Defensin-encoding nucleic acid molecules derived from nicotiana alata, uses therfor and transgenic plants comprising same
Patent 7041877 Issued on May 9, 2006. Estimated Expiration Date: February 8, 2022. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
800/301, Pathogen resistant plant which is transgenic or mutant800/279, The polynucleotide confers pathogen or pest resistance536/23.6Encodes a plant polypeptide
The present invention provides nucleic acid molecules derived from Nicotiana alata, which encode defensin-like molecules. The present invention contemplates the use of such nucleic acid molecules in the generation of transcienic plants having resistance or at least reduced sensitivity to plant pests including insects, microorganisms, fungi and/or viruses. The transcienic plants provided by the present invention include monocotyledonous and dicotyledonous plants, and particularly include crop plants and ornamental flowering plants.
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