Patents Assigned to BASF Plant Science Company GmbH
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Publication number: 20190390218Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2019Publication date: December 26, 2019Applicant: BASF PLANT SCIENCE COMPANY GMBHInventors: Holger Schultheiss, Tobias Mentzel
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Patent number: 10494643Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of increasing resistance against fungal pathogens of the family Phacosporaceae in plants and/or plant cells. This is achieved by increasing the expression of an OCP3 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 family Phacopsoraceae, and to recombinant expression vectors comprising a sequence that is identical or homologous to a sequence encoding an OCP3 protein.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: December 3, 2019Assignee: BASF PLANT SCIENCE COMPANY GMBHInventors: Holger Schultheiss, Nadine Tresch
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Publication number: 20190359997Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2019Publication date: November 28, 2019Applicant: BASF PLANT SCIENCE COMPANY GMBHInventors: Holger Schultheiss, Ralf Flachmann, Thomas Subkowski, Claus Bollschweiler
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Patent number: 10462994Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of increasing resistance against fungal pathogens of the family Phacosporaceae in plants and/or plant cells. This is achieved by increasing the expression of an HCP7 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 family Phacopsoraceae, and to recombinant expression vectors comprising a sequence that is identical or homologous to a sequence encoding an HCP7 protein.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2014Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: BASF PLANT SCIENCE COMPANY GMBHInventors: Holger Schultheiss, Ralf Flachmann
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Patent number: 10465204Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of increasing resistance against fungal pathogens of the order Pucciniales in plants and/or plant cells. This is achieved by increasing the expression of a MybTF 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, and to recombinant expression vectors comprising a sequence that is identical or homologous to a sequence encoding a MybTF protein.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2014Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: BASF PLANT SCIENCE COMPANY GMBHInventors: Holger Schultheiss, Ralf Flachmann, Tobias Mentzel
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Patent number: 10450582Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of increasing resistance against fungal pathogens of the family Phacosporaceae in plants and/or plant cells. This is achieved by increasing the expression of an ACD 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 family Phacopsoraceae, and to recombinant expression vectors comprising a sequence that is identical or homologous to a sequence encoding an ACD protein.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2017Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: BASF PLANT SCIENCE COMPANY GMBHInventors: Holger Schultheiss, Ralf Flachmann
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Patent number: 10435705Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of increasing resistance against fungal pathogens of the family Phacosporaceae in plants and/or plant cells. This is achieved by increasing the expression of an HCP6 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 family Phacopsoraceae, and to recombinant expression vectors comprising a sequence that is identical or homologous to a sequence encoding an HCP6 protein.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2014Date of Patent: October 8, 2019Assignee: BASF PLANT SCIENCE COMPANY GMBHInventors: Holger Schultheiss, Ralf Flachmann
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Patent number: 10393719Abstract: The invention relates to a method and apparatus for measuring inflorescence, seed and/or seed yield phenotype of a plant. More particularly, the invention relates to a method and apparatus for high throughput analysis of inflorescence, seed and/or seed yield phenotype of a panicle-like bearing plant.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2016Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Assignee: BASF PLANT SCIENCE COMPANY GMBHInventors: Pierre Lejeune, Jeroen Baert, Frederik Leyns, Joris Eeckhout
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Publication number: 20190248843Abstract: 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: February 15, 2019Publication date: August 15, 2019Applicants: 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: 10351870Abstract: 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: November 15, 2016Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignee: BASF Plant Science Company GmbHInventors: Jörg Bauer, Johnathan A. Napier, Olga Sayanova
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Patent number: 10344296Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of increasing resistance against fungal pathogens of the family Phacopsoraceae 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: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: BASF PLANT SCIENCE COMPANY GMBHInventors: Holger Schultheiss, Ralf Flachmann, Thomas Subkowski, Claus Bollschweiler
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Patent number: 10329541Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for the conversion of the substrate specificity of desaturases. Specifically, the present invention pertains to a method for the conversion of the substrate specificity of a ?5 and/or ?6 desaturase to the substrate specificity of a ?4 desaturase, the method comprising: identifying regions and/or amino acid residues which control the substrate specificity of (i) the ?5 and/or ?6 desaturase and (ii) the ?4 desaturase; and replacing in the amino acid sequence of the mentioned ?5 and/or ?6 desaturase, the regions and/or amino acid residues which control the substrate specificity of the ?5 and/or ?6 desaturase, by the corresponding regions and/or amino acid residues which control the substrate specificity of the ?4 desaturase, thereby converting the substrate specificity of the ?5 and/or ?6 desaturase to the substrate specificity of the ?4 desaturase.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2014Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignees: BASF PLANT SCIENCE COMPANY GMBH, BIORIGINAL FOOD & SCIENCE CORP.Inventors: Toralf Senger, Patricia Vrinten, Ze Long Lim
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Patent number: 10329579Abstract: The present invention pertains to methods, means and uses of nucleic acids and polypeptides for conferring, modifying or improving plant resistance against fungal infections. Particularly, the invention provides nucleic acids and polypeptides for conferring, modifying or improving plant resistance against fungal infections. The invention also provides vectors, cells and plants. Also, the invention provides methods for creating corresponding plant cells and plants, and for identification of agents for conferring, modifying or improving plant resistance against fungal infections.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2012Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: BASF PLANT SCIENCE COMPANY GMBHInventors: Holger Schultheiss, Nadine Tresch, Uwe Conrath, Katharina Goellner, Caspar Langenbach
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Patent number: 10329580Abstract: 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 RLK1 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 RLK1 protein.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2013Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: BASF PLANT SCIENCE COMPANY GMBHInventors: Holger Schultheiss, Tobias Mentzel
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Patent number: 10316304Abstract: The invention relates to chimeric endonucleases, comprising a endonuclease and a heterologous DNA binding domain comprising one or more Zn2C6 zinc fingers, as well as methods of targeted integration, targeted deletion or targeted mutation of polynucleotides using chimeric endonucleases.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2010Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignee: BASF PLANT SCIENCE COMPANY GMBHInventors: Andrea Hlubek, Christian Biesgen, Hans Wolfgang Höffken
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Patent number: 10231397Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of increasing resistance against fungal pathogens of the family Phacopsoraceae in plants and/or plant cells. This is achieved by increasing the expression of an EIN2 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 family Phacopsoraceae, and to recombinant expression vectors comprising a sequence that is identical or homologous to a sequence encoding an EIN2 protein.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2014Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: BASF PLANT SCIENCE COMPANY GMBHInventors: Holger Schultheiss, Ralf Flachmann, Tobias Mentzel
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Patent number: 10208270Abstract: The present invention relates to the recombinant manufacture of polyunsaturated fatty acids. Specifically, it relates to acyltransferase polypeptides, polynucleotides encoding said acyltransferases as well as vectors, host cells, non-human transgenic organisms containing said polynucleotides. Moreover, the present invention contemplates methods for the manufacture of polyunsaturated fatty acids as well as oils obtained by such methods.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2016Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Assignee: BASF Plant Science Company GmbHInventors: Toralf Senger, Laurent Marty, Sten Stymne, Jenny Lindberg Yilmaz, Johnathan A. Napier, Olga Sayanova, Richard Haslam, Ruiz Lopez Noemi
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Publication number: 20180334682Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2018Publication date: November 22, 2018Applicant: BASF PLANT SCIENCE COMPANY GMBHInventors: Holger Schultheiss, Tobias Mentzel, Ralf Flachmann
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Patent number: 10119126Abstract: The invention provides nucleic acid molecules which encodes a novel fatty acid desaturase, KCS, KCR and/or LACS from Thraustochytrium aureum and Sphaeroforma arctica. The invention also provides recombinant expression vectors containing the 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., ARA, EPA and DHA and for screening for delta-4 desaturases.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2018Date of Patent: November 6, 2018Assignee: BASF PLANT SCIENCE COMPANY GMBHInventors: Laurent Marty, Toralf Senger
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Publication number: 20180312866Abstract: 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 a CASAR 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 a CASAR protein.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2018Publication date: November 1, 2018Applicant: BASF PLANT SCIENCE COMPANY GMBHInventors: Holger Schultheiss, Nadine Tresch, Ralf Flachmann