Patents by Inventor Marieke Louwers

Marieke Louwers 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).

  • Publication number: 20180291393
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for enhancing various economically important yield-related traits in plants. More specifically, the present invention concerns a method for enhancing yield-related traits in plants by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding an DUF642 (Protein containing a Domain of Unknown Function) polypeptide, or an epimerase-related like polypeptide, or a Phospholipase/carboxylesterase (PLPCase) polypeptide. The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding a DUF642 polypeptide, or an epimerase-related like polypeptide, or a PLPCase polypeptide, which plants have enhanced yield-related traits relative to control plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2018
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventors: Marieke Louwers, Christophe Reuzeau, Ana Isabel Sanz Molinero, Yves Hatzfeld
  • Publication number: 20160348126
    Abstract: Plants having one or more enhanced yield-related traits and a method for making the same are provided. It relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for enhancing various economically important yield-related traits in plants. More specifically, a method for enhancing one or more yield-related traits in plants by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding a POI (Protein Of Interest) polypeptide is provided. Plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding a POI polypeptide are also provided, which plants have one or more enhanced yield-related traits compared with control plants. Hitherto unknown POI-encoding nucleic acids and constructs comprising the same useful in performing the method are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2014
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventor: Marieke Louwers
  • Publication number: 20150106974
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a method for enhancing yield-related traits in plants by modulating expression in a plant of one ore more nucleic acid(s) encoding at least two iSYT (interactor of SYT—synovial sarcoma translocation—) polypeptides. The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding at least two iSYT polypeptides, which plants have enhanced yield-related traits relative to corresponding wild type plants or other control plants. Nucleic acids encoding at least two iSYT polypeptides and constructs comprising the same useful in performing the methods of the invention are also disclosed. Also provided are constructs useful in the methods of the invention. The present invention also relates to an iSYT-based protein complex. The use of the complex to promote plant growth, and a method for stimulating the complex formation, by overexpressing at least two members of the complex, are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventors: VALERIE FRANKARD, ANDRY ANDRIANKAJA, YVES HATZFELD, MARIEKE LOUWERS, STEVEN VANDENABEELE, AURINE VERKEST, GEERT DE JAEGER, DIRK INZÉ
  • Patent number: 8946512
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for enhancing yield-related traits in plants by modulating expression in a plant of one or more nucleic acid(s) encoding at least two iSYT (interactor of SYT-synovial sarcoma translocation-) polypeptides. The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding at least two iSYT polypeptides, which plants have enhanced yield-related traits relative to corresponding wild type plants or other control plants. The invention also provides hitherto unknown nucleic acids encoding at least two iSYT polypeptides, and constructs comprising the same, useful in performing the methods of the invention. The invention also provides constructs useful in the methods of the invention. Furthermore the present invention also relates to an iSYT-based protein complex.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: BASF Plant Science Company GmbH
    Inventors: Valerie Frankard, Andry Andriankaja, Yves Hatzfeld, Marieke Louwers, Steven Vandenabeele, Aurine Verkest, Geert De Jaeger, Dirk Inzé
  • Publication number: 20140352004
    Abstract: A method for enhancing yield-related traits in plants by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding a GRP (Growth Related Protein) polypeptide is provided. Plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding a GRP polypeptide, which plants have enhanced yield-related traits relative to control plants, and constructs comprising the GRP-encoding nucleic acid, useful in performing the methods for enhancing yield-related traits in plants are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2012
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: BASF Plant Science Company GmbH
    Inventors: Wim Van Camp, Steven Vandenabeele, Marieke Louwers, Jerome Matin
  • Publication number: 20140123343
    Abstract: Provided is a method for enhancing yield-related traits in plants by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding a variant synovial sarcoma translocation (SYT) polypeptide comprising or consisting of any one or more of the following domains: an SNH domain; a Met-rich domain; and a QG-rich domain. Also provided are plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding such a variant SYT polypeptide, which plants have enhanced yield-related traits compared with control plants. Constructs useful in the method are provided as well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2012
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: BASF Plant Science Company GmbH
    Inventors: Valerie Frankard, Marieke Louwers
  • Publication number: 20130340120
    Abstract: Provided are a method for enhancing yield-related traits in plants by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding a DUF642 (Protein containing a Domain of Unknown Function) polypeptide, or an epimerase-related like polypeptide, or a phospholipase/carboxylesterase (PLPCase) polypeptide, and plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding a DUF642 polypeptide, or an epimerase-related like polypeptide, or a PLPCase polypeptide, which plants have enhanced yield-related traits relative to control plants. Also provided are DUF642-encoding nucleic acids, or epimerase-related like polypeptides, or PLPCase-encoding nucleic acids, and constructs comprising the same, useful in performing the methods for enhancing yield-related traits in plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2012
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: BASF PLANT SCIENCE COMPANY GMBH
    Inventors: Marieke Louwers, Christophe Reuzeau, Ana Isabel Sanz Molinero, Yves Hatzfeld
  • Publication number: 20120180165
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for improving various plant growth characteristics by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding a GDH (Glutamate DeHydrogenase) polypeptide. The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding a GDH polypeptide, which plants have improved growth characteristics relative to corresponding wild type plants or other control plants. The invention also provides constructs useful in the methods of the invention. The present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for enhancing various economically important yield-related traits in plants. More specifically, the present invention concerns a method for enhancing yield-related traits in plants by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding a FLA-like (Fasciclin-like) polypeptide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2010
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Applicant: BASF PLANT SCIENCE COMPANY GMBH
    Inventors: Yves Hatzfeld, Christophe Reuzeau, Valerie Frankard, Marieke Louwers
  • Publication number: 20110214207
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for enhancing yield-related traits in plants by modulating expression in a plant of one or more nucleic acid(s) encoding at least two iSYT (inter-actor of SYT-synovial sarcoma translocation-) polypeptides. The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding at least two iSYT polypeptides, which plants have enhanced yield-related traits relative to corresponding wild type plants or other control plants. The invention also provides hitherto unknown nucleic acids encoding at least two iSYT polypeptides, and constructs comprising the same, useful in performing the methods of the invention. The invention also provides constructs useful in the methods of the invention. Furthermore the present invention also relates to an iSYT-based protein complex.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2009
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Applicant: BASF Plant Science Company GmbH
    Inventors: Valerie Frankard, Andry Andriankaja, Yves Hatzfeld, Marieke Louwers, Steven Vandenabeele, Aurine Verkest, Geert De Jaeger, Dirk Inze