Introduction Of A Polynucleotide Molecule Into Or Rearrangement Of A Nucleic Acid Within A Plant Cell Patents (Class 435/468)
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Patent number: 8878028Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH273465. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH273465, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH273465 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH273465.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2012Date of Patent: November 4, 2014Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLCInventor: Richard G. Stelpflug
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Patent number: 8878003Abstract: A promoter with an organ-specific activity in plants. The promoter is characterized in that it exhibits greater activity in the storage organs of plants than in other organs of said plants and that the promoter activity is modified after the harvest of the storage organs and is greater than prior to said harvest.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2011Date of Patent: November 4, 2014Assignees: KWS SAAT AG, Suedzucker AGInventors: Reinhard Hehl, Alexander Rotthues, Dietmar Juergen Stahl
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Patent number: 8878025Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH462271. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH462271, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH462271 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH462271.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2012Date of Patent: November 4, 2014Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLCInventors: Fufa H. Birru, Allen C. Faue, Richard G. Stelpflug
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Publication number: 20140322812Abstract: 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 novel substitution mutant receptors and their use in a nuclear receptor-based inducible gene expression system and methods of modulating the expression of a gene 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 organisms.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2014Publication date: October 30, 2014Applicant: Intrexon CorporationInventors: Subba Reddy PALLI, Mohan Basavaraju KUMAR
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Publication number: 20140322753Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having endoglucanase activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods for producing and using the polypeptides.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2014Publication date: October 30, 2014Inventors: Paul Harris, Elena Vlasenko, Marcus Sakari Kauppinnen, Elizabeth Zaretsky, Sarah Teter, Kimberly Brown
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Publication number: 20140325708Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for enhancing various economically important yield-related traits in plants. More specifically, the present invention concerns a method for enhancing yield-related traits in plants by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding a PRR-like (Pseudo Response Regulator-like) polypeptide. The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding a PRR-like polypeptide, which plants have enhanced yield-related traits relative to control plants. The invention also provides an hitherto unknown PRR-like-encoding nucleic acid, and construct comprising the same, useful in performing the methods of the invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2012Publication date: October 30, 2014Applicant: BASF Plant Science Company GmbHInventor: Steve Vandenabeele
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Publication number: 20140322771Abstract: The invention relates to methods for producing lipids and in particular methods for producing glycerolipids suitable for use in generating biofuels. The glycerolipids are produced through the modification of a cell so as to increase phosphatidic acid via the inhibition of the phosphatidylethanolamine N-methyltransferase (PEMT) pathway. The invention further relates to genetically modified plants and microorganisms in which the production of glycerolipids/oil is increased.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2011Publication date: October 30, 2014Applicant: THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLANDInventors: (Robert) Hongyuan Yang, Junmin Pan, Jacqueline Batley
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Patent number: 8871997Abstract: Disclosed are a variety of methods for achieving enhanced expression from a target nucleotide sequence in a plant e.g. comprising the step of transiently introducing into a tissue of a plant (e.g. a leaf) a first nucleic acid comprising the target nucleotide sequence and a second nucleic acid encoding a Post Transcriptional Gene Silencing (PTGS) suppressor protein (preferably of viral or plant origin), wherein the first and second nucleic acids are comprised within a single binary vector, construct, or the first and second nucleic acid sequences are comprised within a first binary vector and a second binary vector construct respectively. The plant tissue may then be harvested for the protein. Such methods can give much higher levels of gene expression than are obtainable using stable transgenes, or certain replicating vectors.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2006Date of Patent: October 28, 2014Assignee: Plant Bioscience LimitedInventors: David Charles Baulcombe, Olivier Voinnet, Andrew John Hamilton
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Patent number: 8872005Abstract: A novel maize variety designated X08C980 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof, produced by crossing Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. proprietary inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprises crossing hybrid maize variety X08C980 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X08C980 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X08C980, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X08C980. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X08C980.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2012Date of Patent: October 28, 2014Assignee: Pioneer Hi Bred International IncInventors: Matthew David Smalley, Mario Rosario Carlone, Jr., Russell L. Fox, Mark Cooper
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Patent number: 8871999Abstract: The present invention relates to genes, proteins and methods comprising molecules that alter amino acid levels. In one embodiment, the present invention relates to altering guanidino substrate hydrolysis activities in plants, arthropods and microorganisms using molecules within the arginase family and other molecules that alter an amino acid levels. In ones embodiment, the present invention relates to altering threonine substrate deamination and dehydration activities in plants, arthropods and microorganisms using molecules within the threonine deaminase family and other molecules that alter amino acid levels. In one embodiment, the present invention relates to using genes, proteins and methods comprising arginase or threonine deaminase for altering the pathophysiology of plants, arthropods and microorganisms. In a preferred embodiment, the present invention relates to altering guanidino substrate hydrolysis activity in plants, arthropods, and microorganisms using arginase.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2005Date of Patent: October 28, 2014Assignee: Board of Trustees of Michigan State UniversityInventors: Gregg A. Howe, Hui Chen
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Publication number: 20140315312Abstract: This invention relates to methods of controlling gene expression or gene suppression in eukaryotic cells. One aspect of this invention includes modifying the degree of silencing of a target gene by use of a modified suppression element. Another aspect includes providing a eukaryotic cell having a desired phenotype resulting from transcription in the eukaryotic cell of a modified suppression element. Also provided are transgenic eukaryotic cells, transgenic plant cells, plants, and seeds containing modified suppression elements, and useful derivatives of such transgenic plant cells, plants, or seeds, such as food or feed products.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2014Publication date: October 23, 2014Inventors: Joanne Fillatti, Jean C. Coley, Gregory R. Heck, Tichafa R. I. Munyikwa, Ty T. Vaughn, Toni Voelker
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Publication number: 20140315310Abstract: The invention provides, inter alia, recombinase-based systems that provide for integrated logic and memory in living cells.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2013Publication date: October 23, 2014Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyInventors: Timothy Kuan-Ta Lu, Piro Siuti
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Publication number: 20140314727Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of synthesizing long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids, especially eicosapentaenoic acid, docosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid, in recombinant cells such as yeast or plant cells. Also provided are recombinant cells or plants which produce long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a group of new enzymes which possess desatorase or elongase activity that can be used in methods of synthesizing long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2014Publication date: October 23, 2014Applicant: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research OrganisationInventors: Surinder Pal Singh, Stanley Suresh Robert, Peter David Nichols, Susan Irene Ellis Blackburn, Xue-Rong Zhou, James Robertson Petrie, Allan Graham Green
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Patent number: 8865970Abstract: The present invention provides plant inbred mutant parent lines producing hybrid offspring having at least one heterosis-related phenotype, particularly total yield associated phenotypes, methods for identifying same and hybrid plants produced therefrom. The present invention further discloses heterosis-related genes and provides the corresponding isolated polynucleotides.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2009Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: Yissum Research Development Company of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Ltd.Inventors: Dani Zamir, Zachary B. Lippman, Uri Krieger
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Patent number: 8865980Abstract: A novel maize variety designated X03C270 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof, produced by crossing Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. proprietary inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprises crossing hybrid maize variety X03C270 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X03C270 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X03C270, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X03C270. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X03C270.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2012Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: Pioneer Hi Bred International IncInventors: Jennifer Ann Tarter, Matthew David Smalley, Wade Eugene Odland, Joseph Kevin Gogerty
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Patent number: 8865977Abstract: A novel maize variety designated X08A238 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof, produced by crossing Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. proprietary inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprises crossing hybrid maize variety X08A238 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X08A238 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X08A238, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X08A238. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X08A238.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2011Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: Pioneer Hi Bred International IncInventors: William Andrew Wilson, Geoffrey Ian Graham, David Walter Whitaker
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Publication number: 20140310830Abstract: The invention provides for systems, methods, and compositions for manipulation of sequences and/or activities of target sequences. Provided are vectors and vector systems, some of which encode one or more components of a CRISPR complex, as well as methods for the design and use of such vectors. Also provided are methods of directing CRISPR complex formation in eukaryotic cells and methods for selecting specific cells by introducing precise mutations utilizing the CRISPR/Cas system.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2013Publication date: October 16, 2014Inventors: Feng ZHANG, Le CONG, Fei RAN
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Publication number: 20140308731Abstract: Two novel cytochrome P450 genes are isolated from sorghum, each gene encoding a protein having pentadecatrienyl resorcinol hydroxylase activity. Expression vectors containing these sequences are made and used to elevate levels of pentadecatrienyl resorcinol hydroxylase in transgenic cells and organisms.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2013Publication date: October 16, 2014Inventor: The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
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Patent number: 8859848Abstract: The invention provides method for producing a plant cell or plant with increased phlorizin or phloretin glycosyltransferase activity, the method comprising transformation of a plant cell or plant with a polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide with phloretin glycosyltransferase activity. The invention also provides host cells, plant cells and plants, genetically modified to contain and or express the polynucleotides.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2010Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research LimitedInventors: Helene Jugde, Ross Atkinson
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Patent number: 8859865Abstract: A rice cultivar designated Calhikari-202 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of rice cultivar Calhikari-202, to the plants of rice Calhikari-202 and to methods for producing a rice plant produced by crossing the cultivar Calhikari-202 with itself or another rice variety. The invention further relates to hybrid rice seeds and plants produced by crossing the cultivar Calhikari-202 with another rice cultivar.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2012Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: California Cooperative Rice Research Foundation, Inc.Inventors: Virgilio C. Andaya, Kent S. McKenzie
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Patent number: 8859860Abstract: The invention provides seed and plants of the watermelon line designated WAS-45-2158S. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of watermelon line WAS-45-2158S, and to methods for producing a watermelon plant produced by crossing a plant of watermelon line WAS-45-2158S with itself or with another watermelon 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 watermelon line WAS-45-2158S, including the fruits and gametes of such plants.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2012Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.Inventor: Gregory E. Tolla
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Patent number: 8859852Abstract: The present invention is directed to identify genes involved in the growth of a plant and provide a transformed plant the growth of which is promoted utilizing the genes.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2008Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignees: Riken, National Institute of Agrobiological SciencesInventors: Shinya Takahashi, Takanari Ichikawa, Minami Matsui, Tomoko Kuriyama, Yukako Hasegawa, Hirohiko Hirochika, Masaki Mori
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Publication number: 20140304853Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and compositions for parallel or sequential transgene stacking in plants to produce plants with selected phenotypes.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2014Publication date: October 9, 2014Inventors: W. Michael Ainley, Dmitry Y. Guschin, Matthew Hayden, Daniel Isenegger, John Mason, Jeffrey C. Miller, Joseph F. Petolino, Yidong Ran, Tim Sawbridge, German Spangenberg, Steven R. Webb
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Patent number: 8853508Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH760284. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH760284, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH760284 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH760284.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2012Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLCInventors: Fufa H. Birru, Allen C. Faue, Richard G. Stelpflug
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Patent number: 8853502Abstract: A novel maize variety designated X08A233 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof, produced by crossing Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. proprietary inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprises crossing hybrid maize variety X08A233 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X08A233 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X08A233, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X08A233. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X08A233.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2011Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignee: Pioneer Hi Bred International IncInventors: Mario Rosario Carlone, Jr., Geoffrey Ian Graham, Gary Edward Henke
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Patent number: 8853490Abstract: Compositions and methods for protecting a plant from a pathogen, particularly a fungal pathogen, are provided. Compositions include amino acid sequences, and variants and fragments thereof, for novel variants of antipathogenic polypeptides generated through DNA shuffling that exhibit improved antipathogenic activity. Polynucleotides that encode the antipathogenic polypeptides are also provided. A method for inducing pathogen resistance in a plant using the polynucleotides disclosed herein is further provided. Compositions comprising an antipathogenic polypeptide or a microorganism comprising an antipathogenic polynucleotide of the invention in combination with a carrier and methods of using these compositions to protect a plant from a pathogen are further provided. Plants, plant cells, seeds, and microorganisms comprising an antipathogenic polynucleotide or polypeptide of the invention are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2011Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignee: Pioneer Hi Bred International IncInventors: James J. English, Azalea S. Ong, Nasser Yalpani
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Patent number: 8853497Abstract: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated A1026219. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety A1026219. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety A1026219 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety A1026219 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2012Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLCInventor: Thomas L. Floyd
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Patent number: 8853494Abstract: Disclosed herein are novel variant bacterial cold shock proteins and recombinant DNA for expressing such proteins to produce transgenic plants with enhanced stress tolerance and/or enhanced yield.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2009Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLCInventors: Christopher P. Bonin, Paolo Castiglioni, Robert L. D'Ordine, Jacqueline E. Heard, Robert M. McCarroll, Sara Salvador, Michael J. Storek
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Patent number: 8853509Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH765192. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH765192, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH765192 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH765192.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2012Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLCInventors: Scott A. Bergemann, Fufa H. Birru, Allen C. Faue, Richard G. Stelpflug, L. John Frederickson, Rafael A. Mateo
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Patent number: 8853492Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for improving plant growth characteristics relative to corresponding wild type plants. More specifically, the present invention concerns a method for improving plant growth characteristics comprising modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding a class I homeodomain leucine zipper (HDZip) hox5 polypeptide or a homologue thereof; or comprising modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding a nitrate transporter protein (NRT) or a homologue thereof; or comprising modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding a polypeptide denoted Yield Enhancing Protein 16 (YEP16); or comprising modulating expression in a plant of a Group I glycogen synthase kinase (Group I shaggy-like kinase) or a homologue thereof.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2007Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignee: CropDesign N.V.Inventors: Ana Isabel Sanz Molinero, Christophe Reuzeau, Yves Hatzfeld, Veronique Boudolf, Lieven de Veylder, Dirk Inze, Vladimir Mironov
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Patent number: 8853507Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH452990. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH452990, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH452990 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH452990.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2012Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLCInventors: Gary R. Stangland, Peter J. Lynch
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Publication number: 20140298536Abstract: This disclosure concerns nucleic acid molecules and methods of use thereof for control of coleopteran pests through RNA interference-mediated inhibition of target coding and transcribed non-coding sequences in coleopteran pests. The disclosure also concerns methods for making transgenic plants that express nucleic acid molecules useful for the control of coleopteran pests, and the plant cells and plants obtained thereby.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2013Publication date: October 2, 2014Applicant: DOW AGROSCIENCES LLCInventors: Kenneth Narva, Huarong Li, Chaoxian Geng, Ignacio M. Larrinua, Monica B. Olson, Navin Elango, Matthew J. Henry, Aaron T. Woosley, Murugesan Rangasamy
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Publication number: 20140298508Abstract: The present invention is directed to alpha-mannosidase sequences from plants and the use thereof, especially genomic nucleotide sequences containing the regulatory elements controlling their expression, intron and exon sequences and polynucleotide sequences coding for alpha-mannosidase enzymes. Such plants with modified alpha-mannosidase activity can be used for the production of glycoproteins having an altered saccharide composition of great benefit. The present invention also relates to the use of these alpha-mannosidase enzymes for hydrolyzing mannoses.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2011Publication date: October 2, 2014Applicant: PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A.Inventors: Nikolai Valeryevitch Ivanov, Prisca Camponini, Dionisius Florack, Karen Oishi
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Publication number: 20140298505Abstract: The present invention relates to a nucleic acid molecule encoding (I) a polypeptide having the activity of an endonuclease, which is (a) a nucleic acid molecule encoding a polypeptide comprising or consisting of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1; (b) a nucleic acid molecule comprising or consisting of the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2; (c) a nucleic acid molecule encoding an endonuclease, the amino acid sequence of which is at least 70% identical to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1; (d) a nucleic acid molecule comprising or consisting of a nucleotide sequence which is at least 50% identical to the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2; (e) a nucleic acid molecule which is degenerate with respect to the nucleic acid molecule of (d); or (f) a nucleic acid molecule corresponding to the nucleic acid molecule of any one of (a) to (e) wherein T is replaced by U; (II) a fragment of the polypeptide of (I) having the activity of an endonuclease.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2012Publication date: October 2, 2014Inventor: Ralf Kühn
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Publication number: 20140298510Abstract: Compositions and methods for modulating male fertility in a plant are provided. Compositions comprise nucleotide sequences, and fragments and variants thereof, which modulate male fertility. Further provided are expression cassettes comprising the male fertility polynucleotides, or fragments or variants thereof, operably linked to a promoter, wherein expression of the polynucleotides modulates the male fertility of a plant. Various methods are provided wherein the level and/or activity of the sequences that influence male fertility is modulated in a plant or plant part. In certain embodiments, the plant is polyploid.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2014Publication date: October 2, 2014Applicant: PIONEER HI BRED INTERNATIONAL INCInventor: Andrew Mark Cigan
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Publication number: 20140294773Abstract: A clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat (CRISPR)-associated complex for adaptive antiviral defence (Cascade); the Cascade protein complex comprising at least CRISPR-associated protein subunits Cas7, Cas5 and Cas6 which includes at least one subunit with an additional amino acid sequence possessing nucleic acid or chromatin modifying, visualising, transcription activating or transcription repressing activity. The Cascade complex with additional activity is combined with an RNA molecule to produce a ribonucleoprotein complex. The RNA molecule is selected to have substantial complementarity to a target sequence. Targeted ribonucleoproteins can be used as genetic engineering tools for precise cutting of nucleic acids in homologous recombination, non-homologous end joining, gene modification, gene integration, mutation repair or for their visualisation, transcriptional activation or repression.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2012Publication date: October 2, 2014Inventors: Stan Johan Jozef Brouns, John Van Der Oost
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Publication number: 20140298543Abstract: The invention provides compositions and methods for manipulating the exchange of water and/or carbon dioxide (CO2) through plant stomata by controlling CO2 sensor genes. The invention provides compositions and methods for enhancing or optimizing biomass accumulation in a plant. The invention provides compositions and methods for opening or closing a stomatal pore on a guard cell in the epidermis of a plant. The invention provides compositions and methods for increasing or decreasing oxygenation efficiency and/or carbon fixation in a guard cell in the epidermis of a plant by manipulating expression of a ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase. The invention provides promoters for regulating expression of a nucleic acid in a plant guard cell.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2014Publication date: October 2, 2014Applicant: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIAInventors: Julian I. SCHROEDER, Maria ISRAELSSON-NORDSTROM, Josef M. KUHN, Yingzhen YANG, Honghong HU, Aurelien BOISSON-DERNIER
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Patent number: 8847045Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH850252. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH850252, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH850252 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH850252.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2012Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLCInventors: Gary R. Stangland, Peter J. Lynch
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Patent number: 8847043Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH480476. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH480476, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH480476 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH480476.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2012Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLCInventor: Nathaniel J. Page
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Patent number: 8847024Abstract: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated S100305. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety S100305. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety S100305 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety S100305 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2012Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLCInventor: Thomas L. Floyd
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Patent number: 8847047Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV692290. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV692290, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV692290 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV692290 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV692290.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2012Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLCInventor: Scott A. Bergemann
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Patent number: 8847046Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV242715. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV242715, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV242715 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV242715 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV242715.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2012Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLCInventors: Michael S. Olsen, Scott A. Bergemann, Martin Medina
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Patent number: 8847025Abstract: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated A1026642. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety A1026642. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety A1026642 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety A1026642 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2012Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLCInventors: Christopher Goblirsch, Robert J. Mask
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Patent number: 8847026Abstract: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated A1026436. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety A1026436. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety A1026436 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety A1026436 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2012Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLCInventor: Floyd Hancock
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Patent number: 8847023Abstract: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated A1026210. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety A1026210. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety A1026210 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety A1026210 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2012Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLCInventor: Thomas L. Floyd
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Patent number: 8847044Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH710330. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH710330, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH710330 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH710330.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2012Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLCInventors: Gary R. Stangland, Peter J. Lynch
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Patent number: 8847008Abstract: Provided are isolated polypeptides comprising the amino acid sequence at least 80% homologous to SEQ ID NO:68, 51-66, 69-100, 379-656, 707-715, 720-723, 742-754, 764-771 or 772 with the proviso that the amino acid sequence is not as set forth by SEQ ID NO: 765 or 771, isolated polynucleotides comprising the nucleic acid sequence at least 80% identical to SEQ ID NOs:18, 1-16, 19-50, 101-378, 657-672, 674-706, 716-719, 724-741 and 755-763 with the proviso that the nucleic acid sequence is not as set forth by SEQ ID NO:756 or 762, and isolated polynucleotides selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:779-792 and methods of using same for increasing oil content, yield, growth rate, biomass, vigor, abiotic stress tolerance and/or nitrogen use efficiency of a plant.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2009Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: Evogene Ltd.Inventors: Eyal Emmanuel, Alex Diber, Evgenia Gold, Inbar Nevo, Basia Judith Vinocur, Sharon Ayal, Gil Ronen, Yoav Herschkovitz, Michael Gang, Dotan Dimet, Anat Idan
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Publication number: 20140288320Abstract: The invention features plant acyl-ACP thioesterase genes of the FatB class and proteins encoded by these genes. The genes are useful for constructing recombinant host cells having altered fatty acid profiles. Oleaginous microalga host cells with the new genes or previously identified FatB genes are disclosed. The microalgae cells produce triglycerides with useful fatty acid profiles.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2014Publication date: September 25, 2014Applicant: Solazyme, Inc.Inventors: George N. Rudenko, Jason Casolari, Scott Franklin
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Publication number: 20140289906Abstract: Compositions and methods comprising polynucleotides and polypeptides having dicamba decarboxylase activity are provided. Further provided are nucleic acid constructs, host cells, plants, plant cells, explants, seeds and grain having the dicamba decarboxylase sequences. Various methods of employing the dicamba decarboxylase sequences are provided. Such methods include, for example, methods for decarboxylating an auxin-analog, method for producing an auxin-analog tolerant plant, plant cell, explant or seed and methods of controlling weeds in a field containing a crop employing the plants and/or seeds disclosed herein. Methods are also provided to identify additional dicamba decarboxylase variants.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2014Publication date: September 25, 2014Inventors: Eric Althoff, Yih-En Andrew Ban, Linda A. Castle, Daniela Grabs, Jian Lu, Phillip A. Patten, Yumin Tao, Alexandre Zanghellini
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Patent number: 8841523Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV916150. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV916150, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV916150 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV916150 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV916150.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2012Date of Patent: September 23, 2014Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLCInventors: Michael S. Olsen, Scott A. Bergemann