Patents by Inventor María Concepción Almoguera Antolinez

María Concepción Almoguera Antolinez 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).

  • Promoter and regulator sequences Ha ds10 G1: a gene lea of sunflower expressed exclusively in seeds from the maturation phase
    Patent number: 6759570
    Abstract: The present invention refers to an isolated nucleic acid molecule for expression of a gene in seeds, having promoter activity, comprising a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:1, a first sequence at least 70% homologous to SEQ ID NO:1, with the functionality of SEQ ID NO:1, a second sequence at least 70% homologous to the sequence complementary to SEQ ID NO:1, with the functionality of SEQ ID NO:1, and fragments thereof, with the functionality of SEQ ID NO:1; to chimeric genes, constructs, vectors, expression cassettes, host cells and transgenic plants comprising said sequences; as well as to a method for expression of a gene specifically in seeds or seed parts using one of the mentioned sequences or chimeric genes comprising said sequence s and to a method for obtaining substances through the transferring of the mentioned chimeric genes to a plant and expressing said chimeric gene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2004
    Assignee: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas
    Inventors: Maria Pilar Prieto-Dapena, María Concepción Almoguera Antolinez, Juán Bautista Jordano Fraga