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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8030472 | Compositions and methods for the modification of gene expression Novel isolated plant polynucleotide promoter sequences are provided, together with genetic constructs comprising such polynucleotides. Methods for using such constructs in modulating the transcription of DNA sequences of interest are also disclosed, together with tr... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8017833 | Wood and cell wall gene microarray The invention provides polynucleotide and polypeptide sequences isolated from P. radiate and E. grandis that are involved in wood and cell wall biosynthesis. Methods for using the sequences, along with constructs and transgenic plants, are provided als... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7999149 | Vascular-preferred promoter sequences and uses thereof Plant polynucleotide promoter sequences are provided, together with DNA constructs comprising the inventive polynucleotide. Methods for using the inventive constructs for regulating gene expression are provided, along with transgenic plants comprising the inventive ... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7960614 | Plant transformation and selection The present invention relates to a genotype-independent method for transforming and selecting plant explants. The transformation method includes pre-culturing the explants in the presence of an Agrobacterium inducer and exposing the transformed explants to a ... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7851679 | Reproductive ablation constructs The present invention relates to the regulation of reproductive development, particularly to the genetic ablation of reproductive tissues in angiosperm and gymnosperm species. Reproductive-preferred promoters, regulatory elements, and cytotoxic nucleotide sequences ... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7799906 | Compositions and methods for modulating lignin of a plant Novel plant monolignol synthesis, monolignol transport, and lignin polymerization genes and polypeptides encoded by such genes are provided. These genes and polynucleotide sequences are useful regulating the lignification process and plant phenotype. Moreover, these... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7754869 | Production of syringyl lignin in gymnosperms The present invention relates to a method for producing syringyl lignin in gymnosperms. The production of syringyl lignin in gymnosperms is accomplished by genetically transforming a gymnosperm genome, which does not normally contain genes which code for enzymes nec... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7723110 | Plant cell signaling genes Novel plant cell signaling genes and gene products are provided. These gene, polypeptide and oligonucleotide sequences are useful in regulating plant phenotype. Moreover, these genes and gene products are useful for expression profiling of plant cell signaling genes... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7665243 | Somatic embryogenesis and embryo harvesting and method and apparatus for preparing plant embryos for plant production Described herein are methods and media for facilitating somatic embryogenesis and for collecting, conditioning, and transferring the washed embryos onto a substrate and into an environment suitable for conditioning the embryos for a desired period of time so they be... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7507875 | Transcription factors The invention provides polynucleotide sequences isolated from plants encoding transcription factors. Polypeptides encoded by the polynucleotides are also provided. Products and methods of use are disclosed. ... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7456338 | Modification of plant lignin content DNA constructs comprising a first DNA segment that corresponds to at least a portion of a gene in the monolignol biosynthetic pathway, a spacer DNA segment, and a second DNA segment that is complementary to the first DNA segment can be used to reduce or modulate the... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7453025 | Reproductive ablation constructs The present invention relates to the regulation of reproductive development, particularly to the genetic ablation of reproductive tissues in angiosperm and gymnosperm species. Reproductive-preferred promoters, regulatory elements, and cytotoxic nucleotide sequences ... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7442786 | Vascular-preferred promoters The present invention relates to the regulation of polynucleotide transcription and/or expression. In particular, this invention relates to polynucleotide regulatory sequences isolated from Eucalyptus grandis and Pinus radiata that are capable of confe... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7411059 | Production of syringyl lignin in gymnosperms The present invention relates to a method for producing syringyl lignin in gymnosperms. The production of syringyl lignin in gymnosperms is accomplished by genetically transforming a gymnosperm genome, which does not normally contain genes which code for enzymes nec... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7402428 | Modification of plant lignin content DNA constructs comprising a first DNA segment that corresponds to at least a portion of a gene in the monolignol biosynthetic pathway, a spacer DNA segment, and a second DNA segment that is complementary to the first DNA segment can be used to reduce or modulate the... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7371927 | Methods for modulating plant growth and biomass This application discloses methods for modulating plant growth and biomass comprising stably incorporating into the genome of the plant a genetic construct comprising a gene promoter that is active in wood-forming tissues, a polynucleotide sequence encoding polypept... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7365186 | Vascular-preferred promoter sequences and uses thereof Plant polynucleotide promoter sequences are provided, together with DNA constructs comprising the inventive polynucleotide. Methods for using the inventive constructs for regulating gene expression are provided, along with transgenic plants comprising the inventive ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7317136 | Methods for modifying plant cell walls and modified plants produced thereby The present invention provides methods for modulating cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin composition and deposition in secondary cell wall layers of plants to improve plant traits that are commercially desirable (e.g., enhanced digestibility of forage crops by anim... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7211711 | Compositions and methods for the modification of gene expression Novel isolated plant polynucleotide promoter sequences are provided, together with genetic constructs comprising such polynucleotides. Methods for using such constructs in modulating the transcription of DNA sequences of interest are also disclosed, together with tr... | 05/01/2007 |
