Patents by Inventor Ramon Serrano Salom
Ramon Serrano Salom 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).
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Patent number: 9617557Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for increasing various plant yield-related traits by increasing expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding a GRF polypeptide. The present invention also concerns plants having increased expression of a nucleic acid encoding a GRF polypeptide, which plants have increased yield-related traits relative to control plants. The invention also provides constructs useful in the methods of the invention.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2008Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: BASF Plant Science GmbHInventors: Christophe Reuzeau, Ana Isabel Sanz Molinero, Valerie Frankard, Ramon Serrano Salom, José Miguel Mulet Salort
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Publication number: 20140237687Abstract: The present invention provides a method for enhancing various economically important yield-related traits in plants by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding a PATL (PATELLIN) polypeptide, a PRP38 (Precursor RNA Processing factor 38) polypeptide, an ADA2 (Adaptor 2) polypeptide, a GATA-like polypeptide, or a WD40 repeat (WDR) 23-like polypeptide. The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding a PATL polypeptide, a PRP38 polypeptide, an ADA2 polypeptide, a GATA-like polypeptide, or a WDR23-like polypeptide, which plants have improved yield-related traits relative to corresponding wild type plants or other control plants. The invention also provides nucleic acids and constructs useful in the methods of the invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2014Publication date: August 21, 2014Applicant: BASF Plant Science GmbHInventors: Ana Isabel Sanz Molinero, Christophe Reuzeau, Valerie Frankard, Ramon Serrano Salom, José Miguel Mulet Salort
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Patent number: 8697948Abstract: 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 PATL (PATELLIN) polypeptide, or a PRP38 (Precursor RNA Processing factor 38) polypeptide, or an ADA2 (Adaptor 2) polypeptide. The present invention also concerns a method for increasing Thousand Kernel Weight, total weight of seeds and/or number of filled seeds, by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid sequence encoding a GATA-like polypeptide. The invention also concerns a method for increasing various plant yield-related traits by, increasing expression in a plant of a nucleic acid sequence encoding a WD40 repeat (WDR) 23-like polypeptide. The invention also provides hitherto unknown PATL nucleic acids and constructs useful in the methods of the invention.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2008Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: BASF Plant Science GmbHInventors: Ana Isabel Sanz Molinero, Ramon Serrano Salom, José Miguel Mulet Salort
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Publication number: 20130198907Abstract: A method is presented for selecting and isolating nucleic acids capable of conferring tolerance or resistance to environmental stress conditions in plants or yeast. Furthermore, nucleic acids, the proteins they encode and their use for the production of plants or yeast with enhanced environmental stress resistance is disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2013Publication date: August 1, 2013Applicant: CropDesign N.V.Inventors: Jose Miguel Mulet Salort, Ramon Serrano Salom
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Publication number: 20130125268Abstract: The invention relates generally to a method for improving growth of plants, under normal and under stress conditions, more particularly under osmotic stress and/or temperature extremes, comprising modifying plant haemoglobin gene expression and/or by modifying plant haemoglobin protein levels in a plant. The invention furthermore relates to a method for increasing yield of a plant, comprising modifying plant gene expression and/or by modifying plant haemoglobin levels in a plant. The invention also relates to a nucleic acid encoding a haemoglobin conferring this altered growth and stress tolerance.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2012Publication date: May 16, 2013Applicant: CropDesign N.V.Inventors: Jose Miguel Mulet Salort, Ana Isabel Sanz Molinero, Ramon Serrano Salom
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Patent number: 8426206Abstract: A method is presented for selecting and isolating nucleic acids capable of conferring tolerance or resistance to environmental stress conditions in plants or yeast. Furthermore, nucleic acids, the proteins they encode and their use for the production of plants or yeast with enhanced environmental stress resistance is disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2009Date of Patent: April 23, 2013Assignee: CropDesign N.V.Inventors: Jose Miguel Mulet Salort, Ramon Serrano Salom
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Publication number: 20110061133Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for increasing various plant yield-related traits by increasing expression in a plant of a nucleic acid sequence encoding a polypeptide selected from the group consisting of: GRF polypeptide, RAA1-like polypeptide, SYR polypeptide, ARKL polypeptide, and YTP polypeptide. The present invention also concerns plants having increased expression of a nucleic acid sequence encoding a polypeptide selected from the group consisting of: GRF polypeptide, RAA1-like polypeptide, SYR polypeptide, ARKL polypeptide, and YTP polypeptide, which plants have increased yield-related traits relative to control plants. The invention also provides constructs useful in the methods of the invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2008Publication date: March 10, 2011Inventors: Christophe Reuzeau, Ana Isabel Sanz Molinero, Valerie Frankard, Ramon Serrano Salom, José Miguel Mulet Salort
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Publication number: 20100313299Abstract: 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 PATL (PATELLIN) polypeptide, or a PRP38 (Precursor RNA Processing factor 38) polypeptide, or an ADA2 (Adaptor 2) polypeptide. The present invention also concerns a method for increasing Thousand Kernel Weight, total weight of seeds and/or number of filled seeds, by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid sequence encoding a GATA-like polypeptide. The invention also concerns a method for increasing various plant yield-related traits by, increasing expression in a plant of a nucleic acid sequence encoding a WD40 repeat (WDR) 23-like polypeptide. The invention also provides hitherto unknown PATL nucleic acids and constructs useful in the methods of the invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2008Publication date: December 9, 2010Inventors: Ana Isabel Sanz Molinero, Valerie Frankard, Christophe Reuzeaus, Ramon Serrano Salom, José Miguel Mulet Salort
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Publication number: 20100281577Abstract: The invention relates generally to a method for improving growth of plants, under normal and under stress conditions, more particularly under osmotic stress and/or temperature extremes, comprising modifying plant haemoglobin gene expression and/or by modifying plant haemoglobin protein levels in a plant. The invention furthermore relates to a method for increasing yield of a plant, comprising modifying plant gene expression and/or by modifying plant haemoglobin levels in a plant. The invention also relates to a nucleic acid encoding a haemoglobin conferring this altered growth and stress tolerance.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2010Publication date: November 4, 2010Applicant: CropDesign N.V.Inventors: Jose Miguel MULET SALORT, Ana Isabel SANZ MOLINERO, Ramon Serrano Salom
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Publication number: 20100146661Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated genes originating from Beta vulgaris, sugar beet, that are involved in responses to stress situations. The genes were isolated from a sugar beet cDNA library screened in a functional selection procedure with transformed yeast cells that were able to grow in selection medium with high salt concentrations. Subsequently these genes were sequenced and further characterized. One of the genes is a sugar beet casein kinase ? subunit, one is a sugar beet dihydroorotase, one is a sugar beet translation initiation factor 1A and two others are of a unknown protein type. All of these isolated plant genes were functional as stress tolerance enhancers in yeast cells and are therefore useful to confer stress tolerance to an organism when transfected herein. More particularly, these genes can be used to render crops resistant to stress situations like osmotic stress caused by salt, drought, cold or frost.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2008Publication date: June 10, 2010Applicant: CropDesign, NVInventors: Arthur Rodolphe Kanhonou, Ramon Serrano Salom, Roc Ros Palau
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Publication number: 20100095399Abstract: A method is presented for selecting and isolating nucleic acids capable of conferring tolerance or resistance to environmental stress conditions in plants or yeast. Furthermore, nucleic acids, the proteins they encode and their use for the production of plants or yeast with enhanced environmental stress resistance is disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2009Publication date: April 15, 2010Inventors: Jose Miguel MULET SALORT, Ramon SERRANO SALOM
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Publication number: 20100095398Abstract: This invention describes the identification of pre-messenger RNA processing as a novel target of environmental stress caused by example of lithium and sodium toxicity. Overexpression of different types of proteins (or protein fragments) from different organisms but all involved in pre-mRNA processing, protects yeast from salt stress, which indicates that any stimulation of this process, independently of its mechanism, may counteract the toxic effects of mineral salts. A similar phenotype of tolerance to NaCl and to LiCl has been observed by overexpression of these types of proteins in transgenic Arabidopsis plants, demonstrating the generality of this protective effect in eukaryotic cells and organisms.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2009Publication date: April 15, 2010Inventors: Oscar Vicente Meana, Marta Roldan Medina, Ramon Serrano Salom, José Javier Millet, Miquel Angel Naranjo Olivero, Roc Ros Palau, Rodolpho Arthur Kahnonou
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Patent number: 7674953Abstract: The invention relates generally to a method for improving growth of plants, under normal and under stress conditions, more particularly under osmotic stress and/or temperature extremes, comprising modifying plant haemoglobin gene expression and/or by modifying plant haemoglobin protein levels in a plant. The invention furthermore relates to a method for increasing yield of a plant, comprising modifying plant gene expression and/or by modifying plant haemoglobin levels in a plant. The invention also relates to a nucleic acid encoding a haemoglobin conferring this altered growth and stress tolerance.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2004Date of Patent: March 9, 2010Assignee: Cropdesign N.V.Inventors: Jose Miguel Mulet Salort, Ana Isabel Sanz Molinero, Ramon Serrano Salom
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Patent number: 7612177Abstract: A method is presented for selecting and isolating nucleic acids capable of conferring tolerance or resistance to environmental stress conditions in plants or yeast. Furthermore, nucleic acids, the proteins they encode and their use for the production of plants or yeast with enhanced environmental stress resistance is disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2004Date of Patent: November 3, 2009Assignee: Cropdesign N.V.Inventors: Jose Miguel Mulet Salort, Ramon Serrano Salom
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Patent number: 7566552Abstract: This invention describes the identification of pre-messenger RNA processing as a novel target of environmental stress caused for example by lithium and sodium toxicity. Overexpression of different types of proteins (or protein fragments) from different organisms but all involved in pre-mRNA processing, protects yeast from salt stress, which indicates that any stimulation of this process, independently of its mechanism, may counteract the toxic effects of mineral salts. A similar phenotype of tolerance to NaCl and to LiCl has been observed by overexpression of these types of proteins in transgenic Arabidopsis plants, demonstrating the generality of this protective effect in eukaryotic cells and organisms.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2001Date of Patent: July 28, 2009Assignee: CropDesign N.V.Inventors: Oscar Vicente Meana, Marta Roldan Medina, Ramon Serrano Salom, José Javier Forment Millet, Miguel Angel Naranjo Olivero, Roc Ros Palau, Rodolpho Arthur Kahnonou
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Patent number: 7427697Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated genes originating from Beta vulgaris, sugar beet, that are involved in responses to stress situations. The genes were isolated from a sugar beet cDNA library screened in a functional selection procedure with transformed yeast cells that were able to grow in selection medium with high salt concentrations. Subsequently these genes were sequenced and further characterized. One of the genes is a sugar beet casein kinase ? subunit, one is a sugar beet dihydroorotase, one is a sugar beet translation initiation factor 1A and two others are of a unknown protein type. All of these isolated plant genes were functional as stress tolerance enhancers in yeast cells and are therefore useful to confer stress tolerance to an organism when transfected herein. More particularly, these genes can be used to render crops resistant to stress situations like osmotic stress caused by salt, drought, cold or frost.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2007Date of Patent: September 23, 2008Assignee: CropDesignInventors: Arthur Rodolphe Kanhonou, Ramon Serrano Salom, Roc Ros Palau
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Publication number: 20080057582Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated genes originating from Beta vulgaris, sugar beet, that are involved in responses to stress situations. The genes were isolated from a sugar beet cDNA library screened in a functional selection procedure with transformed yeast cells that were able to grow in selection medium with high salt concentrations. Subsequently these genes were sequenced and further characterized. One of the genes is a sugar beet casein kinase ? subunit, one is a sugar beet dihydroorotase, one is a sugar beet translation initiation factor 1A and two others are of a unknown protein type. All of these isolated plant genes were functional as stress tolerance enhancers in yeast cells and are therefore useful to confer stress tolerance to an organism when transfected herein. More particularly, these genes can be used to render crops resistant to stress situations like osmotic stress caused by salt, drought, cold or frost.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2007Publication date: March 6, 2008Inventors: Arthur Kanhonou, Ramon Serrano Salom, Roc Ros Palau
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Patent number: 7227053Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated genes originating from Beta vulgaris, sugar beet, that are involved in responses to stress situations. The genes were isolated from a sugar beet cDNA library screened in a functional selection procedure with transformed yeast cells that were able to grow in selection medium with high salt concentrations. Subsequently these genes were sequenced and further characterized. One of the genes is a sugar beet casein kinase a $(g)a-subunit, one is a sugar beet dihydroorotase, one is a sugar beet translation initiation factor 1A and two others are of a unknown protein type. All of these isolated plant genes were functional as stress tolerance enhancers in yeast cells and are therefore useful to confer stress tolerance to an organism when transfected herein. More particularly, these genes can be used to render crops resistant to stress situations like osmotic stress caused by salt, drought, cold or frost.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2001Date of Patent: June 5, 2007Assignee: CropDesignInventors: Arthur Rodolphe Kanhonou, Ramon Serrano Salom, Roc Ros Palau
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Publication number: 20060200879Abstract: A method is presented for selecting and isolating nucleic acids capable of conferring tolerance or resistance to environmental stress conditions in plants or yeast. Furthermore, nucleic acids, the proteins they encode and their use for the production of plants or yeast with enhanced environmental stress resistance is disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2004Publication date: September 7, 2006Inventors: Jose Mulet Salort, Ramon Serrano Salom
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Publication number: 20040203157Abstract: This invention describes the identification of pre-messenger RNA processing as a novel target of environmental stress caused for example by lithium and sodium toxicity. Overexpression of different types of proteins (or protein fragments) from different organisms but all involved in pre-mRNA processing, protects yeast from salt stress, which indicates that any stimulation of this process, independently of its mechanism, may counteract the toxic effects of mineral salts. A similar phenotype of tolerance to NaCl and to LiCl has been observed by overexpression of these types of proteins in transgenic Arabidopsis plants, demonstrating the generality of this protective effect in eukaryotic cells and organisms.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2002Publication date: October 14, 2004Inventors: Oscar Vicente Meana, Marta Roldan Medina, Ramon Serrano Salom, Jose Javier Forment Millet, Miguel Angelo Naranjo Olivero, Roc Ros Palau, Rodolpho Arthur Kahnonou