Patents by Inventor German Spangenberg
German Spangenberg 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).
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Patent number: 8829277Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of manipulating senescence in plants. The invention also relates to vectors useful in such methods, transformed plants with modified senescence characteristics and plant cells, seeds and other parts of such plants.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2013Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignees: Agriculture Victoria Services Pty Ltd., La Trobe UniversityInventors: German Spangenberg, Carl McDonald Ramage, Melissa Ann Palviainen, Roger W. Parish, Joshua Heazlewood
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Publication number: 20140090113Abstract: An Engineered Transgene Integration Platform (ETIP) is described that can be inserted randomly or at targeted locations in plant genomes to facilitate rapid selection and detection of a GOI that is perfectly targeted (both the 5? and 3? ends) at the ETIP genomic location. One element in the subject disclosure is the introduction of specific double stranded breaks within the ETIP. In some embodiments, an ETIP is described using zinc finger nuclease binding sites, but may utilize other targeting technologies such as meganucleases, CRISPRs, TALs, or leucine zippers. Also described are compositions of, and methods for producing, transgenic plants wherein the donor or payload DNA expresses one or more products of an exogenous nucleic acid sequence (e.g. protein or RNA) that has been stably-integrated into an ETIP in a plant cell. In embodiments, the ETIP facilitates testing of gene candidates and plant expression vectors from ideation through Development phases.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2013Publication date: March 27, 2014Applicant: Dow AgroSciences LLCInventors: Noel Cogan, John Forster, Matthew Hayden, Tim Sawbridge, German Spangenberg, Steven R. Webb, Manju Gupta, W. Mike Ainley, Matthew J. Henry, John Mason, Sandeep Kumar, Stephen Novak
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Publication number: 20140090112Abstract: A method of gene editing or gene stacking within a FAD2 loci by cleaving, in a site directed manner, a location in a FAD2 gene in a cell, to generate a break in the FAD2 gene and then ligating into the break a nucleic acid molecule associated with one or more traits of interest is disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2013Publication date: March 27, 2014Inventors: Noel Cogan, John Forster, Matthew Hayden, Tim Sawbridge, German Spangenberg, Steven R. Webb, Manju Gupta, William Michael Ainley, Matthew J. Henry, Jeffrey C. Miller, Dmitry Y. Guschin
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Publication number: 20140075593Abstract: An Engineered Transgene Integration Platform (ETIP) is described that can be inserted randomly or at targeted locations in plant genomes to facilitate rapid selection and detection of a GOI that is perfectly targeted (both the 3? and 5? ends) at the ETIP genomic location. One element in the invention is the introduction of specific double stranded breaks within the ETIP. In some embodiments, an ETIP is described using zinc finger nuclease binding sites, but may utilize other targeting technologies such as meganucleases, TALs, CRISPRs, or leucine zippers. Also described are compositions of, and methods for producing, transgenic plants wherein the donor or payload DNA expresses one or more products of an exogenous nucleic acid sequence (e.g. protein or RNA) that has been stably-integrated into an ETIP in a plant cell. In embodiments, the ETIP facilitates testing of gene candidates and plant expression vectors from ideation through Development phases.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2013Publication date: March 13, 2014Applicant: Dow AgroSciences LLCInventors: German Spangenberg, Sareena Sahab, John Mason
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Publication number: 20140075598Abstract: The present invention relates to nucleic acids or nucleic acid fragments encoding amino acid sequences for polypeptides involved in tolerance to freezing and/or low temperature stress in plants. More particularly, the present invention relates to nucleic acids or nucleic acid fragments encoding amino acid sequences for ice recrystallisation inhibition proteins (IRIPs) in plants, and the use thereof for the modification of plant response to freezing and/or low temperature stress. Even more particularly, the present invention relates to polypeptides involved in tolerance to freezing and/or low temperature stress in Deschampsia and Festuca species.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2013Publication date: March 13, 2014Applicant: Agriculture Victoria Services Pty LtdInventors: German Spangenberg, Peter John Ulrik, Renata Martina Polotonianka
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Patent number: 8633355Abstract: The present invention relates to nucleic acids encoding flavonoid biosynthetic enzymes, flavonoid-regulating transcription factors and a flavonoid-specific membrane transporter in plants, and the use thereof for the modification of flavonoid biosynthesis in plants. The present invention also relates to constructs and vectors including such nucleic acids, and related polypeptides. More particularly, the protein involved in flavonoid biosynthesis is selected from the group consisting of: MADS box factor, WRKY box factor, MYC factor, TT1, HLH factor, MYB factor, FMT, UG3E, GST, OMT, RT, CYTb5, laccase, and ABC transporter proteins, and functionally active fragments and variants thereof.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2008Date of Patent: January 21, 2014Assignee: Agriculture Victoria Services Pty LtdInventors: German Spangenberg, Aidyn Mouradov
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Publication number: 20140007291Abstract: The present invention relates to nucleic acids and nucleic acid fragments encoding amino acid sequences for flavonoid biosynthetic enzymes in plants, and the use thereof for the modification of flavonoid biosynthesis in plants. More particularly, the flavonoid biosynthetic enzyme is selected from the group consisting of chalcone isomerase (CHI), chalcone synthase (CHS), chalcone reductase (CHR), dihydroflavonol 4-reductase (DFR), leucoanthocyanidin reductase (LCR), flavonoid 3?, 5? hydrolase (F3?5?H), flavanone 3-hydroxylase (F3H), flavonoid 3?-hydroxylase (F3?H), phenylalanine ammonia-olyase (PAL) and vestitone reductase (VR), and functionally active fragments and variants thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2013Publication date: January 2, 2014Applicants: AgResearch Limited, Agriculture Victoria Services Pty LtdInventors: German Spangenberg, Timothy Ivor Sawbridge, Eng-Kok Ong, Michael Emmerling
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Publication number: 20130340118Abstract: The present invention relates to nucleic acids encoding flavonoid biosynthetic enzymes, flavonoid-regulating transcription factors and a flavonoid-specific membrane transporter in plants, and the use thereof for the modification of flavonoid biosynthesis in plants. The present invention also relates to constructs and vectors including such nucleic acids, and related polypeptides. More particularly, the protein involved in flavonoid biosynthesis is selected from the group consisting of TRANSPARENT TESTA 12 (TT12), TRANSPARENT TESTA GLABRA 1 (TTG1), TRANSPARENT TESTA 2 (TT2), TRANSPARENT TESTA 8 (TT8), Ieucoanthocyanidin dioxygenase (LDOX), cinnamate-4-hydroxylase (C4H), 4-coumaroyl:CoA-ligase (4CL); and functionally active fragments and variants thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2013Publication date: December 19, 2013Applicant: Agriculture Victoria Services Pty LtdInventors: Aidyn Mouradov, German Spangenberg
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Publication number: 20130340117Abstract: The present invention relates to nucleic acids encoding flavonoid biosynthetic enzymes, flavonoid-regulating transcription factors and a flavonoid-specific membrane transporter in plants, and the use thereof for the modification of flavonoid biosynthesis in plants. The present invention also relates to constructs and vectors including such nucleic acids, and related polypeptides. More particularly, the protein involved in flavonoid biosynthesis is selected from the group consisting of TRANSPARENT TESTA 12 (TT12), TRANSPARENT TESTA GLABRA 1 (TTG1), TRANSPARENT TESTA 2 (TT2), TRANSPARENT TESTA 8 (TT8), Ieucoanthocyanidin dioxygenase (LDOX), cinnamate-4-hydroxylase (C4H), 4-coumaroyl:CoA-ligase (4CL); and functionally active fragments and variants thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2013Publication date: December 19, 2013Applicant: Agriculture Victoria Services Pty LtdInventors: Aidyn Mouradov, German Spangenberg
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Patent number: 8569064Abstract: The present invention relates to nucleic acids and nucleic acid fragments encoding amino acid sequences for flavonoid biosynthetic enzymes in plants, and the use thereof for the modification of flavonoid biosynthesis in plants. More particularly, the flavonoid biosynthetic enzyme is selected from the group consisting of chalcone isomerase (CHI), chalcone synthase (CHS), chalcone reductase (CHR), dihydroflavonol 4-reductase (DFR), leucoanthocyanidin reductase (LCR), flavonoid 3?,5? hydrolase (F3?5?H), flavanone 3-hydroxylase (F3H), flavonoid 3?-hydroxylase (F3?H), phenylalanine ammonia-olyase (PAL) and vestitone reductase (VR), and functionally active fragments and variants thereof.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2010Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Assignees: Agriculture Victoria Services Pty Ltd., AgResearch LimitedInventors: German Spangenberg, Timothy Ivor Sawbridge, Eng-Kok Ong, Michael Emmerling
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Publication number: 20130254942Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of manipulating senescence in plants. The invention also relates to vectors useful in such methods, transformed plants with modified senescence characteristics and plant cells, seeds and other parts of such plants.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2013Publication date: September 26, 2013Applicants: LA TROBE UNIVERSITY, AGRICULTURE VICTORIA SERVICES PTY LTD.Inventors: German Spangenberg, Carl McDonald Ramage, Melissa Ann Palviainen, Roger W. Parish, Joshua Heazlewood
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Patent number: 8519222Abstract: The present invention relates to nucleic acids encoding flavonoid biosynthetic enzymes, flavonoid-regulating transcription factors and a flavonoid-specific membrane transporter in plants, and the use thereof for the modification of flavonoid biosynthesis in plants. The present invention also relates to constructs and vectors including such nucleic acids, and related polypeptides. More particularly, the protein involved in flavonoid biosynthesis is selected from the group consisting of TRANSPARENT TESTA 12 (TT12), TRANSPARENT TESTA GLABRA 1 (TTG1), TRANSPARENT TESTA 2 (TT2), TRANSPARENT TESTA 8 (TT8), leucoanthocyanidin dioxygenase (LDOX), cinnamate-4-hydroxylase (C4H), 4-coumaroyl:CoA-ligase (4CL); and functionally active fragments and variants thereof.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2011Date of Patent: August 27, 2013Assignee: Agriculture Victoria Services Pty LtdInventors: Aidyn Mouradov, German Spangenberg
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Patent number: 8399739Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of manipulating senescence in plants. The invention also relates to vectors useful in such methods, transformed plants with modified senescence characteristics and plant cells, seeds and other parts of such plants.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2009Date of Patent: March 19, 2013Assignees: Agriculture Victoria Services Pty, La Trobe UniversityInventors: German Spangenberg, Carl McDonald Ramage, Melissa Ann Palviainen, Roger W. Parish, Joshua Heazlewood
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Publication number: 20120309092Abstract: The present invention relates to plant-produced angiogenins, to related plant cells, plant calli, plants, seeds and other plant parts and products derived therefrom and to uses of plant-produced angiogenins. The present invention also relates to expression of angiogenin genes in plants and to related nucleic acids, constructs and methods.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2010Publication date: December 6, 2012Applicant: Agriculture Victoria Services Pty LtdInventors: German Spangenberg, Aidyn Mouradov, Jianghui Wang, Benjamin Graeme Cocks, Matthew Knight, Matthew McDonagh
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Publication number: 20120204289Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of identifying a gene encoding a polypeptide or polypeptide isoform which is substantially more active in either a proanthocyanidin (PA) or anthocyanin (ANT) pathway of a plant, said method including providing material from said plant; and an oligonucleotide probe capable of hybridizing with RNA from a gene encoding a polypeptide which is active in a flavonoid biosynthetic pathway; extracting RNA from said plant material; hybridizing the oligonucleotide probe with the RNA to generate an expression profile; measuring PA and/or ANT levels in said plant material to generate a metabolic profile; comparing said expression profile with said metabolite profile to identify said gene encoding a polypeptide or polypeptide isoform which is substantially active in either a PA or ANT pathway.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2010Publication date: August 9, 2012Applicant: AGRICULTURE VICTORIA SERVICES PTY LTD.Inventors: Aidyn Mouradov, German Spangenberg
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Publication number: 20120144526Abstract: Genetic constructs capable of manipulating fructan biosynthesis in photosynthetic cells of a plant include a promoter, or functionally active fragment or variant thereof, operatively linked to a nucleic acid encoding a bacterial FT enzyme, or a functionally active fragment or variant thereof. Such constructs can be used in the modification of fructan biosynthesis in plants and, more particularly, to methods of manipulating fructan biosynthesis in photosynthetic cells, for increasing plant biomass and, more particularly, to methods of enhancing biomass yield and/or yield stability, including shoot and/or root growth in a plant, and for enhancing the productivity of biochemical pathways.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2011Publication date: June 7, 2012Applicant: AGRICULTURE VICTORIA SERVICES PTY LTDInventors: German Spangenberg, Aidyn Mouradov, Timothy Ivor Sawbridge
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Publication number: 20120131695Abstract: The present invention relates to nucleic acid fragments encoding amino acid sequences for flavonoid biosynthetic enzymes in plants, and the use thereof for the modification of, for example, flavonoid biosynthesis in plants, and more specifically the modification of the content of condensed tannins. In particularly preferred embodiments, the invention relates to the combinatorial expression of chalcone synthase (CHS) and/or dihydroflavonol 4-reductase (BAN) and/or leucoanthocyanidine reductase (LAR) in plants to modify, for example, flavonoid biosynthesis or more specifically the content of condensed tannins.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2011Publication date: May 24, 2012Applicants: AGRESEARCH LIMITED, AGRICULTURE VICTORIA SERVICES PTY LTDInventors: German Spangenberg, Michael Emmerling, Jason Simmonds, Amanda Winkworth, Stephen Panter
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Publication number: 20120066795Abstract: The present invention provides an isolated promoter or an active fragment or derivative thereof capable of conferring selective expression on a gene to which it is operably connected in the endosperm of a developing plant seed and preferably in the basal endosperm transfer layer (BETL) of endosperm. The present invention also provides expression vectors and constructs and transgenic plant cells, plant parts and whole plants comprising the promoter, active fragments and derivatives, and well as methods of modulating one or more plant phenotypes employing the promoter, active fragments and derivatives.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2010Publication date: March 15, 2012Applicant: BASF Plant Science Company GmbHInventors: German Spangenberg, Ulrik John, Carl Ramage, Huihua Fu
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Publication number: 20120036593Abstract: The present invention provides compositions of matter comprising plant-operable promoter sequences that confer selective/specific endosperm expression on genes to which they are operably connected and uses of such compositions to confer gene expression, especially in developing endosperm.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2010Publication date: February 9, 2012Applicant: BASF Plant Science Company GmbHInventors: German Spangenberg, Ulrik John, Carl Ramage, Huihua Fu, Rui-Guang Zhen, Hee-Sook Song
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Patent number: 8093451Abstract: The present invention relates to nucleic acid fragments encoding amino acid sequences for flavonoid biosynthetic enzymes in plants, and the use thereof for the modification of, for example, flavonoid biosynthesis in plants, and more specifically the modification of the content of condensed tannins. In particularly preferred embodiments, the invention relates to the combinatorial expression of chalcone synthase (CHS) and/or dihydroflavonol 4-reductase (BAN) and/or leucoanthocyanidine reductase (LAR) in plants to modify, for example, flavonoid biosynthesis or more specifically the content of condensed tannins.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2004Date of Patent: January 10, 2012Assignees: Agriculture Victoria Services Pty Ltd, AgResearch LimitedInventors: German Spangenberg, Michael Emmerling, Jason Simmonds, Amanda Winkworth, Stephen Panter