified dsRNA triggers that provide improved sequence discrimination between the intended target gene of the insect pest of interest, and genetic sequences of other, non- target species.
- Selected dsRNA triggers identified in Table 1 were screened for unintended sequence matches to a sequence of at least 19 contiguous nucleotides identified in a non-target gene or a non-target organism (NTO, e. g., Apis mellifera, Bombus impatiens and B. terrestris; Coleomegilla spp.; Danaus plexippus; Homo sapiens; Megachile rotundata; Mus musculus; and Brassica rapa). Nucleotide changes are made in an original trigger sequence to eliminate undesirable sequence matches to a non-target gene or non-target organism.
- NTO non-target gene or a non-target organism
- modified trigger sequences are provided by SEQ ID NO:1723, which corresponds to SEQ ID NO:1393 (which targets the same flea beetle gene as does the trigger SEQ ID NO:1392), and SEQ ID NO:1724, which corresponds to SEQ ID NO:1169. These modified trigger sequences provide improved discrimination between the intended target species and non-target organisms.
- Embodiments discloses embodiments related to polynucleotide molecules having a nucleotide sequence for silencing a target gene in more than one species.
- Embodiments include dsRNA sequences of at least 21 contiguous nucleotides identified as having 100% complementarity or identity to more than one species-specific target gene.
- Table 3 provides a list of sequences, each at least 21 contiguous nucleotides in length and identified by the sequence's coordinates in a dsRNA trigger for one flea beetle species, wherein the identical sequence is also found in a dsRNA trigger for a different flea beetle species. These sequences are useful as triggers in the multiple species in which the sequence co-occurs.
- the trigger having the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1186 (targetting a Phyllotreta cruciferae COPI alpha target gene, SEQ ID NO:327) contains five sequences of at least 21 contiguous nucleotides at positions 1 - 71, 88 - 116, 136 - 209, 238 - 266, and 274 - 296, all of which match a sequence in the triggers having the sequences of SEQ ID NOs:882 and 888 (targetting a Phyllotreta atra COPI alpha target genes, SEQ ID NOs:23 and 29, respectively); these five sequences are therefore useful in targeting a gene in the two Phyllotreta species.
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