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Multicellular living organisms and unmodified parts thereof and related processes October listing of patent apps 10/07

20070250939 - Mannose binding lectin knock-out mice and methods of use thereof: A transgenic non-human animal with alterations in the MBL gene is prepared by introduction of a gene encoding an altered MBL protein into a host non-human animal. Methods for using transgenic mice so generated to screen for agents that effect MBL's cellular modulating activity are also provided.... Agent: Dann, Dorfman, Herrell & Skillman

20070250940 - Transgenic mice for bioassay of prions from deer and elk with chronic wasting disease: The invention relates to the use of transgenic constructs to produce animal models for the study of chronic wasting disease.... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070250941 - Vegf receptor conditional knockout animals and methods of use: Transgenic non-human animals and methods of producing non-human transgenic animals comprising within their genome a conditional targeted mutation in a VEGFR, e.g., VEGFR1 or VEGFR2, gene are provided along with methods and vectors used to produce such animals or cells.... Agent: Genentech, Inc.

20070250942 - Non-human transgenic mammals useful for identifying and assessing neural stem/progenitor cells: Non-human transgenic mammals are produced which have, incorporated in their genome, DNA which includes a regulatory sequence of a mammalian nestin gene, operably linked to a gene coding for a nuclear localization signal peptide fused to a marker protein or reporter protein. The regulatory sequence can include a promoter and... Agent: Fish & NeaveIPGroup Ropes & Gray LLP

20070250943 - Construction of chimera using en cells: It is intended to provide a chimeric animal producing a protein or tissue of an animal of the same or a different species or comprising a desired pluripotent cell transmitted to the germ line and to provide a pluripotent cell having a deletion of a particular gene and lacking a... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070250944 - Process for controlling cyst nematode population in soybeans: A method of controlling cyst nematode population in soybeans by providing a blended composition of soybean varieties. At least one of the soybean varieties in the blend has resistance to a given race spectrum, while another of the soybean varieties in the blend may have resistance to a differing race... Agent: Jondle & Associates P.C.

20070250958 - Cotton cultivar pm 3535 bg/rr: A cotton cultivar, designated PM 3535 BG/RR, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of cotton cultivar PM 3535 BG/RR, to the plants of cotton PM 3535 BG/RR and to methods for producing a cotton plant produced by crossing the cultivar PM 3535 BG/RR with itself or another cotton... Agent: Jondle & Associates P.C.

20070250952 - Plants and seeds of corn variety i112311: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated I112311. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety I112311, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety I112311 with itself... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P.

20070250955 - Plants and seeds of corn variety i796483: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated I796483. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety I796483, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety I796483 with itself... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P.

20070250953 - Plants and seeds of corn variety i877879: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated I877879. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety I877879, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety I877879 with itself... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P.

20070250947 - Identification and use of target genes for control of plant parasitic nematodes: The invention relates to identifying and evaluating target coding sequences for control of plant parasitic nematodes by inhibiting one or more biological functions, and their use. The invention provides methods and compositions for identification of such sequences and for the control of a plant-parasitic nematode population. By feeding one or... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P.

20070250946 - Monocot ahass sequences and methods of use: Isolated polynucleotides that encode acetohydroxyacid synthase small subunit (AHASS) polypeptides, and the amino acid sequences encoding these polypeptides, are described. Expression cassettes and expression vectors comprising the polynucleotides of the invention, as well as plants and host cells transformed with the polynucleotides, expression cassettes, and expression vectors, are described. Methods... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20070250956 - Nitrogen-regulated sugar sensing gene and protein and modulation thereof: The present invention relates to a nitrogen-regulated GATA transcription factor gene required for sugar sensing and the modulation of the expression of this gene to modulate a characteristic in a plant. The GATA transcription factor of the present invention is involved in regulating sugar sensing in plants and its expression... Agent: Bereskin And Parr

20070250948 - Plant-specific genetic-elements and transfer cassettes for plant transformation: The present invention provides nucleic acid molecules and sequences, particularly those identified and obtained from plants, that are useful for transferring and integrating one polynucleotide into another via plant transformation techniques.... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070250957 - Plants and seeds of corn variety i015022: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated I015022. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety I015022, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety I015022 with itself... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P.

20070250951 - Plants and seeds of corn variety i226276: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated I226276. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety I226276, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety I226276 with itself... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P.

20070250954 - Plants and seeds of corn variety i285290: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated I285290. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety I285290, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety I285290 with itself... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P.

20070250949 - Plants and seeds of corn variety i286346: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated I286346. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety I286346, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety I286346 with itself... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P.

20070250950 - Plants and seeds of corn variety i291273: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated I291273. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety I291273, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety I291273 with itself... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P.

20070250945 - Usage of mad-box genes in fruit & seed development by regulating active gibberellin synthesis: The present invention relates to a novel use of MADS-box genes, particularly, a novel use of MADS-box gene selected from a group consisting of a gene having a nucleotide sequence set forth in SEQ. ID. No 1 containing a nucleotide sequence encoding MADS-domain, a gene having a nucleotide sequence set... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20070250959 - Maize promoter active in silks, stalk nodes, roots and leaf sheaths: The present disclosure provides compositions and methods for regulating expression of heterologous nucleotide sequences in a plant. Compositions include a novel nucleotide sequence for a tissue-preferred maize promoter. A method for expressing a heterologous nucleotide sequence in a plant using the promoter sequence disclosed herein is provided. The method comprises... Agent: Pioneer Hi-bred International, Inc.

20070250960 - 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 HIO1002 nucleic acid. The invention is further directed to methods of generating plants with an altered oil content phenotype.... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20070250961 - Energy crops for improved biofuel feedstocks: The present invention is directed to improved systems and methods for reducing costs and increasing yields of cellulosic ethanol. In particular, the present invention provides plants genetically transformed for increased biomass, expression of lignocellulolytic enzymes, and simplification of harvesting and downstream processing. Also provided are methods for using these transgenic... Agent: Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP

20070250962 - Nucleotide sequences and polypeptides encoded thereby useful for increasing plant size and increasing the number and size of leaves: Isolated polynucleotides and polypeptides encoded thereby are described, together with the use of those products for making transgenic plants that are characterized by increased size, have an increased number and size of rosette leaves and are late-flowering.... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070250963 - Multiple stress-inducible peroxidase promoter derived from ipomoea batatas: The present invention relates to a multiple stress inducible promoter, more particularly to a multiple stress inducible peroxidase promoter derived by Ipomoea batatas, a expression vector for production of transgenic plants with enhanced tolerance to multiple stress containing the promoter, a transgenic plant cell and plants transduced by the expression... Agent: Jhk Law

20070250964 - Ice recrystallisation inhibition protein or antifreeze proteins from deschampsia, lolium and festuca species of grass: The present invention relates to nucleic acids or nucleic acid fragments encoding amino acid sequences for polypeptides involved in tolerance to freezing and/or low temperature stress in plants. More particularly, the present invention relates to nucleic acids or nucleic acid fragments encoding amino acid sequences for ice recrystallisation inhibition proteins... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20070245424 - Method for producing germ-line chimeric animal: The present invention provides a method for efficiently producing a germ-line chimeric animal and a method for conveniently producing a heterozygous animal and a homozygous animal. Specifically, a chimeric animal wherein germ cells are derived from introduced ES cells is produced by injecting embryonic stem cells (ES cells) into an... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070245426 - Soybean cultivar 6141145: A soybean cultivar designated 6141145 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 6141145, to the plants of soybean 6141145, to plant parts of soybean cultivar 6141145 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean cultivar 6141145 with itself or with another soybean... Agent: Jondle & Associates P.C.

20070245425 - Soybean isopentenyl transferase genes and methods of use: Methods and compositions for modulating plant development are provided. Polynucleotide sequences encoding isopentenyl transferase (IPT) polypeptides are provided, as are the amino acid sequences of the encoded polypeptides. The sequences can be used in a variety of methods including modulating root development, modulating floral development, modulating leaf and/or shoot development,... Agent: Pioneer Hi-bred International, Inc.

20070245430 - Bacillus thuringiensis cry gene and protein: Compositions and methods for protecting a plant from an insect pest are provided. In particular, novel polynucleotides and the pesticidal polypeptides they encode are provided. Methods of using the novel polynucleotides and pesticidal polypeptides of the invention to protect a plant from an insect pest are further provided. Particular embodiments... Agent: Pioneer Hi-bred International, Inc.

20070245427 - Bacillus thuringiensis cry gene and protein: Compositions and methods for protecting a plant from an insect pest are provided. In particular, novel polynucleotides and the pesticidal polypeptides they encode are provided. Methods of using the novel polynucleotides and pesticidal polypeptides of the invention to protect a plant from an insect pest are further provided. Particular embodiments... Agent: Pioneer Hi-bred International, Inc.

20070245428 - Bacillus thuringiensis cry gene and protein: Compositions and methods for protecting a plant from an insect pest are provided. In particular, novel polynucleotides and the pesticidal polypeptides they encode are provided. Methods of using the novel polynucleotides and pesticidal polypeptides of the invention to protect a plant from an insect pest are further provided. Particular embodiments... Agent: Pioneer Hi-bred International, Inc.

20070245429 - Soybean variety xb37l07: According to the invention, there is provided a novel soybean variety designated XB37L07. This invention thus relates to the seeds of soybean variety XB37L07, to the plants of soybean XB37L07 to plant parts of soybean variety XB37L07 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing plants of... Agent: Pioneer Hi-bred International, Inc.

20070245431 - Polyunsaturated fatty acid production in heterologous organisms using pufa polyketide synthase systems: Disclosed are novel acyl-CoA synthetases and novel acyltransferases, nucleic acid molecules encoding the same, recombinant nucleic acid molecules and recombinant host cells comprising such nucleic acid molecules, genetically modified organisms (microorganisms and plants) comprising the same, and methods of making and using the same. Also disclosed are genetically modified organisms... Agent: Sheridan Ross PC

20070245432 - Plants having improved growth characteristics and method for making the same: The present invention concerns a method for improving the growth characteristics of plants by increasing activity in a plant of a YIPPEE-like polypeptide or a homologue thereof. One such method comprises introducing into a plant a YIPPEE-like nucleic acid or variant thereof. The invention also relates to transgenic plants having... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20070245433 - 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 HIO1004 nucleic acid. The invention is further directed to methods of generating plants with an altered oil content phenotype.... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20070240236 - O-glycans in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease and cancers: The present invention provides preventive approaches and treatments for an inflammatory bowel disorder (e.g., Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis) or a gastrointestinal tumor (e.g., a colorectal cancer) comprising administering an O-glycan composition (e.g., mucins) to a subject, such as a human patient. In addition, the present invention also provides transgenic... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.

20070240235 - Methods for supporting and producing human cells and tissues in non-human mammal hosts: Provided are methods for culturing and producing human cell containing compositions, such as organs and blood, in non-human mammal hosts and for the preparation of animal-hosted human cell containing compositions for transplantation to human subjects. In one aspect, non-human hosts genetically modified or treated to reduce the expression of xenoantigens,... Agent: Paul Diamond

20070240239 - Axmi-003, a delta-endotoxin gene and methods for its use: Compositions and methods for conferring pesticidal activity to bacteria, plants, plant cells, tissues and seeds are provided. Compositions comprising a coding sequence for a delta-endotoxin polypeptide are provided. The coding sequences can be used in DNA constructs or expression cassettes for transformation and expression in plants and bacteria. Compositions also... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20070240237 - Expression in use of novel pesticidal toxins: A novel pesticidal toxin isolated from Bacillus thuringiensis that is highly active against a wide range of lepidopteran insect pests is disclosed. The DNA encoding the pesticidal toxin can be used to transform various prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms to express the pesticidal toxin. These recombinant organisms can be used to... Agent: Syngenta Biotechnology, Inc. Patent Department

20070240238 - Methods of protecting plants from pathogenic fungi: Methods for protecting a plant from a plant pathogenic fungus are provided. A method for enhancing fungal pathogen resistance in a plant using the nucleotide sequences disclosed herein is further provided. The method comprises introducing into a plant an expression cassette comprising a promoter operably linked to a nucleotide sequence... Agent: Pioneer Hi-bred International, Inc.

20070240240 - Altered metabolism: The present invention relates to methods for increasing the yield of a compound produced by an organism. More particularly, the present invention relates to methods for increasing the total or soluble carbohydrate content or sweetness or increasing the content of an endogenous carbohydrate of a plant tissue by producing a... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC

20070240242 - Method for multivariate analysis in predicting a trait of interest: A method for predicting a trait of interest in an agricultural sample comprises (a) obtaining a set of input data from: (i) at least one agronomic property; and (ii) at least one of a chemical property and physical property; (b) inputting the data into a processor containing at least one... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070240241 - Method of predicting a trait of interest: A method of predicting a trait of interest from a plant by measuring the degree of starch-protein association in the plant is provided. The degree of starch-protein association can be determined by identifying either chemical properties or physical properties, or both chemical and physical properties of plant cells. In a... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070240243 - Plant transcriptional regulators of drought stress: The invention relates to plant transcription factor polypeptides, polynucleotides that encode them, homologs from a variety of plant species, and methods of using the polynucleotides and polypeptides to produce transgenic plants having improved abiotic stress tolerance, such as drought stress tolerance, as compared to wild-type or reference plants. Sequence information... Agent: Mendel Biotechnology C/o Mofo Sf

20070234435 - Tie-2 driven overexpression of calreticulin as an inducer of non-small cell carinoma of lung: A transgenic mouse whose genome comprises a Tie-2 promoter operably linked to a cDNA encoding calreticulin (CRT) is described.... Agent: Ade & Company Inc.

20070234436 - Process for controlling cyst nematode population in soybeans: A method of controlling cyst nematode population in soybeans by providing a blended composition of soybean varieties. At least one of the soybean varieties in the blend has resistance to a given race spectrum, while another of the soybean varieties in the blend may have resistance to a differing race... Agent: Jondle & Associates P.C.

20070234437 - Detection of lethality gene for improved fertility in mammals: Oligonucleic acid molecules comprising a SNP site at a position corresponding to position 7480 of the bovine signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT5A) coding sequence (SEQ ID NO: 1). Also disclosed are an array or a kit comprising the same, a method for detecting the SNPs, a method for... Agent: Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC

20070234440 - Cotton cultivar dp 174 rf: A cotton cultivar, designated DP 174 RF, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of cotton cultivar DP 174 RF, to the plants of cotton DP 174 RF and to methods for producing a cotton plant produced by crossing the cultivar DP 174 RF with itself or another cotton... Agent: Jondle & Associates P.C.

20070234439 - Dna constructs that contain helianthus annuus hahb-10 gene coding sequence, method for generating plants with a shortened life cycle and a high tolerance to herbicidal compounds and transgenic plants with that sequence: The present invention refers to a gene from Helianthus annuus encoding a transcription factor that comprises a homeodomain associated with a leucine zipper. This gene is named Hahb-10. The transcription factor Hahb-10 can be used in DNA constructs to transform host cells and plants. Transgenic plants that overexpress this transcription... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20070234438 - Nucleic acid molecules and other molecules associated with plants: Expressed Sequence Tags (ESTs) isolated from soybean are disclosed. The ESTs provide a unique molecular tool for the targeting and isolation of novel genes for plant protection and improvement The disclosed ESTs have utility in the development of new strategies for understanding critical plant developmental and metabolic pathways. The disclosed... Agent: Arnold & Porter, LLP

20070234441 - Pmmov resistant capsicum plants: The present invention relates to a plant of the Capsicum genus, which plant exhibits resistance to Pepper mild mottle virus (PMMoV) pathotype 1.2.3 due to the presence of the L4 resistance allele in the genome of said plant, wherein the genetic information responsible for the SNFD phenotype is absent from... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20070234442 - Polynucleotide constructs: Synthetic modular polynucleotide constructs are useful for gene expression in plants, methods for making and using such constructs, and plants transformed with such constructs. The constructs comprise unique restriction sites for each modular element and may further comprise polynucleotide identifier sequences.... Agent: Monsanto Company

20070234443 - Maize genes for controlling plant growth and organ size and their use in improving crop plants: The present invention provides polynucleotides and related polypeptides of the ZmARGOS gene family. The invention provides genomic sequence for the ZmARGOS genes. ZmARGOS is responsible for controlling plant growth, organ size and yield in crop plants.... Agent: Pioneer Hi-bred International, Inc.

20070234444 - Floral transition genes in maize and uses thereof: The invention provides isolated floral transition nucleic acids and their encoded proteins. The present invention provides methods and compositions relating to altering floral transition in plants. The invention further provides regulatory elements, recombinant expression cassettes, host cells, and transgenic plants.... Agent: Pioneer Hi-bred International, Inc.