Patents by Inventor Christine Queitsch

Christine Queitsch 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).

  • Methods and compositions for revealing hidden genetic variation in plants
    Publication number: 20030028927
    Abstract: The present invention regards a method of unmasking or revealing genetic variation in eukaryotic organisms, such as plants, to eukaryotic organisms, particularly plants, produced by the method, and eukaryotic organisms, particularly plants, that exhibit a phenotype (phenotype trait) masked by Hsp90 function (activity). Specifically, the present invention is directed to the detecting genetic variation in a plant by interfering with the Hsp90 buffer system. More specifically, endogenous Hsp90 activity is inhibited by drugs or genetic manipulation that results in the manifestation of pre-existing yet otherwise undetected genetic variations, such as polymorphisms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2002
    Publication date: February 6, 2003
    Inventors: Susan Lindquist, Christine Queitsch, Todd A. Sangster
  • Transgenic plants containing heat shock protein
    Publication number: 20020053097
    Abstract: A transgenic plant having increased stress tolerance, such as thermotolerance, comprises a Hsp100 family nucleic acid sequence. The invention is also directed to methods of producing products from transgenic Hsp100 plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2001
    Publication date: May 2, 2002
    Inventors: Susan Lindquist, Christine Queitsch, Elizabeth Vierling