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Multicellular living organisms and unmodified parts thereof and related processes August inventions list 08/09

20090217390 - Non-human animal sarcoma model: The invention disclosed in this application relates to a method designed to obtain a non-human animal model for sarcoma characterised in that it comprises: transfecting cells derived from a multipotent mesenchymal cell line with an expression vector that contains a polynucleotide which encodes a fusion protein selected from EWS-FLI1, EWS-ERG,... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.l.p.

20090217391 - T1r3 a novel taste receptor: The present invention relates to the discovery, identification and characterization of a receptor protein, referred to herein as T1R3, which is expressed in taste receptor cells and associated with the perception of bitter and sweet taste. The invention encompasses T1R3 nucleotides, host cell expression systems, T1R3 proteins, fusion protein, transgenic... Agent: Nixon Peabody LLP - Patent Group

20090217392 - Anti- integrin antibodies, compositions, methods and uses: The present invention relates to at least one novel anti-alpha-V subunit antibodies, including isolated nucleic acids that encode at least one anti-alpha-V subunit antibody, alpha-V subunit, vectors, host cells, transgenic animals or plants, and methods of making and using thereof, including therapeutic compositions, methods and devices.... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20090217393 - Growth promoting agent and life prolonging agent: An object of the present invention is to provide a growth promoting agent and a life prolonging agent which are safer than a conventional one, and can be used for stable and effective production of animals including farm animals, domestic fowls and fishes/shellfishes, stable and effective cultivation of plants including... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, Pc

20090217394 - Diabetes model animal: The present invention relates to a diabetes animal model. Specifically, the present invention relates to a transgenic nonhuman animal, into which recombinant DNA comprising a gene encoding a diphtheria toxin receptor and an insulin promoter for regulating expression of the above gene has been introduced.... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090217395 - Promoter mutations that increase amyloid precursor protein expression: The present invention relates to mutations in the amyloid precursor protein (APP) promoter region, whereby the mutations cause a significant increase in APP expression. The increase in APP expression is related to Alzheimer's disease, and the mutations can be used in Alzheimer's disease diagnosis, or in the construction of transgenic... Agent: Traskbritt, P.c.

20090217397 - Cre-lox based gene knockdown constructs and methods of use thereof: The present invention relates to vectors, compositions and methods for conditional, Cre-lox regulated, RNA interference. The vectors allow for spatial and temporal control of miRNA expression in vivo.... Agent: Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer, LLP

20090217396 - Inflammation models in neurodegenerative and arthritic disorders: Disclosed are compositions and methods for inducing temporally conditional mediators or inflammation and the transgenic animals produced by these compositions and method that can be used as models of inflammatory disease.... Agent: Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP

20090217399 - Lentiviral vectors that provide improved expression and reduced variegation after transgenesis: The present invention provides new lentiviral vectors that include an anti-repressor element (ARE) and, optionally, a scaffold attachment region (SAR). The lentiviral vectors provide expression of a heterologous nucleic acid in at least 50% of the cells of multiple cell types when used for lentiviral transgenesis. In certain embodiments of... Agent: Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP

20090217398 - Methods to identify fat and lean animals using class predictors: A combination comprising two or more polynucleotides that are differentially expressed in fat animals compared to lean animals or two or more proteins produced by the expression of such polynucleotides is disclosed. The combination and probes based upon the combination are used for formulating a prognosis that an animal is... Agent: Colgate-palmolive Company

20090217400 - Enzymes, cells and methods for site specific recombination at asymmetric sites: The present invention relates to enzymes, compositions and methods for catalyzing asymmetric recombination of non-palindromic recombination sites in a cell free system, in isolated cells or in living organisms. The enzymes and methods of the invention are suitable for mediating specific recombinations between DNA sequences comprising specific recombination sites without... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20090217404 - Cell-based rna interference and related methods and compositions: The invention provides, among other things, methods for performing RNA interference (RNAi) in stem cells (such as embryonic stem cells) and methods for using such stem cells in vivo. The invention also provides various animal models based on conditional/inducible, reversible, tissue-specific/spacial, and/or developmental stage-specific/temporal RNAi of certain target genes, which... Agent: Wilmerhale/cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

20090217401 - Human monoclonal antibodies to programmed death 1(pd-1) and methods for treating cancer using anti-pd-1 antibodies alone or in combination with other immunotherapeutics: The present invention provides isolated monoclonal antibodies, particularly human monoclonal antibodies, that specifically bind to PD-1 with high affinity. Nucleic acid molecules encoding the antibodies of the invention, expression vectors, host cells and methods for expressing the antibodies of the invention are also provided. Immunoconjugates, bispecific molecules and pharmaceutical compositions... Agent: Baker Botts L.l.p.

20090217403 - Means and methods for generating a t cell against an antigen of interest: The invention provides a method for generating a T cell comprising a T cell receptor capable of specifically binding an antigen of interest, comprising: —providing a hematopoietic stem cell and/or a precursor cell of a T cell with a nucleic acid sequence comprising at least part of a rearranged gene... Agent: Traskbritt, P.c.

20090217402 - Methods and compositions for modulating the activity of peptidases in macrophage and macrophage-like cells: Methods and compositions are provided for modulating the activity of macrophage and macrophage-like cells, particularly by modulating the peptidase activity of such cells. In certain aspects, methods are provided for enhancing or suppressing the immune function of a host by increasing or decreasing, respectively, expression of a target peptidase in... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20090217407 - Inbred broccoli line brm50-3906: Inbred broccoli lines, designated BRM50-3906 are disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of inbred broccoli lines BRM50-3906, to the plants of inbred broccoli lines BRM50-3906, and to methods for producing a broccoli plant produced by crossing the inbred line BRM50-3906 with itself or another broccoli line. The invention further... Agent: Arnold & Porter LLP

20090217405 - Isolated nucleotide sequences responsible for the tomato high pigment-1 mutant phenotypes (hp-1 and hp-1w) and uses thereof: The present invention provides isolated nucleotide sequences responsible for the tomato high pigment 1 (hp-1) and high pigment 1w (hp-1w) phenotypes, wherein said sequences comprises an altered tomato DDB1 gene sequence or fragment thereof, wherein said the alteration in said altered sequence or fragment comprises an A-to-T transversion at nucleotide... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20090217406 - Plant cells and plants with increased tolerance to environmental stress: This invention relates generally to transformed plant cells and plants comprising an inactivated or down-regulated gene resulting in increased tolerance and/or resistance to environmental stress as compared to non-transformed wild type cells and methods of producing such plant cells or plants. This invention further relates generally to transformed plant cells... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20090217408 - Plants and seed of inbred corn variety ds-046358: Disclosed is the seed of an inbred corn line, designated DS-046358, a sample of which is deposited under ATCC Accession No. PTA-9052. Also disclosed are plants, or parts thereof, grown from the seed of the cultivar, plants having the morphological and physiological characteristics of inbred corn line DS-046358, and methods... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20090217409 - Methods for increasing the frequency of apomixis expression in angiosperms: The present invention is directed to the seed-to-seed perpetuation of hybrid vigor and other traits through apomixis (asexual seed formation) in flowering plants (angiosperms). More particularly, to predictable methods for producing, from sexual or facultatively-apomictic plants, progeny plants that express an increased percentage of apomictic seed set or one or... Agent: Utah State University Fennemore Craig

20090217410 - Method of constructing transgenic ice plant: The present invention provides a method of transforming common ice plant by gene transfer using a microorganism belonging to the genus Agrobacterium and a method of producing a transformed common ice plant. The present invention also provides a stable transformed common ice plant.... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090217412 - Alteration of plant embryo/endosperm size during seed development: Isolated nucleic acid fragments and recombinant constructs comprising such fragments useful for altering embryo/endosperm size during seed development are disclosed along with a method of controlling embryo/endosperm size during development in plants using such recombinant constructs.... Agent: Christenbury, Lynne M. E.i.du Pont De Nemours And Company

20090217414 - Nucleic acid molecules and other molecules associated with plants and uses thereof for plant improvement: Polynucleotides useful for improvement of plants are provided. In particular, polynucleotide sequences are provided from plant sources. Polypeptides encoded by the polynucleotide sequences are also provided. The disclosed polynucleotides and polypeptides find use in production of transgenic plants to produce plants having improved properties.... Agent: Arnold & Porter LLP

20090217413 - Plant genetic sequences associated with vacuolar ph and uses thereof: The present invention relates generally to the field of plant molecular biology and agents useful in the manipulation of plant physiological or biochemical properties. More particularly, the present invention provides genetic and proteinaceous agents capable of modulating or altering the level of acidity or alkalinity in a cell, group of... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20090217415 - Polynucleotide encoding a maize herbicide resistance gene and methods for use: This invention relates to polynucleotide sequences encoding a gene that can confer resistance to at least one herbicide. It further relates to plants and seeds of plants carrying chimeric genes comprising said polynucleotide sequences, which enhance or confer resistance to at least one herbicide, and methods of making said plants... Agent: Pioneer Hi-bred International, Inc.

20090217411 - Salt responsive genes useful for generating salt resistant transgenic plants: The present invention relates to a transgenic plant comprising one or more plant cells transformed with exogenous nucleic acid encoding a Dunaliella salt-inducible or salt-responsive protein selected from the group consisting of elongation initiation factor 3 (eIF3), NADPH dependent quinone reductase (QOR), aldo-keto reductase (AKR), bifunctional aspartate kinase-homoserine reductase (AK-HSD)... Agent: Fennemore Craig

20090217416 - Genetic marker linked to gene locus involved in barley resistance to yellow mosaic disease and use thereof: Through creation of a detailed linkage map of barley and QTL analysis thereof, there have been found five genetic markers linked to gene locus involved in barley resistance to yellow mosaic disease and situated on barley 1H chromosome, two genetic markers linked to gene locus involved in barley resistance to... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, Pc

20090217417 - Combination of lipid metabolism proteins and uses thereof: Described herein are inventions in the field of genetic engineering of plants, including combinations of nucleic acid molecules encoding LMPs to improve agronomic, horticultural, and quality traits. This invention relates generally to the combination of nucleic acid sequences encoding proteins that are related to the presence of seed storage compounds... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20090217418 - Means and methods of controlling plant seed germination: A method of controlling germination of seed is provided in which a nucleic acid encoding a protein which causes inhibition of germination is transformed into a plant, operably linked with a promoter that expresses during germination. The protein is one in which a restoring substance can be applied to the... Agent: Patricia A. Sweeney

20090217419 - Expression cassettes for vascular tissue-preferential expression in plants: The present invention relates to expression cassettes comprising transcription regulating sequences with vascular tissue-preferential or vascular tissue-specific expression profiles in plants obtainable from Arabidopsis thaliana genes At4g00140, At5g45350, At2g39830, At1g68430, or At5g67280.... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20090217420 - Method for transformation using mutant acetolactate synthase gene: Transformed cells are efficiently selected using a mutant ALS gene having high specificity to PC herbicides. The transformation method comprises the steps of: transforming a host cell with a recombination vector containing a gene of interest and a gene coding for a mutant acetolactate synthase having mutation of glycine corresponds... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090217421 - Engineering resistance to pierce's disease by expression of a xyella fastidiosa heca-like hemagglutinin protein: Xylella fastidiosa (Xj), a Gram-negative, xylem-limited bacterium, is the causal agent of several economically important plant diseases, including Pierce's disease (PD) and Citrus Variegated Chlorosis (CVC). Identified is a HccA-like hemagglutinin gene in Xylella fastidiosa involved in the virulence of the pathogen. In essence this protein is a “molecular glue”... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20090217422 - Nematode resistant grape rootstock '9407-14': Rootstock ‘9407-14’ is a cross of L6-1 (Vitis champinii ‘Ramsey’×V. riparia ‘Riparia Gloire’)×V. champinii c9021. This invention relates to a new and distinct variety of grape rootstock with resistance to a broad array of soil-borne nematodes including root-knot, dagger, lesion and citrus nematodes. The variety has moderate resistance to ring... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20090217423 - Ce43-67b insecticidal cotton: The present application relates an insect resistant transgenic cotton plant. In particular, it relates to a specific event, designated CE43-67B. The application also relates to polynucleotides which are characteristic of the CE43-67B event, plants comprising said polynucleotides, and methods of detecting the CE43-67B event.... Agent: Syngenta Biotechnology, Inc. Patent Department

20090217424 - Constitutive promoters from poplar and uses thereof: The present invention relates to nucleic acid molecules corresponding to regulatory portions of genes whose expression is constitutive. The invention also relates to compositions and methods of using the same to regulate the expression, in a constitutive manner, of genes and/or any kind of nucleotide sequences in a plant. Nucleic... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090210949 - Method of ameliorating symptom caused by mood disturbance: The present invention relates to a method for improving symptom of mood disorder or its related disorder comprising a step of allowing Gm1 protein and the like to be excessively present in a brain of a mammal, and a non-human mammal, to which the method has been applied, and the... Agent: Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP

20090210950 - Methods for screening for agents that affect development: The present invention provides an animal toxicity model that can be used to screen agents that may cause or increase the occurrence of a developmental defect. The invention also provides methods and compositions for creating such an animal toxicity model, as well as methods and kits for using these animal... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (sf)

20090210951 - Avian transgenesis using an ovalbumin nucleotide sequence: The invention includes delivering to an avian a nucleic acid molecule which includes nucleotide sequence of an ovalbumin gene expression controlling region and a heterologous coding sequence operably linked to the gene expression controlling region wherein the heterologous coding sequence is expressed in a cell of the avian.... Agent: Synageva Biopharma Corp.

20090210952 - Compositions and methods related to controlled gene expression using viral vectors: Provided herein are methods and compositions related to viral vectors. Also provided herein are methods and compositions for the efficient transfection of a host, for example through the highly efficient lentivector delivery system, and for the exquisite control of the timing and level of expression of the transferred sequence of... Agent: Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP

20090210954 - Genes: The present invention relates to two primordial germ cell-specific expressed genes, Fragilis and Stella. The sequences and sues of human Stella and Fragilis are disclosed herein, as are several mouse sequences related to Fragilis. The present invention relates to the use of Stella and Fragilis as markers for primordial germ... Agent: Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.c. Intellectual Property Department

20090210953 - Identification of trpml3 (mcoln3) as a salty taste receptor and use in assays for identifying taste (salty) modulators and/or therapeutics that modulate sodium transport, absorption or excretion and/or aldosterone, and/or vasopressin production or release: The present invention relates to the elucidation that TRPML3 is involved in salty taste perception in primates including humans and likely other mammals and based thereon high-throughput mammalian and medium-throughput oocyte-based electrophysiological assays for identifying human TRPML3 modulators, preferably TRPML3 enhancers. Compounds that modulate TRPML3 function in the assay are... Agent: Hunton & Williams LLP Intellectual Property Department

20090210956 - Composition and method for clusterin-mediated stem cell therapy for treatment of atherosclerosis and heart failure: Methods and compositions are disclosed for inhibiting, deterring or preventing apoptosis of cardiac myocytes, transplanted stem cells, vascular stem cells, and vascular smooth muscle cells by means of expressing or synthesizing clusterin. Also disclosed are methods and compositions for producing recombinant clusterin, or its biologically active peptides, and for induction... Agent: Conley Rose, P.C. David A. Rose

20090210955 - Shrna and sirna expression in a living organism under control of a codon-optimized repressor gene: The present invention relates to a biological entity carrying a regulator construct comprising a specific repressor gene and a responder construct comprising at least one segment corresponding to a short hairpin RNA (shRNA) or corresponding to complementary short interfering RNA (siRNA) strands, said at least one segment being under control... Agent: Norris, Mclaughlin & Marcus, Pa

20090210957 - Introgression of festuca mairei drought tolerant genome into lolium perenne plants: The present inventions relate to compositions and methods for providing drought resistant grass plants comprising Festuca mairei plant germplasm. Specifically, the inventions relate to providing compositions and methods for introgressing Festuca mairei germplasm and/or specific Festuca mairei genes into grass plants, such as Lolium perenne plants. Further, the invention relates... Agent: Medlen & Carroll, LLP Suite 350

20090210958 - Nucleic acid encoding n-methylputrescine oxidase and uses thereof: The gene encoding N-methylputrescine oxidase (MPO) and constructs comprising such DNA are provided, including methods of regulating MPO expression independently or with other alkaloid biosynthesis genes to modulate alkaloid production in plants and host cells. MPO genes or fragments thereof are useful for reducing pyrrolidine or tropane alkaloid production in... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090210960 - Celery cultivar ads-16: A celery cultivar, designated ADS-16, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of celery cultivar ADS-16, to the plants of celery cultivar ADS-16 and to methods for producing a celery plant by crossing the cultivar ADS-16 with itself or another celery cultivar. The invention further relates to methods for... Agent: Jondle & Associates P.C.

20090210961 - Cotton variety 05v341: The invention relates to the novel cotton variety designated 05V341. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants, plant parts and derivatives of the cotton variety 05V341. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the cotton variety 05V341 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20090210962 - Cotton variety dp 161 b2rf: The invention relates to the novel cotton variety designated DP 161 B2RF. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants, plant parts and derivatives of the cotton variety DP 161 B2RF. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the cotton variety DP 161 B2RF and the plants regenerated... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20090210963 - Cotton variety pm 2141 b2rf: The invention relates to the novel cotton variety designated PM 2141 B2RF. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants, plant parts and derivatives of the cotton variety PM 2141 B2RF. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the cotton variety PM 2141 B2RF and the plants regenerated... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20090210959 - Method for production of saponaria from microspores: Saponaria vaccaria, related Saponaria species and species in other genera of the Caryophyllaceae family are well known for the production of saponins which have many established commercial uses including: detergents, foaming agents, emulsifiers and recently as adjuvants for vaccine development. Additionally, seed of Saponaria species comprises a novel starch with... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090210964 - Cucumber line apd147-4004mo: The invention provides seed and plants of the cucumber line designated APD147-4004Mo. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of cucumber line APD147-4004Mo, and to methods for producing a cucumber plant produced by crossing a plant of cucumber line APD147-4004Mo with itself or with another cucumber... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20090210965 - Sweet pepper hybrid 9942815: The invention provides seed and plants of the pepper hybrid 9942815 and parents thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of such plants, and to methods for producing a pepper plant produced by crossing a plant provided with itself or with another pepper plant, such... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20090210966 - Rice blast susceptibility gene pi21, resistance gene pi21 and uses thereof: The present inventors succeeded in isolating the rice field resistance gene pi21 by linkage analysis, and found that field resistance to blast in plants could be modified by introducing or controlling the expression of the gene. Thus, it became possible to efficiently confer plants with field resistance. It also became... Agent: Lahive & Cockfield, LLP Floor 30, Suite 3000

20090210967 - Glutamate receptors as regulators of carbon transport, mobilization, distribution, reallocation, and partitioning in higher plants: This invention relates to compounds for improving plant growth and characteristics, improved modified plants, processes for obtaining the same, and improved methods of obtaining plant products, and specifically those concerning AtGLR1.1.... Agent: Blank Rome LLP

20090210968 - Drought responsive genes in plants and methods of their use: Microarrays are employed to analyze soybean transcriptions under water stress conditions in both root and leaf tissues at vegetative stage. Novel drought responsive genes may be thus identified and may be used for enhancing drought tolerance in soybean or other plants through genetic/metabolic engineering. This disclosure pertains to nucleic acid... Agent: Lathrop & Gage Lc

20090210969 - Antiporter gene from porteresia coarctata for conferring stress tolerance: The present invention relates to isolation and characterization of a cDNA corresponding to Na+/H+ antiporter gene from Porteresia coarctata, the deduced protein of the said gene and its promoter region capable of conferring tolerance to abiotic stress in plants. The present invention also relates to cloning the complete cDNA sequence... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner, LLP

20090210970 - Plant genomic dna flanking spt event and methods for identifying spt event: Compositions and methods related to transgenic plants comprising seed production technology are provided. Specifically, maize plants having a E6611.32.1.38 event which confers seed production technology are provided. The plant harboring the E6611.32.1.38 event at the recited chromosomal location comprises the genomic/transgene junctions described. The plant genomic DNA flanking the integrated... Agent: Pioneer Hi-bred International, Inc.

20090205056 - Method of screening for modulators of map3k11 in liver cancer cells: Detection of expression of the provided protein kinase in cancers is useful as a diagnostic, for determining the effectiveness of drugs, and determining patient prognosis. The encoded polypeptides further provides a target for screening pharmaceutical agents effective in inhibiting the growth or metastasis of tumor cells.... Agent: Bozicevic, Field & Francis LLP

20090205057 - Mite composition comprising glycyphagidae and phytoseiid mites, use thereof, method for rearing a phytoseiid predatory mite, rearing system for rearing said phytoseiid predatory mite and methods for biological pest control on a crop: The present invention relates to a novel mite composition comprising a population of a phytoseiid predatory mite species and a factitious host population comprising a species selected from the Glycyphagidae, which may be employed for rearing said phytoseiid predatory mite species or for releasing the phytoseiid predatory mite species in... Agent: Bozicevic, Field & Francis LLP

20090205058 - Genetically modified non-human mammals and cells: Genetically modified mammals are described which lack the mannan binding lectin associated serine protease MASP-2, together with methods and constructs for their production. Such mammals are useful as models for disorders of the complement system, and in the identification of treatments for such disorders. Also described are mammals which lack... Agent: Christensen, O'connor, Johnson, Kindness, PLLC

20090205059 - Methods, compositions and systems for production of recombinant spider silk polypeptides: Disclosed are methods, compositions, and systems for transforming silkworms to produce spider silk and analogs of spider silk. In certain embodiments, the method may include inserting a DNA sequence coding for at least a portion of a spider silk fibroin polypeptide, or an analog of a spider silk fibroin polypeptide,... Agent: Kilpatrick Stockton LLP

20090205060 - Sesquiterpene synthases from patchouli: The invention relates to sesquiterpene synthases from Patchouli plants (Pogostemon cablin), and methods of their production and use. In one embodiment, the invention provides nucleic acids comprising a nucleotide sequence as described herein that encodes for at least one sesquiterpene synthase. In a further embodiment, the invention also provides for... Agent: Winston & Strawn LLP Patent Department

20090205061 - Taste receptors of the t1r family from domestic cat: The present invention relates to the discovery of several genes of the domestic cat (Felis catus) associated with taste perception. The invention provides, inter alia, the nucleotide sequence of the feline Tas1r1, Tas1r2, and Tas1r3 receptor genes, the amino acid sequences of the polypeptides encoded thereby, and antibodies to the... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP

20090205062 - Caspase-9 deficient animals and the use thereof: The invention relates to genetically manipulated animals that are deficient in the expression of Casapse-9, a protein involved in programmed cell death. The invention further relates to methods for preventing specific types of cell death associated with Caspase-9 activation.... Agent: Ropes & Gray LLP

20090205065 - Brassica ogura restorer lines with shortened raphanus fragment (srf): New Brassica Ogura fertility restorer lines with a shortened Raphanus fragment are provided. The new lines lack the OPC2 marker and are capable of fully restoring fertility in Ogura cytoplasmic male sterile (cms) plants. The improved lines were developed using a new breeding method. The new breeding method can be... Agent: Pioneer Hi-bred International, Inc.

20090205064 - Mutated acetohydroxyacid synthase genes in brassica: Provided are mutated acetohydroxyacid synthase (AHAS) nucleic acids and the proteins encoded by the mutated nucleic acids. Also provided are canola plants, cells, and seeds comprising the mutated genes.... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20090205063 - Plant polynucleotides for improved yield and quality: 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 2 C/o Mofo Sf

20090205066 - Fatty acid desaturase genes from plants: The preparation and use of nucleic acid fragments encoding fatty acid desaturase enzymes are described. The invention permits alteration of plant lipid composition. Chimeric genes incorporating such nucleic acid fragments with suitable regulatory sequences may be used to create transgenic plants with altered levels of unsaturated fatty acids.... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20090205067 - Zea mays aba signaling genes and methods of use: Compositions and methods for modulating abscisic acid (ABA) perception and signal transduction in developing seed are provided. The methods and compositions find use in increasing yield in plants, particularly under abiotic stress. Compositions comprise genetic constructs known to affect ABA sensitivity, particularly ABA biosynthetic mutants and fragments and variants thereof.... Agent: Pioneer Hi-bred International, Inc.

20090205072 - Alteration of tobacco alkaloid content through modification of specific cytochrome p450 genes: Compositions and methods for reducing the level of nornicotine and N′-nitrosonornicotine (NNN) in Nicotiana plants and plant parts thereof are provided. The compositions comprise isolated polynucleotides and polypeptides for cytochrome P450s that are involved in the metabolic conversion of nicotine to nornicotine in these plants. Expression cassettes, vectors, plants, and... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20090205071 - Compositions and methods for drought tolerance: The present inventions relate to compositions and methods for providing drought resistant grass plants comprising Festuca mairei plant germplasm. Specifically, the inventions relate to providing compositions and methods for introgressing Festuca mairei germplasm and/or specific Festuca mairei genes into grass plants, such as Lolium perenne plants. Further, the invention relates... Agent: Medlen & Carroll, LLP Suite 350

20090205077 - Compositions and methods for the modification of gene expression: Novel isolated plant polynucleotide promoter sequences are provided, together with genetic constructs comprising such polynucleotides. Methods for using such constructs in modulating the transcription of DNA sequences of interest are also disclosed, together with transgenic plants comprising such constructs.... Agent: Cooley Godward Kronish LLP Attn: Patent Group

20090205076 - Directed evolution of grg31 and grg36 epsp synthase enzymes: Compositions and methods for conferring herbicide resistance or tolerance to bacteria, plants, plant cells, tissues and seeds are provided. Compositions include polynucleotides encoding herbicide resistance or tolerance polypeptides, vectors comprising those polynucleotides, and host cells comprising the vectors. The nucleotide sequences of the invention can be used in DNA constructs... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20090205070 - High grain protein content gene: The present invention NAC nucleic acids and proteins that modulate grain protein content and senescence in plants. The invention also provides methods of using the nucleic acids to produce transgenic plants with altered grain protein content or senescence.... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20090205069 - Method and means to modulate programmed cell death in eukaryotic cells: The invention provides for the use of isolated polynucleotides encoding maize poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) proteins to produce eukaryotic cells and organisms, particularly plant cells and plants, with modified programmed cell death. Eukaryotic cells and organisms particularly plant cells and plants, are provided wherein either in at least part of... Agent: Hunton & Williams LLP Intellectual Property Department

20090205068 - Method for producing genetically modified plant expressing miraculin: The present invention relates to: a method for producing a transgenic plant expressing miraculin, comprising introducing a miraculin gene into a useful plant that can be easily produced and cultivated throughout the year using plant molecular breeding technology; a transgenic plant expressing miraculin, which is produced by the method; and... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090205074 - Transcription regulators for reproduction associated plant part tissue specific expression: The present invention relates generally to transcriptional control sequences for effecting expression of a nucleotide sequence of interest in a plant. The present invention is predicated, in part, on the identification and functional characterisation of transcriptional control sequences derived from genes which encode polypeptides comprising the amino acid sequence set... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20090205073 - Transgenic plants and methods for controlling bolting in sugar beet: This invention relates to the field of sugar beet bolting and flowering control, specifically methods and transgenic sugar beet plants for suppressing the vernalization response. In particular, the present invention includes sugar beet plants and methods for modulating sugar beet vernalization by over expression of an FLC gene or by... Agent: Syngenta Biotechnology, Inc. Patent Department

20090205075 - Use of plastid transit peptides derived from glaucocystophytes: Compositions and methods for targeting polypeptides to plastids are provided. Compositions comprise plastid transit peptides as well as nucleotide sequences encoding such transit peptides and variants thereof. Compositions further comprise DNA constructs comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding the plastid transit peptide operably linked to a nucleotide sequence encoding a polypeptide... Agent: Syngenta Biotechnology, Inc. Patent Department

20090205078 - Maize leaf- and stalk-preferred promoter: 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.

20090205079 - Acetyl coa carboxylase (accase) gene from jatropha curas: The present invention provides methods for increasing oil content in Jatropha Curcas L. plants. The invention further provides the cDNA and protein sequences of Jatropha acetyl CoA carboxylase (ACCase) and methods for cloning and expressing the Jatropha ACCase gene to produce transgenic plants with increased oil content.... Agent: Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky And Popeo, P.c

20090205080 - Chlamydomonas glucan dikinase gene, enzyme and modified starch, uses, methods for production thereof: The present invention relates the nucleotide sequence from Chlamydomonas reinhardtii encoding a glucan dikinase enzyme and to methods of use; to modified starch, as well as production and uses thereof. The starch has modified properties of viscosity and a modified phosphate content.... Agent: Syngenta Biotechnology, Inc. Patent Department

20090205081 - 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

20090205086 - Commercial production of polysaccharide degrading enzymes in plants and methods of using same: Expression of recombinant polysaccharide degrading enzymes in plants is described. In one embodiment, expression of the enzyme is preferentially directed to the seed of the plant. Expression may also be preferentially targeted to specific locations within the plant cell. Expression of cellulases in corn is shown. The result is the... Agent: Patricia A. Sweeney

20090205083 - Engineered zinc finger proteins targeting 5-enolpyruvyl shikimate-3-phosphate synthase genes: The present disclosure relates to engineered zinc finger proteins that target 5-enolpyruvyl shikimate-3-phosphate synthase (EPSPS) genes in plants and methods of using such zinc finger proteins in modulating gene expression, gene inactivation, and targeted gene modification. In particular, the disclosure pertains to zinc finger nucleases for targeted cleavage and alteration... Agent: Robins & Pasternak

20090205084 - Nucleotide and amino acid sequences from xenorhabdus and uses thereof: The invention provides isolated nucleotide sequences from Xenorhabdus nematophila species Xs86068, and, in particular, nucleotide sequences that encode insect inhibitory proteins, the insecticidal proteins, and compositions that comprise one or more of the insecticidal proteins for use in controlling insect infestation.... Agent: Arnold & Porter LLP

20090205085 - Nucleotide and amino acid sequences from xenorhabdus bovienii strain xs85831 and uses thereof: The present invention relates to nucleic acid sequences from Xenorhabdus, and, in particular, to genomic DNA sequences, and to nucleotide sequences that encode insecticidal proteins from Xenorhabdus bovienii, strain Xs85831. The invention encompasses nucleic acid molecules present in non-coding regions as well as nucleic acid molecules that encode proteins, fragments... Agent: Arnold & Porter LLP

20090205082 - Rc, brown pericarp and seed coat: The present invention relates to the production of red pericarp and seed coat in rice, and in particular, compositions comprising a basic helix-turn-helix red anthocyanin transcription factor, Rc, and methods using Rc for identifying rice germplasm comprising Rc including but not limited to grain quality grading and seed certification analysis.... Agent: Clark & Elbing LLP

20090205087 - Modified cry34 proteins: This invention provides modified, insecticidal Cry34 proteins with enhanced properties as compared to wild-type Cry34 proteins. The modifications to these proteins were based in part on an analysis of the three-dimensional (3D) structure of this protein and other proteins in the Cry34 class. The subject invention also includes polynucleotides that... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP- Dow Agrosciences

20090205056 - Method of screening for modulators of map3k11 in liver cancer cells: Detection of expression of the provided protein kinase in cancers is useful as a diagnostic, for determining the effectiveness of drugs, and determining patient prognosis. The encoded polypeptides further provides a target for screening pharmaceutical agents effective in inhibiting the growth or metastasis of tumor cells.... Agent: Bozicevic, Field & Francis LLP

20090205057 - Mite composition comprising glycyphagidae and phytoseiid mites, use thereof, method for rearing a phytoseiid predatory mite, rearing system for rearing said phytoseiid predatory mite and methods for biological pest control on a crop: The present invention relates to a novel mite composition comprising a population of a phytoseiid predatory mite species and a factitious host population comprising a species selected from the Glycyphagidae, which may be employed for rearing said phytoseiid predatory mite species or for releasing the phytoseiid predatory mite species in... Agent: Bozicevic, Field & Francis LLP

20090205058 - Genetically modified non-human mammals and cells: Genetically modified mammals are described which lack the mannan binding lectin associated serine protease MASP-2, together with methods and constructs for their production. Such mammals are useful as models for disorders of the complement system, and in the identification of treatments for such disorders. Also described are mammals which lack... Agent: Christensen, O'connor, Johnson, Kindness, PLLC

20090205059 - Methods, compositions and systems for production of recombinant spider silk polypeptides: Disclosed are methods, compositions, and systems for transforming silkworms to produce spider silk and analogs of spider silk. In certain embodiments, the method may include inserting a DNA sequence coding for at least a portion of a spider silk fibroin polypeptide, or an analog of a spider silk fibroin polypeptide,... Agent: Kilpatrick Stockton LLP

20090205060 - Sesquiterpene synthases from patchouli: The invention relates to sesquiterpene synthases from Patchouli plants (Pogostemon cablin), and methods of their production and use. In one embodiment, the invention provides nucleic acids comprising a nucleotide sequence as described herein that encodes for at least one sesquiterpene synthase. In a further embodiment, the invention also provides for... Agent: Winston & Strawn LLP Patent Department

20090205061 - Taste receptors of the t1r family from domestic cat: The present invention relates to the discovery of several genes of the domestic cat (Felis catus) associated with taste perception. The invention provides, inter alia, the nucleotide sequence of the feline Tas1r1, Tas1r2, and Tas1r3 receptor genes, the amino acid sequences of the polypeptides encoded thereby, and antibodies to the... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP

20090205062 - Caspase-9 deficient animals and the use thereof: The invention relates to genetically manipulated animals that are deficient in the expression of Casapse-9, a protein involved in programmed cell death. The invention further relates to methods for preventing specific types of cell death associated with Caspase-9 activation.... Agent: Ropes & Gray LLP

20090205065 - Brassica ogura restorer lines with shortened raphanus fragment (srf): New Brassica Ogura fertility restorer lines with a shortened Raphanus fragment are provided. The new lines lack the OPC2 marker and are capable of fully restoring fertility in Ogura cytoplasmic male sterile (cms) plants. The improved lines were developed using a new breeding method. The new breeding method can be... Agent: Pioneer Hi-bred International, Inc.

20090205064 - Mutated acetohydroxyacid synthase genes in brassica: Provided are mutated acetohydroxyacid synthase (AHAS) nucleic acids and the proteins encoded by the mutated nucleic acids. Also provided are canola plants, cells, and seeds comprising the mutated genes.... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20090205063 - Plant polynucleotides for improved yield and quality: 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 2 C/o Mofo Sf

20090205066 - Fatty acid desaturase genes from plants: The preparation and use of nucleic acid fragments encoding fatty acid desaturase enzymes are described. The invention permits alteration of plant lipid composition. Chimeric genes incorporating such nucleic acid fragments with suitable regulatory sequences may be used to create transgenic plants with altered levels of unsaturated fatty acids.... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20090205067 - Zea mays aba signaling genes and methods of use: Compositions and methods for modulating abscisic acid (ABA) perception and signal transduction in developing seed are provided. The methods and compositions find use in increasing yield in plants, particularly under abiotic stress. Compositions comprise genetic constructs known to affect ABA sensitivity, particularly ABA biosynthetic mutants and fragments and variants thereof.... Agent: Pioneer Hi-bred International, Inc.

20090205072 - Alteration of tobacco alkaloid content through modification of specific cytochrome p450 genes: Compositions and methods for reducing the level of nornicotine and N′-nitrosonornicotine (NNN) in Nicotiana plants and plant parts thereof are provided. The compositions comprise isolated polynucleotides and polypeptides for cytochrome P450s that are involved in the metabolic conversion of nicotine to nornicotine in these plants. Expression cassettes, vectors, plants, and... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20090205071 - Compositions and methods for drought tolerance: The present inventions relate to compositions and methods for providing drought resistant grass plants comprising Festuca mairei plant germplasm. Specifically, the inventions relate to providing compositions and methods for introgressing Festuca mairei germplasm and/or specific Festuca mairei genes into grass plants, such as Lolium perenne plants. Further, the invention relates... Agent: Medlen & Carroll, LLP Suite 350

20090205077 - Compositions and methods for the modification of gene expression: Novel isolated plant polynucleotide promoter sequences are provided, together with genetic constructs comprising such polynucleotides. Methods for using such constructs in modulating the transcription of DNA sequences of interest are also disclosed, together with transgenic plants comprising such constructs.... Agent: Cooley Godward Kronish LLP Attn: Patent Group

20090205076 - Directed evolution of grg31 and grg36 epsp synthase enzymes: Compositions and methods for conferring herbicide resistance or tolerance to bacteria, plants, plant cells, tissues and seeds are provided. Compositions include polynucleotides encoding herbicide resistance or tolerance polypeptides, vectors comprising those polynucleotides, and host cells comprising the vectors. The nucleotide sequences of the invention can be used in DNA constructs... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20090205070 - High grain protein content gene: The present invention NAC nucleic acids and proteins that modulate grain protein content and senescence in plants. The invention also provides methods of using the nucleic acids to produce transgenic plants with altered grain protein content or senescence.... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20090205069 - Method and means to modulate programmed cell death in eukaryotic cells: The invention provides for the use of isolated polynucleotides encoding maize poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) proteins to produce eukaryotic cells and organisms, particularly plant cells and plants, with modified programmed cell death. Eukaryotic cells and organisms particularly plant cells and plants, are provided wherein either in at least part of... Agent: Hunton & Williams LLP Intellectual Property Department

20090205068 - Method for producing genetically modified plant expressing miraculin: The present invention relates to: a method for producing a transgenic plant expressing miraculin, comprising introducing a miraculin gene into a useful plant that can be easily produced and cultivated throughout the year using plant molecular breeding technology; a transgenic plant expressing miraculin, which is produced by the method; and... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090205074 - Transcription regulators for reproduction associated plant part tissue specific expression: The present invention relates generally to transcriptional control sequences for effecting expression of a nucleotide sequence of interest in a plant. The present invention is predicated, in part, on the identification and functional characterisation of transcriptional control sequences derived from genes which encode polypeptides comprising the amino acid sequence set... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20090205073 - Transgenic plants and methods for controlling bolting in sugar beet: This invention relates to the field of sugar beet bolting and flowering control, specifically methods and transgenic sugar beet plants for suppressing the vernalization response. In particular, the present invention includes sugar beet plants and methods for modulating sugar beet vernalization by over expression of an FLC gene or by... Agent: Syngenta Biotechnology, Inc. Patent Department

20090205075 - Use of plastid transit peptides derived from glaucocystophytes: Compositions and methods for targeting polypeptides to plastids are provided. Compositions comprise plastid transit peptides as well as nucleotide sequences encoding such transit peptides and variants thereof. Compositions further comprise DNA constructs comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding the plastid transit peptide operably linked to a nucleotide sequence encoding a polypeptide... Agent: Syngenta Biotechnology, Inc. Patent Department

20090205078 - Maize leaf- and stalk-preferred promoter: 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.

20090205079 - Acetyl coa carboxylase (accase) gene from jatropha curas: The present invention provides methods for increasing oil content in Jatropha Curcas L. plants. The invention further provides the cDNA and protein sequences of Jatropha acetyl CoA carboxylase (ACCase) and methods for cloning and expressing the Jatropha ACCase gene to produce transgenic plants with increased oil content.... Agent: Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky And Popeo, P.c

20090205080 - Chlamydomonas glucan dikinase gene, enzyme and modified starch, uses, methods for production thereof: The present invention relates the nucleotide sequence from Chlamydomonas reinhardtii encoding a glucan dikinase enzyme and to methods of use; to modified starch, as well as production and uses thereof. The starch has modified properties of viscosity and a modified phosphate content.... Agent: Syngenta Biotechnology, Inc. Patent Department

20090205081 - 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

20090205086 - Commercial production of polysaccharide degrading enzymes in plants and methods of using same: Expression of recombinant polysaccharide degrading enzymes in plants is described. In one embodiment, expression of the enzyme is preferentially directed to the seed of the plant. Expression may also be preferentially targeted to specific locations within the plant cell. Expression of cellulases in corn is shown. The result is the... Agent: Patricia A. Sweeney

20090205083 - Engineered zinc finger proteins targeting 5-enolpyruvyl shikimate-3-phosphate synthase genes: The present disclosure relates to engineered zinc finger proteins that target 5-enolpyruvyl shikimate-3-phosphate synthase (EPSPS) genes in plants and methods of using such zinc finger proteins in modulating gene expression, gene inactivation, and targeted gene modification. In particular, the disclosure pertains to zinc finger nucleases for targeted cleavage and alteration... Agent: Robins & Pasternak

20090205084 - Nucleotide and amino acid sequences from xenorhabdus and uses thereof: The invention provides isolated nucleotide sequences from Xenorhabdus nematophila species Xs86068, and, in particular, nucleotide sequences that encode insect inhibitory proteins, the insecticidal proteins, and compositions that comprise one or more of the insecticidal proteins for use in controlling insect infestation.... Agent: Arnold & Porter LLP

20090205085 - Nucleotide and amino acid sequences from xenorhabdus bovienii strain xs85831 and uses thereof: The present invention relates to nucleic acid sequences from Xenorhabdus, and, in particular, to genomic DNA sequences, and to nucleotide sequences that encode insecticidal proteins from Xenorhabdus bovienii, strain Xs85831. The invention encompasses nucleic acid molecules present in non-coding regions as well as nucleic acid molecules that encode proteins, fragments... Agent: Arnold & Porter LLP

20090205082 - Rc, brown pericarp and seed coat: The present invention relates to the production of red pericarp and seed coat in rice, and in particular, compositions comprising a basic helix-turn-helix red anthocyanin transcription factor, Rc, and methods using Rc for identifying rice germplasm comprising Rc including but not limited to grain quality grading and seed certification analysis.... Agent: Clark & Elbing LLP

20090205087 - Modified cry34 proteins: This invention provides modified, insecticidal Cry34 proteins with enhanced properties as compared to wild-type Cry34 proteins. The modifications to these proteins were based in part on an analysis of the three-dimensional (3D) structure of this protein and other proteins in the Cry34 class. The subject invention also includes polynucleotides that... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP- Dow Agrosciences

20090199306 - Fucosyl transferase gene: A DNA molecule is provided which comprises a sequence according to SEQ ID NO: 1 having an open reading frame from base pair 211 to base pair 1740 or having at least 50% homology to the above-indicated sequence, or hybridizing with the above-indicated sequence under stringent conditions, or comprising a... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20090199309 - Guzmania hybrid named 'eclipse': A new and distinct Guzmania hybrid named ‘ECLIPSE’ characterized by solid growth habit; funnel-form rosette plant, measuring about 42 cm to 48 cm in height (above the pot when flowering); numerous, green color foliage, measuring about 32 cm to 38 cm in length and about 3.4 cm to 4.6 cm... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090199307 - Methods and compositions for expression of transgenes in plants: Methods and compositions for the expression of transgenes in monocot plants including maize are disclosed. In the invention, gene silencing is avoided by use of monocot-homeologous sequences from plants of the genus Coix for transformation. Included in these transgene sequences are Coix promoters, enhancers, coding sequences and terminators. Suitable alternatives... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20090199308 - 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

20090199311 - Methods and means for producing hyaluronan: The present invention relates to plant cells and plants which synthesize an increased amount of hyaluronan, and to methods for preparing such plants, and also to methods for preparing hyaluronan with the aid of these plant cells or plants. Here, plant cells or genetically modified plants according to the invention... Agent: Hunton & Williams LLP Intellectual Property Department

20090199310 - Promotor of hot pepper which is related to tmv-resistance: The present invention relates to a promoter of hot pepper related to TMV-resistance, more precisely a promoter of the gene related to TMV-resistance and a method for regulating the expression of a target protein by using a transcription factor binding to the same. The method of the present invention can... Agent: Greenlee Winner And Sullivan P C

20090199312 - Shade regulatory regions: Regulatory regions suitable for directing expression of a heterologous polynucleotide under far red light conditions are described, as well as nucleic acid constructs that include these regulatory regions. Also disclosed are transgenic plants that contain such constructs and methods of producing such transgenic plants.... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20090199314 - Delayed-effect agronomic treatment agent, in particular for seed germination and plant development: Agent for the agronomic treatment of a living plant supported by a moist substrate, for example a soil, wherein said agent is in the solid and divided state, and comprises solid particles containing at least one active entity for the agronomic treatment, characterized in that each particle comprises: —a nucleus... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20090199313 - Non-mevalonate isoprenoid pathway: The present invention is directed to enzymes and intermediates of the non-mevalonate isoprenoid pathway downstream of 2C-methyl-D-erythritol 2,4-cyclopyrophosphate and upstream of isopentenyl pyrophosphate or dimethylallyl pyrophosphate. These are used as a basis for a screening method for inhibitors of these enzymes, and a method for identifying inhibitor-resistant variants thereof. Further... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec