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Stojšin D, Vertuan H, Meng C, Effertz R, Jose M, Mahadeo D, Crivellari A, Hu C, Berger G. Plant characterization of insect-protected soybean. Transgenic Res 2024; 33:243-254. [PMID: 38902591 PMCID: PMC11319360 DOI: 10.1007/s11248-024-00391-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2023] [Accepted: 06/14/2024] [Indexed: 06/22/2024]
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Insect-protected soybean (SIP) that produces the Cry1A.105 and Cry2Ab2 insecticidal crystal proteins has been developed to provide protection from feeding damage caused by targeted lepidopteran insect pests. Typically, as part of environmental risk assessment (ERA), plant characterization is conducted, and the data submitted to regulatory agencies prior to commercialization of genetically modified (GM) crops. The objectives of this research were to: (a) compare soybean with and without the SIP trait in plant characterization field trials designed to fulfill requirements for submissions to global regulatory agencies and address China-specific considerations and (b) compare risk assessment conclusions across regions and the methodologies used in the field trials. The soybean with and without the SIP trait in temperate, tropical, and subtropical germplasm were planted in replicated multi-location trials in the USA (in 2012 and 2018) and Brazil (in 2013/2014 and 2017/2018). Agronomic, phenotypic, plant competitiveness, and survival characteristics were assessed for soybean entries with and without the SIP trait. Regardless of genetic background, growing region, season, or testing methodology, the risk assessment conclusions were the same: the evaluated insect-protected soybean did not differ from conventional soybean in evaluated agronomic, phenotypic, competitiveness, and survival characteristics indicating no change in plant pest/weed potential. These results reinforce the concept of data transportability across global regions, different seasons, germplasm, and methodologies that should be considered when assessing environmental risks of GM crops.
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- Bayer Crop Science, St. Louis, MO, USA
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Wang X, Niu S, Yang J, Dong Y, Liu X, Jiao Y, Wang Z. Effects of stacking breeding on the methylome and transcriptome profile of transgenic rice with glyphosate tolerance. PLANTA 2023; 258:34. [PMID: 37378818 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-023-04181-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2023] [Accepted: 06/08/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023]
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MAIN CONCLUSION Transcriptomics and methylomics were used to identify the potential effects resulting from GM rice breeding stacks, which provided scientific data for the safety assessment strategy of stacked GM crops in China. Gene interaction is one of the main concerns for stacked genetically modified crop safety. With the development of technology, the combination of omics and bioinformatics has become a useful tool to evaluate the unintended effects of genetically modified crops. In this study, transcriptomics and methylomics were used as molecular profiling techniques to identify the potential effects of stack through breeding. Stacked transgenic rice En-12 × Ec-26 was used as material, which was obtained through hybridization using parents En-12 and Ec-26, in which the foreign protein can form functional EPSPS protein by intein-mediated trans-splitting. Differentially methylated region (DMR) analysis showed that the effect of stacking breeding on methylation was less than that of genetic transformation at the methylome level. Differentially expressed gene (DEG) analysis showed that the DEGs between En-12 × Ec-26 and its parents were far fewer than those between transgenic rice and Zhonghua 11 (ZH11), and no unintended new genes were found in En-12 × Ec-26. Statistical analysis of gene expression and methylation involved in shikimic acid metabolism showed that there was no difference in gene expression, although there were 16 and 10 DMR genes between En-12 × Ec-26 and its parents (En and Ec) in methylation, respectively. The results indicated that the effect of stacking breeding on gene expression and DNA methylation was less than the effect of genetic transformation. This study provides scientific data supporting safety assessments of stacked GM crops in China.
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- Xujing Wang
- Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China
- Key Laboratory on Molecular Safety Assessment of Agri-GMO, MARA, Beijing, 100081, China
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- College of Horticulture, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, 071001, China
- State Key Laboratory of North China Crop Improvement and Regulation, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, 071001, China
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- Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China
- Key Laboratory on Molecular Safety Assessment of Agri-GMO, MARA, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China
- Cropedit Biotechnology Co., Ltd, Beijing, 102206, China
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- Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China
- Key Laboratory on Molecular Safety Assessment of Agri-GMO, MARA, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Development Center for Science and Technology, MARA, Beijing, 100122, China.
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- Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China.
- Key Laboratory on Molecular Safety Assessment of Agri-GMO, MARA, Beijing, 100081, China.
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Soares D, Vertuan H, Bacalhau F, José M, Crivellari A, Belchior GG, Berger GU. Genetically modified crops do not present variations in pollen viability and morphology when compared to their conventional counterparts. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0285079. [PMID: 37126533 PMCID: PMC10150986 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0285079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2022] [Accepted: 04/16/2023] [Indexed: 05/02/2023] Open
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Modern agricultural biotechnologies, such as those derived from genetic modification, are solutions that can enable an increase in food production, lead to more efficient use of natural resources, and promote environmental impact reduction. Crops with altered genetic materials have been extensively subjected to safety assessments to fulfill regulatory requirements prior to commercialization. The Brazilian National Technical Biosafety Commission (CTNBio) provides provisions for commercial release of transgenic crops in Brazil, including requiring information on pollen dispersion ability as part of environmental risk assessment, which includes pollen viability and morphology studies. Here we present the pollen viability and morphology of non-transgenic conventional materials, single-event genetically modified (GM) products, and stacked GM products from soybean, maize and cotton cultivated in Brazil. Microscopical observation of stained pollen grain was conducted to determine the percentage of pollen viability as well as pollen morphology, which is assessed by measuring pollen grain diameter. The pollen viability and diameter of GM soybean, maize and cotton, evaluated across a number of GM events in each crop, were similar to the conventional non-GM counterparts. Pollen characterization data contributed to the detailed phenotypic description of GM crops, supporting the conclusion that the studied events were not fundamentally different from the conventional control.
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- Daniel Soares
- Regulatory Science, Bayer Crop Science, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Regulatory Science, Bayer Crop Science, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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dos Santos-Donado PR, Donado-Pestana CM, Kawahara R, Rosa-Fernandes L, Palmisano G, Finardi-Filho F. Comparative analysis of the protein profile from biofortified cultivars of quality protein maize and conventional maize by gel-based and gel-free proteomic approaches. Lebensm Wiss Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2020.110683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Jose M, Vertuan H, Soares D, Sordi D, Bellini LF, Kotsubo R, Berger GU. Comparing agronomic and phenotypic plant characteristics between single and stacked events in soybean, maize, and cotton. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0231733. [PMID: 32339186 PMCID: PMC7185713 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0231733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2019] [Accepted: 03/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Genetically modified (GM) crops are one of the most valuable tools of modern biotechnology that secure yield potential needed to sustain the global agricultural demands for food, feed, fiber, and energy. Crossing single GM events through conventional breeding has proven to be an effective way to pyramid GM traits from individual events and increase yield protection in the resulting combined products. Even though years of research and commercialization of GM crops show that these organisms are safe and raise no additional biosafety concerns, some regulatory agencies still require risk assessments for these products. We sought out to investigate whether stacking single GM events would have a significant impact on agronomic and phenotypic plant characteristics in soybean, maize, and cotton. Several replicated field trials designed as randomized complete blocks were conducted by Monsanto Regulatory Department from 2008 to 2017 in field sites representative of cultivation regions in Brazil. In total, twenty-one single and stacked GM materials currently approved for in-country commercial use were grown with the corresponding conventional counterparts and commercially available GM/non-GM references. The generated data were presented to the Brazilian regulatory agency CTNBio (National Biosafety Technical Committee) over the years to request regulatory approvals for the single and stacked products, in compliance with the existing normatives. Data was submitted to analysis of variance and differences between GM and control materials were assessed using t-test with a 5% significance level. Data indicated the predominance of similarities and neglectable differences between single and stacked GM crops when compared to conventional counterpart. Our results support the conclusion that combining GM events through conventional breeding does not alter agronomic or phenotypic plant characteristics in these stacked crops. This is compatible with a growing weight of evidence that indicates this long-adopted strategy does not increase the risks associated with GM materials. It also provides evidence to support the review and modernization of the existing regulatory normatives to no longer require additional risk assessments of GM stacks comprised of previously approved single events for biotechnology-derived crops. The data analyzed confirms that the risk assessment of the individual events is sufficient to demonstrate the safety of the stacked products, which deliver significant benefits to growers and to the environment.
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- Marcia Jose
- Regulatory Science, Bayer Crop Science., São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Regulatory Science, Bayer Crop Science., São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Regulatory Science, Bayer Crop Science., São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Regulatory Science, Bayer Crop Science., São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Regulatory Science, Bayer Crop Science., São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Riter LS, Sall ED, Pai N, Beachum CE, Orr TB. Quantifying Dicamba Volatility under Field Conditions: Part I, Methodology. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2020; 68:2277-2285. [PMID: 31990538 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.9b06451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Quantitative assessment of the volatility of field applied herbicides requires orchestrated sampling logistics, robust analytical methods, and sophisticated modeling techniques. This manuscript describes a comprehensive system developed to measure dicamba volatility in an agricultural setting. Details about study design, sample collection, analytical chemistry, and flux modeling are described. A key component of the system is the interlaboratory validation of an analytical method for trace level detection (limit of quantitation of 1.0 ng/PUF) of dicamba in polyurethane foam (PUF) air samplers. Validation of field sampling and flux methodologies was conducted in a field trial that demonstrated agreement between predicted and directly measured dicamba air concentrations at a series of off-target locations. This validated system was applied to a field case study on two plots to demonstrate the utility of these methods under typical agricultural conditions. This case study resulted in a time-varying volatile flux profile, which showed that less than 0.2 ± 0.05% of the applied dicamba was volatilized over the 3-day sampling period.
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- Leah S Riter
- Regulatory Sciences , Bayer U.S.-Crop Science , 700 Chesterfield Parkway West , Chesterfield , Missouri 63017 , United States
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- Regulatory Sciences , Bayer U.S.-Crop Science , 700 Chesterfield Parkway West , Chesterfield , Missouri 63017 , United States
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- Regulatory Sciences , Bayer U.S.-Crop Science , 700 Chesterfield Parkway West , Chesterfield , Missouri 63017 , United States
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- Regulatory Sciences , Bayer U.S.-Crop Science , 700 Chesterfield Parkway West , Chesterfield , Missouri 63017 , United States
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- Regulatory Sciences , Bayer U.S.-Crop Science , 700 Chesterfield Parkway West , Chesterfield , Missouri 63017 , United States
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