The Polynucleotide Confers Resistance To Heat Or Cold (e.g., Chilling, Etc.) Patents (Class 800/289)
  • Methods of producing GABA
    Patent number: 8581041
    Abstract: The present invention describes an alternative approach to increase GABA production in prokaryotes or eukaryotes, namely by the insertion of the putrescine catabolic pathway in organisms where the pathway does not exist or has not clearly been identified. The invention describes methods for the use of polynucleotides that encode functional putrescine aminotransferase (PAT) and gamma-aminobutyricaldehyde dehydrogenase (GABAlde DeHase) polypeptides in plants to increase GABA production. The preferred embodiment of the invention is in plants but other organisms may be used. Changes in GABA availability will improve growth and increase tolerance to biotic and abiotic stress.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Plant Sensory Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Frank J. Turano, Kathleen A. Turano
  • ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS-INDUCIBLE PROMOTER AND ITS APPLICATION IN CROPS
    Publication number: 20130291222
    Abstract: The subject application provides polynucleotides, compositions thereof and methods for regulating gene expression in a plant using a promoter that initiates transcription in an inducible manner. In a further aspect of the invention, methods for modulating expression of a gene product in a stably transformed plant comprising the steps of (a) transforming a plant cell with a DNA construct comprising the disclosed promoter or fragments thereof that are capable of driving the expression of an operably linked nucleic acid sequence operably linked to at least one nucleotide sequence; (b) growing the plant cell under plant growing conditions and (c) regenerating a stably transformed plant from the plant cell wherein the induced expression of the operably linked nucleotide sequence alters the phenotype of the plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Inventors: (MAX) ZONG-MING CHENG, XIA YE
  • Soybean isopentenyl transferase genes and methods of use
    Patent number: 8569577
    Abstract: Methods and compositions for modulating plant development are provided. Polynucleotide sequences encoding isopentenyl transferase (IPT) polypeptides are provided, as are the amino acid sequences of the encoded polypeptides. The sequences can be used in a variety of methods including modulating root development, modulating floral development, modulating leaf and/or shoot development, modulating senescence, modulating seed size and/or weight and modulating tolerance of plants to abiotic stress. Transformed plants, plant cells, tissues and seed are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Pioneer Hi Bred International Inc
    Inventor: Norbert Brugiere
  • Transgenic plants with enhanced agronomic traits
    Publication number: 20130283461
    Abstract: This invention provides recombinant DNA constructs, transgenic plant nuclei and cells with such recombinant DNA construct for expression of proteins that are useful for imparting enhanced agronomic trait(s) to transgenic crop plants. This invention also provides transgenic plants and progeny seed comprising the transgenic plant cells where the plants are selected for having an enhanced trait selected from the group of traits consisting of enhanced water use efficiency, enhanced cold tolerance, increased yield, enhanced nitrogen use efficiency, enhanced seed protein and enhanced seed oil. Also disclosed are methods for manufacturing transgenic seed and plants with enhanced traits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2013
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Inventors: Mark Scott Abad, Jeffery E. Ahrens, Alice Clara Augustine, Erin Bell, Robert J. Bensen, Srikanth Venkatachalayya, Paolo Castiglioni, Richard E. Cerny, Jaishree M. Chittoor-Vijayanath, Maureen Daley, Jill Deikman, Molian Deng, Todd DeZwaan, Stephen Duff, Michael D. Edgerton, Bradon J. Fabbri, Jason Fenner, Karen Gabbert, Meghan Galligan, Garrett J. Lee, Barry S. Goldman, Deborah J. Hawkins, Steve He, Xianfeng Chen, Balasulojini Karunanandaa, Paul Loida, Savitha Madappa, Robert J. Meister, Ming Peng, Donald E. Nelson, Anand Pandravada, Obed Patty, Marie Petracek, Rajani Monnanda Somaiah, Monica P. Ravanello, Richard Johnson, Thomas G. Ruff, Rick A. Sanders, Beth Savidge, Steven H. Schwartz, Shobha Char, Padmini Sudarshana, Jindong Sun, Rebecca L. Thompson-Mize, Virginia Ursin, Dale L. Val, Tyamagondlu V. Venkatesh, Kammaradi R. Vidya, K. Vijayalakshmi, Todd C. Weber, Jingrui Wu, Wei Zheng, Zhidong Xie, Dhanalakshmi Ramachandra
  • ISOLATED POLYNUCLEOTIDES AND POLYPEPTIDES, AND METHODS OF USING SAME FOR IMPROVING PLANT PROPERTIES
    Publication number: 20130276169
    Abstract: Provided are isolated polynucleotides which are at least 80% homologous to SEQ ID NO: 320, 1-319, 321-473, 836-1652, 1654-3221, 3225-3241, 3243-3630, 3632-4176 or 4177; and isolated polypeptides which are at least 80% homologous to SEQ ID NO: 760, 474-759, 761-770, 772-835 and 4178-4195, 4197-4213, 4215-4216, 4218-5334, 5336-5522, 5524-5754, 5756-6215, 6217, 6220-6223, 6230, 6232, 6235-6607, 6609-6614, 6620-7129 or 7130, nucleic acid constructs comprising the isolated polynucleotides, transgenic plants expressing same and methods of using same for increasing abiotic stress tolerance, yield, biomass, growth rate, vigor, oil content, fiber yield, fiber quality, and/or nitrogen use efficiency of a plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Inventors: Limor Poraty, Sharon Ayal, Inbal Nurith Dangoor, Hagai Karchi
  • STRATEGIES FOR THE TRANSGENIC MANIPULATION OF FILAMENTOUS FUNGI
    Publication number: 20130276168
    Abstract: Disclosed is a new technology that enables the transgenic modification of a mushroom-forming fungus to confer a transgenic genotype and/or phenotype. According to the invention herein, one can manipulate the fruiting body of a fungus conferring an altered phenotype, but a wild-type genotype. The fruiting body itself is devoid of any cognate transgene, and Applicants have discovered a new mechanism of protein synthesis and accumulation in fungi and a technique to independently control the genotype and phenotype of the fruiting body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2011
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Inventors: C. Peter Romaine, Carl David Schlagnhaufer, Benjamin Michael Woolston
  • DROUGHT TOLERANT PLANTS AND RELATED CONSTRUCTS AND METHODS INVOLVING GENES ENCODING MATE-EFFLUX POLYPEPTIDES
    Publication number: 20130269063
    Abstract: Isolated polynucleotides and polypeptides and recombinant DNA constructs useful for conferring drought tolerance, compositions (such as plants or seeds) comprising these recombinant DNA constructs, and methods utilizing these recombinant DNA constructs. The recombinant DNA construct comprises a polynucleotide operably linked to a promoter that is functional in a plant, wherein said polynucleotide encodes a MATE-efflux polypeptide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicants: PIONEER HI BRED INTERNATIONAL INC, E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Stephen M. Allen, Stanley Luck, Jeffrey Mullen, Hajime Sakai, Scott V. Tingey, Robert Wayne Williams, Norbert Brugiere, Ratna Kumria, Amitabh Mohanty, Rupa Raja
  • Polynucleotides and polypeptides in plants
    Patent number: 8541665
    Abstract: The invention relates to plant transcription factor polypeptides, polynucleotides that encode them, homologs from a variety of plant species, and methods of using the polynucleotides and polypeptides to produce transgenic plants having advantageous properties compared to a reference plant. Sequence information related to these polynucleotides and polypeptides can also be used in bioinformatic search methods and is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Mendel Biotechnology, Inc.
    Inventors: Cai-Zhong Jiang, Jacqueline E. Heard, Oliver Ratcliffe, Robert A. Creelman, Luc Adam, T. Lynne Reuber, Jose Luis Riechmann, Volker Haake, Arnold N. Dubell, James S. Keddie, Bradley K. Sherman
  • Brassinosteroid regulated kinases (BRKs) that mediate brassinosteroid signal transduction and uses thereof
    Patent number: 8541649
    Abstract: The present invention identifies a novel family of kinases regulated by brassinosteroids, referred to as BRKs (brassinosteroid regulated kinases) or BSKs (brassinosteroid signaling kinases). The present invention provides methods for modulating the response of a plant cell to a brassinosteroid using BRKs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Carnegie Institution of Washington
    Inventors: Zhi-Yong Wang, Wenqiang Tang
  • Heat resistant plants and plant tissues comprising a variant adenosine diphosphate glucose pyrophosphorylase small subunit protein and methods of use thereof
    Patent number: 8536407
    Abstract: The subject invention concerns materials and methods for providing plants or plant tissue with increased resistance to heat conditions and/or increased starch biosynthesis. Increased resistance of a plant or plant tissue to heat conditions provides for decreased yield losses as compared to the yield losses generally observed at elevated temperatures. One aspect of the invention concerns polynucleotides that encode a mutant plant small subunit of AGPase. The subject invention also comprises a mutant plant small subunit of AGPase encoded by a polynucleotide of the invention. The subject invention also concerns plants comprising a polynucleotide of the invention and method for making the plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: L. Curtis Hannah, Nikolaos Georgelis
  • METHODS OF INCREASING ABIOTIC STRESS TOLERANCE AND/OR BIOMASS IN PLANTS AND PLANTS GENERATED THEREBY
    Publication number: 20130239255
    Abstract: Provided are methods of increasing the tolerance of a plant to abiotic stresses and/or increasing the biomass and/or increasing the yield of a plant by expressing within the plant an exogenous polynucleotide homologous to SEQ ID NO:13.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2013
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: EVOGENE LTD.
    Inventors: GIL RONEN, EZEKIEL GOLAN, HAGAI KARCHI, RAFAEL MEISSNER
  • Increased stress tolerance, yield, and quality via glutaredoxin overexpression
    Patent number: 8519226
    Abstract: Oxygenic photosynthesis is the major site of production of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Under high temperature stress, increased ROS damage the photosynthetic machinery, membranes and proteins of plants. The present invention is directed to methods for increasing the stress tolerance of plants by expressing PvGrx5 in the plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Bala Rathinasabapathi, Sabarinath Sundaram
  • ISOLATED POLYPEPTIDES, POLYNUCLEOTIDES USEFUL FOR MODIFYING WATER USER EFFICIENCY, FERTILIZER USE EFFICIENCY, BIOTIC/ABIOTIC STRESS TOLERANCE, YIELD AND BIOMASS IN PLANTS
    Publication number: 20130219562
    Abstract: Polynucleotides, polypeptides, plant cells expressing same and methods of using same for increasing abiotic stress tolerance water use efficiency (WUE), fertilizer use efficiency (FUE), biomass, vigor and/or yield of a plant. The method is effected by expressing within the plant an exogenous polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence at least 80% homologous to the amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:33, 34, 30, 27-29, 31, 32, 35-52, 1401-1403, 1405-1435, 1437-1494, 1496-1542, 1544-1553, 1555-1559, 1561-1827, 1829-1866, 1868-2450, 2453-2458, 2460-2463, 2465-2481, 2483, 2485-2746, 2765-2769, 3052-3065 and 3067-3259, thereby increasing the water use efficiency (WUE), the fertilizer use efficiency (FUE), the biomass, the vigor and/or the yield of the plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2013
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicant: EVOGENE LTD.
    Inventor: EVOGENE LTD.
  • STRESS TOLERANT PLANTS AND METHODS THEREOF
    Publication number: 20130219561
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and DNA molecules that when expressed in a plant produces transgenic plants with improved abiotic stress tolerance. The invention includes plant expression vectors comprising the DNA molecules, and plants containing such DNA molecules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2010
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Inventors: Santana Dasgupta, Targolli L. Jayaprakash, Carolyn J. Thai, Kottaram Krishnadas Narayanan, Thomas G. Ruff, Stanton B. Dotson
  • Dehydrin genes and promoters from coffee
    Patent number: 8513491
    Abstract: Dehydrin- and late embryogenic abundant (LEA) protein-encoding polynucleotides from coffee plants are disclosed. Also disclosed are a promoter sequence from a coffee dehydrin gene, and methods for using these polynucleotides and promoter sequences for gene regulation and manipulation of flavor, aroma, stress tolerance and other features of coffee beans.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignees: Nestec S.A., Cornell Research Foundation
    Inventors: Mohamed Ben Amor, James Gèrard McCarthy, Vincent Petiard, Steven D. Tanksley, Chenwei Lin
  • Protein for Use in Modifying Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Yeast
    Publication number: 20130198907
    Abstract: A method is presented for selecting and isolating nucleic acids capable of conferring tolerance or resistance to environmental stress conditions in plants or yeast. Furthermore, nucleic acids, the proteins they encode and their use for the production of plants or yeast with enhanced environmental stress resistance is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2013
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicant: CropDesign N.V.
    Inventors: Jose Miguel Mulet Salort, Ramon Serrano Salom
  • NUCLEIC ACID CONSTRUCT FOR INCREASING ABIOTIC STRESS TOLERANCE IN PLANTS
    Publication number: 20130198906
    Abstract: Provided are nucleic acid constructs which comprise a polynucleotide encoding adenosine phosphate-isopentenyltransferase (IPT) operably linked to a stress-related promoter. Also provided are host cells transformed with the nucleic acid constructs, transgenic plants expressing the IPT coding sequence under the transcriptional regulation of a stress-related promoter and methods of using same for increasing abiotic stress tolerance of a plant, and biomass of plants under stress or normal conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2011
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicant: Technion Research & Development Foundation Ltd
    Inventor: Shimon Gepstein
  • MATERIALS, SYSTEMS, ORGANISMS, AND METHODS FOR ENHANCING ABIOTIC STRESS TOLERANCE, INCREASING BIOMASS, AND/OR ALTERING LIGNIN COMPOSITION
    Publication number: 20130185826
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates, in some embodiments, to materials, systems, organisms, and methods for enhancing abiotic stress tolerance (e.g., cold, salinity, drought, wind), increasing biomass, and/or altering lignin composition in plants. For example, enhancing abiotic stress tolerance may be achieved using a plant-specific family of transcription factors is APETALA2 (AP2), that includes c-repeat binding factor (e.g., CBF1, CBF3) and AP37 nucleic acids and/or polypeptides. In some embodiments, increasing biomass may be achieved by altering expression of gibberellin oxidases (e.g., GA3ox3/GA2ox4) nucleic acids and/or polypeptides. Altering lignin composition may be achieved by suppression of stem-thickening in pith (e.g., STP1) nucleic acids and/or polypeptides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2013
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM
    Inventor: The Texas A&M University Ststem
  • Nucleotide sequences and polypeptides encoded thereby useful for modifying plant characteristics
    Patent number: 8481814
    Abstract: Isolated polynucleotides and polypeptides encoded thereby are described, together with the use of those products for making transgenic plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Ceres, Inc.
    Inventor: Kenneth A. Feldmann
  • Methods of increasing abiotic stress tolerance and/or biomass in plants generated thereby
    Patent number: 8481812
    Abstract: Provided are methods of increasing the tolerance of a plant to abiotic stresses and/or increasing the biomass and/or increasing the yield of a plant by expressing within the plant an exogenous polynucleotide homologous to SEQ ID NO:13.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Evogene Ltd.
    Inventors: Gil Ronen, Ezekiel Golan, Hagai Karchi, Rafael Meissner
  • DROUGHT AND HEAT TOLERANCE IN PLANTS
    Publication number: 20130174298
    Abstract: Methods and materials for modulating heat and/or drought tolerance in plants are disclosed. For example, nucleic acids encoding heat and/or drought-tolerance polypeptides are disclosed as well as methods for using such nucleic acids to transform plant cells. Also disclosed are plants having increased heat and/or drought tolerance and plant products produced from plants having increased heat and/or drought tolerance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2013
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: CERES, INC.
    Inventor: Ceres, Inc.
  • ISOLATED POLYNUCLEOTIDES AND POLYPEPTIDES, AND METHODS OF USING SAME FOR INCREASING NITROGEN USE EFFICIENCY, YIELD, GROWTH RATE, VIGOR, BIOMASS, OIL CONTENT, AND/OR ABIOTIC STRESS TOLERANCE
    Publication number: 20130167265
    Abstract: Provided are isolated polynucleotides and nucleic acid constructs which comprise a nucleic acid sequence at least 80% identical to a nucleic acid sequence selected form the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 277, 1-276, 278-469 and 785-2397; and isolated polypeptides which comprise an amino acid sequence at least 80% homologous to an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 482, 470-481, 483-784 and 2398-3818. Also provided are transgenic cells and plants expressing same and methods of using same for increasing nitrogen use efficiency, yield, biomass, growth rate, vigor, oil content, fiber yield, fiber quality, and/or abiotic stress tolerance of a plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2011
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Inventors: David Panik, Basia Judith Vinocur, Hagai Karchi
  • Environmental stress-inducible promoter and its application in crops
    Patent number: 8471100
    Abstract: The subject application provides polynucleotides, compositions thereof and methods for regulating gene expression in a plant using a promoter that initiates transcription in an inducible manner. In a further aspect of the invention, methods for modulating expression of a gene product in a stably transformed plant comprising the steps of (a) transforming a plant cell with a DNA construct comprising the disclosed promoter or fragments thereof that are capable of driving the expression of an operably linked nucleic acid sequence operably linked to at least one nucleotide sequence; (b) growing the plant cell under plant growing conditions and (c) regenerating a stably transformed plant from the plant cell wherein the induced expression of the operably linked nucleotide sequence alters the phenotype of the plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: University of Tennessee Research Foundation
    Inventors: (Max) Zong-Ming Cheng, Xia Ye
  • Corn plant event MON87460 and compositions and methods for detection thereof
    Patent number: 8450561
    Abstract: The present invention provides a transgenic corn even MON87460, and cells, seeds, and plants comprising DNA diagnostic for the corn event. The invention also provides compositions comprising nucleotide sequences that are diagnostic for MON87460 in a sample, methods for detecting the presence of MON87460 event polynucliotides in a sample, and probes and primers for use in detecting nucleotide sequences that are diagnostic for the presence of MON87460 in a sample. The present invention also provides methods of breeding with MON87460 to produce water deficit tolerance corn plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Kim A. Beazley, Paolo Castiglioni, Mark A. Dizigan, Rebecca A. Kelly, John Alan Korte, Amanda Rock, Christine Voyles
  • TRANSCRIPTIONAL ACTIVATORS INVOLVED IN ABIOTIC STRESS TOLERANCE
    Publication number: 20130133110
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods for regulating expression of nucleotide sequences in a plant. Compositions comprise novel polypeptides involved in modulating gene expression in response to abiotic stress such as cold or drought, and the polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. Methods for expressing the polynucleotides in a plant and improving cold and/or drought tolerance of plants are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2012
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventor: Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc.
  • COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE OF MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE KINASE KINASE
    Publication number: 20130133111
    Abstract: Methods and compositions for modulating plant response, development and yield under varying environmental conditions are provided. Methods employing MAPKKK are provided. The MAPKKK sequences are used in a variety of methods including modulating root development, modulating leaf and/or shoot development, modulating tolerance under abiotic stress and modulating yield. Transformed plants, plant cell, tissues, seed and expression vectors are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2013
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventor: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
  • EXTRACTS FROM PIRIN+ AND PIRIN- PLANTS AND USES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20130133108
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods of making and using plant extracts that include quercetin, which are generated from transgenic plants that have decreased pirin activity (prn-). Such transgenic plants and their extracts can be used to increase tolerance of a plant to a stressor, such as UV light, as well as treat tumor cells (such as kill cancer cells), prevent certain types of fungal infections (such as C. gattii), and increase antioxidant activity. The present disclosure also provides methods of making and using plant extracts that are depleted of quercetin, which are generated from transgenic plants that have increased pirin activity (prn+). Such transgenic plants and their extracts can be used to prevent certain types of fungal infections (such as C. neoformans). Also provided are compositions that include the prn- or prn+ extracts, such as a plastic coated with the extract.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2011
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Inventors: Katherine Warpeha, Lon Kaufman
  • Soybean variety XB55W11
    Patent number: 8445757
    Abstract: A novel soybean variety, designated XB55W11 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety XB55W11, cells from soybean variety XB55W11, plants of soybean XB55W11, and plant parts of soybean variety XB55W11. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety XB55W11 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety XB55W11, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XB55W11, and methods of characterizing soybean variety XB55W11. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety XB55W11 are further provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Pioneer Hi Bred International Inc
    Inventor: Mark J. Hood
  • Soybean variety XBP46003
    Patent number: 8445756
    Abstract: A novel soybean variety, designated XBP46003 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety XBP46003, cells from soybean variety XBP46003, plants of soybean XBP46003, and plant parts of soybean variety XBP46003. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety XBP46003 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety XBP46003, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XBP46003, and methods of characterizing soybean variety XBP46003. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety XBP46003 are further provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Pioneer Hi Bred International Inc
    Inventor: Mark J. Hood
  • Fertile transgenic corn plants
    Patent number: 8440886
    Abstract: Fertile transgenic Zea mays (corn) plants which stably express heterologous DNA which is heritable are disclosed along with a process for producing said plants. The process comprises the microjectile bombardment of friable embryogenic callus from the plant to be transformed. The process may be applicable to other graminaceous cereal plants which have not proven stably transformable by other techniques.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Ronald C. Lundquist, David A. Walters
  • POLYNUCLEOTIDE, POLYPEPTIDE SEQUENCES AND METHODS THEREOF
    Publication number: 20130117889
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to identifying and characterizing polynucleotide sequences encoding proteins more particularly from Cajanus cajan, that are associated with abiotic stress responses in plants. In particular, the present disclosure provides a method for producing abiotic stress tolerant transgenic plant, more specifically salt, drought, heat and/or cold stress tolerant plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2010
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: OSMANIA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Khareedu Venkateswara Rao, Vudem Dashavantha Reddy
  • Genes involved in tolerance to environmental stress
    Patent number: 8426681
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for obtaining polynucleic acids comprising coding sequences and/or genes involved in environmental stress resistance in plants, comprising the preparation of a cDNA library comprising coding sequences from siliques, introducing said coding sequences in yeast cells in a functional format and screening for polynucleic acids leading to an enhanced tolerance or resistance to environmental stress conditions in said transformed yeast cells. The present invention further relates to an isolated polynucleic acid obtainable by such a method as listed in Table 1 as well as recombinant polynucleic acid comprising the same. The present invention further relates to an isolated polypeptide encoded by a polynucleic acid of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: CropDesign N.V.
    Inventor: Natalie Verbruggen
  • METHOD FOR OPTIMISING GENE EXPRESSION USING SYNONYMOUS CODON OPTIMISATION
    Publication number: 20130074218
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for modulating the quality of a selected phenotype that is displayed by an organism or part thereof and that results from the expression of a polypeptide-encoding polynucleotide by replacing at least one codon of that polynucleotide with a synonymous codon that has a higher or lower preference of usage by the organism or part thereof to produce the selected phenotype than the codon it replaces. The present invention is also directed to the use of a codon-modified polynucleotide so constructed for modulating the quality of a selected phenotype displayed by an organism or part thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: The University of Queensland
    Inventor: Ian Hector FRAZER
  • PLANTS HAVING STRESS RELATED TRAITS AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20130067617
    Abstract: This invention relates generally to a plant cell with increased yield, preferably under condition of transient and repetitive abiotic stress as compared to a corresponding non-transformed wild type plant cell by increasing or generating one or more activities of RING proteins in plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Inventors: Avutu S. Reddy, Sun Yuejin, Donald J. Merlo, Weiting W. Ni, Dayakar Pareddy, Zhifang Gao, Gregory A. Bradfisch
  • Recombinant DNA constructs and methods for controlling gene expression
    Patent number: 8395023
    Abstract: The present invention provides molecular constructs and methods for use thereof, including constructs including heterologous miRNA recognition sites, constructs for gene suppression including a gene suppression element embedded within an intron flanked on one or on both sides by non-protein-coding sequence, constructs containing engineered miRNA or miRNA precursors, and constructs for suppression of production of mature microRNA in a cell. Also provided are transgenic plant cells, plants, and seeds containing such constructs, and methods for their use. The invention further provides transgenic plant cells, plants, and seeds containing recombinant DNA for the ligand-controlled expression of a target sequence, which may be endogenous or exogenous. Also disclosed are novel miRNAs and miRNA precursors from crop plants including maize and soy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Larry A. Gilbertson, Sara E. Heisel, Shihshieh Huang, Elysia K. Krieger
  • Highly active soybean promoter from the SUBI-3 polyubiquitin gene and uses thereof
    Patent number: 8395021
    Abstract: Soybean ubiquitin promoters is from the soybean SUBI-3 polyubiquitin gene and processes for expressing nucleic acids of interest in transgenic plants under the control of the soybean ubiquitin promoter pare described. Higher expression levels of the nucleic acids are achieved when the promoter is included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: The Ohio State University Research Foundation
    Inventors: John J. Finer, Robert A. Bouchard
  • TRANSCRIPTION REGULATORS FOR IMPROVING PLANT PERFORMANCE
    Publication number: 20130061345
    Abstract: Transcription factor polynucleotides and polypeptides incorporated into nucleic acid constructs, including expression vectors, have been introduced into plants and were ectopically expressed. Transgenic plants transformed with many of these constructs have been shown to have increased tolerance to an abiotic stress (in some cases, to more than one abiotic stress), increased growth, and/or increased biomass. The abiotic stress may include, for example, salt, hyperosmotic stress, water deficit, heat, cold, drought, and/or low nutrient conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2011
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: Mendel Biotechnology, Inc.
    Inventors: T. Lynne Reuber, Oliver J. Ratcliffe, Frederick D. Hempel, Luc J. Adam, James S. Keddie, Cai-Zhong Jiang, Robert A. Creelman, Jose Luis Riechmann, Jacqueline E. Heard, Raymond R. Samaha, Pierre E. Broun, Magnus Hertzberg, Torgny Näsholm
  • GENES ENCODING PROTEINS ABLE TO ENHANCE HEAT RESISTANCE OF PLANTS AND MICROORGANISMS AND USES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20130055470
    Abstract: Genes encoding proteins able to enhance heat resistance of plants and microorganisms, proteins encoded by the same and uses thereof are provided, wherein the genes contain nucleotide sequences encoding the following peptide fragments: N?-CRICQE X7-45 PCAC X6 AHR X1 CVQ X13-27-C?, wherein X represents any amino acid and the subscript represents the number of amino acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: SICHUAN BIODESIGN GENE ENGINEERING CO.,LTD
    Inventor: Yi Yang
  • Transgenic plants modified for reduced cadmium transport, derivative products, and related methods
    Patent number: 8383889
    Abstract: Various embodiments are directed to transgenic plants, including transgenic tobacco plants and derivative seeds, genetically modified to impede the transport of Cadmium (Cd) from the root system to aerial portions of transgenic plants by reducing the expression levels of HMA-related transporters. Various embodiments are directed to transgenic tobacco plants genetically modified to stably express a RNAi construct encoding RNAi polynucleotides that enable the degradation of endogenous NtHMA RNA variants. Reduced expression of NtHMA transporters in transgenic plants results in substantially reduced content of Cadmium (Cd) in the leaf lamina. Various consumable products that are substantially free or substantially reduced in Cd content can be produced by incorporating leaves derived from transgenic tobacco plants modified to reduce the expression of NtHMA transporters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Philip Morris USA Inc.
    Inventors: Alec J. Hayes, Chengalrayan Kudithipudi, Rutger S. van der Hoeven
  • Transcription factor gene OsNACx from rice and use thereof for improving plant tolerance to drought and salt
    Patent number: 8378173
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an isolated polynucleotide capable of giving a plant tolerance to drought and/or salt stress, which comprises a polynucleotide sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO:1, and to a promoter capable of giving a plant tolerance to drought and/or salt stress. The present invention also relates to an expression vector comprising the said polynucleotide and/or the said promoter, and to a host cell transformed or transfected by the said expression vector. The present invention further relates to a use of the said polynucleotide or promoter sequence in improvement of plant tolerance to drought and/or salt stress.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Huazhong Agricultural University
    Inventors: Honghong Hu, Lizhong Ziong
  • Methods using acyl-CoA binding proteins to enhance low-temperature tolerance in genetically modified plants
    Patent number: 8378172
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: The University of Hong Kong
    Inventors: Mee Len Chye, Qinfang Chen, Shi Xiao
  • PLANT TRANSCRIPTIONAL REGULATORS OF ABIOTIC STRESS II
    Publication number: 20130031669
    Abstract: The instant disclosure relates to plant regulatory polypeptides, polynucleotides that encode them, homologs from a variety of plant species, and methods of using the polynucleotides and polypeptides to produce transgenic plants having advantageous properties compared to a reference plant, including improved abiotic stress tolerance. Sequence information related to these polynucleotides and polypeptides can also be used in bioinformatic search methods to identify related sequences and is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2012
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: Mendel Biotechnology, Inc.
    Inventors: Jacqueline E. Heard, Robert A. Creelman, Omaira Pineda, Cai-Zhong Jiang, Oliver J. Ratcliffe, Roderick W. Kumimoto, T. Lynne Reuber
  • NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCES AND CORRESPONDING POLYPEPTIDES CONFERRING MODULATED PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
    Publication number: 20130031668
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated nucleic acid molecules and their corresponding encoded polypeptides. The present invention further relates to the uses of these nucleic acid molecules and polypeptides. For example, the nucleic acid molecules and polypeptides could be used in making enzymes or used to make plants, plant cells, plant materials or seeds of a plant having such modulated growth or phenotype characteristics that are altered with respect to wild type plants grown under similar conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2012
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: CERES, INC.
    Inventor: Ceres, Inc.
  • Rubisco Activase with Increased Thermostability and Methods of Use Thereof
    Publication number: 20130019344
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2012
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventor: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
  • GENES CONFERRING STRESS TOLERANCE IN PLANTS AND USES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20130014289
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for imparting stress tolerance to plants using WRKY nucleic acid and polypeptides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2010
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Inventors: Jinsong Zhang, Shouyi Chen, Canfang Niu, Biao Ma, Wanke Zhang, Qing Lin, Sijie He
  • Soybean variety XB08U10
    Patent number: 8344214
    Abstract: A novel soybean variety, designated XB08U10 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety XB08U10, cells from soybean variety XB08U10, plants of soybean XB08U10, and plant parts of soybean variety XB08U10. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety XB08U10 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic, mutant trait, and/or native trait into soybean variety XB08U10, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XB08U10. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety XB08U10 are further provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
    Inventor: Bradley R. Hedges
  • Soybean variety XB14Y10
    Patent number: 8344213
    Abstract: A novel soybean variety, designated XB14Y10 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety XB14Y10, cells from soybean variety XB14Y10, plants of soybean XB14Y10, and plant parts of soybean variety XB14Y10. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety XB14Y10 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic, mutant trait, and/or native trait into soybean variety XB14Y10, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XB14Y10. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety XB14Y10 are further provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley R. Hedges, Steven R. Schnebly, Kari Greason
  • Soybean variety XB39E10
    Patent number: 8344215
    Abstract: A novel soybean variety, designated XB39E10 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety XB39E10, cells from soybean variety XB39E10, plants of soybean XB39E10, and plant parts of soybean variety XB39E10. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety XB39E10 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic, mutant trait, and/or native trait into soybean variety XB39E10, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XB39E10. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety XB39E10 are further provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas C. Corbin
  • TRANSGENIC PLANTS WITH ENHANCED AGRONOMIC TRAITS
    Publication number: 20120317677
    Abstract: This invention provides transgenic plant cells with recombinant DNA for expression of proteins that are useful for imparting enhanced agronomic trait(s) to transgenic crop plants. This invention also provides transgenic plants and progeny seed comprising the transgenic plant cells where the plants are selected for having an enhanced trait selected from the group of traits consisting of enhanced water use efficiency, enhanced cold tolerance, increased yield, enhanced nitrogen use efficiency, enhanced seed protein and enhanced seed oil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2012
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Inventors: Scott E. Andersen, Yongwei Cao, Stanton B. Dotson, Michael D. Edgerton, David K. Kovalic, Linda L. Lutfiyya, Zhidong Xie, Gregory R. Heck, Thomas J. La Rosa, Jingdong Liu, Jingrui Wu, Garrett J. Lee, Thomas R. Adams, Donald E. Nelson, Timothy Conner
  • Transgenic plant with increased stress tolerance and yield
    Patent number: 8329991
    Abstract: Polynucleotides are disclosed which are capable of enhancing growth, yield under water-limited conditions, and/or increased tolerance to an environmental stress of a plant transformed to contain such polynucleotides. Also provided are methods of using such polynucleotides and transgenic plants and agricultural products, including seeds, containing such polynucleotides as transgenes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: BASF Plant Science GmbH
    Inventors: Amber Shirley, Damian Allen, Bryan D. McKersie