Patents by Inventor Miyako Ueguchi

Miyako Ueguchi 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).

  • Regulatory genes for plant differentiation and growth, and use of the same
    Patent number: 7915050
    Abstract: An objective of the present invention is to provide gibberellin-binding proteins, genes encoding such proteins, and applications therefor. The proteins of the present invention function as cytoplasmic receptors for gibberellin and mediate gibberellin response in plants. Plants overexpressing such genes exhibited gibberellin-hypersensitive phenotypes, such as increased plant height. In contrast, plants in which the genes were mutated exhibited gibberellin-insensitive phenotypes, and thus became dwarfed. Accordingly, plant differentiation and growth can be regulated by introducing the gibberellin-binding genes of the present invention or by suppressing the expression of same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: National University Corporation Nagoya University
    Inventors: Makoto Matsuoka, Hidemi Kitano, Motoyuki Ashikari, Miyako Ueguchi, Isomaro Yamaguchi, Masatoshi Nakajima
  • Regulatory Genes for Plant Differentiation and Growth, and Use of the Same
    Publication number: 20090031441
    Abstract: An objective of the present invention is to provide gibberellin-binding proteins, genes encoding such proteins, and applications therefor. The proteins of the present invention function as cytoplasmic receptors for gibberellin and mediate gibberellin response in plants. Plants overexpressing such genes exhibited gibberellin-hypersensitive phenotypes, such as increased plant height. In contrast, plants in which the genes were mutated exhibited gibberellin-insensitive phenotypes, and thus became dwarfed. Accordingly, plant differentiation and growth can be regulated by introducing the gibberellin-binding genes of the present invention or by suppressing the expression of same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2006
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Applicant: National University Corporation Nagoya University
    Inventors: Makoto Matsuoka, Hidemi Kitano, Motoyuki Ashikari, Miyako Ueguchi, Isomaro Yamaguchi, Masatoshi Nakajima