Patents by Inventor Sebastien Mongrand

Sebastien Mongrand 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).

  • Overexpression of ABI5 in plants to prevent precocious seed germination and to confer resistance to drought and high salt
    Publication number: 20020174454
    Abstract: The bZIP transcription factor ABI5 is shown to confer an enhanced response to exogenous abscisic acid during germination, seedling establishment and subsequent vegetative growth of plants. ABI5 is necessary, but not sufficient, to maintain germinated embryos in a quiescent state, abscisic acid also being required for maintaining the quiescent state. ABI5 production is enhanced by stress including high salt and drought. This protects plants from drought. Plants which overexpress ABI5 are hypersensitive to abscisic acid and retain water more efficiently than wild-type plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2001
    Publication date: November 21, 2002
    Applicant: The Rockefeller University
    Inventors: Luis Lopez-Molina, Sebastien Mongrand, Nam-Hai Chua