Patents Assigned to Exelixis Plant Sciences, Inc.
  • System for functional gene discovery in plants
    Patent number: 7250553
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a method of multigenerational analysis of plants modified by insertional mutagenesis, and a method for associating plant mutant trait and genotype information. The invention is further directed to a method for managing data pertaining to plant mutant trait and genotype information in a database. The invention is further directed to a system for managing plant mutant trait and genotype information in a database, a system for allowing users to associate plant trait and genotype information, a system for facilitating business transactions with a user regarding plant materials or a gene sequence of interest to user and a computer-readable medium embodying a program of instructions for execution by a computer for implementing a system for allowing users to associate plant trait and genotype information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2007
    Assignee: Exelixis Plant Sciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Alex Liu, George Wadsworth, Helena Mathews, Ry Wagner, Jill Van Winkle, Sandra Peters, Stephanie Clendennen
  • Seed-associated promoter sequences
    Patent number: 7179960
    Abstract: Plant promoters that exhibit seed-associated expression are described, including bi-directional promoters capable of directing seed-associated expression in either orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2007
    Assignee: Exelixis Plant Sciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephanie K. Clendennen, Jonathan Lightner, Debra K. Schuster
  • Genes upregulated in a tomato plant having an increased anthocyanin content phenotype
    Publication number: 20060277631
    Abstract: Tomato anthocyanin vacuolar transporter (“MTP77”) and chalcone isomerase (“MTP96”) are up-regulated in tomato plants that overexpress the ANT1 gene. Plant transformation vectors comprising isolated MTP77 or MTP96 polynucleotides can be made to generate transgenic plants having increased anthocyanin content relative to control plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2004
    Publication date: December 7, 2006
    Applicant: EXELIXIS PLANT SCIENCES, INC.
    Inventors: Stephanie Clendennen, Jonathan Lightner
  • Identification and characterization of an anthocyanin mutant (ANT1) in tomato
    Patent number: 7034138
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a novel plant phenotype, designated Anthocyanin 1 (ANT1), a nucleic acid sequence expressed in plants demonstrating the ANT1 phenotype and the corresponding amino acid sequence. Also provided are plant cells and plants that exhibit modified ANT1 expression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2006
    Assignee: Exelixis Plant Sciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Karen Connors, Helena V. Mathews, Xing-Liang Liu
  • CTR1 homologue from melon
    Patent number: 6720476
    Abstract: The invention relates to the nucleic acid and amino acid sequences for a melon constitutive triple response (CTR1) homologue, called mCTR, vectors, cells and transgenic plants which comprise the coding sequence for mCTR or a biologically active fragment thereof and methods of producing transgenic plants which express mCTR or a biologically active fragment thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2004
    Assignee: Exelixis Plant Sciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephanie K. Clendennen, Debra K. Schuster
  • Melon promoters for expression of transgenes in plants
    Patent number: 6642438
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a melon actin promoter capable of providing expression of heterologous genes, and nucleic acid constructs, vectors, transformation methods, transgenic plant cells, and transgenic plants comprising said promoter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Assignee: Exelixis Plant Sciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephanie K. Clendennen, Jill A. Kellogg, Chau B. Phan, Helena V. Mathews, Nancy M. Webb
  • Brassinosteroid analogs useful as plant growth regulators
    Patent number: 6239073
    Abstract: Disclosed are compositions and methods for promoting plant growth. The compounds are cyclopropyl-, cyclobutyl-, and cyclopentyl-substituted brassinosteroids having high growth promoting ability. They may be used alone or in combination with other plant growth regulating agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2001
    Assignee: Exelixis Plant Sciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas G. Back, Richard P. Pharis, Suanne K. Nakajima