LIPASES AND METHODS OF USE.

摘要

Methods of creating and enhancing insect resistance in plants by introducingnon-plant lipases into plants are provided. Plants with enhanced insect resistanceand seed from plants thereof are provided. DNA sequences encoding insecticidallipases and insecticidal lipase gene products that are useful in the practiceof this invention are also provided. The compositions and methods of the inventionmay be used in a variety of agricultural systems for controlling pests, includingpropagating lineages of insect-resistant crops and targeting expression ofthese insecticidal lipases to plant organs that are particularly susceptibleto infestation, such as roots and leaves.