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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7667092 | Processes and vectors for amplification or expression of nucleic acid sequences of interest in plants This invention discloses a biologically safe process of causing amplification and/or expression of one or more nucleic acid sequences of interest in a plant, plant tissue, plant cell or cell culture, characterized in that a plant cell is provided with at least two p... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7667093 | Site-specific recombination system to manipulate the plastid genome of higher plants A site specific recombination system and methods of use thereof are disclosed for manipulating the genome of higher plants. ... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7652194 | Processes and vectors for producing transgenic plants This invention describes a process for gene expression in plants utilizing translational vectors. Said translational vectors cause a gene of interest to be stably integrated into a transcriptionally active host genomic DNA such that the transcription of the gene of ... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7645918 | Method of plastid transformation in , vector for use therein and plants thus obtained The present invention relates to a method for the transformation of plastid genomes of plant species, in particular Asteraceae plant species, comprising the steps of providing a transformation vector carrying a DNA sequence of interest; subjecting a plant mat... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7642404 | Transgenic plants with controlled distribution of a trait to progeny A process of producing a transgenic multi-cellular plants or parts thereof expressing a trait of interest, said trait having a controlled distribution of said trait to progeny, wherein said process comprises (i) producing a first plant or a cell thereof having in a ... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7629502 | Non-antibiotic selection marker genes The present invention provides for a DNA construct comprising a promoter, a TSB1 gene, and a genetic modification, wherein the TSB1 gene and the genetic modification are promoted by the same said promoter. Additionally, the present invention provides for a plant tha... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7626077 | Glyphosate-resistant plants This invention relates to glyphosate-resistant transgenic plants and methods of making the same. In a preferred embodiment, a DNA fragment which comprises an EPSPS 5′ regulatory sequence and a glyphosate-resistant EPSPS coding sequence is introduced into regenerab... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7626078 | Polycomb genes from maize—and The present invention relates to polycomb genes isolated from Zea mays, and host cells and plants transformed with a Mez2 gene. ... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7615678 | Methods for using artificial polynucleotides and compositions thereof to reduce transgene silencing The materials and methods disclosed provide for polynucleotide molecules sufficiently divergent from polynucleotides naturally contained in plants, or polynucleotides previously introduced into plants as transgenes to permit trait stacking in plant breeding methods ... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7612253 | Methods of modulating cytokinin related processes in a plant using B3 domain proteins The present invention is directed to plant genetic engineering. In particular, it relates to methods of modulating cytokinin related processes in a plant and selecting a plant having a phenotype associated with an altered cytokinin-related process. ... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7612252 | Homeotic genes and proteins, uses thereof The homeotic gene AGL42 in Arabidopsis has been cloned and characterized and is presented herein, both alone and in association with expression control sequences and in vectors which may be used e.g. for transgenic expression. The gene exhibits the role of co... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7605300 | Genetic insulator for preventing influence by another gene promoter A 16 bp polynucleotide sequence of Arabidopsis thaliana is a genetic insulator that can effectively isolate a transgene from positional effects of neighboring gene activities in transgenic plant cells. ... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7601885 | Transgenic plant comprising a cassava vein mosaic virus promoter and a heterologous nucleic acid sequence The invention relates to compositions and methods useful for the production of transgenic plants. In particular, the invention relates to cassava vein mosaic virus (CsVMV) promoter sequences and expression cassettes containing CsVMV promoter sequences. The invention... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7601886 | Production of transgenic plants with increased seed yield The invention provides methods of producing plants with increased seed production and transgenic plants with increased seed yields produced by said methods. ... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7589252 | Plant transcription factors and enhanced gene expression The invention relates to transgenic plants that demonstrate enhanced expression of a plant transcription factor under the control of a seed specific promoter such that expression of the transcription factor activates transcription of a native or non-native coding se... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7586023 | Methods of conferring ppo-inhibiting herbicide resistance to plants by gene manipulation The present invention provides methods to confer resistance to protoporphyrinogen-inhibiting herbicides onto crop plants. Resistance is conferred by genetically engineering the plants to express cloned DNA encoding a protoporphyrinogen oxidase resistant to porphyric... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7582807 | Regulation of gene expression using chromatin remodelling factors The invention provides a method to regulate expression of a gene of interest in a plant comprising, introducing into the plant a first nucleotide sequence comprising, the gene of interest operatively linked to a first regulatory region, and an operator sequence capa... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7579516 | Promoters functional in plant plastids The present invention relates to isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising the untranslated region of SEQ ID NO: 1, 2 or 3. The invention also relates to chimeric genes comprising SEQ ID NO: 2 operatively linked to the coding sequence of a gene of interest and to pl... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7576260 | Nucleotide sequences and polypeptides encoded thereby useful for modifying plant characteristics Isolated polynucleotides and polypeptides encoded thereby are described, together with the use of those products for making transgenic plants with increased tolerance to pH or increased phosphorus efficiency. ... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7563942 | Generation of plants with altered oil content The present invention is directed to plants that display an altered oil content phenotype due to altered expression of a HIO128.5 nucleic acid. The invention is further directed to methods of generating plants with an altered oil content phenotype. ... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7563943 | Generation of plants with altered oil, protein, or fiber content 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... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7560611 | Method and apparatus for substantially isolating plant tissues The present invention discloses and claims methods and devices for the rapid mechanical isolation of monocot plant tissues suitable for transformation or tissue culture. The invention includes mechanical devices for substantially isolating target plant tissues for u... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7557259 | Plastid transit peptides The present invention provides novel plastid transit peptides that direct localization of attached moieties (e.g., polypeptides) into plant plastids. The present invention also relates to methods and compositions for localizing polypeptides to plant plastids includi... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7557260 | Plastid transit peptides The present invention provides novel plastid transit peptides that direct localization of attached moieties (e.g., polypeptides) into plant plastids. The present invention also relates to methods and compositions for localizing polypeptides to plant plastids includi... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7544856 | Rice restorer gene to the rice BT type cytoplasmic male sterility The purpose of the present invention is to provide the rice restorer gene to the rice BT type cytoplasmic male sterility. The gene of the present invention comprises a nucleic acid encoding the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO. 75, or an amino acid sequence which is... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7541515 | Method of increasing expression of heterologous proteins in plants Increased expression of heterologous proteins in a plant is achieved by introducing the nucleotide sequence encoding the heterologous protein into a plant that has high oil seed content compared to low oil seed and/or is introduced into a plant having reduced alcoho... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7538259 | Moss expressing promoting regions Disclosed are isolated nucleic acid molecules encoding wild type nucleus derived moss expression promoting regions (MEPRs) as well as a method for producing recombinant polypeptides using such MEPRs. ... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7528292 | Plastid transformation using modular vectors The invention provides processes for generating transgenic plants or plant cells transformed on their plastome, comprising introducing into plant plastids a first and a second DNA molecule, wherein the first DNA molecule contains a first region homologous to a regio... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7525012 | Chemical inducible promoters used to obtain transgenic plants with a silent marker Chemically inducible promoters are described that may be used to transform plants, including tobacco and lettuce, with genes which are easily regulatable by adding the plants or plant cells to a medium containing an inducer of the promoter or by removing the plants ... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7525013 | Soybean selection system based on AEC-resistance A method for generating a transgenic soybean plant comprising in its genome a heterologous nucleic acid sequence of interest, comprises introducing into a soybean somatic embryo a polynucleotide encoding a functional dihydrodipicolinate synthase (DHPS) polypeptide, ... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7514596 | Methods for simultaneous control of lignin content and composition, and cellulose content in plants The present invention relates to a method of concurrently introducing multiple genes into plants and trees is provided. The method includes simultaneous transformation of plants with multiple genes from the phenylpropanoid pathways including 4CL, CAld5H, AldOMT, SAD... | 04/07/2009 |
| 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 |
| 7504555 | Translation control elements for high-level protein expression in the plastids of higher plants and methods of use thereof DNA constructs containing translational control elements are provided. These 5′ regulatory segments facilitate high level expression of transgenes introduced into the plastids of higher plants. ... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7498480 | Cytoplasmic gene inhibition or gene expression in transfected plants by a tobraviral vector This invention is directed to a monopartite RNA viral vector comprising modified tobravirus RNA-1 comprising an inserted foreign RNA sequence. This invention is also directed to a bipartite RNA viral vector derived from a tobravirus, wherein the vector comprises one... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7498481 | Method for obtaining a monocotyledon plant containing a gene of interest free of foreign ancillary sequence The present invention relates to a method for obtaining a transgenic monocotyledon plant containing a gene of interest free of foreign ancillary sequences comprising: a) transforming at least one cell of a plant having no active tr... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7485772 | Methods of suppressing flowering in transgenic plants The present invention provides a transgenic plant characterized by suppressed flowering. The transgenic plant contains a nucleic acid molecule including a floral organ selective regulatory element operatively linked to a nucleotide sequence encoding a cytotoxic gene... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7485771 | Polypeptides and polynucleotides relating to the α- and β-subunits of glutamate dehydrogenases and methods of use Amino acid and nucleotide sequences relating to the glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH) enzyme are described. The GDH enzymes described herein were discovered in the alga Chlorella sorokiniana in the form of seven different inducible isoenzymes. These isoenzymes ar... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7482508 | Methods and means for modulating cellulose biosynthesis in fiber producing plants The present invention provides novel genes involved in cellulose biosynthesis and methods using such genes to modulate cellulose biosynthesis in fiber-producing plants such as cotton. The invention also provides methods for identifying and isolating alleles of these... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7476777 | Biological containment system The invention relates to materials and methods useful for controlling the unwanted spread of transgenic traits. The methods involve an apomictic plant containing a transgene for a desired trait and a transgene causing seed infertility. The methods also involve one o... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7476778 | Plant galactinol synthase homologs Isolated nucleic acid fragments encoding galactinol synthase are disclosed. Recombinant DNA construct(s) for use in altering expression of endogenous genes encoding galactinol synthase are also disclosed. ... | 01/13/2009 |