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Multicellular living organisms and unmodified parts thereof and related processes December patents and inventions 12/08

20080320609 - Diabetes model animal: We prepared a transgene comprising human HB-EGF precursor cDNA, as a diphtheria toxin receptor gene, at the downstream of an insulin promoter, and introduced this transgene into a mouse fertilized egg, to produce a transgenic mouse of the present invention. In this mouse, human HB-EGF precursors are expressed specifically in... Agent: Kirk Hahn

20080320610 - Transgenic fish with increased unsaturated fatty acid content: The present invention relates to fish with increased unsaturated fatty acid content by transfer of a fatty acid desaturase gene thereinto, and a production method of these fish with increased unsaturated fatty acid content. The fatty acid desaturase gene is one or more members selected from among Δ4 fatty acid... Agent: Frommer Lawrence & Haug

20080320611 - Rice plant and method for producing the same: The rice plant according to the present invention is a rice plant obtained by crossing the rice plant varieties “Koshihikari” with “Kasalath” and having improvement in both lodging resistance and decorticated grain size, wherein said rice plant has on the chromosome any one of base sequences selected from the groups... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20080320612 - Vascular-preferred promoter sequences and uses thereof: Plant polynucleotide promoter sequences are provided, together with DNA constructs comprising the inventive polynucleotide. Methods for using the inventive constructs for regulating gene expression are provided, along with transgenic plants comprising the inventive constructs.... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080320613 - Modulating myo-inositol catabolism in plants: Compositions and methods for modulating MIOX activity are provided. Such compositions include nucleotide sequences for novel MIOX sequences obtained from maize, amino acid sequences for the proteins encoded by the nucleotide sequences of the invention, and variants and fragments thereof. Methods of the invention involve introducing into a plant a... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP Pioneer Hi-bred International, Inc.

20080320615 - Plant seed assemblies comprising bacterial/fungal antagonists: A seed treated with a fungal/bacterial antagonist combination and a seed assembly comprising a seed and a fungal/bacterial antagonist combination. The fungal/bacterial antagonist combination comprises a Trichoderma virens fungal antagonist and a Bacillus amyloliquefaciens bacterial antagonist for controlling plant pathogens as a biocontrol agent, bio-pesticide or bio-fungicide. In preferred embodiments,... Agent: Robert M. Hunter PLLC

20080320614 - Squash with improved disease resistance: A squash plant having high level geminivirus resistance and a method for developing a squash plant having high resistance to geminvirus.... Agent: Arnold & Porter LLP

20080320616 - Elite event a2407-12 and methods and kits for identifying such event in biological samples: Tools are provided which allow rapid and unequivocal identification elite event A2704-12 in biological samples.... Agent: Hunton & Williams LLP Intellectual Property Department

20080320617 - Compositions and methods for genetic modification of plants: Methods for the targeted integration of nucleotide sequences into a plant are provided. Transfer cassettes comprising nucleotide sequences of interest flanked by non-identical recombination sites are used to transform a plant comprising a target site. The target site contains at least a set of non-identical recombination sites corresponding to those... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP Pioneer Hi-bred International, Inc.

20080313749 - Binding compounds, immunogenic compounds and peptidomimetics: The invention provides means and methods for producing compounds suitable for testing for the presence and/or identification of an immunogenic compound and/or a binding compound of interest. Immunogenic compounds and compositions are also herewith provided, as well as peptidomimetics of members of the cystine-knot family.... Agent: Trask Britt

20080313751 - Method by using human or mice-isg12 to develop and prepare drugs and single nucleotide polymorphism in the isg12 gene for diagnostic use: Here is described a novel gene, the interferon inducible gene 12 (ISG12, IFI27), that interacts with nuclear receptors and enhances nuclear export of such transcription factors. As a consequence, the transcriptional activities of these nuclear receptors are decreased. As examples effects on NR4A1 and PPARa and PPARg are given. When... Agent: K.f. Ross P.C.

20080313747 - Targeted transgenesis of short hairpin rna expression cassettes using recombinase mediated cassette exchange: The invention provides a method for targeted transgenesis of short hairpin RNA expression cassettes using recombinase mediated cassette exchange. Suitable nucleotide acid sequences and vectors for the targeted transgenesis and recombinase mediated transgenesis are provided.... Agent: Norris, Mclaughlin & Marcus, Pa

20080313750 - Transgenic non-human animal model of lung tumorigenesis: The present invention is a transgenic non-human animal whose genome contains a transgene containing a nucleic acid encoding a cyclin E protein operably linked to a regulatory element including a lung-specific promoter. The transgenic animals of the present invention have elevated levels cyclin E protein in the lung and have... Agent: Licata & Tyrrell P.C.

20080313748 - Transgenic non-human animals comprising the human udp-glucuronosyltransferase 1a (ugt1a) gene locus and methods of using them: The invention provides non-human transgenic animals, and cell lines, host cells, tissues and isolated organs, comprising the human UDP-glucuronosyltransferase IA (UGT1A) gene locus. In one aspect, the endogenous UGT1A gene locus of the non-human transgenic animal has been partially or completely “knocked out.” In another aspect, the invention is directed... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20080313752 - Method for differentiating mesenchymal stem cells into steroid-producing cells: To control the differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells into steroid hormone producing cells. Mesenchymal stem cells can be differentiated into steroid hormone-producing cells by being stimulated by a transcriptional factor (SF-1), preferably by the transcriptional factor (SF-1) and cAMP. The present invention is a method for differentiating mesenchymal stem cells... Agent: Jenkins, Wilson, Taylor & Hunt, P. A.

20080313753 - Compositions and methods for improving heart function: The present invention relates to treating or ameliorating heart disease associated with poor myocardial performance, e.g., diabetic cardiomyopathy and associated disorders, particularly to treating, preventing or ameliorating such disorders through inhibition of O-GlcNAcylation and/or increased activity of O-GlnNAcase. The invention provides vectors for gene transfer of O-GlnNAcase. In one aspect,... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20080313754 - Method for generating hypermutable organisms: Dominant negative alleles of human mismatch repair genes can be used to generate hypermutable cells and organisms. By introducing these genes into cells and transgenic animals, new cell lines and animal varieties with novel and useful properties can be prepared more efficiently than by relying on the natural rate of... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20080313756 - Plant quality traits: 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 advantageous properties, including increased soluble solids, lycopene, and improved plant volume or yield, as compared to wild-type or... Agent: Mendel Biotechnology, Inc.

20080313755 - Squash line zgn 130-1028: The invention provides seed and plants of the squash line designated ZGN 130-1028. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of squash line ZGN 130-1028, and to methods for producing a squash plant produced by crossing a plant of squash line ZGN 130-1028 with itself or... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080313766 - Maize plant having increased seed yield through recessive genetic determinants that confer expanded corn ear tips: This invention provides a novel means of making maize hybrids and inbreds with expanded ear tip phenotypes for promoting increased seed yield from recessive genetic determinants. This is achieved by making standard inbred×hybrid as well as inbred×inbred crosses followed by selection in the subsequent self-pollinated generations from these plants for... Agent: Mcnair Law Firm, P.A.

20080313767 - Maize plant having increased seed yield through recessive genetic determinants that confer expanded corn ear tips: This invention provides a novel means of making maize hybrids and inbreds with expanded ear tip phenotypes for promoting increased seed yield from recessive genetic determinants. This is achieved by making standard inbred×hybrid as well as inbred×inbred crosses followed by selection in the subsequent self-pollinated generations from these plants for... Agent: Mcnair Law Firm, P.A.

20080313761 - Soybean variety d4120384: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated D4120384. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety D4120384. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety D4120384 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080313765 - Soybean variety d4127789: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated D4127789. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety D4127789. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety D4127789 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080313762 - Soybean variety d4201139: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated D4201139. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety D4201139. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety D4201139 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080313763 - Soybean variety d4208814: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated D4208814. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety D4208814. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety D4208814 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080313757 - Soybean variety d4256958: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated D4256958. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety D4256958. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety D4256958 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080313759 - Soybean variety d4301279: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated D4301279. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety D4301279. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety D4301279 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080313764 - Soybean variety d4361423: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated D4361423. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety D4361423. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety D4361423 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080313758 - Soybean variety d4422957: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated D4422957. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety D4422957. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety D4422957 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080313760 - Soybean variety d4572906: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated D4572906. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety D4572906. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety D4572906 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080313768 - Sweet grape tomato: The invention provides seed and plants of tomato line CHI 15-2113, tomato line CHD 15-2114 and hybrid tomato variety BX 0154 3756. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of tomato line CHI 15-2113, tomato line CHD 15-2114 and hybrid tomato variety BX 0154 3756, and... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080313770 - Methods and compositions for modulating tocol content: Compositions comprising a modulated tocol content in a plant or plant part are provided. In specific embodiments, the compositions and methods of the invention modulate tocol content by modulating the level of a polypeptide having a LEC1-type B domain in combination with modulating the level of at least one other... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP Pioneer Hi-bred International, Inc.

20080313774 - Modification of lignin biosynthesis: The present invention relates to the modification of lignin biosynthesis in plants and, more particularly, to enzymes involved in the lignin biosynthetic pathway and nucleic acids encoding such enzymes.... Agent: Marina Larson & Associates, LLC

20080313775 - Nitrate reductases from red algae, compositions and methods of use thereof: The NR enzymes described herein were discovered in the red algae of Porphyra perforata (PpNR) and Porphyra yezoensis (PyNR). The present invention provides methods and compositions relating to altering NR activity, nitrogen utilization and/or uptake in plants. The invention relates to a method for the production of plants with maintained... Agent: Pioneer Hi-bred International, Inc.

20080313773 - Production of artificial micrornas using synthetic microrna precursors: The invention provides methods and compositions useful in target sequence suppression, target sequence validation and target sequence down regulation. The invention provides polynucleotide constructs useful for producing artificial microRNA (amiRNA) using synthetic amiRNA precursors.... Agent: Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

20080313771 - Seed-specific gene promoters and uses thereof: An objective of the present invention is to provide promoters having seed-specific promoter activity, and methods of expressing foreign proteins in seeds. The present inventors isolated the promoters of a number of genes that are expressed in rice seeds, constructed binary vectors in which each promoter is inserted upstream of... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080313772 - The rice bentazon and sulfonylurea herbicide resistant gene cyp81a6: The present invention provides a kind of rice endogenous bentazon and sulfonylurea herbicide resistant gene (Cyp81A6 gene), and its functional conservative variants, the biological activity subfragments or derivatives with the same function. It also provides a kind of method to prevent the selling mixtures during hybrid seed production. It also... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20080313769 - Epsp synthase domains conferring glyphosate resistance: Compositions and methods for conferring tolerance to glyphosate in bacteria, plants, plant cells, tissues and seeds are provided. Compositions include novel EPSP synthase enzymes and nucleic acid molecules encoding such enzymes, vectors comprising those nucleic acid molecules, and host cells comprising the vectors. The novel proteins comprise at least one... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20080313776 - Soybean ef1a promoter and its use in constitutive expression of transgenic genes in plants: The promoter of a soybean translation elongation factor EF1 alpha and fragments thereof and their use in promoting the expression of one or more heterologous nucleic acid fragments in a tissue-independent or constitutive manner in plants are described.... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20080313777 - Secondary wall forming genes from maize and uses thereof: The present invention provides polynucleotides and related polypeptides of the class of genes involved in maize secondary wall (ZmSCW) formation. The invention provides genomic sequence for the ZmSCW genes. ZmSCW are responsible for controlling plant growth, secondary cell wall development and yield in crop plants.... Agent: Pioneer Hi-bred International, Inc.

20080313778 - Emp4 gene: The present invention relates to altering plant development and more particularly to altering the development of the plant endosperm. It concerns in particular nucleic acid molecules which alter the endosperm development.... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20080307534 - Methods and compositions for the detection and isolation of ligands: A method for the detection and isolation of ligands, preferably nuclear receptor ligands, bound to their cognate receptors in live animals, is described. A novel composition comprising 1) a chimeric transcription factor containing a DNA-binding domain, preferably from a non-vertebrate transcription factor, fused to the ligand-binding domain (LBD) of a... Agent: Bereskin And Parr

20080307535 - dairy cattle breeding for improved milk production traits in cattle: Nucleic acid molecules comprising a SNP site at position 1296 of bovine uterine milk protein (UTMP) coding sequence (SEQ ID NO: 1), which SNP indicates a desirable productive life in a dairy cattle. Also disclosed are an array or a kit comprising the same, a method for detecting the SNPs,... Agent: Kening Li Pinsent Masons

20080307536 - Voltage-gated, ph-sensitive anion channel and its novel splice variant involved in taste sensation: The invention provides a novel splice-variant of the ClC-4 protein, termed ClC-4A. ClC-4A is expressed in taste bud cells and is involved in sour taste perception. The invention provides ClC-4A polynucleotides and ClC-4A polypeptides, vectors, host cells and ClC-4A specific antibodies as well as designing high potency taste stimuli, determining... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP

20080307537 - Compositions and methods for the identification, assessment, prevention, and therapy of neurological diseases, disorders and conditions: A material comprising a plurality of closed cells is provided, the space within each cell being substantially evacuated. This may be achieved by sealing a dimpled film to a sealing film in a vacuum so that each dimple is closed while under vacuum to form an evacuated closed cell.... Agent: Foley Hoag, LLP Patent Group, World Trade Center West

20080307538 - Dehydrin gene from avicennia marina responsible for conferring salt tolerance in plants: The present invention relates to a method of producing salt-stress tolerant plants by transforming the plants with an isolated nucleic acid sequences encoding a dehydrin (DHN) protein. The invention further provides a transgenic plant expressing the dehydrin gene of Avicennia marina. Using functional genomics, this gene was derived from large-scale... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner, LLP

20080307539 - Methods, means and compositions for enhancing agrobacterium-mediated plant cell transformation efficiency: Higher eukaryotes sense microbes through perception of pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs). The flagellin receptor FLS2 represents so far the only known pattern recognition receptor (PRR) in Arabidopsis. Arabidopsis plants detect a variety of PAMPs including specific epitopes of the bacterial proteins flagellin and EF-Tu. Here, we show that flagellin and... Agent: Speckman Law Group PLLC

20080307540 - Disease resistant cucumber plants: g

20080307542 - Activation of the arabidopsis hypertall (hyt1/yucca6) locus affects several auxin mediated responses: The present invention provides nucleotide sequences and a corresponding amino acid sequence of auxin overproduction mutants. Also provided are methods to improve plant growth, development, differentiation, increased tolerance to drought and delayed senescence as well as plants with drought tolerance and delayed senescence.... Agent: Jondle & Associates P.C.

20080307543 - Transcription factor stress-related proteins and methods of use in plants: A transgenic plant transformed by a Transcription Factor Stress-Related Protein (TFSRP) 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

20080307541 - Transgenic plant expressing glutamyl-trna synthetase: The present invention provides a DNA construct which comprises glutamyl-tRNA synthetase. Additionally, transgenic plants and tissues for the expression of glutamyl-tRNA synthesis are also provided. Furthermore, the present invention also provides methods for utilizing the DNA construct to produce the transgenic plants and tissues.... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080307544 - Method to prime plants in order to increase their pathogen resistance: The invention provides a method for priming plants, thereby achieving an enhancing resistance by providing these plants with a gene construct comprising a DNA sequence coding for an RKS receptor. The resistance can then be induced by contacting said plants with the pathogen or with a signal compound.... Agent: Hoffmann & Baron, LLP

20080307545 - Enhanced silk exsertion under stress: The invention provides methods for enhancing maize silk exsertion under stress conditions and compositions relating to such methods, including nucleic acids and proteins. The invention further provides recombinant expression cassettes, host cells, and transgenic plants.... Agent: Pioneer Hi-bred International, Inc.

20080307546 - Cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors and uses thereof: Provided are DNA sequences encoding cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor(s) as well as to methods for obtaining the same. Furthermore, vectors comprising said DNA sequences are described, wherein the DNA sequences are operatively linked to regulatory elements allowing expression in prokaryotic and/or eukaryotic host cells. In addition, proteins encoded by said DNA... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20080307547 - Methods for modifying plant morphology, biochemistry and physiology: The present invention relates to methods for stimulating root growth and/or enhancing the formation of lateral or adventitious roots and/or altering root geotropism comprising expression of a plant cytokinin oxidase or comprising expression of another protein that reduces the level of active cytokinins in plants or plant parts. The invention... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20080307548 - Arabinogalactan protein having activity of improving tolerance to heat or moisture stress: It is intended to provide a gene encoding a protein having an activity of improving a tolerance to an environmental stress such as salt, moisture, or heat stress, in particular, a tolerance to water stress; a protein having an activity of improving a tolerance to an environmental stress; a transgenic... Agent: King & Spalding

20080307549 - Polysaccharide synthases: The present invention relates generally to polysaccharide synthases. More particularly, the present invention relates to (1,3;1,4)-beta-D-glucan synthases. The present invention provides, among other things, methods for influencing the level of (1,3;1,4)-beta-D-glucan produced by a cell and nucleic acid and amino acid sequences which encode (1,3;1,4)-beta-D-glucan synthases.... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080301821 - Diagnostic and therapeutic use of a plasma membrane atpase: The present invention provides a protein encoded by the ATP2B gene and discloses the differential expression of the gene coding for ATP2B proteins in specific brain regions of Alzheimer's disease patients. Based on this finding, the invention provides a method for diagnosing or prognosticating Alzheimer's disease in a subject, or... Agent: Venable LLP

20080301822 - Role of alpha1-adrenergic receptors: The present invention is directed to a transgenic non-human mammal (e.g., a rodent such as a mouse) whose genome comprises a recombinant nucleic acid sequence comprising an α1A-adrenergic receptor (AR) and a marker peptide (e.g., a fluorescent peptide such as green fluorescent protein and an enhanced green fluorescent protein) operably... Agent: Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.C.

20080301823 - Polynucleotide for producing recombinant protein in silkworm: As novel means for causing any recombinant protein produced by the silkworm middle silk gland to be secreted in cocoons and easily extracting the recombinant protein from the cocoons without modification of the conformation of the protein, there is provided a polynucleotide that in an expression cassette for expression of... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20080301824 - Parkin interacting polypeptides and methods of use: The invention provides parkin binding polypeptides and encoding nucleic acids. The invention also provides antibodies specific for the parkin binding polypeptides. The invention additionally provides methods of detecting a parkin binding polypeptide and detecting a nucleic acid encoding a parkin binding polypeptide. The invention further provides methods of using a... Agent: Mcdermott, Will & Emery

20080301826 - Novel beta-actin and rps21 promoters and uses thereof: The invention relates to isolation of novel β-actin and ribosomal protein S21 (rpS21) promoters and uses thereof. In particular, this invention features nucleotide sequences for rodent β-actin promoters including, hamster, rat, and mouse, and hamster rpS21 promoter.... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080301825 - Novel substitution mutant receptors and their use in a nuclear receptor-based inducible gene expression system: This invention relates to the field of biotechnology or genetic engineering. Specifically, this invention relates to the field of gene expression. More specifically, this invention relates to novel substitution mutant receptors and their use in a Group H nuclear receptor-based inducible gene expression system and methods of modulating the expression... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20080301827 - Transgenic animal model of neurodegenerative disorders: The present invention provides a transgenic animal model of Alzheimer's Disease designated TgCRND8 as well as a method for making such model, which allows for the characterization of the etiology of the disease as well as for provide a system for the development and testing of potential treatments.... Agent: Ropes & Gray LLP

20080301828 - Method of producing cloned animals by demecolcine treatment: e

20080301829 - Inbred corn line bc5: An inbred corn line, designated BC5, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of inbred corn line BC5, to the plants and plant parts of inbred corn line BC5 and to methods for producing a corn plant, either inbred or hybrid, by crossing the inbred line BC5 with itself... Agent: Jondle & Associates P.C.

20080301830 - Warted pumpkin: A warted pumpkin having a body which includes an inner surface and an outer shell, wherein the outer shell includes at least one wart associated with the outer shell of the body.... Agent: King & Partners, PLC

20080301831 - Inbred corn line 3hk232: An inbred corn line, designated 3HK232, the plants and seeds of the inbred corn line 3HK232, methods for producing a corn plant, either inbred or hybrid, produced by crossing the inbred corn line 3HK232 with itself or with another corn plant, and hybrid corn seeds and plants produced by crossing... Agent: Dow Agrosciences LLC

20080301832 - Method for screening genomic dna fragments: The method of the present invention comprises the steps of: 1) preparing genomic DNA from a plant, which is then cloned into a cloning vector to form a genomic DNA library; 2) introducing a genomic fragment from each of the genomic clones constituting the genomic DNA library separately into a... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080301834 - Plastid transformation system to prevent the intramolecular recombination of transgene: The present invention relates to a plastid transformation system capable of preventing second recombination events of heterologous genes inserted into plastid genomes. More specifically, this invention relates to a plastid transformation vector carrying a promoter and a terminator derived from organisms other than tobacco. The inventive recombinant expression vector for... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20080301835 - Protein kinase stress-related polypeptides and methods of use in plants: A transgenic plant transformed by a Protein Kinase Stress-Related Polypeptide (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

20080301833 - Regulatory sequence: The present invention relates to the field of plant molecular biology. In particular, it describes the use of a regulatory nucleic acid sequence of the rice gene GOS2 for the regulation of gene expression in plant cells derived from plants other than monocotyledonous plants. The use of the regulatory sequence... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080301836 - Selection of transcription factor variants: The invention relates to a method for selection of modified plant transcription factor polypeptides, polynucleotides that encode them, and methods of producing transgenic plants having advantageous properties, including increased biotic resistance and abiotic stress tolerance, as compared to wild-type or control plants. Without modifications, the transcription factor sequences, when overexpressed... Agent: Mendel Biotechnology, Inc.

20080301837 - Promoter-based gene silencing: The present invention relates to unique strategies and constructs for altering expression of a desired gene by designing a construct designed to specifically target the non-transcribed 5′-regulatory sequences of that gene.... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080301838 - 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

20080301840 - Conferring biotic and abiotic stress tolerance in plants: 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 advantageous properties, tolerance low nitrogen, cold and water deficit conditions, and resistance to disease, as compared to wild-type... Agent: Mendel Biotechnology, Inc.

20080301841 - Plants with improved yield and stress tolerance: Polynucleotides incorporated into expression vectors have been introduced into plants and were ectopically expressed. The encoded polypeptides of the invention have been shown to confer at least one regulatory activity and confer greater size, greater organ size, greater biomass, greater yield, curlier leaves, darker coloration, greater tolerance to water deprivation,... Agent: Mendel Biotechnology, Inc.

20080301839 - Transgenic plants with enhanced agronomic traits: This invention provides recombinant DNA for expression of proteins that are useful for imparting enhanced agronomic trait(s) to transgenic crop plants. Also provided by this invention is transgenic seed for growing a transgenic plant having recombinant DNA in its genome and exhibiting an enhance agronomic trait, i.e. enhanced nitrogen use... Agent: Monsanto Company

20080301842 - Plant rna transport and rna-directed rna polymerase proteins: This invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid fragment encoding a RNA-directed RNA polymerase. The invention also relates to the construction of a chimeric gene encoding all or a substantial portion of the RNA-directed RNA polymerase, in sense or antisense orientation, wherein expression of the chimeric gene results in production... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20080301843 - Slow-maturing, determinate peas: A determinate pea plant, where peas of the pea plant have a wrinkled-seed phenotype, and where the pea plant is slow-maturing.... Agent: Arnold & Porter LLP Attn:IPDocketing Dept.

20080301844 - Maize plant having increased seed yield through recessive genetic determinants that confer expanded corn ear tips: This invention provides a novel means of making maize hybrids and inbreds with expanded ear tip phenotypes for promoting increased seed yield from recessive genetic determinants. This is achieved by making standard inbred×hybrid as well as inbred×inbred crosses followed by selection in the subsequent self-pollinated generations from these plants for... Agent: Mcnair Law Firm, P.A.