Patents by Inventor Mona B. Damaj

Mona B. Damaj has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9631199
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates, according to some embodiments, to compositions, organisms, systems, and methods for expressing a gene product in a plant (e.g., a monocot) using a promoter operable in one or more plant tissues and/or cells. In some embodiments, an artificial nucleic acid may comprise an expression control sequence having the sequence selected from the sequence of nucleotides 1-4710 of SEQ ID NO: 1 and the sequence of nucleotides 1137-4710 of SEQ ID NO: 1, wherein the expression control sequence has stem-regulated promoter activity in at least one monocot (e.g., at least two monocots).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM
    Inventors: Mona B. Damaj, T. Erik Mirkov
  • Publication number: 20150259697
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates, according to some embodiments, to compositions, organisms, systems, and methods for expressing a gene product in a plant (e.g., a monocot) using a promoter operable in one or more plant tissues and/or cells. In some embodiments, an artificial nucleic acid may comprise an expression control sequence having the sequence selected from the sequence of nucleotides 1-4710 of SEQ ID NO: 1 and the sequence of nucleotides 1137-4710 of SEQ ID NO: 1, wherein the expression control sequence has stem-regulated promoter activity in at least one monocot (e.g., at least two monocots).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventors: Mona B. DAMAJ, T. Erik MIRKOV
  • Publication number: 20130247252
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates, according to some embodiments, to compositions, organisms, systems, and methods for expressing a gene product in a plant (e.g., a monocot) using a promoter operable in one or more plant tissues and/or cells. In some embodiments, an isolated nucleic acid may comprise an expression control sequence having the sequence of nucleotides 1-4726 of SEQ ID NO: 1, wherein the expression control sequence has stem-regulated and/or defense-inducible promoter activity in at least one monocot (e.g., at least two monocots).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM
    Inventors: Mona B. DAMAJ, T. Erik MIRKOV, Terry L. THOMAS, Keerti S. RATHORE, Chandrakanth EMANI, Siva P. KUMPATLA
  • Patent number: 7973217
    Abstract: The invention is directed to isolated promoters from stem-regulated, defense-inducible genes, such as OMT promoters. The promoters are useful in expression cassettes and expression vectors for the transformation of plants. Particularly, the invention provides transgenic plants of rice and sugarcane that have been modified such that expression of a heterologous coding sequence is directed by an OMT promoter and is limited to stem tissues or may be upregulated by the presence of a defense-inducing agent. The invention also discloses methods for producing the expression vectors and transgenic plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: The Texas A&M University System
    Inventors: T. Erik Mirkov, Mona B. Damaj, Avutu Reddy, Terry L. Thomas, Keerti S. Rathore, Chandrakanth Emani, Siva Prasad Kumpatla
  • Patent number: 7754946
    Abstract: The invention is directed to isolated promoters from stem-regulated, defense-inducible genes, such as JAS promoters. The promoters are useful in expression cassettes and expression vectors for the transformation of plants. Particularly, the invention provides transgenic plants of rice and sugarcane that have been modified such that expression of a heterologous coding sequence is directed by an JAS promoter and is limited to stem tissues or may be upregulated by the presence of a defense-inducing agent. The invention also discloses methods for producing the expression vectors and transgenic plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: The Texas A&M University System
    Inventors: Mona B. Damaj, T. Erik Mirkov, Avutu Reddy, Terry L. Thomas, Keerti S. Rathore, Chandrakanth Emani, Siva Prasad Kumpatla
  • Publication number: 20100011460
    Abstract: The invention is directed to isolated promoters from stem-regulated, defense-inducible genes, such as JAS promoters. The promoters are useful in expression cassettes and expression vectors for the transformation of plants. Particularly, the invention provides transgenic plants of rice and sugarcane that have been modified such that expression of a heterologous coding sequence is directed by an JAS promoter and is limited to stem tissues or may be upregulated by the presence of a defense-inducing agent. The invention also discloses methods for producing the expression vectors and transgenic plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2009
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Inventors: Mona B. Damaj, T. Erik Mirkov, Avutu Reddy, Terry L. Thomas, Keerti S. Rathore, Chandrakanth Emani, Siva Prasad Kumpatla
  • Publication number: 20080244794
    Abstract: The invention is directed to isolated promoters from stem-regulated, defense-inducible genes, such as OMT promoters. The promoters are useful in expression cassettes and expression vectors for the transformation of plants. Particularly, the invention provides transgenic plants of rice and sugarcane that have been modified such that expression of a heterologous coding sequence is directed by an OMT promoter and is limited to stem tissues or may be upregulated by the presence of a defense-inducing agent. The invention also discloses methods for producing the expression vectors and transgenic plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2008
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Inventors: T. Erik Mirkov, Mona B. Damaj, Avutu Reddy, Terry L. Thomas, Keerti S. Rathore, Chandrakanth Emani, Siva Prasad Kumpatla
  • Patent number: 7323622
    Abstract: The invention is directed to isolated promoters from stem-regulated, defense-inducible genes, such as OMT promoters. The promoters are useful in expression cassettes and expression vectors for the transformation of plants. Particularly, the invention provides transgenic plants of rice and sugarcane that have been modified such that expression of a heterologous coding sequence is directed by an OMT promoter and is limited to stem tissues or may be upregulated by the presence of a defense-inducing agent. The invention also discloses methods for producing the expression vectors and transgenic plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Assignee: The Texas A&M University System
    Inventors: T. Erik Mirkov, Mona B. Damaj, Avutu Reddy, Terry L. Thomas, Keerti S. Rathore, Chandrakanth Emani, Siva Prasad Kumpatla
  • Patent number: 7253276
    Abstract: The invention is directed to isolated promoters from stem-regulated, defense-inducible genes, such as JAS promoters. The promoters are useful in expression cassettes and expression vectors for the transformation of plants. Particularly, the invention provides transgenic plants of rice and sugarcane that have been modified such that expression of a heterologous coding sequence is directed by an JAS promoter and is limited to stem tissues or may be upregulated by the presence of a defense-inducing agent. The invention also discloses methods for producing the expression vectors and transgenic plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: The Texas A&M University System
    Inventors: Mona B. Damaj, T. Erik Mirkov, Avutu Reddy, Terry L. Thomas, Keerti S. Rathore, Chandrakanth Emani, Siva Prasad Kumpatla