Patents by Inventor Halbay TURUMTAY

Halbay TURUMTAY 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).

  • GENETICALLY MODIFIED PLANTS HAVING ALTERED LIGNIN CONTENT
    Publication number: 20170247715
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods for producing a plant with altered lignin content by genetically manipulating expression of a PIRIN gene. The said method comprises (a) altering expression of a gene encoding a PIRIN2 polypeptide in the plant; and/or (b) altering expression of a gene encoding a PIRIN4 polypeptide in the plant. A plant with reduced lignin content is produced by increasing expression of a gene encoding a PIRIN2 polypeptide in the plant or decreasing expression of a gene encoding a PIRIN4 polypeptide in the plant. The invention further relates to genetically modified plants produced by the said methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2015
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Applicants: SweTree Technologies AB, VIB VZW, Universiteit Gent
    Inventors: Wout BOERJAN, Ruben VANHOLME, Hannele TUOMINEN, Halbay TURUMTAY, Sacha ESCAMEZ, Bo ZHANG