Patents Assigned to BASF Plant Science Company GmbH
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Publication number: 20240148811Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns increasing the tocopherol content of a plant relative to a control plant, comprising expressing in a plant at least one polynucleotide encoding a delta-12-desaturase, at least one polynucleotide encoding a delta-6-desaturase, at least one polynucleotide encoding a delta-6-elongase, and at least one polynucleotide encoding a delta-5-desaturase. The present invention also relates to methods for the manufacture of oil, fatty acid- or lipids-containing compositions, and to such oils and lipids as such.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2023Publication date: May 9, 2024Applicant: BASF PLANT SCIENCE COMPANY GMBHInventor: Carl Andre
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Patent number: 11957098Abstract: Various embodiments disclosed relate to increasing the proportion of omega-3 fatty acid in seed oil produced by a plurality of Brassica plants, such as canola, transgenically modified to produce seed oil comprising at least one of EPA, DHA and DPA. Transgenic Brassica plants, such as transgenic canola, are subjected to an environment which has an average daily day-night temperature difference of at least 13° C. during the transgenic plant's period of seed maturation. The seed oil is at least 5 wt % EPA. The seed oil is at least 1 wt % DPA. The seed oil is at least 0.2 wt % DHA. The seed oil is at least 5.2 wt % a mixture of EPA and DHA. The seed oil is at least 6 wt % long chain omega-3 fatty acids.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2019Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: BASF PLANT SCIENCE COMPANY GMBHInventors: Xinmin Deng, Kristin Gray, Jakir Hasan, Keith Horton
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Patent number: 11913007Abstract: The invention provides isolated nucleic acid molecules which encode novel fatty acid desaturases and elongases from the organism Emiliana huxleyi. The invention also provides recombinant expression vectors containing desaturase or elongase nucleic acid molecules, host cells into which the expression vectors have been introduced, and methods for large-scale production of long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFAs), e.g. arachidonic acid (ARA), eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) or docosahexaenoic acid (DHA).Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2021Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: BASF PLANT SCIENCE COMPANY GMBHInventors: Jörg Bauer, Johnathan A. Napier, Olga Sayanova
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Publication number: 20230416769Abstract: The present disclosure provides modified, transgenic, or genome edited/mutated corn plants that are semi-dwarf and have one or more improved ear traits relative to a control plant, such as increase in ear diameter, ear fresh weight, and single kernel weight, and increased yield. The modified, transgenic, or genome edited/mutated corn plants comprise a transgene encoding one or more molybdenum cofactor (Moco) biosynthesis polypeptides and have a reduced expression of one or more GA20 or GA3 oxidase genes. Also provided are methods for producing the modified, transgenic, or genome edited/mutated corn plants.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2023Publication date: December 28, 2023Applicants: Monsanto Technology LLC, BASF Plant Science LP, BASF Plant Science Company GmbHInventors: Charles R. DIETRICH, Natalia IVLEVA, Thomas L. SLEWINSKI, Hong LI, Jaishree CHITTOOR, Xiaoyun WU, Wesley B. BRUCE, Leonardo ALVES-JUNIOR
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Patent number: 11813302Abstract: The present invention provides transgenic Brassica events LBFLFK and LBFDAU and progeny thereof, and cells, seeds, plants comprising DNA diagnostic for these events. The invention also provides artificial oligonucleotide primers and probes that are diagnostic for the LBFLFK and LBFDAU events and their progeny in a sample, and methods for detecting the presence of the LBFLFK and LBFDAU events and their progeny in a sample. The invention further provides oil and commodity products derived from the LBFLFK and LBFDAU events.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2021Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: BASF PLANT SCIENCE COMPANY GMBHInventors: Toralf Senger, Laurent Marty, Irene Kunze, Dietrich Rein, Jörg Bauer, Carl Andre
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Patent number: 11771728Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns increasing the tocopherol content of a plant relative to a control plant, comprising expressing in a plant at least one polynucleotide encoding a delta-12-desaturase, at least one polynucleotide encoding a delta-6-desaturase, at least one polynucleotide encoding a delta-6-elongase, and at least one polynucleotide encoding a delta-5-desaturase. The present invention also relates to methods for the manufacture of oil, fatty acid- or lipids-containing compositions, and to such oils and lipids as such.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2020Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: BASF PLANT SCIENCE COMPANY GMBHInventor: Carl Andre
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Publication number: 20230265132Abstract: The present disclosure provides modified, transgenic, or genome edited/mutated corn plants that are semi-dwarf and have one or more improved ear traits relative to a control plant, such as increase in ear area, increased single kernel weight, increased ear fresh weight, increased number of florets, and mitigated flowering delay. The modified, transgenic, or genome edited/mutated corn plants comprise a transgene encoding one or more CONSTANS (CO) or CONSTANS-like (COL) polypeptide and have a reduced expression of one or more GA20 or GA3 oxidase genes. Also provided are methods for producing the modified, transgenic, or genome edited/mutated corn plants.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2022Publication date: August 24, 2023Applicants: Monsanto Technology LLC, BASF Plant Science LP, BASF Plant Science Company GmbHInventors: Leonardo ALVES-JUNIOR, Wesley B. Bruce, Charles R. Dietrich, Natalia Ivleva, Kian Kiani, Ryan Rapp, Thomas L. Slewinski
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Patent number: 11708584Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of increasing resistance against fungal pathogens of the order Pucciniales, preferably the family Phacopsoraceae, in plants and/or plant cells. This is achieved by increasing the expression of an RLK2 protein or fragment thereof in a plant, plant part and/or plant cell in comparison to wild type plants, wild type plant parts and/or wild type plant cells. Furthermore, the invention relates to transgenic plants, plant parts, and/or plant cells having an increased resistance against fungal pathogens, in particular, pathogens of the order Pucciniales, preferably the family Phacopsoraceae, and to recombinant expression vectors comprising a sequence that is identical or homologous to a sequence encoding an RLK2 protein.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2021Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: BASF PLANT SCIENCE COMPANY GMBHInventors: Holger Schultheiss, Tobias Mentzel, Ralf Flachmann
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Patent number: 11708578Abstract: The present invention is in the field of plant molecular biology and provides methods for production of high expressing constitutive promoters and the production of plants with enhanced constitutive expression of nucleic acids wherein nucleic acid expression enhancing nucleic acids (NEENAs) are functionally linked to the promoters and/or introduced into plants.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2020Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: BASF PLANT SCIENCE COMPANY GMBHInventors: Josef Martin Kuhn, Linda Patricia Loyall, Malte Siebert, Elke Duwenig
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Patent number: 11708583Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of increasing resistance against fungal pathogens of the order Pucciniales, preferably the family Phacopsoraceae, in plants and/or plant cells. This is achieved by increasing the expression of an RLK1protein or fragment thereof in a plant, plant part and/or plant cell in comparison to wild type plants, wild type plant parts and/or wild type plant cells. Furthermore, the invention relates to transgenic plants, plant parts, and/or plant cells having an increased resistance against fungal pathogens, in particular, pathogens of the order Pucciniales, preferably the family Phacopsoraceae, and to recombinant expression vectors comprising a sequence that is identical or homologous to a sequence encoding an RLK1protein.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2021Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: BASF PLANT SCIENCE COMPANY GMBHInventors: Holger Schultheiss, Tobias Mentzel
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Patent number: 11629353Abstract: The present invention is concerned with the provision of means and methods for gene expression. Specifically, it relates to a polynucleotide comprising an expression control sequence which allows for seed specific of a nucleic acid of interest being operatively linked thereto in plants. Furthermore, vectors, host cells, transgenic plants and methods for expressing nucleic acids of interest are provided which are based on the said polynucleotide.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2019Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: BASF Plant Science Company GmbHInventors: Huihua Fu, Jeffrey A. Brown, Kirk Francis, Hee-Sook Song
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Patent number: 11613761Abstract: T-DNA for expression of a target gene in a plant, wherein the T-DNA comprises a left and a right border element and at least one expression cassette comprising a promoter, operatively linked thereto a target gene, and downstream thereof a terminator, wherein the length of the T-DNA, measured from left to right border element and comprising the target gene, has a length of at least 30000 bp.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2015Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignees: Bioriginal Food & Science Corporation, BASF Plant Science Company GmbHInventors: Toralf Senger, Laurent Marty, Irene Kunze, Heiko Haertel, Steven Craig Bremmer, Steven D. Breazeale, Joerg Bauer, Patricia Vrinten, Sten Stymne, Jenny Lindberg Yilmaz, John A. McElver, Dietrich Rein, Carl Andre
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Patent number: 11608499Abstract: Methods for modification of target nucleic acids. The method involves a construct in which guide RNA is covalently linked to donor RNA (fusion NA) to be introduced into the target nucleic acid by homologous recombination and is based on the introduction of a nuclease, e.g. CRISPR or TALEN, into the cell containing the target nucleic acid. The fusion NA may be introduced as a DNA vector.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2017Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: BASF PLANT SCIENCE COMPANY GMBHInventors: Leendert W. Neuteboom, John A. McElver, Rosa De Pinho Barroco, Chris De Wilde, Max Fabian Felle
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Patent number: 11503837Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of producing particular metabolites of interest by engineered crop plants such as transgenic crop plants. Provided are methods that are easily applicable by farmers to determine when the metabolites of interest hake reached an optimal content in the plant. These methods also help to facilitate decisions about the timeframe for preparing harvest or harvesting the engineered crop plant.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2017Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: BASF PLANT SCIENCE COMPANY GMBHInventors: Carl Andre, Anthony J. Cavender
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Patent number: 11484560Abstract: Assay method, comprising providing a plant capable of expressing a delta-12 desaturase, wherein said delta-12 desaturase has at least 50% total amino acid sequence identity to at least one of the sequences SEQ ID NO. 328 to 336, and/or at least 59% total amino acid sequence similarity to at least one of the sequences SEQ ID NO. 328 to 336, and wherein the plant is also capable of expressing at least one or more enzymes of unsaturated fatty acid metabolism, of which enzymes at least one is capable of using linoleic acid as a substrate, and of which enzymes at least one is supposedly connected to a plant metabolic property, growing the plant, and measuring said plant metabolic property for said plant.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2015Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: BASF PLANT SCIENCE COMPANY GMBHInventors: Toralf Senger, Heiko A. Haertel
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Patent number: 11472852Abstract: The present disclosure provides modified, transgenic, or genome edited/mutated corn plants that are semi-dwarf and have one or more improved ear traits relative to a control plant, such as increase in ear area, increased single kernel weight, increased ear fresh weight, increased number of florets, and mitigated flowering delay. The modified, transgenic, or genome edited/mutated corn plants comprise a transgene encoding one or more CONSTANS (CO) or CONSTANS-like (COL) polypeptide and have a reduced expression of one or more GA20 or GA3 oxidase genes. Also provided are methods for producing the modified, transgenic, or genome edited/mutated corn plants.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2019Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignees: Monsanto Technology LLC, BASF Plant Science LP, BASF Plant Science Company GmbHInventors: Leonardo Alves-Junior, Wesley B. Bruce, Charles R. Dietrich, Natalia Ivleva, Kian Kiani, Ryan Rapp, Thomas L. Slewinski
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Publication number: 20220307042Abstract: The present disclosure provides modified, transgenic, or genome edited/mutated corn plants that are semi-dwarf and have one or more improved ear traits relative to a control plant, such as increase in ear area, ear diameter, ear length, green leaf number below ear, yield, single kernel weight, and/or ear fresh weight, and decrease in ear tip void. The modified, transgenic, or genome edited/mutated corn plants comprise a transgene encoding one or more proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) polypeptide and have a reduced expression of one or more GA20 or GA3 oxidase genes. Also provided are methods for producing the modified, transgenic, or genome edited/mutated corn plants.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2020Publication date: September 29, 2022Applicants: Monsanto Technology LLC, BASF Plant Science LP, BASF Plant Science Company GmbHInventors: Charles R. DIETRICH, Natalia IVLEVA, Thomas L. SLEWINSKI, Wesley B. BRUCE, Leonardo ALVES-JUNIOR
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Patent number: 11447794Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of increasing resistance against fungal pathogens of the family Phacosporaceae plants and/or plant cells. This is achieved for instance by increasing the expression of a hydrophobin protein or fragment thereof in a plant, plant part and/or plant cell in comparison to wild type plants, wild type plant parts and/or wild type plant cells. In the transgenic plants hydrophobin can be expressed as a fusion protein to facilitate and/or enhance expression. Furthermore, the hydrophobin protein can be expressed including a secretion signal sequence which mediates secretion of the protein into the apoplast and/or into the cuticule.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2019Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: BASF PLANT SCIENCE COMPANY GMBHInventors: Holger Schultheiss, Ralf Flachmann, Thomas Subkowski, Claus Bollschweiler
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Patent number: 11260095Abstract: The present invention generally is concerned with the modification of plant lipids containing PUFAs. In this context, the invention is particularly concerned with plants and plant materials for such modifications, wherein the plants preferably are oilseed plants. Regarding plant parts, the invention is particularly concerned with seeds of such plants and preferably seeds of oilseed plants. The invention is also concerned with plant positions obtainable or obtained by the modification method of the invention, and with full stuff of feedstuff comprising such liquid compositions.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2015Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: BASF PLANT SCIENCE COMPANY GMBHInventors: Toralf Senger, Carl Andre
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Publication number: 20210363538Abstract: The present disclosure provides modified, transgenic, or genome edited/mutated corn plants that are semi-dwarf and have one or more improved ear traits relative to a control plant, such as increase in ear diameter, ear fresh weight, and single kernel weight, and increased yield. The modified, transgenic, or genome edited/mutated corn plants comprise a transgene encoding one or more molybdenum cofactor (Moco) biosynthesis polypeptides and have a reduced expression of one or more GA20 or GA3 oxidase genes. Also provided are methods for producing the modified, transgenic, or genome edited/mutated corn plants.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2019Publication date: November 25, 2021Applicants: Monsanto Technology LLC, BASF Plant Science LP, BASF Plant Science Company GmbHInventors: Charles R. DIETRICH, Natalia IVLEVA, Thomas L. SLEWINSKI, Hong LI, Jaishree CHITTOOR, Xiaoyun WU, Wesley B. BRUCE, Leonardo ALVES-JUNIOR