Abstract: The present invention relates to promoters that enable gene expression which is both specific to the endosperm and early during the development of the endosperm, as well as nucleic acid molecules encoding basal endosperm transfer cell layer (BETL) proteins.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of the improvement of the tolerance of maize to fungal pathogens and in particular to fusariosis by the qualitative and/or quantitative modification of the lignin biosynthesis pathway.

Abstract: The present invention provides isolated nucleic acid molecules encoding wheat starch synthases, and probes and primers derived therefrom, which are useful in the modification of plant starch content and/or composition, and for screening plant lines to determine the presence of natural and/or induced mutations in starch synthase genes which affect starch content and/or composition. More particularly, the isolated nucleic acid molecules of the present invention further provide for the screening-assisted breeding of plants having desirable starch content and/or composition, in addition to providing for the direct genetic manipulation of plant starch content and/or composition.

Abstract: This invention relates to a new starch branching enzyme, and to the gene encoding the enzyme. In particular, the invention provides a new starch branching enzyme type II from wheat, the nucleic acid encoding the enzyme, and constructs comprising the nucleic acid. The invention also relates to a novel method for identification of branching enzyme type II proteins, which is useful for screening wheat germplasm for null or altered alleles of wheat branching enzyme IIb. The novel gene, protein and methods of the invention are useful in production of plants which produce grain with novel properties for food and industrial applications, for example wheat grain containing high amylose or low amylopectin starch.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of the improvement of the digestibility and the tolerance of maize to fungal pathogens and especially to fusariosis by modification of the C4H gene.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the improvement of agronomic qualities of plants. It concerns in particular a nucleic acid molecule encoding a plant signal transduction protein that modulates agronomic qualities of plants.

Abstract: The invention relates to modified restriction enzymes capable of being used for promoting homologous recombination in organisms, in particular plants, making it possible to either target gene integration or excise unwanted DNA sequences in the genome of said organisms.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for obtaining a transgenic monocotyledon plant containing a gene of interest free of foreign ancillary sequences comprising: a) transforming at least one cell of a plant having no active transposase with a vector comprising two expression cassettes, one comprising a nucleotide sequence of interest (i), the other comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a selection marker (ii) bordered by the mobilizable sequences of a transposon, said first expression cassette (comprising the nucleotide sequence of interest (i)) being outside the transposon element; b) selecting the transformed plants with the selection marker (ii); c) crossing a transformed plant with another plant belonging to a line containing in its genome a gene encoding an endogenous active transposase, and which is in the middle of a phenotypic marker for excision (iii), to obtain an F1 or any other individual of a subsequent generation; d) selecting the cells or the individuals carrying the gene of interes

Abstract: The invention relates to the field of gene expression in plants and describes methods and constructs using the first intron of a FAD2 gene in order to enhance gene expression.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a C4-type plant having a modified carbon metabolism, comprising the following steps: an expression cassette, which comprises a nucleotide sequence that codes for a phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase (PEPC), is introduced into at least one cell of plant C4; the cell thus transformed is cultivated in such a way as to regenerate a C4 plant containing said expression cassette in the genome thereof.

Abstract: The invention provides a method of producing, in a plant, oil having an erucic acid content above 66% erucic acid, the method comprising (i) expressing in the plant nucleic acid encoding an elongase and nucleic acid encoding an acyltransferase enzyme; and (ii) extracting oil from the plant. Corresponding plants seeds and oils are also provided.

Abstract: A transformation method comprising inoculation and co-cultivation of a target tissue, from a target plant, with Agrobacterium, at a time when the target tissue is in its natural plant environment, followed by generation of a transgenic plant via dedifferentiation and regeneration of the target tissue.

Abstract: An oligonucleotide including at least one concatenation coding for a polypeptide of formula (P—K)n, wherein n is an integer of at least 2, P is a proline amino acid residue, K is a lysine amino acid residue, and the sign “—” is a bond, particularly a peptide bond, between the two amino acid residues. The n (P—K) units are also bound together by such bonds, e.g. peptide bonds.

Abstract: A transformation method comprising inoculation and co-cultivation of a target tissue, from a target plant, with Agrobacterium, at a time when the target tissue is in its natural plant environment, followed by generation of a transgenic plant via dedifferentiation and regeneration of the target tissue.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the transformation of maize with a grain softness-enhancing gene for improving starch extractability. The invention more precisely concerns the reduction of wet milling time using genetically transformed corn that expresses puroindoline.

Abstract: The present invention relates to promoters that enable gene expression which is both specific to the endosperm and early during the development of the endosperm, as well as nucleic acid molecules encoding basal endosperm transfer cell layer (BETL) proteins.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of recombinant DNA technology in the modification of plant oils. In particular, the invention relates to the identification of novel promoter sequences of the FAE1-1 and FAE1-2 genes of Brassica napus and the FAE1 gene of Arabidopsis thaliana. The invention also relates to the host cells and plants transformed with the nucleic acid sequences of the invention, and methods of producing oil.

Abstract: A method for obtaining a plant having a modified amount of ASR protein, providing it with enhanced resistance to water stress compared to a non-transformed plant, comprises: transforming at least a plant cell with a vector, containing an expression cassette including a nucleotide sequence coding for an ASR protein or inhibiting the expression of an ASR protein; culturing the resulting transformed cell so as to generate a plant containing in its genome the expression cassette.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a promoter derived from an Arabidopsis ATP sulfurase gene. Nucleic acid constructs, vectors, plant cells and transgenic plants comprising the promoter are also provided.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for preventing the spread via pollen of a transgene encoding dog gastric lipase or collagen from transgenic plants comprising said transgene. In this method plants are transformed with a construct comprising the transgene genetically linked to a second construct conferring male sterility on the plant. Plants produced by the method are male sterile, and thus cannot spread the transgene via their pollen.