GM Crop Database

Database Product Description

MON87427 (MON-87427-7)

Host Organism

Zea mays (Maize)

Trait

Herbicide Tolerance

Trait Introduction

Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated plant transformation.

Proposed Use

Production for human consumption and livestock feed.

Product Developer

Monsanto Company

Summary of Regulatory Approvals

Introduction Expand

MON 87427 expresses the CP4 epsps gene in a tissue-specific manner, in that the gene is expressed in most tissues of the plant, but not in pollen microspores nor in the tapetum. This tissue-specific expression allows glyphosate to be used to selectively kill the male flower parts of the maize plant, to facilitate the production of hybrid seed.

Summary of Introduced Genetic Elements Expand

Code	Name	Type	Promoter, other	Terminator	Copies	Form
CP4 epsps	5-enolpyruvyl shikimate-3-phosphate synthase	HT	P-e35S promoter from Cauliflower Mosaic Virus; I-hsp70 intron from maize heat shock protein; TS-CTP2 chloroplast transit protein from Arabidopsis thaliana.	T-nos nopaline synthase terminator from Agrobacterium tumefaciens.	1

Characteristics of Zea mays (Maize) Expand

Center of Origin	Reproduction	Toxins	Allergenicity
Mesoamerican region, now Mexico and Central America	Cross-pollination via wind-borne pollen is limited, pollen viability is about 30 minutes. Hybridization reported with teosinte species and rarely with members of the genus Tripsacum.	No endogenous toxins or significant levels of antinutritional factors.	Although some reported cases of maize allergy, protein(s) responsible have not been identified.

Donor Organism Characteristics Expand

Latin Name	Gene	Pathogenicity
Agrobacterium tumefaciens strain CP4	CP4 epsps	Agrobacterium tumefaciens is a common soil bacterium that is responsible for causing crown gall disease in susceptible plants. There have been no reports of adverse effects on humans or animals.

Modification Method Expand

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Characteristics of the Modification Expand

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Environmental Safety Considerations Expand

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Food and/or Feed Safety Considerations Expand

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Links to Further Information Expand

Australia/New Zealand, FSANZ

• Food derived from Herbicide-tolerant Corn Line MON87427
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Canada, CFIA

• Determination of the Safety of Monsanto Canada Inc. Corn (Zea mays L.) Event MON 87427
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Canada, Health Canada

• Novel Food Information – Maize event MON 87427
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Colombia, Ministerio de Salud y Proteccion Social

• Por la cual se autoriza el uso de Maiz RHS MON87427 (MON-87427-7) como alimento o material prima para la elaboracion de alimentos de consumo humano
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Japan, BCH

• Glyphosate-tolerant maize
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United States, FDA

• Biotechnology Consultation Note to the File BNF No. 000126
  [PDF Size: 218.31K bytes]

United States, USDA

• Determination of Nonregulated Status for Monsanto Event MON 87427
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• Monsanto Company Petition (10-281-01) for Determination of Nonregulated Status of MON 87427 Maize, Environmental Assessment
  [PDF Size: 2.26M bytes]
• Monsanto Company Petition (10-281-01) for Determination of Nonregulated Status of MON 87427 Maize, Plant Pest Risk Assessment
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• Petition for the Determination of Nonregulated Status for MON 87427 Maize with Tissue-Selective Glyphosate Tolerance Facilitating the Production of Hybrid Maize Seed
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This record was last modified on Wednesday, June 28, 2017