Patents by Inventor Yongxia Guo

Yongxia Guo 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).

  • MODULATION OF PLANT GROWTH BY VAS1 MUTATION
    Publication number: 20150167014
    Abstract: The present invention relates to mutants of the plant aminotransferase VAS1 and to transgenic plants expressing said mutant protein that exhibit a modulated response to shade. In certain embodiments, the mutations of VAS1 uncouple VAS1 metabolic coordination of auxin and ethylene homeostasis, so that reduction of auxin is no longer linked (via VAS1) to reduction of ethylene. Such uncoupling allows for the generation of plants carrying a VAS1 mutant transgene that demonstrate a modulated response to shade, for example, less hypocotyl growth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2014
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: THE SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES
    Inventors: Joseph Noel, Joanne Chory, Yongxia Guo, Zuyu Zheng