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ArticleMolecular biology reports2025

A combination of cry (Cry2Ab) and plant lectin (PTA) genes confers resistance against major sucking and chewing insect pests of cotton.

Syed Najeebullah, Boaz Negin, Rubab Zahra Naqvi, Shaheen Asad, Zahid Mukhtar, Georg Jander, Muhammad Asif

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Syed NajeebullahNational Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, College Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (NIBGE-C, PIEAS), Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan.
Boaz NeginBoyce Thompson Institute, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA.
Rubab Zahra NaqviNational Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, College Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (NIBGE-C, PIEAS), Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan.
Shaheen AsadNational Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, College Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (NIBGE-C, PIEAS), Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan.
Zahid MukhtarNational Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, College Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (NIBGE-C, PIEAS), Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan.
Georg JanderBoyce Thompson Institute, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA. gj32@cornell.edu.
Muhammad AsifNational Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, College Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (NIBGE-C, PIEAS), Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan. asif.biosafety@gmail.com.

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Higher Education Commision, Pakistan HEC-NRPU Project No. 8087National Institute of Food and Agriculture 2021-67013-33565National Institute of Food and Agriculture 2022-67012-36739
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backgroundInsect pests constitute a considerable risk to global crop production. Although Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) toxins produced in transgenic plants are effective against chewing insect pests, they do not protect plants against sucking insect pests, and continued use of Bt crops in the field can lead to the evolution of resistant pest species. However, several plant-derived mannose binding lectins are effective against sucking insect pests. METHODS AND

resultsTo provide broad-spectrum and durable resistance against multiple insect pests, we produced a double gene construct harboring Cry2Ab (encoding a B. thuringiensis toxin) and PTA (Pinellia ternata leaf agglutinin, encoding a plant lectin). Nicotiana benthamiana and Arabidopsis thaliana were used as model plant systems for characterizing the double gene construct (Cry2Ab + PTA). Transgenic plants were made and evaluated to measure the efficacy of Cry2Ab + PTA against chewing and sucking insect pests. Molecular investigation of transgenic A. thaliana plants showed stable integration and expression of the Cry2Ab and PTA genes. On N. benthamiana expressing Cry2Ab + PTA, Myzus persicae (green peach aphid) mortality was 74%, compared to 25% on non-transgenic controls. Bemisia tabaci (whitefly) mortality was 78%, compared to 22% on non-transgenic controls. Spodoptera frugiperda (fall armyworm) showed 83% mortality when fed on transgenic A. thaliana plants expressing Cry2Ab + PTA, whereas 17% mortality was observed on non-transgenic control plants.

conclusionThe Cry2Ab + PTA construct protects plants against both sucking and chewing insects, suggesting that this construct can be introduced into cotton and other crops to control multiple insect pests.

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Bacterial ProteinsEndotoxinsGossypiumHemolysin ProteinsPlant LectinsAnimalsAphidsArabidopsisBacillus thuringiensisBacillus thuringiensis ToxinsNicotianaPest Control, BiologicalPlants, Genetically ModifiedBacillus thuringiensis ToxinsBacterial ProteinsEndotoxinsHemolysin Proteinsinsecticidal crystal protein, Bacillus ThuringiensisPlant LectinsAphidArabidopsis thalianaCry2AbFall armywormNicotiana benthamianaPTAWhitefly

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