Potato Patents (Class 800/317.2)
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Patent number: 7855319Abstract: The present invention relates to increasing at least one antioxidant level in a plant or plant product by expressing a polynucleotide that encodes a transcription factor, which is active in a flavonoid pathway. Overexpression of, for instance, a novel and newly-identified gene, the mCai gene, in a plant, results in increased accumulation of chlorogenic acid and other related phenolics, which, in turn, increases the levels of beneficial antioxidant in the plant.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2007Date of Patent: December 21, 2010Assignee: J.R. Simplot CompanyInventor: Caius Rommens
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Patent number: 7855324Abstract: A transgenic plant transformed by a Protein Kinase Stress-Related Protein (PKSRP) coding nucleic acid, wherein expression of the nucleic acid sequence in the plant results in increased tolerance to environmental stress as compared to a wild type variety of the plant. Also provided are agricultural products, including seeds, produced by the transgenic plants. Also provided are isolated PKSRPs, and isolated nucleic acid coding PKSRPs, and vectors and host cells containing the latter.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2009Date of Patent: December 21, 2010Assignee: BASF Plant Science GmbHInventors: Oswaldo da Cosdta e Silva, Nocha Van Thielen, Ruoying Chen, Hans J. Bohnert, Rodrigo Sarria-Millan
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Patent number: 7851675Abstract: Stress tolerance in plants and plant cells is achieved by using nucleotide sequences encoding enzymes involved in the NAD salvage synthesis pathway and/or the NAD de novo synthesis pathway e.g. for overexpression in plants.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2005Date of Patent: December 14, 2010Assignee: Bayer Bioscience N.V.Inventors: Marc De Block, Michael Metzlaff, Veronique Gossele
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Patent number: 7842856Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods, recombinant DNA molecules, recombinant host cells containing the DNA molecules, and transgenic and genetically engineered plant cells, plant tissue, seeds and plants which contain and express an herbicide resistant protoporphyrinogen oxidase such that they germinate from seed and grow in the presence of an amount of herbicide where the parent plant does not. Such plants are especially appropriate for use in agriculture or horticulture where herbicides are used to kill undesirable plants which might contaminate or compete with the transgenic plant of interest.Type: GrantFiled: February 29, 2008Date of Patent: November 30, 2010Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the University of IllinoisInventors: Patrick Tranel, Aaron Hager, William Patzoldt
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Publication number: 20100299783Abstract: The present invention relates to fusion polynucleotides for biosynthesis of beta-carotene and a method for producing beta-carotene using the same. More particularly, it relates to fusion polynucleotides encoding phytoene synthase, connective sequences of FMDV-derived 2A sequence or internal ribosome entry site (IRES) and carotene desaturase, and a method for producing beta-carotenes using the same. Fusion polynucleotides and the recombinant vector using the same of the present invention have the effect of expression both phytoene synthase gene and carotene desaturase gene stably within cell transformants. Accordingly, fusion polynucleotides of the present invention can be used to regulate the biosynthetic metabolism of plant producing beta-carotene. Furthermore, it can be applied to effectively increase the content of beta-carotene, a useful metabolite.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2008Publication date: November 25, 2010Applicant: Republic of Korea, Rural Development AdministrationInventors: Sun Hwa Ha, Ju Kon Kim, Ha Rin Jung, Jung Bong Kim, Young Mi Kim, Seok-Cheol Suh, Liang Ying Shi, Soon Jong Kweon, Dong Hern Kim
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Publication number: 20100298146Abstract: The present invention provides non-coding regulatory element polynucleotide molecules isolated from the S-adenosyl methionine synthetase (SAMS3) gene of Arabidopsis thaliana and useful for expressing transgenes in plants. The invention further discloses compositions, polynucleotide constructs, transformed host cells, transgenic plants and seeds containing the Arabidopsis thaliana regulatory polynucleotide sequences, and methods for preparing and using the same.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2010Publication date: November 25, 2010Inventors: Wei Wu, Kim Beazley, Jill Deikman, Michael Edgerton, Bei Zhang, Qi Wang, Michael Petersen
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Patent number: 7838731Abstract: A transgenic plant transformed by a GTP Binding Stress-Related Protein (GBSRP) coding nucleic acid, wherein expression of the nucleic acid sequence in the plant results in increased tolerance to environmental stress as compared to a wild type variety of the plant. Also provided are agricultural products, including seeds, produced by the transgenic plants. Also provided are isolated GBSRPs, and isolated nucleic acid coding GBSRPs, and vectors and host cells containing the latter.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2007Date of Patent: November 23, 2010Assignee: BASF Plant Science GmbHInventors: Ruoying Chen, Nocha Van Thielen, Oswaldo da Costa e Silva, Hans Bohnert
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Publication number: 20100293674Abstract: Transgenic plants containing recombinant barley alanine aminotransferase are described. Also provided are methods for generating transgenic plants containing recombinant barley alanine aminotransferase.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2010Publication date: November 18, 2010Applicant: The Governors of the University of AlbertaInventors: Allen G. GOOD, Virginia L. Stroeher, Douglas G. Muench
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Publication number: 20100293665Abstract: This invention relates generally to transformed plant cells and plants or parts thereof comprising an inactivated or down-regulated gene resulting an increased yield, in particular an increased yield-related trait, e.g. an increased nutrient use efficiency, such as an enhanced nitrogen use efficiency and/or increased biomass production as compared to, e.g. non-transformed, wild type cells and methods of producing such plant cells or plants or parts thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2008Publication date: November 18, 2010Applicant: BASF Plant Science GmbHInventors: Piotr Puzio, Oliver Bläsing, Oliver Thimm
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Patent number: 7834242Abstract: A constitutive plant S-adenosyl-L-methionine synthetase (SAMS) promoter and subfragments thereof and their use in promoting the expression of one or more heterologous nucleic acid fragments in plants are described.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2007Date of Patent: November 16, 2010Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and CompanyInventors: Saverio Carl Falco, Zhongsen Li
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Publication number: 20100287641Abstract: The invention provides nucleic acids encoding mutants of the acetohydroxyacid synthase (AHAS) large subunit comprising at least two mutations, for example double and triple mutants, which are useful for producing transgenic or non-transgenic plants with improved levels of tolerance to AHAS-inhibiting herbicides. The invention also provides expression vectors, cells, plants comprising the polynucleotides encoding the AHAS large subunit double and triple mutants, plants comprising two or more AHAS large subunit single mutant polypeptides, and methods for making and using the same.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2008Publication date: November 11, 2010Applicant: BASF Plant Science GmbHInventors: John A. McElver, Bijay Singh
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Publication number: 20100281570Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods for regulating expression of nucleotide sequences of interest in a plant. Compositions are novel nucleotide sequences for a seed-preferred promoter associated with the maize 18 KD OLE (18 kilodalton oleosin) coding region. A method for expressing a nucleotide sequence of interest in a plant using the regulatory sequence disclosed herein is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2010Publication date: November 4, 2010Applicant: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.Inventors: Shane Abbitt, Jinrui Shi
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Publication number: 20100281569Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods for regulating expression of nucleotide sequences of interest in a plant. Compositions are novel nucleotide sequences for a seed-preferred promoter associated with the maize 17 KD OLE (17 kilodalton oleosin) coding region. A method for expressing a nucleotide sequence of interest in a plant using the regulatory sequence disclosed herein is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2010Publication date: November 4, 2010Applicant: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.Inventors: Shane Abbitt, Jinrui Shi
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Publication number: 20100281576Abstract: The present invention relates to cytochrome P450 protein originating from Arabidopsis thaliana which can be used for increasing seed size or storage protein content in seed or for increasing water stress resistance of plant, a gene encoding said protein, a recombinant plant expression vector comprising said gene, a method of increasing seed size or storage protein content in seed and a method of increasing water stress resistance of plant by using said vector, plants produced by said method and transgenic seed of said plants. According to the present invention, by using cytochrome P450 gene of the present invention, seed size or storage protein content in seed can be increased or water stress resistance of plant can be increased.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2008Publication date: November 4, 2010Applicant: Myongji University Industry and Academia CooperationInventors: Ho Bang Kim, Sang Bong Choi
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Publication number: 20100275324Abstract: The invention provides isolated nucleic acids and their encoded polypeptides that alter tocol content in seeds. The invention further provides expression cassettes, host cells and transformed plants containing the nucleic acids. The present invention further provides methods for altering tocol content in seeds.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2009Publication date: October 28, 2010Applicant: E.I. du Pont de Nemours and CompanyInventors: Edgar B. Cahoon, Sean J. Coughlan, Rebecca E. Cahoon, Karlene H. Butler
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Publication number: 20100275332Abstract: The present invention provides non-coding regulatory element polynucleotide molecules isolated from the ribosomal protein L18A and heat shock cognate HSC71 genes of Oryza sativa and useful for expressing transgenes in plants. The invention further discloses compositions, polynucleotide constructs, transformed host cells, transgenic plants and seeds containing the Oryza sativa regulatory polynucleotide sequences, and methods for preparing and using the same.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2010Publication date: October 28, 2010Inventor: Shoba Cherian
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Publication number: 20100275325Abstract: The present invention provides several promoters isolated from Arabidopsis thaliana, which promoters are capable of driving and/or regulating the expression of an operably linked nucleic acid in a plant. The expression patterns of the promoters according to the present invention have been studied in Arabidopsis thaliana and some of the promoters displayed specific activity in particular cells, tissues or organs of the plant, while others displayed constitutive expression throughout substantially the whole plant. Some promoters showed weak expression, while others were strongly active.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2009Publication date: October 28, 2010Applicant: CROPDESIGN N.V.Inventors: WILLEM BROEKAERT, YVES HATZFELD
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Publication number: 20100269221Abstract: The invention provides nucleic acids, and variants and fragments thereof, obtained from strains of Bacillus thuringiensis encoding polypeptides having pesticidal activity against insect pests, including Lepidoptera. Particular embodiments of the invention provide isolated nucleic acids encoding pesticidal proteins, pesticidal compositions, DNA constructs, and transformed microorganisms and plants comprising a nucleic acid of the embodiments. These compositions find use in methods for controlling pests, especially plant pests.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2009Publication date: October 21, 2010Inventors: Andre R. Abad, Hua Dong, Susan B. Lo, Mark Nelson, Xiaomei Shi, Clement W.K. Waine, Takashi Yamamoto
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Publication number: 20100251426Abstract: The present invention relates to environmental stress responsive protein ferritin (CaFer1) of chickpea. The invention discloses identification, isolation and cloning of ECM-localized ferritin (CaFer1) of chickpea and its multifunctional role in nutrient uptake, storage and stress tolerance. Comparative proteomic analysis of the chickpea extra-cellular (ECM) was performed to identify novel components of dehydration stress signaling. In addition, the present invention relates a method for producing environmental stress tolerant transgenic plants over-expressing the said CaFer1 gene. The present invention further provides dehydration stress tolerant transgenic plants overexpressing dehydration-responsive extra cellular matrix (ECM) protein ferritin (CaFer1).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2007Publication date: September 30, 2010Inventors: Niranjan Chakraborty, Subhra Chakraborty, Asis Datta, Deepti Bhusan
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Publication number: 20100251416Abstract: This invention relates generally to a plant cell with increased tolerance and/or resistance to environmental stress and increased biomass production as compared to a corresponding non-transformed wild type plant cell by increasing or generating one or more activities of polypeptides associated with abiotic stress responses and abiotic stress tolerance in plants.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2008Publication date: September 30, 2010Applicant: BASF PLANT SCIENCE GMBHInventors: Piotr Puzio, Oliver Bläsing, Oliver Thimm
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Patent number: 7803928Abstract: Methods and compositions for the expression of transgenes in monocot plants including maize are disclosed. In the invention, gene silencing is avoided by use of monocot-homeologous sequences from plants of the genus Coix for transformation. Included in these transgene sequences are Coix promoters, enhancers, coding sequences and terminators. Suitable alternatives to maize-derived transgenes are desirable for expression in maize in that homology-based gene silencing can limit or effectively eliminate transgene expression.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2007Date of Patent: September 28, 2010Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLCInventors: Alan L. Kriz, Michael H. Luethy, Dale A. Voyles
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Patent number: 7803927Abstract: Methods and compositions for the expression of transgenes in monocot plants including maize are disclosed. In the invention, gene silencing is avoided by use of monocot-homeologous sequences from plants of the genus Coix for transformation. Included in these transgene sequences are Coix promoters, enhancers, coding sequences and terminators. Suitable alternatives to maize-derived transgenes are desirable for expression in maize in that homology-based gene silencing can limit or effectively eliminate transgene expression.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2007Date of Patent: September 28, 2010Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLCInventors: Alan L. Kriz, Michael H. Luethy, Dale A. Voyles
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Patent number: 7795500Abstract: A transgenic plant transformed by a Transcription Factor Stress-Related Protein (TFSRP) coding nucleic acid, wherein expression of the nucleic acid sequence in the plant results in increased tolerance to environmental stress as compared to a wild type variety of the plant. Also provided are agricultural products, including seeds, produced by the transgenic plants. Also provided are isolated TFSRPs, and isolated nucleic acid coding TFSRPs, and vectors and host cells containing the latter.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2008Date of Patent: September 14, 2010Assignee: BASF Plant Science GmbHInventors: Oswaldo da Costa e Silva, Nocha Van Thielen, Ruoying Chen, Hans Bohnert
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Publication number: 20100229259Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for improving plant growth characteristics. More specifically, the present invention concerns a method for improving plant growth characteristics by modulating expression in a plant of a plant nucleic acid encoding a cyclin dependent kinase (CDK) and/or by modulating activity in a plant of a plant CDK protein, which CDK protein comprises different motifs or which CDK nucleic acid encodes such protein. The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of a plant CDK nucleic acid and/or modulated activity of a plant CDK protein, which CDK protein comprises different sequence motifs or which nucleic acid encodes such protein and which plants have improved growth characteristics relative to corresponding wild type plants.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2007Publication date: September 9, 2010Applicant: BASF Plant Science GmbHInventors: Stefan Henkes, Christian Dammann
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Publication number: 20100223690Abstract: Provided are methods for enhancing plant cell disease resistance, comprising (1) generating a homozygous gene modification of AtSR1 (or AtSR1 ortholog or homolog) in a plant or plant cell characterized by sialic acid-mediated systemic acquired resistance (SA-mediated SAR), wherein said gene modification reduces or eliminates the calmodulin-binding activity of the respective AtSR1 or AtSR1 ortholog or homolog; or (2) expression of a recombinant or mutant AtSR1 sequence (or AtSR1 gene ortholog or homolog sequence) encoding a modified AtSR1, or AtSR1 ortholog or homolog protein, in a plant or plant cell, wherein said protein modification reduces or eliminates the calmodulin-binding activity of the respective AtSR1 or AtSR1 ortholog or homolog protein. Plants and/or plant cells comprising said modified AtSR1, or AtSR1 ortholog or homolog proteins, and/or said expression means (e.g.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2010Publication date: September 2, 2010Applicant: Washington State UniversityInventors: Bachettira W. Poovaiah, Liqun Du
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Publication number: 20100218282Abstract: The present subject matter provides a method for enhancing the abiotic stress tolerance of a plant. Polynucleotides isolated from rice (Oryza sativa) and encoding polypeptides for abiotic stress tolerance are also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2010Publication date: August 26, 2010Inventors: HENRY T. NGUYEN, JOEL A. KREPS
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Patent number: 7777099Abstract: The present invention describes a method of increasing plan yield. Also described are DNA constructs comprising DNA sequences coding for proteins involved in sucrose transport, metabolism and uptake operably linked to controllable promoter regions and plants transformed with said constructs. More particularly a method for the controlled production of said proteins resulting in an alteration in plant growth characteristics, flowering time and in yield is described.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2008Date of Patent: August 17, 2010Assignee: Syngenta LimitedInventors: Chengcai Chu, Nan Qu, Uwe Sonnewald, Ian Jepson
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Publication number: 20100205690Abstract: The present invention disclosed herein provides a method for producing a plant with increased yield as compared to a corresponding wild type plant comprising increasing or generating one or more activities in a plant or a part thereof. The present invention further relates to nucleic acids enhancing or improving one or more traits of a transgenic plant, and cells, progenies, seeds and pollen derived from such plants or parts, as well as methods of making and methods of using such plant cell(s) or plant(s), progenies, seed(s) or pollen. Particularly, said improved trait(s) are manifested in an increased yield, preferably by improving one or more yield-related trait(s), e.g. low temperature tolerance.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2008Publication date: August 12, 2010Applicant: BASF Plant Science GmbHInventors: Oliver Bläsing, Piotr Puzio, Oliver Thimm, Gerhard Potzdam, Hardy Schön
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Publication number: 20100199385Abstract: The subject invention concerns materials and methods for providing plants or plant tissue with increased starch biosynthesis. Increased starch biosynthesis provides for increased yield. One aspect of the invention concerns polynucleotides that encode a mutant plant large subunit of AGPase. In one embodiment, a polynucleotide of the invention encodes a plant AGPase large subunit having an amino acid mutation wherein the cysteine amino acid corresponding to amino acid position 424 of wild type maize AGPase large subunit is substituted with an amino acid that results in increased AGPase activity when provided in an AGPase enzyme. In a specific embodiment, the cysteine corresponding to amino acid position 424 of wild type maize AGPase large subunit is substituted with a valine amino acid. The subject invention also comprises a mutant plant large subunit of AGPase encoded by a polynucleotide of the invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2009Publication date: August 5, 2010Applicant: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.Inventors: L. Curtis Hannah, Nikolaos Georgelis
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Publication number: 20100199386Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods and compositions to eliminate cold storage-induced sweetening of potato or sweet potato. The invention is accomplished in part by silencing the vacuolar acid invertase gene using RNAi technology. The resulting potatoes withstand cold storage without significant hexogenesis, producing potatoes or sweet potatoes that have reduced Maillard reactions when fried in hot oil. The fried products accumulate significantly lower levels of acrylamide compared to controls.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2010Publication date: August 5, 2010Applicant: WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATIONInventors: Pudota Bala Bhaskar, Jiming Jiang
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Publication number: 20100199383Abstract: The invention provides nucleic acids, and variants and fragments thereof, obtained from strains of Bacillus thuringiensis encoding polypeptides having pesticidal activity against insect pests, including Coleoptera. Particular embodiments of the invention provide isolated nucleic acids encoding pesticidal proteins, pesticidal compositions, DNA constructs, and transformed microorganisms and plants comprising a nucleic acid of the embodiments. These compositions find use in methods for controlling pests, especially plant pests.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2009Publication date: August 5, 2010Inventors: Andre R. Abad, Hua Dong, Sue B. Lo, Xiaomei Shi
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Publication number: 20100197498Abstract: The present invention provides non-coding regulatory element polynucleotide molecules isolated from the lipid transfer protein (LTP) gene of Oryza sativa and useful for expressing transgenes in plants. The invention further discloses compositions, polynucleotide constructs, transformed host cells, transgenic plants and seeds containing the Oryza sativa regulatory polynucleotide sequences, and methods for preparing and using the same.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2010Publication date: August 5, 2010Inventors: Peter Hajdukiewicz, Qi Wang, Wei Wu
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Publication number: 20100192256Abstract: The invention provides nucleic acids, and variants and fragments thereof, obtained from strains of Bacillus thuringiensis encoding polypeptides having pesticidal activity against insect pests, including Lepidoptera. Particular embodiments of the invention provide isolated nucleic acids encoding pesticidal proteins, pesticidal compositions, DNA constructs, and transformed microorganisms and plants comprising a nucleic acid of the embodiments. These compositions find use in methods for controlling pests, especially plant pests.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2009Publication date: July 29, 2010Inventors: Andre R. Abad, Deirdre M. Kapka-Kitzman, John P. Mathis, Thomas C. Wolfe
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Publication number: 20100192255Abstract: The invention provides nucleic acids, and variants and fragments thereof, obtained from strains of Bacillus thuringiensis encoding polypeptides having pesticidal activity against insect pests, including Lepidoptera. Particular embodiments of the invention provide isolated nucleic acids encoding pesticidal proteins, pesticidal compositions, DNA constructs, and transformed microorganisms and plants comprising a nucleic acid of the embodiments. These compositions find use in methods for controlling pests, especially plant pests.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2009Publication date: July 29, 2010Inventors: Andre R. Abad, Hua Dong, Sue B. Lo, Xiaomei Shi
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Publication number: 20100192264Abstract: The present invention relates to processes for preparing transformed plant cells or organisms by transforming a population of plant cells which comprises at least one marker protein having a direct or indirect toxic effect for the population, with at least one nucleic acid sequence to be inserted in combination with at least one compound, preferably a DNA construct, capable of reducing the expression, amount, activity and/or function of the marker protein, with the transformed plant cells having a growth advantage over nontransformed cells, due to the action of the compound.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2010Publication date: July 29, 2010Applicant: BASF Plant Sciences GmbHInventors: Michael Kock, Markus Frank, Ralf Badur
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Publication number: 20100192257Abstract: This invention provides novel gene sequences, compositions and methods for enhancing the resistance in crops, in particular but not limited to, potato, to late blight caused by the oomycete pathogen Phytophthora infestans.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2008Publication date: July 29, 2010Applicants: WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY, PLANT BIOSCIENCE LIMITEDInventors: Jonathan Jones, Simon John Foster, Zhaohui Chu, Tae-Ho Park, Edwin Andries, Gerard Van Der Vossen, Mathieu Andre Pel, Richard Gerardus Franciscus Visser
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Patent number: 7763776Abstract: A transgenic plant transformed by a Transcription Factor Stress-Related Protein (TFSRP) coding nucleic acid, wherein expression of the nucleic acid sequence in the plant results in increased tolerance to environmental stress as compared to a wild type variety of the plant. Also provided are agricultural products, including seeds, produced by the transgenic plants. Also provided are isolated TFSRPs, and isolated nucleic acid coding TFSRPs, and vectors and host cells containing the latter.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2008Date of Patent: July 27, 2010Assignee: BASF Plant Science GmbHInventors: Oswaldo da Costa e Silva, Nocha Van Thielen, Ruoying Chen, Hans Bohnert
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Publication number: 20100175151Abstract: The present invention provides thermostable polypeptides related to Arabidopsis Rubisco Activase polypeptides. Nucleic acids encoding the polypeptides of the invention are also provided. Methods for using the polypeptides and nuclei acids of the invention to enhance resistance of plants to heat stress are encompassed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2010Publication date: July 8, 2010Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: Itzhak Kurek, Lu Liu, Genhai Zhu
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Publication number: 20100175153Abstract: The relationship between F-box proteins and proteins involved in the ethylene response in plants is described. In particular, F-box proteins may bind to proteins involved in the ethylene response and target them for degradation by the ubiquitin/proteasome pathway. The transcription factor EIN3 is a key transcription factor mediating ethylene-regulated gene expression and morphological responses. EIN3 is degraded through a ubiquitin/proteasome pathway mediated by F-box proteins EBF1 and EBF2. The link between F-box proteins and the ethylene response is a key step in modulating or regulating the response of a plant to ethylene. Described herein are transgenic plants having an altered sensitivity to ethylene, and methods for making transgenic plant having an altered sensitivity to ethylene by modulating the level of activity of F-box proteins. Methods of altering the ethylene response in a plant by modulating the activity or expression of an F-box protein are described.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2009Publication date: July 8, 2010Inventors: Hongwei Guo, Joseph R. Ecker
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Publication number: 20100175149Abstract: A transgenic plant transformed by a Stress-Related Polypeptide (SRP) coding nucleic acid, wherein expression of the nucleic acid sequence in the plant results in the plant's increased growth under normal or stress conditions and/or increased tolerance to environmental stress as compared to a wild type variety of the plant. Also provided are agricultural products, including seeds, produced by the transgenic plants. Also provided are isolated SRPs, and isolated nucleic acid coding SRPs, and vectors and host cells containing the latter.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2007Publication date: July 8, 2010Applicant: BASF Plant Science GmbHInventors: Amber Shirley, Damian Allen
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Patent number: 7750211Abstract: The invention provides method and compositions for the modulation of flavanone and/or isoflavone production in plants. The methods of the invention allow creation of plants having novel phenotypes. Increased expression of isoflavones in particular in plants may be used to increase the nutritional value of food plants for both human and animal consumption. The invention overcomes limitations of the prior art which prevented accumulation of high levels of isoflavones in plants.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2003Date of Patent: July 6, 2010Assignee: The Samuel Roberts Noble FoundationInventors: Richard A. Dixon, Chang-Jun Liu, Bettina Deavours
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Publication number: 20100162439Abstract: Compositions and methods for conferring insecticidal activity to bacteria, plants, plant cells, tissues and seeds are provided. Compositions including a coding sequence for a Brevibacillus-derived delta-endotoxin polypeptide are provided. The coding sequences can be used in DNA constructs or expression cassettes for transformation and expression in plants and bacteria. Compositions also include transformed bacteria, plants, plant cells, tissues, and seeds. In particular, isolated delta-endotoxin nucleic acid molecules are provided. Additionally, amino acid sequences corresponding to the polynucleotides are encompassed, and antibodies specifically binding to those amino acid sequences. In particular, the present invention provides for isolated nucleic acid molecules having nucleotide sequences encoding the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:2, 4, 7, or 10, or the nucleotide sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, or 15, as well as variants and fragments thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2009Publication date: June 24, 2010Applicant: Athenix CorporationInventors: Kimberly S. Sampson, Daniel J. Tomso, Rong Guo
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Publication number: 20100162432Abstract: The invention relates generally to transformed plant cells and plants comprising an in-activated or down-regulated gene resulting in increased tolerance and/or resistance to environmental stress and increased biomass production as compared to non-transformed wild type cells and methods of producing such plant cells or plants.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2008Publication date: June 24, 2010Applicant: BASF Plant Science GmbHInventors: Piotr Puzio, Oliver Bläsing, Oliver Thimm
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Publication number: 20100162434Abstract: A transgenic crop plant transformed by a Serine Hydroxymethyltransferase-Like Stress-Related Polypeptide (SHSRP) coding nucleic acid, wherein expression of the nucleic acid sequence in the crop plant results in the plant's increased root growth, and/or increased yield, and/or increased tolerance to environmental stress as compared to a wild type variety of the plant Also provided are agricultural products, including seeds, produced by the transgenic crop plants. Also provided are isolated novel SHSRPs, and isolated novel nucleic acids encoding SHSRPs, and vectors and transgenic plant containing the same.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2006Publication date: June 24, 2010Inventors: Rodrigo Sarria-Millan, Eric R. Garr, Jamie Haertel, Damian Allen, Bryan McKersie
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Publication number: 20100162433Abstract: The present invention relates to transgenic plants that have increased nitrogen use efficiency, stress tolerance, or both and that have been transformed using a novel vector construct including nucleic acid sequences that modulate nitrogen use in plants. In various embodiments, the vector construct includes one or more nucleic acid sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 2, 4, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36, or 38. The invention also relates to isolated vectors for transforming plants and to antibodies used for detecting transformed plants. The invention also relates to methods of expressing in plants the nucleic acid molecules corresponding to the nucleic acid sequences that modulate nitrogen use in plants or are modulated by nitrogen conditions.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2007Publication date: June 24, 2010Inventors: James McLaren, Nicholas Duck, Brian Vande Berg, Alissa Schawalder, Vadim Beilinson, Jill Hinson
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Patent number: 7741538Abstract: Methods and compositions for the expression of transgenes in monocot plants including maize are disclosed. In the invention, gene silencing is avoided by use of monocot-homeologous sequences from plants of the genus Coix for transformation. Included in these transgene sequences are Coix promoters, enhancers, coding sequences and terminators. Suitable alternatives to maize-derived transgenes are desirable for expression in maize in that homology-based gene silencing can limit or effectively eliminate transgene expression.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2007Date of Patent: June 22, 2010Assignee: Dekalb Genetics CorporationInventors: Alan L. Kriz, Michael H. Luethy, Dale A. Voyles
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Patent number: 7741537Abstract: A constitutive plant S-adenosyl-L-methionine synthetase (SAMS) promoter and subfragments thereof and their use in promoting the expression of one or more heterologous nucleic acid fragments in plants are described.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2007Date of Patent: June 22, 2010Assignee: E.I. du Pont de Nemours and CompanyInventors: Saverio Carl Falco, Zhongsen Li
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Publication number: 20100154075Abstract: Disclosed herein are nucleic acid molecules isolated from coffee (Coffea spp.) comprising sequences that encode mannan synthase or galactomannan galactosyltransferase. Also disclosed are methods for using these polynucleotides for gene regulation and manipulation of the polysaccharide molecules of coffee plants, to influence extraction characteristics and other features of coffee beans.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2006Publication date: June 17, 2010Applicants: Nestec S.A., Cornell Research Foundation, Inc.Inventors: James Gerard McCarthy, Vincent Petiard, Victoria Caillet, Chenwei Lin, Steven D. Tanksley
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Publication number: 20100144633Abstract: Disclosed herein are chloroplast transformation vectors constructed to enable expression and hyperaccumulation of membrane proteins in chloroplasts. Another embodiment relates to plants transformed with such vectors. Another embodiment relates to seeds and other plant tissues transformed with such vectors. Another embodiment relates to a method of increasing expression of membrane proteins in chloroplasts including transforming a plant cell with vectors described herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2009Publication date: June 10, 2010Inventor: Henry Daniell
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Publication number: 20100138962Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of transgenic plants having modified growth and to the use of chromatin remodeling genes, in particular Arabidopsis gene (AtCHR12) and homologs and orthologs thereof, for making such plants. AtCHR12 is involved in the flexible modulation of growth characteristics in development, notably after the perception of environmental stress. It demonstrates the intimate relationships between environment, chromatin and growth in plants.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2007Publication date: June 3, 2010Inventors: Ludmila Mlynárová, Ton Bisseling