Patents Assigned to CROP FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS CENTER
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Patent number: 9371537Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for enhancing yield-related traits in plants by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding an SGT1 polypeptide, or a CLC-pKG polypeptide, or a HD-hydrolase-like polypeptide. The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding an SGT1 polypeptide, or a CLC-pKG polypeptide, or a HD-hydrolase-like polypeptide, which plants have enhanced yield-related traits relative to corresponding wild type plants or other control plants. The invention also provides constructs useful in the methods of the invention.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2010Date of Patent: June 21, 2016Assignees: BASF Plant Science Company GmbH, Crop Functional Genomics CenterInventors: Yang Do Choi, Doil Choi, Christophe Reuzeau, Ji-Young Song, Youn-Il Park
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Patent number: 9157092Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for enhancing various economically important yield-related traits in plants. More specifically, the present invention concerns a method for enhancing yield-related traits in plants by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding a CLC-like (Chloride Channel-like) polypeptide, or an OsBURP-like (BURP-domain containing protein) polypeptide, or an AP2/ERF polypeptide or a protein fusion comprising a TPS (trehalose-6-phosphate synthase) and a TPP (trehalose-6-phosphate phosphatase) polypeptide or modulating one or more nucleic acid encoding a TPS and a TPP enzyme, whether comprised in the same or in separate molecules. The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acids and constructs comprising them, useful in performing the methods of the invention.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2010Date of Patent: October 13, 2015Assignees: BASF Plant Science Company GmbH, Crop Functional Genomics CenterInventor: Ana Isabel Sanz Molinero
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Publication number: 20150150158Abstract: A method for enhancing yield-related traits in plants by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid up-regulated upon overexpression of a NAC1 or NAC5-encoding gene, referred to herein as a NUG or NAC up-regulated gene, is provided. Plants having modulated expression of a NUG, which plants have enhanced yield-related traits relative to corresponding wild type plants or other control plants, are also provided. A method for conferring abiotic stress tolerance in plants, comprising modulating expression of a nucleic acid encoding a NAC1 or NAC5 polypeptide in plants grown under abiotic stress conditions, is also provided. Plants expressing a nucleic acid encoding a NAC1 or NAC5 polypeptide, aside from having increased abiotic stress tolerance, have enhanced yield-related traits and/or modified root architecture compared to corresponding wild type plants. Constructs useful in the methods and plants produced by the methods are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2012Publication date: May 28, 2015Applicants: BASF Plant Science Company GmbH, Crop Functional Genomic CenterInventors: Christophe Reuzeau, Yang Do Choi, Ju Kon Kim, Jin Seo Jeong
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Patent number: 8878006Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for enhancing plant yield-related traits relative to control plants. More specifically, the present invention concerns a method for enhancing yield related traits in plants relative to control plants, by modulating, preferably increasing, expression in the roots of a plant, of a nucleic acid sequence encoding a 2-cysteine peroxiredoxin (2-Cys PRX); or by modulating expression of a nucleic acid encoding an ANN polypeptide in a plant. The present invention also concerns plants having modulated, preferably increased, expression in the roots, of a nucleic acid sequence encoding a 2-Cys PRX, or having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding an ANN polypeptide, which plants have enhanced yield-related traits relative to control plants. The invention also provides constructs useful in the methods of the invention.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2008Date of Patent: November 4, 2014Assignees: Crop Design N.V., Crop Functional Genomics CenterInventors: Sang Yeol Lee, Yang Do Choi, Ho Hee Jang, Ohkmae K. Park, Huh Sun Mi
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Patent number: 8604274Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for enhancing various economically important yield-related traits in plants. More specifically, the present invention concerns a method for enhancing yield-related traits in plants by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding a GSBP-like polypeptide (GSBP: GT-Pase activating protein SH3 domain binding Protein). The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding a GSBP-like polypeptide, which plants have enhanced yield-related traits relative to control plants.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2008Date of Patent: December 10, 2013Assignees: CropDesign N.V., Crop Functional Genomics CenterInventors: Soon Ju Park, Yang Do Choi, Chang-Deok Han
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Publication number: 20130298287Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for enhancing various economically important yield-related traits in plants. More specifically, the present invention concerns a method for enhancing yield-related traits in plants by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding a Harpin-associated Factor G polypeptide (hereinafter termed HpaG”). The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding an HpaG polypeptide, which plants have enhanced yield-related traits relative to control plants. The invention also provides constructs comprising HpaG-encoding nucleic acids, useful in performing the methods of the invention. The present invention also provides a method for enhancing yield-related traits in plants relative to control plants, by modulating (preferably increasing) expression in a plant of a nucleic acid sequence encoding a SWITCH 2/SUCROSE NON-FERMENTING 2 (SWI2/SNF2) polypeptide.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2013Publication date: November 7, 2013Applicants: Crop Functional Genomics Center, CropDesign N.V.Inventors: Youn-Il Park, Yang Do Choi, Seok Won Jeong Jeong, In Gyu Hwang, Jonghee Oh
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Patent number: 8440881Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for enhancing various economically important yield-related traits in plants. More specifically, the present invention concerns a method for enhancing yield-related traits in plants by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding a Harpin-associated Factor G polypeptide (hereinafter termed HpaG?). The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding an HpaG polypeptide, which plants have enhanced yield-related traits relative to control plants. The invention also provides constructs comprising HpaG-encoding nucleic acids, useful in performing the methods of the invention. The present invention also provides a method for enhancing yield-related traits in plants relative to control plants, by modulating (preferably increasing) expression in a plant of a nucleic acid sequence encoding a SWITCH 2/SUCROSE NON-FERMENTING 2 (SWI2/SNF2) polypeptide.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2008Date of Patent: May 14, 2013Assignees: CropDesign N.V., Crop Functional Genomics CenterInventors: Youn-Il Park, Yang Do Choi, Seok Won Jeong, In Gyu Hwang, Jonghee Oh
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Publication number: 20120266327Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for enhancing various economically important yield-related traits in plants. More specifically, the present invention concerns a method for enhancing yield-related traits in plants by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding a CLC-like (Chloride Channel-like) polypeptide, or an OsBURP-like (BURP-domain containing protein) polypeptide, or an AP2/ERF polypeptide or a protein fusion comprising a TPS (trehalose-6-phosphate synthase) and a TPP (trehalose-6-phosphate phosphatase) polypeptide or modulating one or more nucleic acid encoding a TPS and a TPP enzyme, whether comprised in the same or in separate molecules. The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acids and constructs comprising them, useful in performing the methods of the invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2010Publication date: October 18, 2012Applicants: Crop Functional Genomics Center, BASF Plant Science Company GmbHInventors: Ana Isabel Sanz Molinero, Steven Vandenabeele, Christophe Reuzeau, Yang Do Choi, Ju Kon Kim
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Publication number: 20120137386Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for modulating carbon partitioning in plants. More specifically, the present invention concerns a method for modulating carbon partitioning in plants by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding a particular type of NAC transcription factor. The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding a NAC transcription factor, which plants have modulated carbon partitioning relative to control plants. The invention also provides constructs useful in the methods of the invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2010Publication date: May 31, 2012Applicants: Crop Functional Genomics Center, BASF Plant Science Company GmbHInventors: Chang-Deok Han, Su Hyun Park, Yand Do Choi
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Publication number: 20120102599Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for enhancing various economically important yield-related traits in plants. More specifically, the present invention concerns a method for enhancing yield-related traits in plants by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding an IAA2-like (auxin/indoleacetic acid 2 like) polypeptide. The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding IAA2-like polypeptide, which plants have enhanced yield-related traits relative to control plants. The invention also provides constructs comprising IAA2-like-encoding nucleic acids, useful in performing the methods of the invention. The present invention also relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for improving various plant growth characteristics by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding a NAC10-like polypeptide.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2010Publication date: April 26, 2012Applicants: Crop Functional Genomics Center, BASF Plant Science Company GmbHInventors: Ju Kon Kim, Yang Do Choi, Jin Seo Jeong, Christophe Reuzeau
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Publication number: 20110023188Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for enhancing yield-related traits in plants by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding a yield increasing polypeptide selected from the group consisting of: phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase (PEPC), Class III U-Box protein and PQQC protein. The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding yield increasing polypeptide selected from the group consisting of: phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase (PEPC), Class III U-Box protein and PQQC protein, which plants have enhanced yield-related traits relative to corresponding wild type plants or other control plants. The invention also provides constructs useful in the methods of the invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2008Publication date: January 27, 2011Applicants: BASF PLANT SCIENCE GMBH, CROP FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS CENTERInventors: Woo Taek Kim, Seok Keun Choi, In Gyu Hwang, Jae Sun Moon, Nam-Soo Jwa, Okhee Choi, Yang Do Choi, Youn-Il Park, Suck Won Chung
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Publication number: 20100064386Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for enhancing various economically important yield-related traits in plants. More specifically, the present invention concerns a method for enhancing yield-related traits in plants by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding a Harpin-associated Factor G polypeptide (hereinafter termed HpaG”). The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding an HpaG polypeptide, which plants have enhanced yield-related traits relative to control plants. The invention also provides constructs comprising HpaG-encoding nucleic acids, useful in performing the methods of the invention. The present invention also provides a method for enhancing yield-related traits in plants relative to control plants, by modulating (preferably increasing) expression in a plant of a nucleic acid sequence encoding a SWITCH 2/SUCROSE NON-FERMENTING 2 (SWI2/SNF2) polypeptide.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2008Publication date: March 11, 2010Applicant: Crop Functional Genomics CenterInventors: Youn-Il Park, Yang Do Choi, Seok Won Jeong, In Gyu Hwang, Jonghee Oh
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Publication number: 20090276918Abstract: The present invention concerns a method for enhancing yield-related traits in plants by modulating expression of a particular type of NAC transcription factor in plants. The particular type of NAC transcription factor is one having an amino acid sequence, which when used in the construction of a NAC phylogenetic tree, tends to cluster with the group of NACs comprising the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 2, SEQ ID NO: 51, SEQ ID NO: 53, SEQ ID NO: 55, SEQ ID NO: 57 or SEQ ID NO: 59 rather than with any other NAC group. The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding such a NAC transcription factor, which plants have enhanced yield-related relative to control plants. The present invention further concerns a method for enhancing yield-related traits in plants by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding an AP2-2 polypeptide.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2007Publication date: November 5, 2009Applicants: CROPDESIGN N.V., CROP FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS CENTERInventors: Yang Do Choi, Ju-Kon Kim, Baek Hie Nahm, Jin Seo Jeong, Se-Jun Oh, Chang-d'eok Han, Sung Han Park, Pil Joong Chung