Patents by Inventor Yoh Sakuma

Yoh Sakuma 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).

  • Stress-induced transcription factor derived from maize
    Patent number: 7943821
    Abstract: This invention relates to a stress-inducible transcription factor derived from maize, a gene encoding the same, and a method for using the same. Specifically, this invention provides a gene comprising the following DNA (a) or (b): (a) DNA consisting of the nucleotide sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 1; or (b) maize-derived DNA hybridizing under stringent conditions with DNA consisting of a nucleotide sequence that is complementary to the DNA consisting of the nucleotide sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 1 and encoding a protein that regulates the transcription of a gene located downstream of a stress responsive element. Further, this invention relates to a transgenic plant having improved tolerance to environmental stress, such as high-temperature or dehydration stress, into which such gene has been introduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: Incorporated Administrative Agency Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences
    Inventors: Kazuko Shinozaki, Masayuki Kakimoto, Feng Qin, Yoh Sakuma, Kyonoshin Maruyama
  • Genes encoding plant transcription factors
    Patent number: 7842854
    Abstract: Identification of a gene from monocotyledonous plants such as rice, which codes for a transcription factor specific to a stress tolerant gene and provision of a novel environmental stress tolerant plant using the gene. From the rice genome, a gene, which binds to a cis element existing upstream of the gene encoding a stress responsive protein and for a transcription factor to activate the transcription of the gene, is identified. Further, the gene of the transcription factor is used to transform a plant, thereby improving tolerance against environmental stresses such as low temperature, dehydration, and salt stresses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignees: International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences, Incorporated Administrative Agency, National Agriculture and Bio-oriented Research Organization
    Inventors: Kazuko Shinozaki, Yusuke Ito, Yoh Sakuma
  • Stress-Induced Transcription Factor Derived from Maize
    Publication number: 20090307794
    Abstract: This invention relates to a stress-inducible transcription factor derived from maize, a gene encoding the same, and a method for using the same. Specifically, this invention provides a gene comprising the following DNA (a) or (b): (a) DNA consisting of the nucleotide sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 1; or (b) maize-derived DNA hybridizing under stringent conditions with DNA consisting of a nucleotide sequence that is complementary to the DNA consisting of the nucleotide sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 1 and encoding a protein that regulates the transcription of a gene located downstream of a stress responsive element. Further, this invention relates to a transgenic plant having improved tolerance to environmental stress, such as high-temperature or dehydration stress, into which such gene has been introduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2006
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicant: Incorporated Administrative Agency Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Res
    Inventors: Kazuko Shinozaki, Masayuki Kakimoto, Feng Qin, Yoh Sakuma, Kyonoshin Maruyama
  • Environmental stress-tolerant plants
    Patent number: 7259297
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an environmental stress-tolerant plant. The invention discloses a transgenic plant containing a gene in which a DNA encodes a protein consisting of the amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 4 with the deletion of amino acids from positions 136-165 thereof, the DNA being operably linked downstream of a stress responsive promoter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2007
    Assignees: Independent Administrative Institute, Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences, Incorporated Administrative Agency, National Agriculture and Bio-Oriented Research Organization
    Inventors: Kazuko Shinozaki, Mie Kasuga, Yoh Sakuma
  • Genes encoding plant transcription factors
    Patent number: 7138277
    Abstract: Identification of a gene from monocotyledonous plants such as rice, which codes for a transcription factor specific to a stress tolerant gene and provision of a novel environmental stress tolerant plant using the gene. From the rice genome, a gene, which binds to a cis element existing upstream of the gene encoding a stress responsive protein and for a transcription factor to activate the transcription of the gene, is identified. Further, the gene of the transcription factor is used to transform a plant, thereby improving tolerance against environmental stresses such as low temperature, dehydration, and salt stresses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2006
    Assignee: Incorporated Administrative Agency, National Agriculture and Bio-Oriented Research Organization
    Inventors: Kazuko Shinozaki, Yusuke Ito, Yoh Sakuma
  • Environmental stress-tolerant plants
    Publication number: 20060015973
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an environmental stress-tolerant plant. The invention discloses a transgenic plant containing a gene in which a DNA encoding a protein consisting of the amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 4, operably linked downstream of a stress responsive promoter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2004
    Publication date: January 19, 2006
    Applicants: Independent Admin. Institute, Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences, Incorporated Administrative Agency, National Agriculture and Bio-oriented Research Organization
    Inventors: Kazuko Shinozaki, Mie Kasuga, Yoh Sakuma
  • Genes encoding plant transcription factors
    Publication number: 20040191910
    Abstract: Identification of a gene from monocotyledonous plants such as rice, which codes for a transcription factor specific to a stress tolerant gene and provision of a novel environmental stress tolerant plant using the gene. From the rice genome, a gene, which binds to a cis element existing upstream of the gene encoding a stress responsive protein and for a transcription factor to activate the transcription of the gene, is identified. Further, the gene of the transcription factor is used to transform a plant, thereby improving tolerance against environmental stresses such as low temperature, dehydration, and salt stresses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2002
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Applicants: International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences, Bio-oriented Technology Research Advancement Institution
    Inventors: Kazuko Shinozaki, Yusuke Ito, Yoh Sakuma