Tomato Cell Or Cell Line, Per Se Patents (Class 435/411)
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Patent number: 7910811Abstract: The invention provides seed and plants of the tomato hybrid designated BS 01031842. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of tomato hybrid BS 01031842, and to methods for producing a tomato plant produced by crossing a plant of tomato hybrid BS 01031842 with itself or with another tomato plant, such as a plant of another hybrid. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of a plant of tomato hybrid BS 01031842, including the fruit and gametes of such plants.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2009Date of Patent: March 22, 2011Assignee: Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.Inventor: Germán Anastasio Ramón
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Patent number: 7906712Abstract: The invention relates to a new and distinctive tomato hybrid, designated ‘Annamay’, to the plants of tomato hybrid ‘Annamay’, to the plant parts of tomato hybrid ‘Annamay’ including the fruit, and for producing a hybrid tomato plant by crossing tomato hybrid ‘Annamay’ with itself or another tomato line. The invention further relates to methods for producing a tomato plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic plants produced by that method and to the methods for producing other tomato lines derived from tomato hybrid ‘Annamay’.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2008Date of Patent: March 15, 2011Assignee: Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.Inventors: Frits Herlaar, Marcellinus Jacobus Johannes Mooij
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Publication number: 20110059525Abstract: This invention relates to the field of biotechnology or genetic engineering. Specifically, this invention relates to the field of gene expression. More specifically, this invention relates to a novel inducible gene expression system and methods of modulating gene expression in a host cell for applications such as gene therapy, large scale production of proteins and antibodies, cell-based high throughput screening assays, functional genomics and regulation of traits in transgenic plants and animals.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2010Publication date: March 10, 2011Applicant: INTREXON CORPORATIONInventors: SUBBA REDDY PALLI, MARIANNA ZINOVJEVNA KAPITSKAYA, DEAN ERVIN CRESS
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Publication number: 20110055968Abstract: The present invention provides insecticidal polypeptides related to shuffled Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1 polypeptides. Nucleic acids encoding the polypeptides of the invention are also provided. Methods for using the polypeptides and nucleic acids of the invention to enhance resistance of plants to insect predation are encompassed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2009Publication date: March 3, 2011Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: DAVID CERF, RUTH CONG, MICHAEL FREEMAN, KEVIN E. McBRIDE, TAKASHI YAMAMOTO
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Publication number: 20110041205Abstract: The invention provides seed and plants of tomato hybrid HNX12860544 and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of tomato hybrid HNX12860544 and the parent lines thereof, and to methods for producing a tomato plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another tomato plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the fruit and gametes of such plants.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2009Publication date: February 17, 2011Inventor: ILYONG KIM
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Publication number: 20110035821Abstract: The present invention relates to a new and distinct inbred tomato lines and hybrids. This invention also relates to plants and seeds of such inbred tomato lines and hybrids, and to parts thereof. The invention also relates to methods for producing a tomato plant produced by crossing such inbred tomato lines and hybrids with themselves or other tomato plants.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2010Publication date: February 10, 2011Inventor: Lisa Cook
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Publication number: 20110030083Abstract: The invention provides seed and plants of the tomato variety designated Picus. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of tomato variety Picus and to methods for producing a tomato plant produced by crossing a plant of tomato variety Picus with itself or with another tomato plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing, and also relates to parts of a plant of tomato variety Picus including the fruit and gametes of such plants. The invention also relates to tomato variety FDS 14-2081, and to seeds and plants produced by crossing a plant of tomato variety FDS 14-2081 with itself or another tomato plant. The present invention is also directed to tomato variety FDS 14-2090, and to seeds and plants produced by crossing a plant of tomato variety FDS 14-2090 with itself or another tomato plant.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2010Publication date: February 3, 2011Inventor: Charles W. Fowler
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Publication number: 20110030087Abstract: The invention provides seed and plants of tomato hybrid PS01059664 and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of tomato hybrid PS01059664 and the parent lines thereof, and to methods for producing a tomato plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another tomato plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the fruit and gametes of such plants.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2009Publication date: February 3, 2011Inventors: German Anastasio Ramon, Jacobus Hoogstraten
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Patent number: 7879338Abstract: The present invention relates to a synthetic plant-optimized nucleic acid molecule having a Norwalk virus capsid protein coding nucleotide sequence, and nucleic acid constructs, host cells, expression systems, and plants having the plant-optimized Norwalk virus nucleic acid molecule. The present invention also relates to a method of producing Norwalk virus capsid protein virus-like particles in a transgenic plant or transgenic plant seed transformed with a plant-optimized nucleic acid molecule encoding Norwalk virus capsid protein. The plant or a component thereof can be administered to a subject under conditions effective to immunize the subject against disease resulting from infection by a Norovirus, including Norwalk virus. An oral vaccine for immunization of a subject against Norwalk virus infection is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2004Date of Patent: February 1, 2011Assignee: Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant ResearchInventors: William D.O. Hamilton, Koen Hellendoorn, Timothy D. Jones, Dwayne D. Kirk, Hugh S. Mason, Xiuren Zhang, Charles J. Arntzen
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Publication number: 20110023180Abstract: Novel hydroxyphenyl pyruvate dioxygenase (HPPD) polypeptides, variants and fragments thereof, as well as polynucleotides encoding the same, capable of conferring commercial levels of conferring HPPD herbicide resistance or tolerance to plants. Compositions include amino acid sequences, and variants and fragments thereof, for HPPD polypeptides, as well as polynucleotides encoding the same. Methods for the production and use of HPPD herbicide resistant plants that express these novel HPPD polypeptides, methods for selectively controlling weeds in a field at a crop locus, and methods for the assay, characterization, identification and selection of these novel HPPDs are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2010Publication date: January 27, 2011Applicant: Syngenta Participations AGInventors: Timothy Robert HAWKES, Michael Phillip Langford, Russell Colin Viner, Bernardus Theodorus Maria Vernooij, Richard Dale, Shradha Singh, Vance Kramer
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Publication number: 20110010801Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods for regulating expression of nucleotide sequences of interest in a plant. Compositions are novel nucleotide sequences for a pericarp-preferred promoter associated with the maize cystatin coding region. A method for expressing a nucleotide sequence of interest in a plant using the regulatory sequence disclosed herein is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2010Publication date: January 13, 2011Applicant: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.Inventor: Shane Abbitt
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Publication number: 20110010800Abstract: The present invention disclosed herein provides a method for producing a plant with increased yield as compared to a corresponding wild type plant comprising increasing or generating one or more activities in a plant or a part thereof. The present invention further relates to nucleic acids enhancing or improving one or more traits of a transgenic plant, and cells, progenies, seeds and pollen derived from such plants or parts, as well as methods of making and methods of using such plant cell(s) or plant(s), progenies, seed(s) or pollen. Particularly, said improved trait(s) are manifested in an increased yield, preferably by improving one or more yield-related trait(s).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2009Publication date: January 13, 2011Applicant: BASF PLANT SCIENCE GMBHInventors: Gerhard Ritte, Oliver Bläsing, Oliver Thimm
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Publication number: 20100333239Abstract: ACBP6 can be used to enhance low temperature tolerance in genetically modified plants. An acbp6 T-DNA insertional mutant that lacked ACBP6 mRNA and protein, displayed increased sensitivity to freezing temperature (?8° C.), while ACBP6-overexpressing transgenic Arabidopsis were conferred enhanced freezing tolerance. Methods of using ACBP6 to enhance low temperature tolerance of plants are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2010Publication date: December 30, 2010Inventors: MEE LEN CHYE, Qinfang Chen, Shi Xiao
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Publication number: 20100325748Abstract: The invention provides seed and plants of tomato hybrid EX01420200 and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of tomato hybrid EX01420200 and the parent lines thereof, and to methods for producing a tomato plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another tomato plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the fruit and gametes of such plants.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2010Publication date: December 23, 2010Inventors: Charles Wayne FOWLER, Jaap Hoogstraten
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Publication number: 20100293665Abstract: This invention relates generally to transformed plant cells and plants or parts thereof comprising an inactivated or down-regulated gene resulting an increased yield, in particular an increased yield-related trait, e.g. an increased nutrient use efficiency, such as an enhanced nitrogen use efficiency and/or increased biomass production as compared to, e.g. non-transformed, wild type cells and methods of producing such plant cells or plants or parts thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2008Publication date: November 18, 2010Applicant: BASF Plant Science GmbHInventors: Piotr Puzio, Oliver Bläsing, Oliver Thimm
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Patent number: 7829768Abstract: The invention provides seed and plants of the tomato variety designated EX01419137. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of tomato variety EX01419137 and to methods for producing a tomato plant produced by crossing a plant of tomato variety EX01419137 with itself or with another tomato plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of a plant of tomato variety EX01419137 including the fruit and gametes of such plants. The invention also relates to tomato variety CHI 14-2079. The present invention is also directed to tomato variety CHD 14-2080.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2008Date of Patent: November 9, 2010Assignee: Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.Inventor: James D. Frantz
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Publication number: 20100281572Abstract: Compositions and methods for providing nematode resistance are provided. One aspect provides transgenic plants or cells comprising an inhibitory nucleic acid specific for one or more nematode esophageal polypeptides. Other aspects provide transgenic plants or cells resistant to at least two different root-knot nematode species.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2010Publication date: November 4, 2010Inventors: Richard S. Hussey, Guozhong Huang
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Publication number: 20100281570Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods for regulating expression of nucleotide sequences of interest in a plant. Compositions are novel nucleotide sequences for a seed-preferred promoter associated with the maize 18 KD OLE (18 kilodalton oleosin) coding region. A method for expressing a nucleotide sequence of interest in a plant using the regulatory sequence disclosed herein is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2010Publication date: November 4, 2010Applicant: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.Inventors: Shane Abbitt, Jinrui Shi
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Publication number: 20100281569Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods for regulating expression of nucleotide sequences of interest in a plant. Compositions are novel nucleotide sequences for a seed-preferred promoter associated with the maize 17 KD OLE (17 kilodalton oleosin) coding region. A method for expressing a nucleotide sequence of interest in a plant using the regulatory sequence disclosed herein is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2010Publication date: November 4, 2010Applicant: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.Inventors: Shane Abbitt, Jinrui Shi
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Publication number: 20100275325Abstract: The present invention provides several promoters isolated from Arabidopsis thaliana, which promoters are capable of driving and/or regulating the expression of an operably linked nucleic acid in a plant. The expression patterns of the promoters according to the present invention have been studied in Arabidopsis thaliana and some of the promoters displayed specific activity in particular cells, tissues or organs of the plant, while others displayed constitutive expression throughout substantially the whole plant. Some promoters showed weak expression, while others were strongly active.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2009Publication date: October 28, 2010Applicant: CROPDESIGN N.V.Inventors: WILLEM BROEKAERT, YVES HATZFELD
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Publication number: 20100269224Abstract: The present invention provides gene targets, constructs and methods for the genetic control of plant disease caused by multiple plant viruses. The present invention relates to achieving a plant protective effect through the identification of target coding sequences and the use of recombinant DNA technologies for post-transcriptionally repressing or inhibiting expression of the target coding sequences of plant-parasitic viruses. Protein-expression based approaches may also be utilized to augment phenotype resistance. Thus, transcription of a single transgenic event comprising one or more plant expression cassettes can allow for broad spectrum resistance of a plant to multiple plant viral strains and species among the geminiviruses, tospoviruses, and potexviruses.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2010Publication date: October 21, 2010Inventors: Shihshieh Huang, Stanislaw Flasinski, Alessandra Frizzi, Brad Gabor, Charles Hagen, John Kao, Raquel Salati
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Publication number: 20100269217Abstract: Compounds, methods for producing them and methods for varying the morphology of plants are disclosed. More particularly, a SUN gene can be used to alter the shape of fruit in a plant such as a tomato plant.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2008Publication date: October 21, 2010Applicant: THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATIONInventor: Esther van der Knaap
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Patent number: 7816583Abstract: The invention provides seed and plants of tomato line CHI 15-2113, tomato line CHD 15-2114 and hybrid tomato variety BX 0154 3756. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of tomato line CHI 15-2113, tomato line CHD 15-2114 and hybrid tomato variety BX 0154 3756, and to methods for producing a tomato plant produced by crossing a plant of tomato line CHI 15-2113, tomato line CHD 15-2114 or hybrid tomato variety BX 0154 3756 with itself or with another tomato plant, such as a plant of another line or variety. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of a plant of tomato line CHI 15-2113, tomato line CHD 15-2114 or hybrid tomato variety BX 0154 3756, including the fruit and gametes of such plants.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2008Date of Patent: October 19, 2010Assignee: Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.Inventor: Douglas William Heath
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Patent number: 7807886Abstract: The invention provides seed and plants of the tomato variety designated Picus. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of tomato variety Picus and to methods for producing a tomato plant produced by crossing a plant of tomato variety Picus with itself or with another tomato plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing, and also relates to parts of a plant of tomato variety Picus including the fruit and gametes of such plants. The invention also relates to tomato variety FDS 14-2081, and to seeds and plants produced by crossing a plant of tomato variety FDS 14-2081 with itself or another tomato plant. The present invention is also directed to tomato variety FDS 14-2090, and to seeds and plants produced by crossing a plant of tomato variety FDS 14-2090 with itself or another tomato plant.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2008Date of Patent: October 5, 2010Assignee: Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.Inventor: Charles W. Fowler
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Patent number: 7807885Abstract: The invention provides seed and plants of the tomato line designated FIR 128-1018. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of tomato line FIR 128-1018, and to methods for producing a tomato plant produced by crossing a plant of tomato line FIR 128-1018 with itself or with another tomato plant, such as a plant of another line. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of a plant of tomato line FIR 128-1018, including the fruit and gametes of such plants.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2008Date of Patent: October 5, 2010Assignee: Seminis Vegatable Seeds, Inc.Inventor: Ilyong Kim
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Publication number: 20100251416Abstract: This invention relates generally to a plant cell with increased tolerance and/or resistance to environmental stress and increased biomass production as compared to a corresponding non-transformed wild type plant cell by increasing or generating one or more activities of polypeptides associated with abiotic stress responses and abiotic stress tolerance in plants.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2008Publication date: September 30, 2010Applicant: BASF PLANT SCIENCE GMBHInventors: Piotr Puzio, Oliver Bläsing, Oliver Thimm
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Patent number: 7790966Abstract: The present invention relates to a new and distinct inbred tomato lines and hybrids. This invention also relates to plants and seeds of such inbred tomato lines and hybrids, and to parts thereof. The invention also relates to methods for producing a tomato plant produced by crossing such inbred tomato lines and hybrids with themselves or other tomato plants.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2009Date of Patent: September 7, 2010Assignee: Syngenta Participations AGInventor: Luis Ortega Fernández
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Patent number: 7786358Abstract: The present invention relates to a new and distinct inbred tomato lines and hybrids. This invention also relates to plants and seeds of such inbred tomato lines and hybrids, and to parts thereof. The invention also relates to methods for producing a tomato plant produced by crossing such inbred tomato lines and hybrids with themselves or other tomato plants.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2009Date of Patent: August 31, 2010Assignee: Syngenta Participations AGInventor: Luis Ortega Fernández
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Publication number: 20100205690Abstract: The present invention disclosed herein provides a method for producing a plant with increased yield as compared to a corresponding wild type plant comprising increasing or generating one or more activities in a plant or a part thereof. The present invention further relates to nucleic acids enhancing or improving one or more traits of a transgenic plant, and cells, progenies, seeds and pollen derived from such plants or parts, as well as methods of making and methods of using such plant cell(s) or plant(s), progenies, seed(s) or pollen. Particularly, said improved trait(s) are manifested in an increased yield, preferably by improving one or more yield-related trait(s), e.g. low temperature tolerance.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2008Publication date: August 12, 2010Applicant: BASF Plant Science GmbHInventors: Oliver Bläsing, Piotr Puzio, Oliver Thimm, Gerhard Potzdam, Hardy Schön
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Publication number: 20100197503Abstract: Compositions and methods for conferring hydroxyphenyl pyruvate dioxygenase (HPPD) herbicide resistance or tolerance to plants are provided. Compositions include amino acid sequences, and variants and fragments thereof, for mutant HPPD polypeptides. Nucleic acids that encode the mutant HPPD polypeptides are also provided. Methods for conferring herbicide resistance or tolerance, particularly resistance or tolerance to certain classes of herbicides that inhibit HPPD, in plants are further provided. Methods are also provided for selectively controlling weeds in a field at a crop locus and for the assay, characterization, identification and selection of the mutant HPPDs of the current invention that provide herbicide tolerance.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2010Publication date: August 5, 2010Inventors: Timothy Robert Hawkes, Michael Phillip Langford, Russell Colin Viner, Bernardus Theodorus Maria Vernooij, Richard Dale
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Publication number: 20100192264Abstract: The present invention relates to processes for preparing transformed plant cells or organisms by transforming a population of plant cells which comprises at least one marker protein having a direct or indirect toxic effect for the population, with at least one nucleic acid sequence to be inserted in combination with at least one compound, preferably a DNA construct, capable of reducing the expression, amount, activity and/or function of the marker protein, with the transformed plant cells having a growth advantage over nontransformed cells, due to the action of the compound.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2010Publication date: July 29, 2010Applicant: BASF Plant Sciences GmbHInventors: Michael Kock, Markus Frank, Ralf Badur
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Publication number: 20100189706Abstract: The invention provides polypeptides having a lignocellulolytic activity, e.g., a glycosyl hydrolase, a cellulase, an endoglucanase, a cellobiohydrolase, a beta-glucosidase, a xylanase, a mannanse, a xylosidase (e.g., a ?-xylosidase), an arabinofuranosidase, and/or a glucose oxidase activity, polynucleotides encoding these polypeptides, and methods of making and using these polynucleotides and polypeptides. In one aspect, the invention provides polypeptides that can enzymatically process (hydrolyze) sugarcane bagasse, i.e., for sugarcane bagasse degradation, or for biomass processing, and polynucleotides encoding these enzymes, and making and using these polynucleotides and polypeptides. In one embodiment, the invention provides thermostable and thermotolerant forms of polypeptides of the invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2008Publication date: July 29, 2010Inventors: Cathy Chang, Justin T. Stege, Nahla Aboushadi, Gordana Djordjevic, Ellen Burke, Peter Luginbuhl, Mark Dycaico, Toby Richardson, John Poland, Ying Hefner, Stacy Marie Miles
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Publication number: 20100186129Abstract: Compositions and methods for providing nematode resistance are provided. One aspect provides transgenic plants or cells comprising an inhibitory nucleic acid specific for one or more nematode esophageal polypeptides. Other aspects provide transgenic plants or cells resistant to at least two different root-knot nematode species.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2009Publication date: July 22, 2010Inventors: Richard S. Hussey, Guozhong Huang
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Publication number: 20100162432Abstract: The invention relates generally to transformed plant cells and plants comprising an in-activated or down-regulated gene resulting in increased tolerance and/or resistance to environmental stress and increased biomass production as compared to non-transformed wild type cells and methods of producing such plant cells or plants.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2008Publication date: June 24, 2010Applicant: BASF Plant Science GmbHInventors: Piotr Puzio, Oliver Bläsing, Oliver Thimm
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Publication number: 20100154074Abstract: Disclosed herein are nucleic acid molecules isolated from coffee (Coffea spp.) comprising sequences that encodes various sucrose metabolizing enzymes, along with their encoded proteins. Specifically, three types of invertase and four invertase inhibitors and their encoding polynucleotides from coffee are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods for using these polynucleotides for gene regulation and manipulation of the sugar profile of coffee plants, to influence flavor, aroma, and other features of coffee beans.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2006Publication date: June 17, 2010Applicants: NESTEC S.A., CORNELL UNIVERSITYInventors: Isabelle Privat, James Gérard McCarthy, Vincent Petiard, Steven D. Tanksley, Chenwei Lin
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Publication number: 20100144529Abstract: Compositions and methods for conferring tolerance to glyphosate in bacteria, plants, plant cells, tissues and seeds are provided. Compositions include a novel class of EPSPS enzymes, designated Class III, and polynucleotides encoding such enzymes, vectors comprising those polynucleotides, and host cells comprising the vectors. The novel proteins comprise at least one sequence domain selected from the Class III domains provided herein. These sequence domains can be used to identify EPSP synthases with glyphosate resistance activity.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2010Publication date: June 10, 2010Applicant: Athenix CorporationInventors: Nadine Carozzi, Brian Carr, Philip E. Hammer
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Publication number: 20100144530Abstract: Compositions and methods for conferring tolerance to glyphosate in bacteria, plants, plant cells, tissues and seeds are provided. Compositions include a novel class of EPSPS enzymes, designated Class III, and polynucleotides encoding such enzymes, vectors comprising those polynucleotides, and host cells comprising the vectors. The novel proteins comprise at least one sequence domain selected from the Class III domains provided herein. These sequence domains can be used to identify EPSP synthases with glyphosate resistance activity.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2010Publication date: June 10, 2010Applicant: Athenix CorporationInventors: Nadine Carozzi, Brian Carr, Philip E. Hammer
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Publication number: 20100120620Abstract: The present invention provides non-coding regulatory element polynucleotide molecules isolated from the At.PLD? gene or the At.HVA22e gene of Arabidopsis thaliana and useful for expressing transgenes in plants. The invention further discloses compositions, polynucleotide constructs, transformed host cells, transgenic plants and seeds containing the Arabidopsis thaliana regulatory polynucleotide sequences, and methods for preparing and using the same.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2009Publication date: May 13, 2010Inventors: Subbaiah CHALIVENDRA, Karen K. GABBERT, Wei WU
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Publication number: 20100064394Abstract: A novel Bacillus thuringiensis crystal protein exhibiting insect inhibitory activity is disclosed. Growth of Lygus insects is significantly inhibited by providing the novel crystal protein in Lygus insect diet. Polynucleotides encoding the crystal protein, transgenic plants and microorganisms that contain the polynucleotides, isolated peptides derived from the crystal protein, and antibodies directed against the crystal protein are also provided. Methods of using the crystal protein and polynucleotides encoding the crystal protein to control Hemipteran insects are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2009Publication date: March 11, 2010Applicant: MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLCInventors: James Baum, Stanislaw Flasinski, Gregory R. Heck, Stephen R. Penn, Uma Rao Sukuru, Xiaohong Shi
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Publication number: 20100011468Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel method for increasing the resitance of a plant, in particular of a Solanaceae, preferably of potato and tomato, to plant pathogens of the phylum Oomyceta comprising increasing the activity of the polypeptide of the present invention. The invention further relates to polynucleotides and vectors comprising these polynucleotides. The invention furthermore relates to corresponding vectors, cells, transgenic plants and transgenic propagation material derived from them, methods to produce them and to their use for the production of foodstuffs, feeding stuffs, seed, pharmaceuticals or fine chemicals.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2009Publication date: January 14, 2010Applicant: KWEEK-EN RESEARCHBEDRIJF AGRICO B.V.Inventors: Edwin Andries Gerard Van Der Vossen, Josephus Jacoubs Henricus Maria Allefs, Marina Woutera Maria Muskens
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Publication number: 20090313716Abstract: The invention relates to a new and distinctive tomato hybrid, designated E33018, to the plants of tomato hybrid E33018, to the plant parts of tomato hybrid E33018 including the fruit, and for producing a hybrid tomato plant by crossing tomato hybrid E33018 with itself or another tomato line. The invention further relates to methods for producing a tomato plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic plants produced by that method and to the methods for producing other tomato lines derived from tomato hybrid E33018.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2008Publication date: December 17, 2009Inventors: Frits Herlaar, Marcellinus Jacobus Johannes Mooij
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Publication number: 20090241224Abstract: The present invention provides thermostable polypeptides related to Arabidopsis Rubisco Activase polypeptides. Nucleic acids encoding the polypeptides of the invention are also provided. Methods for using the polypeptides and nuclei acids of the invention to enhance resistance of plants to heat stress are encompassed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2009Publication date: September 24, 2009Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: Itzhak Kurek, Lu Liu, Genhai Zhu
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Publication number: 20090181851Abstract: The present invention is directed to promoter sequences and promoter control elements, polynucleotide constructs comprising the promoters and control elements, and methods of identifying the promoters, control elements, or fragments thereof. The invention further relates to the use of the present promoters or promoter control elements to modulate transcript levels.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2008Publication date: July 16, 2009Applicant: CERES, INC.Inventors: Zhihong Cook, Yiwen Fang, Kenneth Feldmann, Edward A. Kiegle, Shing Kwok, Yu-Ping Lu, Leonard Medrano, Roger Pennell, Richard Schneeberger, Chuan-Yin Wu, Nestor Apuya, Diane Jofuku, Jonathan Donson
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Publication number: 20090178155Abstract: The invention relates to a new and distinctive tomato hybrid, designated TBF-11, to the plants of tomato hybrid TBF-11, to the plant parts of tomato hybrid TBF-11 and for producing a hybrid tomato plant by crossing tomato hybrid TBF-11 with itself or another tomato line. The invention further relates to methods for producing a tomato plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic plants produced by that method and to the methods for producing other tomato lines derived from tomato hybrid TBF-11.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2008Publication date: July 9, 2009Inventor: Iwao Tokita
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Publication number: 20090178163Abstract: The present invention provides non-coding regulatory element polynucleotide molecules isolated from the lipid transfer protein (LTP) gene of Oryza sativa and useful for expressing transgenes in plants. The invention further discloses compositions, polynucleotide constructs, transformed host cells, transgenic plants and seeds containing the Oryza sativa regulatory polynucleotide sequences, and methods for preparing and using the same.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 31, 2008Publication date: July 9, 2009Inventors: Wei Wu, Qi Wang, James Morrell, Linda Lutfiyya, Maolong Lu, Zhaolong Li, Ping Li, Michelle Lacy, David Kovalic, Yongwei Cao, Andrey Boukharov, Stanislaw Flasinski, Peter T. Hajdukiewicz
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Publication number: 20090172834Abstract: This invention relates generally to nucleic acid sequences encoding proteins and homologs that are associated with abiotic stress responses and abiotic stress tolerance in plants. In particular, this invention relates to nucleic acid sequences encoding proteins that confer drought, heat, cold, and/or salt tolerance to plants.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2007Publication date: July 2, 2009Applicant: BASF Plant Science GmbHInventors: Florian Schauwecker, Amber Shirley
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Publication number: 20090165153Abstract: Methods and means for efficiently downregulating the expression of any gene of interest in eukaryotic cells and organisms are provided. To this end, the invention provides modified antisense and sense RNA molecules, chimeric genes encoding such modified antisense or sense RNA molecules and eukaryotic organisms such as plants, animals or fungi, yeast or molds, comprising the modified antisense and/or sense RNA molecules or the encoding chimeric genes.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2008Publication date: June 25, 2009Applicant: COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION (CSIRO)Inventors: Ming-Bo Wang, Peter Waterhouse
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Publication number: 20090165170Abstract: A transgenic plant transformed by a phosphatase stress-related protein (PHSRP) coding nucleic acid, wherein expression of the nucleic acid sequence in the plant results in increased tolerance to environmental stress as compared to a wild type variety of the plant. Also provided are agricultural products, including seeds, produced by the transgenic plants. Also provided are isolated PHSRPs, and isolated nucleic acid coding PHSRPs, and vectors and host cells containing the latter.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2009Publication date: June 25, 2009Applicant: BASF Plant Science GmbHInventors: Oswaldo da Costa e Silva, Hans J. Bohnert, Nocha van Thielen, Ruoying Chen, Manabu Ishitani
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Publication number: 20090138987Abstract: A transgenic plant transformed by a phosphatase stress-related protein (PHSRP) coding nucleic acid, wherein expression of the nucleic acid sequence in the plant results in increased tolerance to environmental stress as compared to a wild type variety of the plant. Also provided are agricultural products, including seeds, produced by the transgenic plants. Also provided are isolated PHSRPs, and isolated nucleic acid coding PHSRPs, and vectors and host cells containing the latter.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2008Publication date: May 28, 2009Applicant: BASF Plant Science GmbHInventors: Oswaldo da Costa e Silva, Hans J. Bohnert, Nocha van Thielen, Ruoying Chen, Manabu Ishitani
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Publication number: 20090123967Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of modifying a spider silk protein and a spider silk protein obtainable by said method. The invention further pertains to a nucleic acid sequence coding for a modified spider silk protein, a vector containing said sequences and host cells transformed with this vector. The invention furthermore is directed to a pharmaceutical or cosmetical composition containing a modified spider silk protein as defined herein and the use of said modified sequences in various fields, in particular in the fields of medicine, cosmetics and technical applications.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2006Publication date: May 14, 2009Inventor: Thomas Scheibel