Introduction Of A Polynucleotide Molecule Into Or Rearrangement Of A Nucleic Acid Within A Plant Cell Patents (Class 435/468)
  • Patent number: 8878028
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventor: Richard G. Stelpflug
  • Patent number: 8878003
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignees: KWS SAAT AG, Suedzucker AG
    Inventors: Reinhard Hehl, Alexander Rotthues, Dietmar Juergen Stahl
  • Patent number: 8878025
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Fufa H. Birru, Allen C. Faue, Richard G. Stelpflug
  • Publication number: 20140322812
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: Intrexon Corporation
    Inventors: Subba Reddy PALLI, Mohan Basavaraju KUMAR
  • Publication number: 20140322753
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventors: Paul Harris, Elena Vlasenko, Marcus Sakari Kauppinnen, Elizabeth Zaretsky, Sarah Teter, Kimberly Brown
  • Publication number: 20140325708
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2012
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: BASF Plant Science Company GmbH
    Inventor: Steve Vandenabeele
  • Publication number: 20140322771
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2011
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND
    Inventors: (Robert) Hongyuan Yang, Junmin Pan, Jacqueline Batley
  • Patent number: 8871997
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Plant Bioscience Limited
    Inventors: David Charles Baulcombe, Olivier Voinnet, Andrew John Hamilton
  • Patent number: 8872005
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Pioneer Hi Bred International Inc
    Inventors: Matthew David Smalley, Mario Rosario Carlone, Jr., Russell L. Fox, Mark Cooper
  • Patent number: 8871999
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Board of Trustees of Michigan State University
    Inventors: Gregg A. Howe, Hui Chen
  • Publication number: 20140315312
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Inventors: Joanne Fillatti, Jean C. Coley, Gregory R. Heck, Tichafa R. I. Munyikwa, Ty T. Vaughn, Toni Voelker
  • Publication number: 20140315310
    Abstract: The invention provides, inter alia, recombinase-based systems that provide for integrated logic and memory in living cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2013
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Timothy Kuan-Ta Lu, Piro Siuti
  • Publication number: 20140314727
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
    Inventors: Surinder Pal Singh, Stanley Suresh Robert, Peter David Nichols, Susan Irene Ellis Blackburn, Xue-Rong Zhou, James Robertson Petrie, Allan Graham Green
  • Patent number: 8865970
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Yissum Research Development Company of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Ltd.
    Inventors: Dani Zamir, Zachary B. Lippman, Uri Krieger
  • Patent number: 8865980
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Pioneer Hi Bred International Inc
    Inventors: Jennifer Ann Tarter, Matthew David Smalley, Wade Eugene Odland, Joseph Kevin Gogerty
  • Patent number: 8865977
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Pioneer Hi Bred International Inc
    Inventors: William Andrew Wilson, Geoffrey Ian Graham, David Walter Whitaker
  • Publication number: 20140310830
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Inventors: Feng ZHANG, Le CONG, Fei RAN
  • Publication number: 20140308731
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2013
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Inventor: The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
  • Patent number: 8859848
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited
    Inventors: Helene Jugde, Ross Atkinson
  • Patent number: 8859865
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: California Cooperative Rice Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Virgilio C. Andaya, Kent S. McKenzie
  • Patent number: 8859860
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.
    Inventor: Gregory E. Tolla
  • Patent number: 8859852
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignees: Riken, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences
    Inventors: Shinya Takahashi, Takanari Ichikawa, Minami Matsui, Tomoko Kuriyama, Yukako Hasegawa, Hirohiko Hirochika, Masaki Mori
  • Publication number: 20140304853
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and compositions for parallel or sequential transgene stacking in plants to produce plants with selected phenotypes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2014
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Inventors: 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
  • Patent number: 8853508
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Fufa H. Birru, Allen C. Faue, Richard G. Stelpflug
  • Patent number: 8853502
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Pioneer Hi Bred International Inc
    Inventors: Mario Rosario Carlone, Jr., Geoffrey Ian Graham, Gary Edward Henke
  • Patent number: 8853490
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Pioneer Hi Bred International Inc
    Inventors: James J. English, Azalea S. Ong, Nasser Yalpani
  • Patent number: 8853497
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventor: Thomas L. Floyd
  • Patent number: 8853494
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Christopher P. Bonin, Paolo Castiglioni, Robert L. D'Ordine, Jacqueline E. Heard, Robert M. McCarroll, Sara Salvador, Michael J. Storek
  • Patent number: 8853509
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Scott A. Bergemann, Fufa H. Birru, Allen C. Faue, Richard G. Stelpflug, L. John Frederickson, Rafael A. Mateo
  • Patent number: 8853492
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: CropDesign N.V.
    Inventors: Ana Isabel Sanz Molinero, Christophe Reuzeau, Yves Hatzfeld, Veronique Boudolf, Lieven de Veylder, Dirk Inze, Vladimir Mironov
  • Patent number: 8853507
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Gary R. Stangland, Peter J. Lynch
  • Publication number: 20140298536
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2013
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: DOW AGROSCIENCES LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth Narva, Huarong Li, Chaoxian Geng, Ignacio M. Larrinua, Monica B. Olson, Navin Elango, Matthew J. Henry, Aaron T. Woosley, Murugesan Rangasamy
  • Publication number: 20140298508
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2011
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A.
    Inventors: Nikolai Valeryevitch Ivanov, Prisca Camponini, Dionisius Florack, Karen Oishi
  • Publication number: 20140298505
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2012
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Inventor: Ralf Kühn
  • Publication number: 20140298510
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: PIONEER HI BRED INTERNATIONAL INC
    Inventor: Andrew Mark Cigan
  • Publication number: 20140294773
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Inventors: Stan Johan Jozef Brouns, John Van Der Oost
  • Publication number: 20140298543
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Julian I. SCHROEDER, Maria ISRAELSSON-NORDSTROM, Josef M. KUHN, Yingzhen YANG, Honghong HU, Aurelien BOISSON-DERNIER
  • Patent number: 8847045
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Gary R. Stangland, Peter J. Lynch
  • Patent number: 8847043
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventor: Nathaniel J. Page
  • Patent number: 8847024
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventor: Thomas L. Floyd
  • Patent number: 8847047
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventor: Scott A. Bergemann
  • Patent number: 8847046
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Michael S. Olsen, Scott A. Bergemann, Martin Medina
  • Patent number: 8847025
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Goblirsch, Robert J. Mask
  • Patent number: 8847026
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventor: Floyd Hancock
  • Patent number: 8847023
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventor: Thomas L. Floyd
  • Patent number: 8847044
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Gary R. Stangland, Peter J. Lynch
  • Patent number: 8847008
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: 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
  • Publication number: 20140288320
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: Solazyme, Inc.
    Inventors: George N. Rudenko, Jason Casolari, Scott Franklin
  • Publication number: 20140289906
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Inventors: Eric Althoff, Yih-En Andrew Ban, Linda A. Castle, Daniela Grabs, Jian Lu, Phillip A. Patten, Yumin Tao, Alexandre Zanghellini
  • Patent number: 8841523
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Michael S. Olsen, Scott A. Bergemann