Patents by Inventor Peter Doerner

Peter Doerner 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).

  • Method of increasing transcription with nucleic acids encoding PABF
    Patent number: 6472211
    Abstract: A novel transcription enhancer element (AATT)n, that increases the activity of cis-elements in heterologous promoter constructs without altering their intrinsic specificity is provided. Also provided is a transcription factor, PABF, which specifically binds to the (AATT) repeat element and methods of use therefor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2002
    Assignee: The Salk Institute for Biological Studies
    Inventors: Christopher J. Lamb, Peter Doerner, Goetz Laible
  • Novel transcription enhancer element and transcription factor and methods of use thereof
    Publication number: 20020146824
    Abstract: A novel transcription enhancer element (AATT)n, that increases the activity of cis-elements in heterologous promoter constructs without altering their intrinsic specificity is provided. Also provided is a transcription factor, PABF, which specifically binds to the (AATT) repeat element and methods of use therefor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2001
    Publication date: October 10, 2002
    Inventors: Christopher J. Lamb, Peter Doerner, Goetz Laible
  • Purified palindromic element binding factor
    Patent number: 6191258
    Abstract: A novel transcription enhancer element, (AATT)n, that increases the activity of cis-elements in heterologous promoter constructs without altering their intrinsic specificity is provided. Also provided is a transcription factor, PABF, which specifically binds to the (AATT) repeat element and methods of use therefor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2001
    Assignee: The Salk Institute for Biological Studies
    Inventors: Christopher J. Lamb, Peter Doerner, Goetz Laible
  • Methods for the modulation of lignification levels
    Patent number: 6087557
    Abstract: In accordance with the present invention, there are provided methods to modulate plant lignification. For example, the level of the enzyme phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL), a key enzyme in the production of lignin precursors, can be increased or decreased, as desired, to increase or decrease lignification levels. Alternatively, the level of lignin precursors in the plant can be modulated either by enhancing the plant's ability to produce such precursors, or by causing the compounds which are required for the production of lignin precursors to undergo alternative chemical conversions (which prevent the incorporation of such compounds into lignin by diverting the lignin precursors to other chemical pathways). In addition, there is provided a method for producing plants having modified lignin composition and content, by converting a portion of the cinnamic acid in said plant to styrene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2000
    Assignee: The Salk Institute for Biological Studies
    Inventors: Monika Clausen, Christopher J. Lamb, Peter Doerner, Yonatan Elkind, Roland Megnet
  • AATT repeat transcription enhancer element
    Patent number: 5834236
    Abstract: A novel transcription enhancer element, (AATT).sub.n, that increases the activity of cis-elements in heterologous promoter constructs without altering their intrinsic specificity is provided. Also provided is a transcription factor, PABF, which specifically binds to the (AATT) repeat element and methods of use therefor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1998
    Assignee: The Salk Institute for Biological Studies
    Inventors: Christopher J. Lamb, Peter Doerner, Goetz Laible