Multicellular living organisms and unmodified parts thereof and related processes inventions 11/07

20070277253 - Novel porcine pancreatic amylase gene promoter and transgenic pigs expressing heterologous digestive enzymes: The present invention relates to a novel promoter and its use in driving expression of foreign genes in transgenic animals (especially pigs). Accordingly, the present invention provides a method for producing transgenic animals harboring heterologous genes regulated by the promoter of the present invention.... Agent: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld L.L.P.

20070277249 - Animal selected for lacking heparan sulfate-3-o-sulfotransferase-1 and uses thereof: An animal selected for lacking heparan sulfate 3-O-sulfotransferase-1 activity is provided. This animal exhibits characteristics associated with myxomatous valvular disease and is useful for identifying agents which prevent, delay or treat myxomatous valvular disease. Methods of diagnosing myxomatous valvular disease are also provided.... Agent: Licata & Tyrrell P.C.

20070277250 - Angiogenic heparin-binding epitopes, peptide amphiphiles, self-assembled compositions and related methods of use: Peptide amphiphiles and related compositions comprising sulfated polysaccharides, such as but not limited to sulfated glycosaminoglycans, and methods of use relating to the encapsulation and/or controlled release of angiogenic growth factor(s).... Agent: Benet Group LLC C/o Intellevate

20070277251 - Diagnosis and prediction of parkinson's disease: The present invention provides an in vitro method for diagnosis or prediction of Parkinson's disease in a subject, the method comprising testing for a mutation of a mitochondrial DNA polymerase POLG1 gene of the subject and, where the mutation is detected, diagnosing or predicting Parkinson's disease in the subject. Further,... Agent: Dechert LLP

20070277252 - Transgenic non-human mammal comprising a polynucleotide encoding human or humanized c5ar: The present invention relates to transgenic non-human mammals comprising a polynucleotide encoding a human or humanized C5aR. The invention also relates to use of the transgenic non-human mammals in methods of screening for agonists, inverse agonists and antagonists of human C5aR and for testing efficacy of C5aR agonists, inverse agonists... Agent: Bozicevic, Field & Francis LLP

20070277254 - Method for increasing ploidy in a plant: Abstract: The present invention provides a method of increasing ploidy in cells of a woody perennial plant, the method comprising: contacting plant tissue comprising dividing cells with an effective amount of a composition comprising about 0.5% w/v colchicine to about 3% w/v colchicine. Woody perennial plants with increased ploidy obtained... Agent: Dykema Gossett PLLC

20070277255 - Method for improving fertility of hybrid plants comprising placing fertility restorter genes into multiple gene loci: An object of the present invention to provide a hybrid plant having a high fertility and a method for producing such a hybrid plant. The hybrid plant of the present invention is characterized by having two or more copies of a fertility restorer gene at two or more gene loci... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070277256 - Inbred maize line phdwa: A novel inbred maize line designated PHDWA and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprise crossing inbred maize line PHDWA with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PHDWA through... Agent: Pioneer Hi-bred International, Inc.

20070277258 - Nucleic acid molecules and other molecules associated with plants: The present invention is in the field of plant biochemistry. More specifically the invention relates to nucleic acid molecules that encode proteins and fragments of proteins produced in plant cells, in particular, maize plants. The invention also relates to proteins and fragments of proteins so encoded and antibodies capable of... Agent: Arnold & Porter, LLP

20070277262 - Soybean cultivar 17082821: A soybean cultivar designated 17082821 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 17082821, to the plants of soybean 17082821, to plant parts of soybean cultivar 17082821 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean cultivar 17082821 with itself or with another soybean... Agent: Jondle & Associates P.C.

20070277261 - Soybean cultivar 17621620: A soybean cultivar designated 17621620 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 17621620, to the plants of soybean 17621620, to plant parts of soybean cultivar 17621620 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean cultivar 17621620 with itself or with another soybean... Agent: Jondle & Associates P.C.

20070277263 - Multi-gene expression vehicle: A multigene expression vehicle (MGEV) consisting essentially of a polynucleotide comprising 2 to 8 domain segments, D, each domain encoding a functional protein, each domain being joined to the next in a linear sequence by a Linker (L) segment encoding a Linker peptide, the D and L segments all being... Agent: Greenlee Winner And Sullivan P C

20070277257 - Recombinant bacillus phytases and uses thereof: In this invention, two phytase genes from two generally-regarded-as-safe microorganisms, Bacillus lichenformis and Bacillus subtilis 168, were cloned and characterized. A process for phytase enzyme over-expression and purification was also developed. The enzymes have molecular weight of about 48 kilodaltons and showed extracellular phytate-hydrolyzing activities. The recombinant enzyme can be... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20070277260 - Soybean cultivar 00977706: A soybean cultivar designated 00977706 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 00977706, to the plants of soybean 00977706, to plant parts of soybean cultivar 00977706 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean cultivar 00977706 with itself or with another soybean... Agent: Jondle & Associates P.C.

20070277259 - Soybean cultivar s060182: A soybean cultivar designated S060182 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar S060182, to the plants of soybean S060182, to plant parts of soybean cultivar S060182 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean cultivar S060182 with itself or with another soybean... Agent: Jondle & Associates P.C.

20070277264 - Novel vector: In order to provide a vector and a method for introducing one copy of a desired gene to a predetermined position of a host DNA at a high frequency without any bad influences upon the host cell and a vector and a method for deleting or inverting a host DNA... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070277265 - System for functional gene discovery in plants: The invention is directed to a method of multigenerational analysis of plants modified by insertional mutagenesis, and a method for associating plant mutant trait and genotype information. The invention is further directed to a method for managing data pertaining to plant mutant trait and genotype information in a database. The... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20070277266 - Delta-5 desaturase and its use in making polyunsaturated fatty acids: Isolated nucleic acid fragments and recombinant constructs comprising such fragments encoding delta-5 desaturase along with a method of making long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) using this delta-5 desaturase in plants and oleaginous yeast are disclosed.... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20070277267 - Nucleic acid molecules and other molecules associated with plants: The present invention is in the field of plant genetics. More specifically the invention relates to nucleic acid molecules and nucleic acid molecules that contain markers, in particular, single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) and repetitive element markers. In addition, the present invention provides nucleic acid molecules having regulatory elements or encoding... Agent: Arnold & Porter, LLP

20070277268 - Cells or plants producing polylactate or its copolymers and uses thereof: The present invention relates to cells or plants that can produce polylactate or its copolymers and to a method for preparing polylactate or its copolymers using the same. More specifically, cells or plants with the ability to produce polylactate or hydroxyalkanoate-lactate copolymers comprise both a gene encoding an enzyme that... Agent: Mckenna Long & Aldridge LLP

20070277269 - 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.... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070271619 - Diagnostic and therapeutic use of the human dax-1 gene and protein for neurodegenerative diseases: The present invention discloses the differential expression of a cytosolic sulfotransferase in specific brain regions of Alzheimer's disease patients. Based on this finding, this invention provides a method for diagnosing or prognosticating a neurodegenerative disease, in particular Alzheimer's disease, in a subject, or for determining whether a subject is at... Agent: Venable LLP

20070271620 - Animal model for type ii diabetes mellitus and syndrome x and methods and uses thereof: The invention provides a method for generating a type II diabetes mellitus and/or Syndrome X model in pigs. A method of the invention comprises partially destructing pancreatic beta-cells in pigs. From these pigs, a pig is preferably selected that comprises a fasting plasma glucose level higher than 6 mmol/L. The... Agent: Trask Britt

20070271621 - Nucleic acids encoding a chimeric glycosyltransferase: The invention relates to nucleic acids which encode glycosyltransferase and are useful in producing cells and organs from one species which may be used for transplantation into a recipient of another species. It also relates to the production of nucleic acids which, when present in cells of a transplanted organ,... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20070271622 - Soybean variety 0330739: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 0330739. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 0330739. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 0330739 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P.

20070271623 - Plant disease resistance and sar regulator protein: The invention provides a transgenic plant having increased expression of a positive regulator protein of systemic acquired resistance (SAR), thereby enhancing the SAR response and pathogen resistance of the plant. The positive regulator protein is a component of a signal transduction pathway leading to (SAR), and is a MAP kinase... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20070271629 - Artificial plant minichromosomes: Artificial plant minichromosomes comprising a functional centromere which specifically bind centromeric protein C (CENPC) and methods for making such minichromosomes are described.... Agent: Pioneer Hi-bred International, Inc.

20070271624 - Gene encoding an enzyme for catalyzing biosynthesis of lignan, and use thereof: The present invention provides an enzyme that catalyzes the reaction producing piperitol from pinoresinol, and a reaction producing sesamin from piperitol. The invention also provides a gene that encodes such enzyme. Further, the invention provides a vector and transformant including a gene encoding the enzyme, and a producing method of... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070271626 - Soybean cultivar 435.tcs: A soybean cultivar designated 435.TCS is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 435.TCS, to the plants of soybean 435.TCS, to plant parts of soybean cultivar 435.TCS and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean cultivar 435.TCS with itself or with another soybean... Agent: Jondle & Associates P.C.

20070271625 - Soybean cultivar 495.rc: A soybean cultivar designated 495.RC is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 495.RC, to the plants of soybean 495.RC, to plant parts of soybean cultivar 495.RC and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean cultivar 495.RC with itself or with another soybean... Agent: Jondle & Associates P.C.

20070271627 - Use of non-agrobacterium bacterial species for plant transformation: The invention relates to methods for Rhizobia-mediated genetic transformation of plant cells, including soybean, canola, corn, and cotton cells. These include both VirD2-dependent and VirD2-independent methods. Bacterial species utilized include strains of Rhizobium sp., Sinorhizobium sp., and Mesorhizobium sp. Vectors for use in such transformation are also disclosed.... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P.

20070271628 - Wuschel (wus) gene homologs: This invention relates to isolated polynucleotides encoding WUS polypeptides. The invention further provides isolated WUS polypeptides. The invention also provides methods of using the polynucleotides to modulate the level of WUS, improve transformation efficiency, to stimulate plant cell growth, including stem cells, to stimulate organogenesis, to stimulate somatic embryogenesis, to... Agent: Pioneer Hi-bred International, Inc.

20070271631 - Method for the transformation of plant cell plastids: Novel compositions and methods useful for genetic engineering of plant cells to provide a method of producing plastid transformed plants are provided in the instant invention. In particular, the present invention provides methods for obtaining plastid transformed plants on medium containing plastid lethal compounds.... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P.

20070271630 - Methods for genetic control of plant pest infestation and compositions thereof: The present invention is directed to controlling plant pest infestation, and particularly plant nematode infestation, by inhibiting one or more biological functions in the plant pest. The invention discloses methods and compositions for use in controlling plant pest infestation by providing one or more different recombinant double stranded RNA molecules... Agent: Monsanto Company

20070271632 - Delta 5 desaturase and its use in making polyunsaturated fatty acids: The present invention relates to a Δ5 desaturase, which has the ability to convert dihomo-γ-linolenic acid (DGLA; 20:3 ω-6) to arachidonic acid (ARA; 20:4 ω-6) and/or eicosatetraenoic acid (ETA; 20:4 ω-3) to eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA; 20:5 ω-3). Isolated nucleic acid fragments and recombinant constructs comprising such fragments encoding Δ5 desaturase... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20070271633 - Recombinant polypeptides associated with plants: Recombinant polynucleotides and recombinant polypeptides useful for improvement of plants are provided. The disclosed recombinant polynucleotides and recombinant polypeptides find use in production of transgenic plants to produce plants having improved properties.... Agent: Monsanto Company

20070271634 - Preventing stress-induced apoptosis in plants: The invention relates to methods of identifying nucleic acids that modulate apoptosis in plants, particularly apoptosis induced by an abiotic or biotic stress, as well as to transgenic plants and plant cells modified to include such nucleic acids.... Agent: Biotechnology Law Group C/o Portfolioip

20070271635 - Regulatory dna elements from agrobacterium vitis s4: Non-coding regulatory element polynucleotide molecules isolated from a nopaline synthase gene and vitopine synthase gene of Agrobacterium vitis are useful for expressing transgenes in plants.... Agent: Monsanto Company

20070271636 - Zea mays nfb2 promoter: The present invention provides non-coding regulatory element polynucleotide molecules isolated from the transcription factor Nuclear Factor B (NFB2) gene of Zea mays and useful for expressing transgenes in plants. The invention further discloses compositions, polynucleotide constructs, transformed host cells, transgenic plants and seeds containing the Zea mays NFB2 regulatory polynucleotide... Agent: Monsanto Company

20070271637 - Hybrid corn plant and seed pp59302: This invention provides hybrid maize plant designated PP59302. This invention further provides hybrid seed of PP59302, hybrid plants produced from such seed, and variants, mutants, and trivial modifications to hybrid PP59302, as well as methods of using the hybrid and products produced from the hybrid.... Agent: Cooley Godward Kronish LLP Attn: Patent Group

20070266449 - Generation of animal models: The present invention is directed to the generation of animal models of human disease via the targeted alteration of the nucleic acid sequences in genes encoding drug target proteins. The animal models of human disease may be used for the evaluation of candidate drug molecules.... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20070266448 - Method for the production of antibodies: The current invention is related to a method for the production of a human monoclonal antibody from a immundeficient non-human animal, said method comprising contacting a new borne immunodeficient non-human animal with a human fetal liver stem cell (FL cell) to generate an immune transplanted non-human animal (reconstituted animal), subsequently... Agent: Hoffmann-la Roche Inc. Patent Law Department

20070266450 - Non-human animal alzheimer's disease model and uses thereof: The present invention relates to the field of diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease, where abnormal brain accumulation of β amyloid and/or amyloid plaques are involved. More specifically, the present invention relates to a non-human animal model for such diseases and its use in screening methods for molecules for treating same.... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070266451 - Transgenic animals producing low-lactose milk and newly identified human small intestinal extracellular lactase-phlorizin hydrolase (eclph) gene: The invention provides a transgenic animal producing low-lactose milk, which is transformed with a gene encoding an extracellular lactase-hydrolyzing enzyme cloned from a human small intestinal cDNA library. The invention also provides a new extracellular lactase-phlorizin hydrolase (ecLPH) gene that can express human lactase-hydrolyzing enzyme in the mammary gland of... Agent: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld L.L.P.

20070266452 - Ksr2 knockout mice and methods of use thereof: A transgenic non-human animal with a homologous disruption of the KSR-2 gene is disclosed. Methods for using transgenic mice so generated to screen for agents that effect cellular metabolism are also provided.... Agent: Dann, Dorfman, Herrell & Skillman

20070266453 - Generation of plants with improved drought tolerance: The present invention is directed to plants that display a drought tolerance phenotype due to altered expression of a DR03 nucleic acid. The invention is further directed to methods of generating plants with a drought tolerance phenotype.... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20070266454 - Generation of plants with improved drought tolerance: The present invention is directed to plants that display a drought tolerance phenotype due to altered expression of a DR05 nucleic acid. The invention is further directed to methods of generating plants with a drought tolerance phenotype.... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20070266456 - Methods and compositions for obtaining marker-free transgenic plants: The invention provides methods and compositions for identifying transgenic seed that contain a transgene of interest, but lack a marker gene. Use of an identification sequence that results in a detectable phenotype increases the efficiency of screening for seed and plants in which transgene sequences not linked to a gene... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P.

20070266455 - Pufa polyketide synthase systems and uses thereof: Disclosed are the complete polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) polyketide synthase (PKS) systems from the bacterial microorganisms Shewanella japonica and Shewanella olleyana, and biologically active fragments and homologues thereof. More particularly, this invention relates to nucleic acids encoding such PUFA PKS systems, to proteins and domains thereof that comprise such PUFA... Agent: Sheridan Ross PC

20070266457 - Root-specific and xylem parenchyma-specific promoter: The invention relates to a promoter that is provided with tissue-specific activity and is more active in xylem parenchyma cells of plant roots than it is in other cells of said plant. The inventive promoter allows transgenic plants to be produced with particular characteristics: (a) improved xylem charging and discharging... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20070266458 - Isolated polynucleotide molecules corresponding to mutant and wild-type alleles of the maize d9 gene and methods of use: The invention provides isolated polynucleotide molecules encoding mutant and wild-type alleles of the maize D9 gene. The invention further provides methods for modifying the growth of plants involving the use of these isolated polynucleotide molecules, isolated polypeptides, and transformed plants, seeds, and cells.... Agent: Pioneer Hi-bred International, Inc.

20070266459 - Novel stress responsive transcription factor involved in plant growth and development and methods thereof: The disclosure relates to transgenic plants over-expressing a unique light-regulated transcription factor, Z-box binding factor involving in plant growth and development, found in plant. Overexpression of the Z-box binding factor in plant results in early flowering, lateral root development and increased tolerance to environmental and abiotic stresses compared to wild... Agent: Jyoti C. Iyer, Esq.

20070266460 - Methods for the regeneration and transformation of cotton: The present invention relates to improved methods of regeneration and Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of cotton via somatic embryogenesis.... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070266462 - Compositions related to the quantitative trait locus 6 (qtl6) in maize and methods of use: Compositions related to the quantitative trait locus 6 (QTL6) in maize and methods for their use are provided. The compositions are novel molecular marker loci that are genetically linked with QTL6 and which are associated with increased oil content and/or increased oleic acid content and/or an increased oleic acid/linoleic acid... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP Pioneer Hi-bred International, Inc.

20070266461 - Nucleic acids encoding anthelmintic agents and plants made therefrom: The present invention provides DNA constructs, transgenic plants containing such constructs, and methods of making the plants. The DNA constructs encode a polypeptide that when expressed results in the production of fatty acid compounds having anthelmintic activity. Transgenic plants expressing such a polypeptide can exhibit enhanced resistance to plant parasitic... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20070261126 - Methods and sequences to suppress primate huntington gene expression in vivo: Disclosed herein are sequences, molecules and methods used to suppress the expression of HD genes encoding for huntingtin protein in primates including Macaca mulatta and Homo sapiens. These sequences, molecules and methods aid in the study of the pathogenesis of HD and can also provide a treatment for this disease... Agent: Fox Rothschild LLP Princeton Pike Corporate Center

20070261127 - Light-activated cation channel and uses thereof: The present invention provides compositions and methods for light-activated cation channel proteins and their uses within cell membranes and subcellular regions. The invention provides for proteins, nucleic acids, vectors and methods for genetically targeted expression of light-activated cation channels to specific cells or defined cell populations. In particular the invention... Agent: Crawford Maunu PLLC

20070261128 - In ovo activation of an egg in the shell: The present invention relates to the field of avian reproduction. In particular, the present invention provides a method of activating an egg in a shell. The invention also provides a method of activating an egg in a shell, whereby a live chick is hatched.... Agent: Needle & Rosenberg, P.C.

20070261134 - Cotton cultivar pm 2140 b2rf: A cotton cultivar, designated PM 2140 B2RF, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of cotton cultivar PM 2140 B2RF, to the plants of cotton PM 2140 B2RF and to methods for producing a cotton plant produced by crossing the cultivar PM 2140 B2RF with itself or another cotton... Agent: Jondle & Associates P.C.

20070261133 - Eukaryotic translation initiation factor gene regulatory elements for use in plants: The present invention provides eukaryotic translation initiation factor non-coding regulatory element polynucleotide molecules isolated from Nicotiana tabacum, Arabidopsis thaliana, and Medicago truncatula useful for modulating transgene expression in plants. The present invention also provides expression constructs containing the polynucleotide molecules useful for modulating transgene expression in plants. The present invention... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P.

20070261130 - 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.... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20070261129 - Nucleic acid molecules and other molecules associated with plants: Expressed Sequence Tags (ESTs) isolated from lily 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

20070261132 - Nucleic acids conferring lipid and sugar alterations in plants ll: Isolated nucleic acids and proteins associated with lipid and sugar metabolism regulation are provided. In particular, lipid metabolism proteins (LMP) and encoding nucleic acids originating from Physcomitrella patens, Brassica napus, Glycine max, Zea mays, and Oryza sativa are provided. The nucleic acids and proteins are used in methods of producing... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20070261131 - Protein kinase stress-related proteins and methods of use in plants: A transgenic plant transformed by a protein kinase stress-related protein (PKSRP) coding nucleic acid, wherein expression of the nucleic acid sequence in the plant results in increased tolerance to environmental stress as compared to a wild type variety of the plant. Also provided are agricultural products, including seeds, produced by... Agent: Basf Corporation

20070261135 - Disease resistance factors: This invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid fragment encoding a disease resistance factor. The invention also relates to the construction of a chimeric gene encoding all or a substantial portion of the disease resistance factor, in sense or antisense orientation, wherein expression of the chimeric gene results in production... Agent: Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP Attn: Kathleen W. Geiger, Esq.

20070261136 - High amylopectin maize: The present invention is directed to compositions and methods for producing a dominant high-amylopectin starch trait in cereal grain and methods for screening grain for genetic variation in hydrolysis and fermentation time.... Agent: Pioneer Hi-bred International, Inc.

20070261137 - Compositions and methods for regulating polysaccharides of a plant cell: Novel plant polysaccharide synthesis genes and polypeptides encoded by such genes are provided. These genes and polynucleotide sequences are useful regulating polysaccharide synthesis and plant phenotype. Moreover, these genes are useful for expression profiling of plant polysaccharide synthesis genes.... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070261138 - Synthetase enzymes: We describe transgenic cells expressing algal acyl-CoA synthetases and including processes to esterify long chain fatty acids with coenzyme A... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20070261139 - Methods for producing fertile crosses between wild and domestic soybean species: Methods for producing hybrids between domestic and wild soybean that are fertile and can be further bred with other soybean plants are provided, thus allowing transfer of desirable traits and genes from the wild soybean into the domestic soybean. This invention also provides novel media for producing callus and multiple... Agent: Greenlee Winner And Sullivan P C

20070256149 - Dep2 and its uses in major depressive disorder and other related disorders: The present invention relates to DEP2, as well as other proteins, and their uses in connection with the treatment of major depression or related disorders.... Agent: Robert Deberardine Abbott Laboratories

20070256145 - Mammalian transforming growth factor beta-9: Novel mammalian Ztgfβ-9 polypeptides, polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides, and related compositions and methods including antibodies and anti-idiotypic antibodies.... Agent: Zymogenetics, Inc. Intellectual Property Department

20070256146 - Pufa polyketide synthase systems and uses thereof: The invention generally relates to polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) polyketide synthase (PKS) systems, to homologues thereof, to isolated nucleic acid molecules and recombinant nucleic acid molecules encoding biologically active domains of such a PUFA PKS system, to genetically modified organisms comprising PUFA PKS systems, to methods of making and using... Agent: Sheridan Ross PC

20070256147 - Combinatorial marking of cells and cell structures with reconstituted fluorescent proteins: The present invention relates to the use of split fluorescent proteins to determine whether promoters are coordinately active, whereby the transcriptional expression of incomplete portions of a fluorescent protein is controlled by different promoters and coordinate (not necessarily contemporaneous) promoter activity results in the reconstitution of a fluorescent protein. The... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P.

20070256148 - Dep2 and its uses in major depressive disorder and other related disorders: The present invention relates to DEP2 and its uses in connection with major depression or related disorders.... Agent: Robert Deberardine Abbott Laboratories

20070256167 - Soybean variety 0146529: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 0146529. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 0146529. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 0146529 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P.

20070256162 - Soybean variety 0146565: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 0146565. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 0146565. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 0146565 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P.

20070256164 - Soybean variety 0149217: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 0149217. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 0149217. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 0149217 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P.

20070256163 - Soybean variety 0212938: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 0212938. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 0212938. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 0212938 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P.

20070256160 - Soybean variety 0215818: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 0215818. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 0215818. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 0215818 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P.

20070256168 - Soybean variety 0232405: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 0232405. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 0232405. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 0232405 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P.

20070256151 - Soybean variety 0276951: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 0276951. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 0276951. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 0276951 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P.

20070256152 - Soybean variety 0277524: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 0277524. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 0277524. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 0277524 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P.

20070256159 - Soybean variety 0384531: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 0384531. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 0384531. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 0384531 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P.

20070256154 - Soybean variety 0385240: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 0385240. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 0385240. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 0385240 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P.

20070256155 - Soybean variety 0385457: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 0385457. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 0385457. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 0385457 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P.

20070256169 - Soybean variety 0387907: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 0387907. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 0387907. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 0387907 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P.

20070256157 - Soybean variety 0436052: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 0436052. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 0436052. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 0436052 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P.

20070256158 - Soybean variety 4498438: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 4498438. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 4498438. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 4498438 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P.

20070256165 - Soybean variety 457114: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 457114. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 457114. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 457114 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P.

20070256161 - Soybean variety 4647672: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 4647672. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 4647672. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 4647672 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P.

20070256153 - Soybean variety 4735316: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 4735316. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 4735316. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 4735316 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P.

20070256156 - Soybean variety 4782157: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 4782157. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 4782157. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 4782157 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P.

20070256166 - Soybean variety 4788561: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 4788561. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 4788561. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 4788561 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P.

20070256150 - Method of producing double low restorer lines of brassica napus having a good agronomic value: A method of producing double low restorer line of Brassica napus for Ogura cytoplasmic male sterility (cms) pre-senting radish introgression carrying the Rfo restorer gene deleted of the radish Pgi-2 allele and recombined with the Pgi-2 gene from Brassica oleracea, and having a good agronomic value characterized by female fertility,... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20070256183 - Soybean variety 0045477: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 0045477. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 0045477. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 0045477 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P.

20070256176 - Soybean variety 0196172: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 0196172. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 0196172. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 0196172 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P.

20070256170 - Soybean variety 0240187: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 0240187. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 0240187. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 0240187 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P.

20070256184 - Soybean variety 0330738: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 0330738. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 0330738. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 0330738 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P.

20070256179 - Soybean variety 0358232: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 0358232. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 0358232. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 0358232 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P.

20070256180 - Soybean variety 0367478: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 0367478. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 0367478. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 0367478 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P.

20070256173 - Soybean variety 0409670: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 0409670. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 0409670. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 0409670 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P.

20070256178 - Soybean variety 0417158: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 0417158. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 0417158. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 0417158 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P.

20070256171 - Soybean variety 0421133: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 0421133. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 0421133. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 0421133 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P.

20070256182 - Soybean variety 0437973: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 0437973. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 0437973. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 0437973 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P.

20070256181 - Soybean variety 0457028: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 0457028. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 0457028. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 0457028 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P.

20070256172 - Soybean variety 4010165: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 4010165. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 4010165. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 4010165 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P.

20070256187 - Soybean variety 4175567: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 4175567. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 4175567. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 4175567 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P.

20070256186 - Soybean variety 4336643: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 4336643. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 4336643. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 4336643 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P.

20070256177 - Soybean variety 4559809: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 4559809. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 4559809. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 4559809 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P.

20070256174 - Soybean variety 4587513: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 4587513. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 4587513. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 4587513 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P.

20070256185 - Soybean variety 4671685: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 4671685. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 4671685. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 4671685 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P.

20070256175 - Soybean variety 4785923: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 4785923. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 4785923. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 4785923 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P.

20070256190 - Soybean variety 4309194: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 4309194. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 4309194. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 4309194 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P.

20070256188 - Method of transforming monocotyledonous seed: A method of transforming a monocotyledon by means of agrobacterium. There is provided a method of transforming a monocotyledon by means of agrobacterium containing a desired recombinant gene. This transforming method comprises the steps of sowing a culture medium containing a plant growth factor with a monocotyledonous seed, conducting culturing... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP

20070256191 - Plants and seeds of corn variety i539440: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated I529440. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety I529440, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety I529440 with itself... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P.

20070256189 - Soft alignment in gaussian mixture model based transformation: Systems and methods are provided for performing soft alignment in Gaussian mixture model (GMM) based and other vector transformations. Soft alignment may assign alignment probabilities to source and target feature vector pairs. The vector pairs and associated probabilities may then be used calculate a conversion function, for example, by computing... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20070256194 - Isolated nucleic acids encoding resistance polypeptides and uses thereof: The invention provides isolated nucleic acids from potato encoding LRR polypeptides that confer late blight disease resistance in plants of the Solanaceae family and vectors and transgenic plants comprising the nucleic acids. The invention also provides a method for providing a plant or its progeny with resistance against an oomycete... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20070256192 - Methods for obtaining pathogen resistance in plants: The invention relates to methods for generating or increasing a pathogen resistance in plants by expression, preferably pathogen-inducible expression, of a sucrose isomerase.... Agent: Roberte M.d. Makowski Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20070256193 - Plants with reduced expression of phosphatase type 2c gene for enhanced pathogen resistance: The present invention relates to a method for down regulating an Arabidopsis protein phosphatase type 2C gene, referred to as “defense-associated protein phosphatase type 2C one” (DAPP1) that functions as a negative regulator of a plant defense pathway by contacting the gene or gene mRNA with an interfering nucleotide sequence... Agent: Marianne Fuierer

20070256195 - 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 HIO32.2 nucleic acid. The invention is furthered directed to methods of generating plants with an altered oil content phenotype.... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20070256196 - Method of modifying plant phenotypes with nonsymbiotic hemoglobin: The present invention provides a method of modifying a plant phenotype by transforming a plant to alter the level of expression of non-symbiotic plant hemoglobin in the plant, whereby the transformed plant exhibits, under normal oxygen conditions, a plant phenotype that is modified as compared to a non-transformed plant. Plants... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070256197 - Thermostable cellulase and methods of use: A Clostridium thermocellum thermostable cellulase enzyme with both endocellulase activity and exocellulase activity that is able to degrade cellulose in the absence of scaffolding and other cellulosomic proteins is provided. The use of the enzyme to degrade cellulosic materials to soluble sugars is also provided.... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20070256198 - Delayed flowering time gene (dlf1) in maize and uses thereof: An isolated polynucleotide encoding a delayed flowering gene (DLF1) is provided, as is the isolated DLF1 protein, peptide portions thereof, and functional fragments of the DLF1. Also provided is a transgenic plant, which contains in its genome a transgene containing the polynucleotide encoding the DLF1 protein, or a nucleotide sequence... Agent: Pioneer Hi-bred International, Inc.