Abstract: The present invention relates to a family of GluR in plants, including ionotropic (iGluR), metabotropic (mGluR) and other glutamate-like plant receptors. The plant GluRs of the invention may function as signal transducers involved in the regulation of plant growth. The invention also relates to the identification of compounds that modulate the activity of the plant GluR, and the use of such compounds as plant growth regulators, including herbicides.

Abstract: Provided herein are the protein and nucleic acid sequences of GmRD22. Further provided herein are methods for conferring abiotic stress tolerance to a plant cell or plant by introducing and expressing an isolated polynucleotide encoding a GmRD22 protein in the cells of the plant. Transgenic plants transformed with an isolated polynucleotide encoding a GmRD22 protein, as well as seeds and progeny derived from these plants, are also provided.

Abstract: The disclosed invention relates to expression systems that effect production of a protein in plants that confers resistance to trauma. The expression systems are used to modify plants to improve their resistance to infections and wounding.

Abstract: Expression systems that effect production of a GTPase activating protein in plants are used to modify plants to enhance their ability to resist trauma.

Abstract: Methods to alleviate abiotic stress by modifying plants or plant cells to contain a heterologous nucleic acid that comprises a nucleotide sequence encoding the purple acid phosphatase activity of soybean GmPAP3 fused to a mitochondrion-targeting transit peptide are disclosed. Such abiotic stress can include enhanced salinity, dehydration and oxidative stress.

Abstract: The invention describes a method of enhancing the expression of nucleotide sequences encoding proteins that comprise at least a DnaJ-type J-domain, in particular GmDNJ1, in plants or plant cells. Overexpression of the proteins protects plants or plant cells from salinity, osmotic, or dehydration stress.

Abstract: The disclosed invention relates to expression systems that effect production of a protein in plants that confers resistance to trauma. The expression systems are used to modify plants to improve their resistance to infections and wounding.

Abstract: Plants can be modified to resist abiotic stress by effecting expression of PAP activity.

Abstract: Expression systems that effect production of a GTPase activating protein in plants are used to modify plants to enhance their ability to resist trauma

Abstract: Provided herein are the protein and nucleic acid sequences of GmRD22. Further provided herein are methods for conferring abiotic stress tolerance to a plant cell or plant by introducing and expressing an isolated polynucleotide encoding a GmRD22 protein in the cells of the plant. Transgenic plants transformed with an isolated polynucleotide encoding a GmRD22 protein, as well as seeds and progeny derived from these plants, are also provided.

Abstract: Enhancing the expression of nucleotide sequences encoding proteins that comprise at least a DnaJ-type J-domain provides tolerance to plants or plant cells against abiotic stress, especially dehydration and salinity stress.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide a recombinant construct for transforming a plant comprising a DNA sequence encoding a recombinant human cytokine and a promoter capable of directing the expression of the recombinant human cytokine in the plant. The present invention is also to provide a method for constructing a transgenic plant, comprising the steps of transforming a plant cell with a recombinant construct of the invention, and regenerating the transgenic plant from the plant cell to produce recombinant human cytokine, for example, human granulocyte colony stimulating factor (hG-CSF), in seeds of the transgenic plant. The plant production method of the invention thus has a promising potential to mass-produce some of the most expensive biopharmaceuticals of restricted availability in a much cheaper way, which has high economic value for disease therapy, diagnosis and prevention, and is more accessible to the less affluent countries.

Abstract: The present invention generally relates to plant nitrogen regulatory PII gene (hereinafter P-PII gene), a gene involved in regulating plant nitrogen metabolism. The invention provides P-PII nucleotide sequences, expression constructs comprising said nucleotide sequences, and host cells and plants having said constructs and, optionally expressing the P-PII gene from said constructs. The invention also provides substantially pure P-PII proteins. The P-PII nucleotide sequences and constructs of the invention may be used to engineer organisms to overexpress wild-type or mutant P-PII regulatory protein. Engineered plants that overexpress or underexpress P-PII regulatory protein may have increased nitrogen assimilation capacity. Engineered organisms may be used to produce P-PII proteins which, in turn, can be used for a variety of purposes including in vitro screening of herbicides. P-PII nucleotide sequences have additional uses as probes for isolating additional genomic clones having the promoters of P-PII gene.

Abstract: The present invention generally relates to plant nitrogen regulatory PII gene (hereinafter P-PII gene), a gene involved in regulating plant nitrogen metabolism. The invention provides P-PII nucleotide sequences, expression constructs comprising said nucleotide sequences, and host cells and plants having said constructs and, optionally expressing the P-PII gene from said constructs. The invention also provides substantially pure P-PII proteins.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a family of GluR in plants, including ionotropic (iGluR), metabotropic (mGluR) and other glutamate-like plant receptors. The plant GluRs of the invention may function as signal transducers involved in the regulation of plant growth. The invention also relates to the identification of compounds that modulate the activity of the plant GluR, and the use of such compounds as plant growth regulators, including herbicides.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a family of GluR in plants, including ionotropic (iGluR), metabotropic (mGluR) and other glutamate-like plant receptors. The plant GluRs of the invention may function as signal transducers involved in the regulation of plant growth. The invention also relates to the identification of compounds that modulate the activity of the plant GluR, and the use of such compounds as plant growth regulators, including herbicides.

Abstract: The present invention generally relates to plant nitrogen regulatory PII gene (hereinafter P-PII gene), a gene involved in regulating plant nitrogen metabolism. The invention provides P-PII nucleotide sequences, expression constructs comprising said nucleotide sequences, and host cells and plants having said constructs and, optionally expressing the P-PII gene from said constructs. The invention also provides substantially pure P-PII proteins. The P-PII nucleotide sequences and constructs of the inventor may be used to engineer organisms to overexpress wild-type or mutant P-PII regulatory protein. Engineered plants that overexpress or underexpress P-PII regulatory protein may have increased nitrogen assimilation capacity. Ergineered organisms may be used to produce P-PII proteins which, in turn, can be used for a variety of purposes including in vitro screening of herbicides. P-PII nucleotide sequences have additional uses as probes for isolating additional genomic clones having the promoters of P-PII gene.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a family of GluR in plants, including ionotropic (iGluR), metabotropic (mGluR) and other glutamate-like plant receptors. The plant GluRs of the invention may function as signal transducers involved in the regulation of plant growth. The invention also relates to the identification of compounds that modulate the activity of the plant GluR, and the use of such compounds as plant growth regulators, including herbicides.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a family of GluR in plants, including ionotropic (iGluR), metabotropic (mGluR) and other glutamate-like plant receptors. The plant GluRs of the invention may function as signal transducers involved in the regulation of plant growth. The invention also relates to the identification of compounds that modulate the activity of the plant GluR, and the use of such compounds as plant growth regulators, including herbicides.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a family of GluR in plants, including ionotropic (iGluR), metabotropic (mGluR) and other glutamate-like plant receptors. The plant GluRs of the invention may function as signal transducers involved in the regulation of plant growth. The invention also relates to the identification of compounds that modulate the activity of the plant GluR, and the use of such compounds as plant growth regulators, including herbicides.