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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8119859 | Transformation of algal cells Exemplary methods include a method for transforming an algal cell by preparing a transformation construct, preparing a particle for bombarding the algal cell, adhering the transformation construct to the particle, bombarding the algal cell with the particle, and gro... | 02/21/2012 |
| 7663026 | Transformation of seaweed utilizing biolistic gene transfer to spores This invention relates to marine algae, and more particularly, to a method for producing improved seaweed strains by genetic engineering. The vector for transformation were constructed by inserting the high-plant or algae-derived promoters upstream of foreign report... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7339091 | Recombinant phytases and uses thereof In this invention, two phytase genes from two generally-regarded-as-safe microorganisms, Bacillus licheniformis and Bacillus subtilis 168, were cloned and characterized. A process for phytase enzyme over-expression and purification was also developed. ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7335760 | Nucleic acid sequences encoding zinc finger proteins Isolated polynucleotides and polypeptides encoded thereby are described, together with the use of those products for making transgenic plants. ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7314970 | Method for plant breeding Methods and compositions relating to glyphosate resistant maize plants, including the GA21, GG25, GJ11 and FI117 transformation events, are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of using herbicide resistance transformation events in plant breeding procedures. The in... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7309822 | Inbred corn line G0302 Broadly this invention provides an invention which is inbred corn line G0302. The methods for producing a corn plant by crossing the inbred line G0302 are also encompassed by the invention. Additionally, the invention relates to the various parts of inbred G0302 inc... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7304220 | Regulation of quinolate phosphoribosyl transferase expression DNA encoding a plant quinolate phosphoribosyl transferase (QPRTase) enzyme, and constructs comprising such DNA are provided. Methods of altering quinolate phosphoribosyl transferase expression are provided. ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7294758 | Materials and methods for producing geminivirus resistant plants The subject invention pertains to materials and methods for producing plants that are resistant to infection by geminiviruses and other related viruses. Methods of the invention comprise transforming a plant with a polynucleotide wherein when the polynucleotide is e... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7282359 | Plant 1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate reductoisomerase This invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid fragment encoding a 1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate reductoisomerase. The invention also relates to the construction of a chimeric gene encoding all or a portion of the 1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate reductoisomerase... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7279624 | Plants and seeds of corn variety I015011 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated I015011. This invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety I015011, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn p... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7276646 | Synthetic polynucleotide coding for human lactoferrin, vectors, cell and transgenic plants containing it A synthetic polynucleotide encoding human lactoferrin, modified with respect to the natural gene so as to maximize its expression in vegetals, on the basis of the preferential use of the codons is described. Moreover, the vectors containing such sequence, that havin... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7268226 | Maize Cyclo1 gene and promoter The present invention provides compositions and methods for regulating expression of heterologous nucleotide sequences in a plant. Compositions include a novel nucleotide sequence for a root-preferred promoter for the gene encoding Cyclo1. A method for expressing a ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7259016 | Shaken not stirred This invention relates to a method of transforming plant cells using whiskers on various types of target tissue. And further relates to a method of transforming plant cells using whiskers with an improved agitation method. ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7250295 | Plant cells encoding a peptide mimotope to mycotoxin deoxynivalenol and uses thereof The present invention provides transgenic plants cells that express a peptide mimotope of the non-peptide mycotoxin deoxynivalenol. In particular, the peptide mimotope competes with deoxynivalenol for binding to a monoclonal antibody and is antagonistic to the inhib... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7220583 | avr and hop proteins, their encoding nucleic acids, and use thereof One aspect of the present invention relates to isolated nucleic acid molecules encoding avirulence proteins or polypeptides of Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae DC 3000, or nucleic acid molecules which are complementary thereto. Expression vectors, hos... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7214856 | Plant having tolerance to environmental stress A stress-tolerant transgenic plant comprising an exogenously-introduced polynucleotide encoding a protein kinase which activates stress-responsive transcription factors. The polynucleotide may encode a protein kinase which comprises SEQ ID NO: 2 (SRK-2C) or a sequen... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7211713 | Methods and compositions for the production of stably transformed, fertile monocot plants and cells thereof This invention relates to a reproducible system for the production of stable, genetically transformed maize cells, and to methods of selecting cells that have been transformed. One method of selection disclosed employs the Streptomyces bar gene introduced by ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7205460 | Plants and seeds of corn variety I026458 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated I026458. This invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety I026458, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn p... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7205462 | Inbred corn line G2202 Broadly this invention provides an invention which is inbred corn line G2202. The methods for producing a corn plant by crossing the inbred line G2202 are also encompassed by the invention. Additionally, the invention relates to the various parts of inbred G2202 inc... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7205459 | Transformable inbred corn line LIZL5 and methods for use thereof According to the invention, there is provided an inbred corn plant designated LIZL5. This invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the inbred corn plant LIZL5, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing the inbred corn p... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7199285 | Modulation of abscisic acid signal transduction in plants The present invention provides methods of modulating abscisic acid signal transduction in plants. The method comprise introducing into the plant a recombinant expression cassette comprising a promoter operably linked to an ABH1 polynucleotide. ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7192771 | Plant promoter sequence Aspects of the invention concern an isolated nucleic acid consisting of the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:1 operably associated with a heterologous nucleotide sequence. ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7169981 | Plants and seeds of corn variety 1015036 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated I015036. This invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety I015036, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn p... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7166768 | Whisker-mediated transformation of embryogenic cotton suspension cultures Embryogenic cotton suspension cultures can be transformed by elongated, needle-like structures called “whiskers”. The process comprises the agitation of cotton suspension cultures in the presence of DNA and whiskers, whereby DNA uptake and integration thereof is... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7161064 | Method for producing stably transformed duckweed using microprojectile bombardment Methods and compositions for the efficient transformation of duckweed are provided. The methods involve transformation by ballistic bombardment. In this manner, any gene or nucleic acid of interest can be introduced and expressed in duckweed plants. Transformed duck... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7135614 | Brassica or helianthus plants having mutant delta-12 or delta-15 sequences Plants are disclosed that contain a mutation in a delta-12 or delta-15 fatty acid desaturase gene. Preferred plants are rapeseed and sunflower plants. Plants carrying such mutant genes have altered fatty acid composition in seeds. In one embodiment, a plant contains... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7135620 | Genetic engineering of plant chloroplasts Novel chimeric constructions and methods for their use are provided for expression of exogenous genes in a plant chloroplast. Particularly, expression is achieved by the use of a chloroplast or bacterial 5′ untranslated region in the expression cassette. The expre... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7132289 | Method for introducing foreign matters into living cells A method for introducing a foreign matter into a cell, includes the steps of placing a small particle carrying a foreign matter at a part of a cell surface of a living cell, boring a hole in a cell wall and/or a cell membrane by irradiating and treating said part of... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7129394 | Transgenic tea through biolistic using leaf explants The present invention relates to Production of transgenic tea (Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze) through biolistic. ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7129062 | Matrix attachment regions and methods for use thereof The present invention relates to compositions and methods for transfecting eukaryotic cells with nucleic acid vectors. In particular, the invention relates to the uses of Matrix Attachment Region (MAR) elements to increase stable and transient transfection efficienc... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7126044 | Plant genes conferring resistance to virus Nucleic acids and polypeptides were identified and isolated from Poncirus trifoliata, a sexually compatible close relative of Citrus. These sequences, when present in a plant genome, result in the expression of resistance to CTV infection. Several meth... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7122715 | In vitro method to create circular molecules for use in transformation The present invention relates generally to transgenic plants. More specifically, it relates to methods and compositions for the introduction of DNA using circular molecules that are not able to replicate outside a host cell. The circular molecules contain site-speci... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7119255 | Promoter from maize prolamin seed storage protein and uses thereof Provided is a nucleotide sequence of a promoter from a gene encoding a 55 kDa maize prolamin family protein. Also provided are methods that utilize the 55 kDa maize prolamin family gene promoter to express heterologous sequences in plants, expression cassettes that ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7102056 | Compositions and methods for plant transformation and regeneration Improved compositions and methods for transformation and regeneration of plants from embryogenic callus are disclosed that include, for example: use of an intermediate-incubation medium after callus induction to increase the competence of the transformed cells for r... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7064248 | Method of preparing fertile transgenic corn plants by microprojectile bombardment A method of preparing fertile transgenic Zea mays (corn) plants which stably express DNA encoding a Bacillus thuringiensis endotoxin, so as to impart insect resistance to the fertile transgenic plants is taught. The method comprises bombarding regenera... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7057089 | Methods for transforming immature maize embryos Methods are provided for transforming freshly isolated, immature maize embryos and for producing transgenic maize plants. The methods comprise obtaining immature embryos from a maize plant, contacting the embryos with an auxin-depleted or phytohormone-depleted trans... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7049489 | Genes for controlling floral development in orchid The present invention provides PeMADS2, PeMADS3, PeMADS4 and PeMADS5 for controlling floral development in orchid. The present invention also provides a protein, a vector, a cell, a protocorn, and a kit for controlling the floral development in orchid. A method for ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7049121 | Butyrylcholinesterase variant polypeptides with increased catalytic efficiency and methods of use The invention provides twenty-one butyrylcholinesterase variants having increased cocaine hydrolysis activity as well as the corresponding encoding nucleic acids. The invention further provides methods of hydrolyzing a cocaine-based butyrylcholinesterase substrate a... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7041876 | Oomycete-resistant transgenic plants by virtue of pathogen-induced expression of a heterologous hypersensitive response elicitor The present invention relates to a chimeric gene that includes a first DNA molecule encoding a hypersensitive response elicitor protein or polypeptide, a promoter operably linked 5′ to the first DNA molecule to induce transcription of the first DNA molecule in res... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7015661 | Method and apparatus for accelerating charged particles A method and apparatus for accelerating charged particles. The charged particles accelerate as they travel through electric fields produced by a plurality of accelerating elements having first and second electrode plates. A magnetic field produced by a pair of magne... | 03/21/2006 |
