Sunflower Patents (Class 800/322)
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Publication number: 20110126318Abstract: This invention relates to polynucleotide sequences encoding SUT2 or SUT4 sucrose transporter genes. Methods for increasing seed oil content and evaluating increased oil content in a plant seed are described. The compositions and methods disclosed herein employ a variety of sequences that encode sucrose transporters and a variety of sequences that influence fatty acid accumulation, including for example, DGAT, Lec1 and ODP1 transcription factor. In specific embodiments, overexpression of SUT2 and/or SUT4 sucrose transporters in combination with DGAT genes further increase plant seed oil production compared to a high oil plant comprising recombinant DNA constructs that do not overexpress SUT2 or SUT4 transporters.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2010Publication date: May 26, 2011Applicant: E.I. duPont de Nemours and CompanyInventors: Stephen M. Allen, Howard Glenn Damude, John D. Everard, Knut Meyer, Byung-Chun Yoo
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Patent number: 7947870Abstract: The present invention is directed to plants that display an improved oil quantity phenotype or an improved meal quality phenotype due to altered expression of an HIO nucleic acid. The invention is further directed to methods of generating plants with an improved oil quantity phenotype or improved meal quality phenotype.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2010Date of Patent: May 24, 2011Assignee: Agrigenetics, Inc.Inventors: John P. Davies, Hein Tsoeng (Medard) Ng
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Publication number: 20110119795Abstract: Artificial plant minichromosomes comprising a functional centromere which specifically bind centromeric protein C (CENPC) and methods for making such minichromosomes are described.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2010Publication date: May 19, 2011Inventors: EVGUENI ANANIEV, Olga N. Danilevskaya, MARK A. CHAMBERLIN, WILLIAM J. GORDON-KAMM, SERGEI SVITASHEV, CHENGCANG WU
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Publication number: 20110117067Abstract: The invention relates to polypeptides having glucanase, e.g., endoglucanase, mannanase, xylanase activity or a combination of these activities, and polynucleotides encoding them. In one aspect, the glucanase activity is an endoglucanase activity (e.g., endo-1,4-beta-D-glucan 4-glucano hydrolase activity) and comprises hydrolysis of 1,4-beta-D-glycosidic linkages in cellulose, cellulose derivatives (e.g., carboxy methyl cellulose and hydroxy ethyl cellulose) lichenin, beta-1,4 bonds in mixed beta-1,3 glucans, such as cereal beta-D-glucans or xyloglucans and other plant material containing cellulosic parts. In addition, methods of designing new enzymes and methods of use thereof are also provided. In alternative aspects, the new glucanases e.g., endoglucanases, mannanases, xylanases have increased activity and stability, including thermotolerance or thermostability, at increased or decreased pHs and temperatures.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2007Publication date: May 19, 2011Inventors: Alireza Esteghlalian, Kenneth Barrett, Shaun Healey, Stacy M. Miles, Rene Quadt
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Publication number: 20110119785Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated nucleic acid molecules and their corresponding encoded polypeptides able confer the trait of improved plant size, vegetative growth, growth rate, seedling vigor and/or biomass in plants challenged with saline and/or oxidative stress conditions. The present invention further relates to the use of these nucleic acid molecules and polypeptides in making transgenic plants, plant cells, plant materials or seeds of a plant having plant size, vegetative growth, growth rate, seedling vigor and/or biomass that are improved in saline and/or oxidative stress conditions with respect to wild-type plants grown under similar conditions.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2009Publication date: May 19, 2011Applicant: CERES, INC.Inventors: Fasong Zhou, Kerstin Piccolo, Julissa Sosa
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Patent number: 7943817Abstract: The present invention is directed to plants that display an improved oil quantity phenotype or an improved meal quality phenotype due to altered expression of an IMQ nucleic acid. The invention is further directed to methods of generating plants with an improved oil quantity phenotype or improved meal quality phenotype.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2010Date of Patent: May 17, 2011Assignee: Agrigenetics, Inc.Inventors: John P. Davies, Hein Tsoeng (Medard) Ng, D. Ry Wagner
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Publication number: 20110112013Abstract: 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 10, 2010Publication date: May 12, 2011Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: André Roger Abad, Hua Dong, Sue B. Lo, Xiaomei Shi, Thomas Chad Wolfe
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Publication number: 20110098183Abstract: This invention relates generally to plant cells and/or plants with increased tolerance to environmental stress and/or increased yield as compared to a corresponding, e.g. 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. In particular, this invention relates to plant cells and/or plants tailored to grow under conditions of environmental stress, and/or to plant cells and/or plant showing increased yield under environmental stress conditions. The invention also deals with methods of producing and screening for and breeding such plant cells and/or plants.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2008Publication date: April 28, 2011Applicant: BASF Plant Science GmbHInventors: Oliver Bläsing, Oliver Thimm, Stefan Henkes, Bruce Wesley, Resham Kulkarni, Krishna Kollipara, Christophe Reuzeau
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Publication number: 20110099672Abstract: Transgenic plants are provided comprising a plurality of transgenes comprised in a single locus. In certain aspects, 7 or more transgenes may be expressed from a first locus. Methods are provided for transformation of plant cells with a plurality of transgenes. Also provided are methods for expressing and enhancing the expression of one or more transgenes in a plant.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2010Publication date: April 28, 2011Inventors: Larry Gilbertson, Joson Ward, Jianping Xu, Jon Lamb
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Patent number: 7923614Abstract: An inbred sunflower line, designated CN1703, the plants and seeds of the inbred sunflower line CN1703, methods for producing a sunflower plant, either inbred or hybrid, produced by crossing the inbred sunflower line CN1703 with itself or with another sunflower plant, and hybrid sunflower seeds and plants produced by crossing the inbred line CN1703 with another sunflower line or plant and to methods for producing a sunflower plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic sunflower plants produced by that method. This invention also relates to inbred sunflower lines derived from inbred sunflower line CN1703, to methods for producing other inbred sunflower lines derived from inbred sunflower line CN1703 and to the inbred sunflower lines derived by the use of those methods.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2006Date of Patent: April 12, 2011Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLCInventor: Robert Martin Benson
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Publication number: 20110082038Abstract: The present invention provides eukaryotic translation initiation factor non-coding regulatory element polynucleotide molecules isolated from Nicotiana tabacum, Arabidopsis thaliana, and Medicago truncatula useful for modulating transgene expression in plants. The present invention also provides expression constructs containing the polynucleotide molecules useful for modulating transgene expression in plants. The present invention also provides transgenic plants and seeds containing the polynucleotide molecules useful for modulating transgene expression in plants.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2010Publication date: April 7, 2011Inventors: Stanislaw Flasinski, Steven E. Screen, Deborah Feeney, Richard Eric Cerny, Jesse Hart, Marianne Malven
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Patent number: 7919684Abstract: 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: November 11, 2010Date of Patent: April 5, 2011Assignee: BASF Plant Science GmbHInventors: Oswaldo da Costa e Silva, Nocha Van Thielen, Ruoying Chen, Hans J. Bohnert, Rodrigo Sarria-Millan
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Publication number: 20110078806Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2010Publication date: March 31, 2011Applicant: MENDEL BIOTECHNOLOGYInventors: 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
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Publication number: 20110078822Abstract: Methods and compositions for modulating expression of knotted1 (kn1) polypeptides in seed and reproductive tissue are provided. Polynucleotide sequences encoding knotted1 transcription factor polypeptides are expressed in a spatially and/or temporally regulated manner with expression preferentially in developing flowers, pods, ears and/or seeds, or to other reproductive structures during flowering and seed development, to create a sequestered effect resulting in plants that produce increased yield and may have greater flower, pod, ear and/or seed retention. Transformed plants, plant cells, tissues and seed are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2009Publication date: March 31, 2011Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: Jeffrey M. Hegstad, Jeffrey E. Habben, Nicholas J. Bate
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Publication number: 20110078824Abstract: Compositions and methods for suppressing the shade-avoidance response of plants and improving plant yield are provided. Compositions of the invention include an early flowering 3 (ELF3) maize gene, the promoter for this gene, an Arabidopsis basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor (bHLH-041), and fragments and variants thereof. The ELF3 promoter sequence is useful for driving expression of polynucleotides of interest in a plant. The ELF3 and bHLH-041 sequences of the invention, or variants and fragments thereof, are provided in expression cassettes for use in manipulating expression of the ELF3 and bHLH-041 genes. By increasing expression of ELF3 and/or suppressing expression of bHLH-041, the methods of the invention provide for altered response of a plant to light quality and suppression of the high-density-invoked survival mode of development. The invention thus provides methods for growing crop plants at high population densities for yield enhancement.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2010Publication date: March 31, 2011Applicants: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC., E.I. DUPONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANYInventors: Nicholas J. Bate, Milo J. Aukerman
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Publication number: 20110078833Abstract: 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: September 17, 2010Publication date: March 31, 2011Inventors: Wei WU, Qi WANG, James MORRELL, Linda LUTFIYYA, Maolong LU, Zhaolong LI, Ping LI, Michelle LACY, David KOVALIC, Yongwei CAO, Andrey BOUKHAROV, Stanislaw FLASINSKI, Peter T. HAJDUKIEWICZ
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Patent number: 7915502Abstract: An inbred sunflower line, designated CN1229R, the plants and seeds of the inbred sunflower line CN1229R, methods for producing a sunflower plant, either inbred or hybrid, produced by crossing the inbred sunflower line CN1229R with itself or with another sunflower plant, and hybrid sunflower seeds and plants produced by crossing the inbred line CN1229R with another sunflower line or plant and to methods for producing a sunflower plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic sunflower plants produced by that method. This invention also relates to inbred sunflower lines derived from inbred sunflower line CN1229R, to methods for producing other inbred sunflower lines derived from inbred sunflower line CN1229R and to the inbred sunflower lines derived by the use of those methods.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2006Date of Patent: March 29, 2011Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLCInventor: James Todd Gerdes
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Patent number: 7915501Abstract: An inbred sunflower line, designated CN2343, the plants and seeds of the inbred sunflower line CN2343, methods for producing a sunflower plant, either inbred or hybrid, produced by crossing the inbred sunflower line CN2343 with itself or with another sunflower plant, and hybrid sunflower seeds and plants produced by crossing the inbred line CN2343 with another sunflower line or plant and to methods for producing a sunflower plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic sunflower plants produced by that method. This invention also relates to inbred sunflower lines derived from inbred sunflower line CN2343, to methods for producing other inbred sunflower lines derived from inbred sunflower line CN2343 and to the inbred sunflower lines derived by the use of those methods.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2006Date of Patent: March 29, 2011Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLCInventor: James Todd Gerdes
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Patent number: 7915484Abstract: 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: September 1, 2010Date of Patent: March 29, 2011Assignee: BASF Plant Science GmbHInventors: Oswaldo da Costa e Silva, Nocha Van Thielen, Ruoying Chen, Hans J. Bohnert, Rodrigo Sarria-Millan
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Publication number: 20110061122Abstract: Methods and materials for modulating cold tolerance levels in plants are disclosed. For example, nucleic acids encoding cold tolerance-modulating polypeptides are disclosed as well as methods for using such nucleic acids to transform plant cells. Also disclosed are plants having increased cold tolerance levels and plant products produced from plants having increased cold tolerance levels.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2009Publication date: March 10, 2011Applicant: CERES, INC.Inventors: Cory Christensen, Bonnie Hund
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Publication number: 20110061138Abstract: The invention relates to a sunflower oil with high heat stability, which is characterised in that between 15% and 45% of the fatty acid total are saturated fatty acids (palmitic acid and stearic acid), between 45% and 75% of the fatty acid total is oleic acid and more than 85% of the tocopherol total corresponds to the sum of gamma-tocopherol and delta-tocopherol. The invention also relates to sunflower seeds that contain an oil with the aforementioned characteristics and sunflower plants which as a result of self-pollination produce seeds with the aforementioned characteristics. In addition, the invention relates to the use of said oil in food and animal feed and for the formulation of biolubricants and biofuels.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2008Publication date: March 10, 2011Inventors: Leonardo Velasco Varo, Jose Maria Fernández Martínez, Begoña Perez Vich
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Publication number: 20110061124Abstract: Methods and materials for modulating low-nitrogen tolerance levels in plants are disclosed. For example, nucleic acids encoding low nitrogen tolerance-modulating polypeptides are disclosed as well as methods for using such nucleic acids to transform plant cells. Also disclosed are plants having increased low-nitrogen tolerance levels and plant products produced from plants having increased low-nitrogen tolerance levels.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2009Publication date: March 10, 2011Applicant: CERES, INCInventors: Gregory Nadzan, Richard Schneeberger, Han Suk Kim, David Van-Dinh Dang, Kenneth A. Feldmann
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Publication number: 20110061127Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2010Publication date: March 10, 2011Applicant: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANYInventors: SAVERIO CARL FALCO, ZHONGSEN LI
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Patent number: 7902425Abstract: A method to change development of a plant or plant part, when compared to the wild-type plant or plant part, by increasing or decreasing expression in a plant or plant part of a cdc27a nucleic acid sequence and/or increasing or decreasing levels and/or activity in a plant of a CDC27A protein; a plant obtained by this method; a genetic construct for enacting the method; a food including the plant or plant part; an enzyme or pharmaceutical produced by the plant or plant part; and a method of making an enzyme or pharmaceutical by the plant or plant part.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2003Date of Patent: March 8, 2011Assignees: Cropdesign N.V., Universidade Federal Do Rio De JaneiroInventors: Paulo Cavalcanti Gomes Ferreira, Adriana Silva Hemerly
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Patent number: 7902424Abstract: 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 TFSRP, and isolated nucleic acid coding TFSRP, and vectors and host cells containing the latter. Further provided are methods of producing transgenic plants expressing TFSRP, methods of increasing expression of other genes of interest using the TFSRP, methods of identifying novel TFSRP, and methods of modifying the expression of TFSRP in plants.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2008Date of Patent: March 8, 2011Assignee: BASF Plant Science GmbHInventors: Oswaldo da Costa e Silva, Nocha van Thielen, Ruoying Chen
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Publication number: 20110055971Abstract: Isolated nucleic acids and proteins associated with lipid and sugar metabolism regulation are provided. In particular, lipid metabolism proteins (LMP) and encoding nucleic acids originating from Arabidopsis thaliana are provided. The nucleic acids and proteins are used in methods of producing transgenic plants and modulating levels of seed storage compounds. Preferably, the seed storage compounds are lipids, fatty acids, starches or seed storage proteins.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2010Publication date: March 3, 2011Applicant: BASF Plant Science GmbHInventors: Volker Mittendorf, Heiko A. Haertel, Petra Cirpus
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Publication number: 20110055979Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2010Publication date: March 3, 2011Applicant: BASF Plant Science GmbHInventors: Oswaldo da Costa e Silva, Hans J. Bohnert, Nocha van Thielen, Ruoying Chen, Rodrigo Sarria-Millan
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Publication number: 20110055946Abstract: The subject invention relates in part to the discovery of a spontaneous sunflower mutation. The subject invention involves an ‘early’ mutation and related inbred/hybrid development. The subject invention further provides a single dominant gene that confers earliness in sunflower inbred isolines and near isogenic hybrids. There is no known prior teaching or suggestion of this gene's utility for hybrid development in the industry. The subject indention also provides a new and distinctive sunflower inbred line designated H 120R. The invention includes seeds that possess this mutated gene, plants produced by growing these seeds, and progeny thereof that possess this mutated gene and the associated earliness trait. The subject invention also includes methods for producing such sunflower seeds and plants, including inbreds and hybrids. Such plants can be produced by, for example, crossing such an inbred line with itself or with another sunflower line.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2009Publication date: March 3, 2011Applicant: Dow Agrosciences LLCInventors: Todd James Gerdes, Mark Christopher, Robert Benson, Wenxiang Gao
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Publication number: 20110055972Abstract: Isolated nucleic acids and proteins associated with lipid and sugar metabolism regulation are provided. In particular, lipid metabolism proteins (LMP) and encoding nucleic acids originating from Arabidopsis thaliana, Brassica napus, and Physcomitrella patens are provided. The nucleic acids and proteins are used in methods of producing transgenic plants and modulating levels of seed storage compounds. Preferably, the seed storage compounds are lipids, fatty acids, starches, or seed storage proteins.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2010Publication date: March 3, 2011Applicant: BASF PLANT SCIENCE GMBHInventors: VOLKER MITTENDORF, HEIKO A. HAERTEL, JÖRG BAUER, OLIVER OSWALD
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Publication number: 20110047649Abstract: The invention provides for the regulation of opine synthesis and catabolism providing improved nitrogen responsiveness, utilizing opine synthase and oxidase nucleic acids and their encoded proteins. The present invention provides methods and compositions relating to altering nitrogen utilization and/or uptake in plants. The invention further provides recombinant expression cassettes, host cells and transgenic plants.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2010Publication date: February 24, 2011Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: Rajeev Gupta, Kanwarpal S. Dhugga
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Publication number: 20110047647Abstract: The present invention provides methods and compositions relating to altering NT activity, nitrogen utilization efficiency and/or uptake in plants. The invention relates to a method for the production of plants with maintained or increased yield under low nitrogen fertility. The invention provides isolated nitrate transporter variant (NT variant) nucleic acids and their encoded proteins. The invention further provides recombinant expression cassettes, host cells, and transgenic plants. Plants transformed with nucleotide sequences encoding the NT variant enzyme show improved properties, for example, increased yield.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2010Publication date: February 24, 2011Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: LU LIU, HOA GIANG, DALE F. LOUSSAERT, HAIYIN WANG
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Patent number: 7893322Abstract: 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 TFSRP, and isolated nucleic acid coding TFSRP, and vectors and host cells containing the latter. Further provided are methods of producing transgenic plants expressing TFSRP, methods of increasing expression of other genes of interest using the TFSRP, methods of identifying novel TFSRP, and methods of modifying the expression of TFSRP in plants.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2009Date of Patent: February 22, 2011Assignee: BASF Plant Science GmbHInventors: Oswaldo da Costa e Silva, Nocha Van Thielen, Ruoying Chen
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Publication number: 20110041216Abstract: The NR enzymes described herein were discovered in the red algae of Porphyra perforata (PpNR) and Porphyra yezoensis (PyNR). The present invention provides methods and compositions relating to altering NR activity, nitrogen utilization and/or uptake in plants. The invention relates to a method for the production of plants with maintained or increased yield under low nitrogen fertility. The invention provides isolated nitrate reductase (NR) nucleic acids and their encoded proteins. The invention further provides recombinant expression cassettes, host cells, and transgenic plants. Plants transformed with nucleotide sequences encoding the NR enzyme show improved properties, for example, increased yield and growth.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2010Publication date: February 17, 2011Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: Dale F. Loussaert, Dennis O'Neill, Carl R. Simmons, Haiyin Wang
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Patent number: 7888559Abstract: 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: March 11, 2009Date of Patent: February 15, 2011Assignee: BASF Plant Science GmbHInventors: Oswaldo da Costa e Silva, Nocha Van Thielen, Ruoying Chen, Hans J. Bohnert, Rodrigo Sarria-Millan
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Publication number: 20110035837Abstract: Isolated polynucleotides and polypeptides and recombinant DNA constructs particularly useful for altering agronomic characteristics of plants under nitrogen limiting conditions, 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 functional in a plant, wherein said polynucleotide encodes an LNT3 or LNT3-like polypeptide.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2009Publication date: February 10, 2011Inventors: Milo Aukerman, Dale Loussaert, Stanley Luck, Hajime Sakai, Scott V. Tingey, Stephen M. Allen
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Publication number: 20110035844Abstract: The present invention provides polynucleotides and related polypeptides of the ZmERECTA gene family. The invention provides nucleic acid sequences for the Zm ERECTA genes. ZmERECTA is responsible for controlling plant growth, organ size and yield in crop plants.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2010Publication date: February 10, 2011Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: Mei Guo, Mary Rupe, Carl Simmons, Shoba Sivasankar
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Publication number: 20110035843Abstract: The invention provides isolated ethylene over-producer 1 (ETO1) nucleic acid molecules which are associated with ethylene production in plants and their encoded proteins. The present invention provides methods and compositions relating to altering ethylene production and abiotic stress response in plants. The invention further provides recombinant expression cassettes, host cells, transgenic plants, and antibody compositions.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2010Publication date: February 10, 2011Applicant: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.Inventors: Nicholas J. Bate, Xiaoming Bao
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Publication number: 20110027855Abstract: The invention provides isolated cellulose synthase nucleic acids and their encoded proteins. The present invention provides methods and compositions relating to altering cellulose synthase levels in plants. The invention further provides recombinant expression cassettes, host cells, and transgenic plants comprising said nucleic acids.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2010Publication date: February 3, 2011Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: Kanwarpal S. Dhugga, Haiyin Wang, Dwight Tomes, Timothy G. Helentjaris
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Publication number: 20110023356Abstract: Isolated polynucleotides and polypeptides and recombinant DNA constructs particularly useful for altering agronomic characteristics of plants under nitrogen limiting conditions 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 functional in a plant, wherein said polynucleotide encodes a LNT5 polypeptide.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2010Publication date: February 3, 2011Applicant: E.I. Du Pont De Nemours and Company and Pioneer HI -Bred InternationalInventors: MILO AUKERMAN, Stephen M. Allen, Dale Loussaert, Stanley Luck, Hajime Sakai, Scott V. Tingey
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Publication number: 20110030090Abstract: The invention provides isolated peptide-methionine sulfoxide reductase nucleic acids and their encoded proteins. The present invention provides methods and compositions relating to altering peptide-methionine sulfoxide reductase levels in plants. The invention further provides recombinant expression cassettes, host cells, transgenic plants, and antibody compositions.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2010Publication date: February 3, 2011Applicant: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and CompanyInventors: Saverio Carl Falco, Omolayo O. Famodu, Blake C. Meyers, Guo-Hua Miao, Joan T. Odell, J. Antoni Rafalski, Catherine J. Thorpe, Hajime Sakai, Zude Weng
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Publication number: 20110030091Abstract: Compositions and methods for conferring herbicide resistance or tolerance to bacteria, plants, plant cells, tissues and seeds are provided. Compositions include polynucleotides encoding herbicide resistance or tolerance polypeptides, vectors comprising those polynucleotides, and host cells comprising the vectors. The nucleotide sequences of the invention can be used in DNA constructs or expression cassettes for transformation and expression in organisms, including microorganisms and plants. Compositions also include transformed bacteria, plants, plant cells, tissues, and seeds. In particular, isolated polynucleotides encoding glyphosate resistance or tolerance polypeptides are provided. Additionally, amino acid sequences corresponding to the polynucleotides are encompassed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2010Publication date: February 3, 2011Applicant: Athenix Corp.Inventors: Laura C. Schouten, Cheryl L. Peters, Brian Vande Berg
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Patent number: 7880056Abstract: A transgenic plant transformed by a Signal Transduction Stress-Related Protein (STSRP) 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 STSRPs, and isolated nucleic acid coding STSRPs, and vectors and host cells containing the latter.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2009Date of Patent: February 1, 2011Assignee: BASF Plant Science GmbHInventors: Oswaldo da Costa e Silva, Nocha Van Thielen, Ruoying Chen, Hans J. Bohnert, Manabu Ishitani
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Publication number: 20110023190Abstract: This invention provides means for altering the harvest index of crop plants by modulating the expression of transgenic genes using dimerization domain and component stacks, thereby modulating plant architecture. The transgene/dimerization domain stacks are provided in a single transformation vector unit and are used to modulate plant growth, yield, and harvest index in plants.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2010Publication date: January 27, 2011Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: Shai J. Lawit, Dwight T. Tomes
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Publication number: 20110023193Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2010Publication date: January 27, 2011Inventors: Cory Christensen, Wuyi Wang, Dennis Yang
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Publication number: 20110023191Abstract: The present invention provides methods for altering plant characteristics by introducing into plants, isolated nucleic acid molecules that can be used to produce transgenic plants characterized by altered plant architecture, plant maturity, carbon and nitrogen partitioning and or improved harvestable yield. Also provided are isolated nucleic acids that encode PDR polypeptides, vectors capable of expressing such nucleic acid molecules, host cells containing such vectors and polypeptides encoded by such nucleic acids.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2010Publication date: January 27, 2011Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: Olga N. Danilevskaya, Evgueni Ananiev, Carl R. Simmons, Pedro Hermon, Rajeev Gupta
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Publication number: 20110016545Abstract: The invention relates to enzymes having xylanase, mannanase and/or glucanase activity, e.g., catalyzing hydrolysis of internal ?-1,4-xylosidic linkages or endo-?-1,4-glucanase linkages; and/or degrading a linear polysaccharide beta-1,4-xylan into xylose. Thus, the invention provides methods and processes for breaking down hemicellulose, which is a major component of the cell wall of plants, including methods and processes for hydrolyzing hemicelluloses in any plant or wood or wood product, wood waste, paper pulp, paper product or paper waste or byproduct. In addition, methods of designing new xylanases, mannanases and/or glucanases and methods of use thereof are also provided. The xylanases, mannanases and/or glucanases have increased activity and stability at increased pH and temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2008Publication date: January 20, 2011Applicant: VERENIUM CORPORATIONInventors: Kevin Gray, Reinhard Dirmeier
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Patent number: 7872170Abstract: Methods for identifying sunflower plants or germplasm that display resistance, improved resistance, or susceptibility to Orobanche cumana are provided. Sunflower plants or germplasm that are resistant or have improved resistance to Orobanche cumana are created. The plants or germplasm produced by the methods of the invention are also an aspect of the invention.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2007Date of Patent: January 18, 2011Assignee: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.Inventors: El Sayed Abdel Raouf Sadek Hassan, Eric Hoeft, Zenglu Li, Lomas Tulsieram
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Publication number: 20110010800Abstract: The present invention disclosed herein provides a method for producing a plant with increased yield as compared to a corresponding wild type plant comprising increasing or generating one or more activities in a plant or a part thereof. The present invention further relates to nucleic acids enhancing or improving one or more traits of a transgenic plant, and cells, progenies, seeds and pollen derived from such plants or parts, as well as methods of making and methods of using such plant cell(s) or plant(s), progenies, seed(s) or pollen. Particularly, said improved trait(s) are manifested in an increased yield, preferably by improving one or more yield-related trait(s).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2009Publication date: January 13, 2011Applicant: BASF PLANT SCIENCE GMBHInventors: Gerhard Ritte, Oliver Bläsing, Oliver Thimm
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Publication number: 20110010799Abstract: The invention provides isolated floral transition nucleic acids and their encoded proteins. The present invention provides methods and compositions relating to altering floral transition in plants. The invention further provides regulatory elements, recombinant expression cassettes, host cells, and transgenic plants.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2010Publication date: January 13, 2011Applicants: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC., E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANYInventors: Olga Danilevskaya, Milo J. Auckerman, Pedro Hermon, Evgueni Ananiev, David Mark Shirbroun, Michael G. Muszynski
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Publication number: 20110010801Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods for regulating expression of nucleotide sequences of interest in a plant. Compositions are novel nucleotide sequences for a pericarp-preferred promoter associated with the maize cystatin coding region. A method for expressing a nucleotide sequence of interest in a plant using the regulatory sequence disclosed herein is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2010Publication date: January 13, 2011Applicant: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.Inventor: Shane Abbitt