Patents by Inventor WUAS SHAANALEYZ

WUAS SHAANALEYZ 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).

  • LEAFY COTYLEDON 1 TRANSCRIPTIONAL ACTIVATOR (LEC1) VARIANT POLYNUCLEOTIDES AND POLYPEPTIDES, COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF INCREASING OIL CONTENT IN PLANTS
    Publication number: 20100319086
    Abstract: The present invention provides LEC1 variants. The LEC1 variants comprise a LEC1 A domain, a LEC1 B domain and a LEC1 C domain, where the LEC1 B domain has at least one mutation and/or is chimeric with respect to the LEC1 A or C domain. The invention also includes methods of preparing such LEC 1 variants, and methods of using such LEC1 variants to modulate the level or activity of LEC1 variants in a plant cell. Modulation of LEC1 activity or levels can be used for different purposes such as increasing embryo oil concentration, oil content of a seed or altering oil phenotype in a plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2009
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: BO SHEN, MITCHELL C. TARCZYNSKI, CHANGJIANG LI, KIMBERLY F. GLASSMAN, ARAGULA GURURAJ RAO, WUAS SHAANALEYZ