Patents by Inventor Viki Bowman Vance

Viki Bowman Vance 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).

  • Compositions and methods for the modulation of gene expression in plants
    Patent number: 9822376
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for modulating nucleotide sequence expression, particularly for modulating gene expression in plants, are provided. The compositions comprise precursor RNA constructs for the expression of an RNA precursor. The precursor RNA construct comprises a promoter that is expressed in a plant cell driving the expression of a precursor RNA having a microRNA. The miRNA is complementary or partially complementary to a portion of a target gene or nucleotide sequence and function to modulate expression of the target sequence or gene. In this manner, the RNA precursor construct can be designed to modulate expression of any nucleotide sequence of interest, either an endogenous plant gene or alternatively a transgene. Transformed plants, tissues, cells and seeds are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: University of South Carolina
    Inventors: Viki Bowman Vance, Lewis Howard Bowman, Allison Mallory
  • Compositions and Methods for the Modulation of Gene Expression in Plants
    Publication number: 20120100613
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for modulating nucleotide sequence expression, particularly for modulating gene expression in plants, are provided. The compositions comprise precursor RNA constructs for the expression of an RNA precursor. The precursor RNA construct comprises a promoter that is expressed in a plant cell driving the expression of a precursor RNA having a microRNA. The miRNA is complementary or partially complementary to a portion of a target gene or nucleotide sequence and function to modulate expression of the target sequence or gene. In this manner, the RNA precursor construct can be designed to modulate expression of any nucleotide sequence of interest, either an endogenous plant gene or alternatively a transgene. Transformed plants, tissues, cells and seeds are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
    Inventors: Viki Bowman Vance, Lewis Howard Bowman, Allison Mallory