Patents by Inventor Xiping Niu

Xiping Niu 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).

  • Polynucleotides encoding proteins involved in plant metabolism
    Publication number: 20020138882
    Abstract: The invention provides isolated pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase nucleic acids and their encoded polypeptides. The present invention provides methods and compositions relating to altering pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase levels in plants. The invention further provides recombinant expression cassettes, host cells, transgenic plants, and antibody compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2002
    Publication date: September 26, 2002
    Inventors: Rebecca E. Cahoon, Hajime Sakai, Xiping Niu
  • Novel plant promoters and methods of use
    Publication number: 20010047092
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods for regulating expression of heterologous nucleotide sequences in a plant. Compositions are novel nucleotide sequences for synthetic multimeric promoter element regions and plant promoters comprising the multimeric regions. Methods for expressing a heterologous nucleotide sequence in a plant using the promoter sequences disclosed herein are provided. The methods comprise transforming a plant cell with a heterologous nucleotide sequence operably linked to the promoters of the present invention and regenerating a stably transformed plant from the transformed plant cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2001
    Publication date: November 29, 2001
    Inventors: Wesley B. Bruce, Xiping Niu
  • Novel root-preferred promoter elements and methods of use
    Publication number: 20010047525
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods for regulating expression of nucleotide sequences in a plant. Compositions are novel nucleotide sequences for root-preferred promoter elements and plant promoters comprising the elements. Methods for expressing a nucleotide sequence in a plant using the promoter sequences disclosed herein are provided. The methods comprise transforming a plant cell with a nucleotide sequence operably linked to the promoters of the present invention and regenerating a stably transformed plant from the transformed plant cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2001
    Publication date: November 29, 2001
    Inventors: Wesley B. Bruce, Xiping Niu