Patents by Inventor Janardhana Rao Boddepalli

Janardhana Rao Boddepalli 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).

  • Controlling gene expression in plants using fusion protein containing LexA binding domain and DREB transactivation domain
    Patent number: 9982271
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the regulation of transgene expression in plants through a transactivation system which comprises the following: (1) a promoter comprising LexA binding sites; and (2) a fusion transactivator protein comprising a LexA DNA-binding domain and an activation domain, such as the transactivation domain of a C-repeat binding factor protein, for example, from a dehydration responsive element (DREB) factor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Janardhana Rao Boddepalli, Amitabh Mohanty, Michelle Oscar, Sriram Parameswaran
  • NOVEL REGULATORY SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING GENE EXPRESSION IN PLANTS
    Publication number: 20150218572
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the regulation of transgene expression in plants through a transactivation system which comprises the following: (1) a promoter comprising LexA binding sites; and (2) a fusion transactivator protein comprising a LexA DNA-binding domain and an activation domain, such as the transactivation domain of a C-repeat binding factor protein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2013
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Inventors: Janardhana Rao Boddepalli, Amitabh Mohanty, Michelle Oscar, Sriram Parameswaran