Patents by Inventor Mingwei DU

Mingwei DU 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).

  • Patent number: 11242537
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for increasing the sensitivity of a plant to a gibberellin inhibitor. The method for increasing the sensitivity of a plant to a gibberellin inhibitor provided by the present invention comprises the step of introducing an encoding gene of a protein into a recipient plant to obtain a transgenic plant; the transgenic plant has increased sensitivity to the gibberellin inhibitor compared to the recipient plant; the protein is a protein of the following a) or b) or c): a) a protein whose amino acid sequence is set forth in positions 1-821 of SEQ ID NO: 1; b) a protein whose amino acid sequence is set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1; c) a fusion protein obtained by attaching tag(s) to the N-terminus or/and C-terminus of a) or b).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Zhaohu Li, Juan Zhang, Fangjun Li, Mingcai Zhang, Mingwei Du, Xiaoli Tian, Liusheng Duan
  • Publication number: 20210032648
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for increasing the sensitivity of a plant to a gibberellin inhibitor. The method for increasing the sensitivity of a plant to a gibberellin inhibitor provided by the present invention comprises the step of introducing an encoding gene of a protein into a recipient plant to obtain a transgenic plant; the transgenic plant has increased sensitivity to the gibberellin inhibitor compared to the recipient plant; the protein is a protein of the following a) or b) or c): a) a protein whose amino acid sequence is set forth in positions 1-821 of SEQ ID NO: 1: b) a protein whose amino acid sequence is set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1; c) a fusion protein obtained by attaching tag(s) to the N-terminus or/and C-terminus of a) or b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Applicant: CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Zhaohu LI, Juan ZHANG, Fangjun LI, Mingcai ZHANG, Mingwei DU, Xiaoli TIAN, Liusheng DUAN