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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6011200 | Methods for altering the rate of plant development and plants obtained therefrom The present invention is based on the unexpected observation that DNA methylation, particularly at cytosine residues, regulates the rate of development of a plant. Based on this observation, the present invention provides methods of increasing or decreasi... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5998701 | Potatoes having improved quality characteristics and methods for their production Potato plants which exhibit reduced levels of glucan L-type tuber phosphorylase (GLTP) or glucan H-type tuber phosphorylase (GHTP) enzyme activity within the potato tuber are provided. The conversion of starches to sugars in potato tubers,... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5994622 | Methods for improving seeds The invention provides methods of modulating seed mass and other traits in plants. The methods involve producing transgenic plants comprising a recombinant expression cassette containing an AP2 nucleic acid linked to a plant promoter.... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5981852 | Modification of sucrose phosphate synthase in plants Sucrose phosphate synthase (SPS), a process for its preparation, its DNA, and utilization of DNA encoding SPS to modify the expression of SPS in the plant cells are provided. Methods and compositions for producing SPS protein and DNA encoding SPS from a n... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5981839 | Methods and compositions for regulated transcription and expression of heterologous genes Regulatory regions from genes expressed during a particular developmental stage or in a specific tissue are identified employing cDNA screening. The resulting regulatory regions are manipulated for use with foreign sequences for introduction into plant ce... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5977436 | Oleosin 5' regulatory region for the modification of plant seed lipid composition The present invention is directed to 5' regulatory regions of an Arabidopsis oleosin gene. The 5' regulatory regions, when operably linked to either the coding sequence of a heterologous gene or a sequence complementary to a native plant gene, direct expr... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5973228 | Coniferin beta-glucosidase cDNA for modifying lignin content in plants A cDNA molecule encoding coniferin beta-glucosidase is disclosed. This enzyme catalyzes one of the last steps in the synthesis of lignin in plants. Plants having modified lignin content may be produced by transformation with this cDNA (or parts of the cDN... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5968828 | Virus-resistant transgenic plants comprising cells transformed with a polynucleotide encoding a potyviridae P1 protein or P1 protein fragment Provided are transgenic plants with resistance to viral infection polynucleotides and methods for conferring such resistance, and methods for producing the transgenic plants. Plants transformed with a nucleotide sequence encoding a P1 protein of potato vi... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5962769 | Induction of male sterility in plants by expression of high levels of avidin Male-sterile plants can be produced by increasing the endogenous concentration of avidin in the plant tissues. This effect can be achieved by producing transgenic plants containing an expression vector in which a promoter is operably linked to a DNA seque... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5959181 | Method of preparation of transgenic plants resistant to viral infections and so obtained plants The present invention relates to a method of preparation of transgenic plants resistant to viral infections by introducing into the genoma of a host plant an antisense gene construct constituted by: the domain F of the subgenomic promoter of a viral RNA; ... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5959180 | DNA sequences from potato encoding solanidine UDP-glucose glucosyltransferase and use to reduce glycoalkaloids in solanaceous plants DNA sequences from potato which encode the enzyme solanidine UDP-glucose glucosyltransferase (SGT) are disclosed. Recombinant DNA molecules containing the sequences, and use thereof, in particular, use of an antisense DNA construct to inhibit the producti... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5959175 | Sunflower albumin 5' regulatory region for the modification of plant seed lipid composition The present invention is directed to 5' regulatory regions of a sunflower albumin gene. The 5' regulatory regions, when operably linked to either the coding sequence of a heterologous gene or a sequence complementary to a native plant gene direct expressi... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5945585 | Specific for palmitoyl, stearoyl and oleoyl-alp thioesters nucleic acid fragments encoding acyl-acp thiosesterase enzymes and the use of these fragments in altering plant oil composition Isolated nucleic acid fragments encoding an acyl-ACP thioesterase enzyme which catalyzes the hydrolysis of palmitoyl, stearoyl and oleoyl-ACP thioesters are described. Use of such fragments in altering plant oil composition is also described.... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5932784 | Method for obtaining male-sterile plants A recombinant polynucleotide which can be used for obtaining a male-sterile plant comprising an inhibitor gene capable of inhibiting the expression of a target gene encoding MS2 protein or a homologous target gene and a promoter that is active in the tape... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5929303 | Fruit-specific and ripening-regulation expansin genes to control fruit texture and softening Expansins are proteins that induce extension in isolated plant cell walls in vitro and have been proposed to disrupt non-covalent interactions between hemicellulose and cellulose microfibrils. Because the plant primary cell wall acts as a constraint to ce... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5925807 | GA4 DNA, protein and method of use The invention relates to the DNA and protein encoded by the GA4 locus. This protein is believed to be a member of the family of enzymes involved in the biosynthesis of the gibberellin family (GA) of plant growth hormones which promote various growth and d... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5919998 | Genetic control of plant hormone levels and plant growth Plant growth and plant growth habit can be controlled without the application of exogenous plant hormones or hormone mimetics using the nucleic acid sequences and methods provided. UDP-Glucose: Indol-3-ylacetyl-glucosyl transferase (IAGlu Transferase) ami... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5914449 | Method for increasing storage lipid content in plant seed In order to obtain a crop which provides an increased storage lipid content in its seed, the activity of cytosolic pyruvate kinase of a seed is substantially lowered as compared with the endogenous activity of pyruvate kinase in the plant seed. Preferably... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5914447 | Transgenic plants including a transgene consisting of a hybrid nucleic acid sequence, comprising at least one unedited mitochondrial gene fragment from higher plants and process for producing them Hybrid nucleic acid sequences including at least the coding region of an unedited mitochondrial gene of superior plants and controlling the male fertility of plants containing said sequences, transgenic plants having such sequences and methods of producti... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5910627 | Ph genes and their uses The present invention provides compositions and methods for regulating vacuolar pH. Isolated DNA constructs comprising sequences substantially identical to a Ph gene are provided. The methods typically involve introducing the construct into a plant, where... | 06/08/1999 |
| 5910444 | Plants in which the expression of S-adenosylhomocysteine hydrolase gene is inhibited The present invention discloses transgenic plants in which the expression of SAHH gene present in their genome is substantially inhibited. Such plants have excellent properties such as resistance to viruses.... | 06/08/1999 |
| 5910630 | Plant lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferases This invention relates to plant LPAATs, means to identify such proteins, amino acid and nucleic acid sequences associated with such protein, and methods to obtain, make and/or use such plant LPAATs. Purification, especially the removal of plant membranes ... | 06/08/1999 |
| 5907082 | Ovule-specific gene expression The present invention provides nucleic acid sequences from ovule-specific genes. The nucleic acids are useful in targeting gene expression to ovules or in modulating ovule development.... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5907081 | Control of plant abscission and pod dehiscence Recombinant or isolated nucleic acid sequences which: (a) encode enzymes or other proteins involved in plant abscission or dehiscence; (b) contain a promoter or other regulatory sequence which naturally controls expression of a gene involved in plant abscissio... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5889190 | Recombinant plant viral nucleic acids The present invention is directed to recombinant plant viral nucleic acids and to hosts infected thereby. The recombinant plant viral nucleic acids comprise a native plant viral subgenomic promoter, at least one non-native plant viral subgenomic promoter,... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5880330 | Shoot meristem specific promoter sequences A novel tissue-specific promoter is provided which has been isolated from the upstream non-coding region of a plant UFO gene. This promoter, operably associated with a nucleic acid sequence expressing a product of interest, initiates and regulates the tra... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5880331 | Use of anthocyanin genes to maintain male sterile plants This invention is directed to a method to maintain male sterility in corn by the genetic linkage via genetic engineering of a homozygous male-fertility gene with a color linked restorer and plant comprising said genes. Color genes disclosed as useful in t... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5880332 | DNA constructs related to capsanthin capsorubin synthase, cells and plants derived therefrom A DNA construct comprising a DNA sequence homologous to some or all of a sequence encoding a xanthophyll biosynthetic enzyme or a xanthophyll degradative enzyme. In an embodiment the DNA sequence encodes capsanthin-capsorubin synthase (CCS).... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5874269 | Purified proteins, recombinant DNA sequences and processes for controlling the ripening of coffee plant The invention provides purified proteins, DNA sequences that code on expression therefore and recombinant DNA molecules, including hosts transformed therewith for transforming coffee plants to suppress the expression of enzymes necessary for ethylene synt... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5866779 | Recombinant gibberellin DNA and uses thereof The present invention concerns the cloning and sequencing of DNA corresponding to the GA1 locus of A. thaliana which encodes ent-kaurene synthetase, to vectors containing said DNA, to vectors capable of expressing said DNA, and to hosts transformed with s... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5866790 | DNA sequences and plasmids for the preparation of sugar beet with changed sucrose concentration DNA sequences and plasmids are described, that by integration in a plant genome of sugar beet change the sucrose concentration. In addition, transgenic plants that, by introduction of the DNA sequences of the invention, have altered sugar concentrations, ... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5859328 | Isolated DNA elements that direct pistil-specific and anther-specific gene expression and methods of using same Isolated DNA elements that direct either pistil-specific or anther-specific expression of a polypeptide-encoding gene are disclosed. Plants comprising the DNA fragment operably linked to a gene are also disclosed. A further embodiment comprises a method o... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5859342 | Antisense nucleotide sequences affecting fatty acid catabolism in plants Nucleotide sequences encoding antisense RNA to proteins having enzymic activity in ଲ-oxidation, constructs, vectors, plants and plant cells comprising such nucleotide sequences, and uses of such nucleotide sequences.... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5850026 | Canola oil having increased oleic acid and decreased linolenic acid content An endogenous oil extracted from Brassica seeds is disclosed that contains, after crushing and extraction, greater than 86% oleic acid and less than 2.5% -linolenic acid. The oil also contains less than 7% linoleic acid. The Brassica seeds are prod... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5850020 | Materials and method for the modification of plant lignin content Novel isolated DNA sequences associated with the lignin biosynthetic pathway are provided, together with DNA constructs including such sequences. Methods for the modulation of lignin content in plants are also disclosed, the methods comprising incorporati... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5837850 | Regulatory element conferring tapetum specificity A 94 base pair DNA regulatory element that confers anther tapetum-specific gene expression has been discovered, isolated, and characterized. Additional tapetum-specific regulatory elements have been developed by mutating the 94 base pair anther box. These... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5834265 | Multifunctional RNA having self-processing activity, the preparation thereof and the use thereof A multifunctional RNA having self-processing activity, the preparation thereof and the use thereof Host cells can be transformed so that they express ribozyme RNA and antisense RNA which are connected with each other via a spacer. The RNA molecules can, f... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5830724 | Modification of starch production A process is provided whereby the constitution of starch produced in a plant is altered without there being a substantial change in the total amount of starch which is produced. In the process a plant cell is transformed using a chimaeric gene comprising ... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5824524 | Nucleotide sequences mediating fertility and method of using same Fertility in a plant is controlled by inactivating a gene critical to fertility, and inserting into the plant the criticial gene linked to an inducible promoter.... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5824876 | Plant parasitic nematode control A method of controlling nematodes, the method includes the steps of identification of a gene induced within a successfully infected plant by nematode infection of said plant and modifying the gene to confer nematode resistance to the plant.... | 10/20/1998 |
