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Multicellular living organisms and unmodified parts thereof and related processes August inventions list 08/11

20110209227 - Methods for the diagnosis and treatment of bone disorders: This invention pertains to chemometric methods for the analysis of chemical, biochemical, and biological data, for example, spectral data, for example, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectra, and their applications, including, e.g., classification, diagnosis, prognosis, etc., especially in the context of bone disorders, e.g., conditions associated with low bone mineral density,... Agent:

20110209228 - Method of treatment using antimicrobial composition: The present invention provides peptides and analogs and derivatives thereof having antimicrobial activity at least against Streptococcus uberis for the treatment of a range of infectious disease mastitis, otitis externa, clostridial intestinal disease and respiratory disease.... Agent:

20110209229 - Gene of porcine beta casein, a promoter of the same and the use thereof: The present invention provides a porcine beta-casein gene, a porcine beta-casein gene promoter, an expression vector comprising the same promoter, and a method for the production of a target protein using the same expression vector. The promoter of the present invention facilitates mammary gland-specific expression of the target protein and... Agent:

20110209230 - Human monoclonal antibodies to programmed death ligand 1 (pd-l1): The present disclosure provides isolated monoclonal antibodies, particularly human monoclonal antibodies that specifically bind to PD-L1 with high affinity. Nucleic acid molecules encoding the antibodies of this disclosure, expression vectors, host cells and methods for expressing the antibodies of this disclosure are also provided. Immunoconjugates, bispecific molecules and pharmaceutical compositions... Agent:

20110209231 - Treatment and prevention of influenza: The present invention relates to nucleic acid molecules comprising a double-stranded region, and nucleic acid constructs encoding therfor, that are useful for the treatment and/or prevention of influenza. In particular, the present invention relates to nucleic acid constructs encoding a double stranded RNA molecule(s) that can be used to produce... Agent:

20110209232 - Herbicide-resistant sunflower plants, polynucleotides encoding herbicide-resistant acetohydroxyacid synthase large subunit proteins, and methods of use: Herbicide-resistant sunflower plants, isolated polynucleotides that encode herbicide-resistant and wild-type acetohydroxyacid synthase large subunit (AHASL) polypeptides, and the amino acid sequences of these polypeptides, are described. Expression cassettes and transformation vectors comprising the polynucleotides of the invention, as well as plants and host cells transformed with the polynucleotides, are described.... Agent: Nidera Semillas S.a.

20110209233 - Tillandsia plant named 'mora': A new and distinct Tillandsia leiboldiana plant named ‘MORA’ characterized spreading growth habit and good vigor; funnel-form rosette, medium-sized plant, measuring about 45 cm to 50 cm in height (above the pot when flowering), and about 25 cm to 30 cm in diameter; numerous, foliage primarily green in color, and... Agent: Corn.bak B.v.

20110209235 - Cotton variety 09r549b2r2: The invention relates to the novel cotton variety designated 09R549B2R2. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants, plant parts and derivatives of the cotton variety 09R549B2R2. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the cotton variety 09R549B2R2 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the... Agent: Monsanto Technology LLC

20110209236 - Cotton variety 09r550b2r2: The invention relates to the novel cotton variety designated 09R550B2R2. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants, plant parts and derivatives of the cotton variety 09R550B2R2. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the cotton variety 09R550B2R2 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the... Agent: Monsanto Technology LLC

20110209237 - Cotton variety 09r555b2r2: The invention relates to the novel cotton variety designated 09R555B2R2. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants, plant parts and derivatives of the cotton variety 09R555B2R2. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the cotton variety 09R555B2R2 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the... Agent: Monsanto Technology LLC

20110209238 - Cotton variety 09r619b2r2: The invention relates to the novel cotton variety designated 09R619B2R2. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants, plant parts and derivatives of the cotton variety 09R619B2R2. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the cotton variety 09R619B2R2 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the... Agent: Monsanto Technology LLC

20110209234 - Cotton variety 09r796b2r2: The invention relates to the novel cotton variety designated 09R796B2R2. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants, plant parts and derivatives of the cotton variety 09R796B2R2. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the cotton variety 09R796B2R2 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the... Agent: Monsanto Technology LLC

20110209240 - Hybrid tomato ps01544291 and parent lines thereof: The invention provides seed and plants of tomato hybrid PS01544291 and the parent lines thereof, such as inbred parent line FDS 15-2102. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of tomato hybrid PS01544291 and the parent lines thereof, and to methods for producing a tomato plant... Agent: Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.

20110209239 - Tomato hybrid ps01533588: The invention provides seed and plants of tomato hybrid PS01533588 and the parent lines thereof, such as inbred tomato line FDR 15-2090. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of tomato hybrid PS01533588 and the parent lines thereof, and to methods for producing a tomato plant... Agent: Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.

20110209242 - Green tissue-preferred promoter from maize: The present invention provides compositions and methods for regulating expression of heterologous nucleotide sequences in a plant. Compositions include a novel nucleotide sequence for a green tissue-preferred promoter from maize. A method for expressing a heterologous nucleotide sequence in a plant using the promoter sequences disclosed herein is provided. The... Agent: E. I. Dupont De Nemours And Company

20110209244 - Method for production of plant imparted with stress tolerance and use thereof: The present invention provides a method for producing a plant with a stress tolerance, comprising the step of inhibiting, in a plant, a function of a first polypeptide including an amino acid sequence represented by any one of SEQ ID NOS: 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10. This enables developing... Agent: Greensogna, Inc.

20110209245 - Plants having altered agronomic characteristics under nitrogen limiting conditions and related constructs and methods involving genes encoding lnt6 polypeptides and homologs thereof: Isolated polynucleotides and polypeptides and recombinant DNA constructs particularly useful for altering agronomic characteristics of plants under nitrogen limiting conditions, compositions (such as plants or seeds) comprising these recombinant DNA constructs, and methods utilizing these recombinant DNA constructs. The recombinant DNA construct comprises a polynucleotide operably linked to a promoter... Agent: E.i. Du Pont De Nemours And Company And Pioneer Hi-bred International

20110209241 - Plants having enhanced yield-related traits and a method for making the same: The present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for improving various plant growth characteristics by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding a PRE-like (Paclobutrazol REsistance) polypeptide. The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid... Agent: Basf Plant Science Gmbh

20110209243 - Salinity tolerance in plants: The present invention is predicated, in part, on the identification of a gene involved in salinity tolerance in plants. As such, the present invention relates to methods for modulating salinity tolerance in plants. The present invention also provides plant cells and plants having modulated salinity tolerance. In further embodiments, the... Agent: Australian Centre For Plant Functional Genomics

20110209248 - Novel sugar transporters: A novel class of transporter protein, referred to as SWEET, GLUE or Glü, is disclosed. These transporters provide a novel system for the transportation of sugars across membranes within a cell and between the inside and outside of a cell. Such transporters are useful for understanding and altering the sugar... Agent:

20110209246 - Nucleic acid molecules and other molecules associated with plants and uses thereof for plant improvement: Recombinant polynucleotides and recombinant polypeptides useful for improvement of plants are provided. The disclosed recombinant polynucleotides and recombinant polypeptides find use in production of transgenic plants to produce plants having improved properties.... Agent:

20110209247 - Transgenic plant having enhanced drought tolerance: The present invention relates to the field of transgenic plants with novel phenotypes, especially plants with enhanced drought and pathogen resistance. Provided are transgenic crop plants comprising integrated in their genome a chimeric gene, characterized by said chimeric gene comprising a transcription regulatory sequence active in plant cells operably linked... Agent:

20110209249 - Plants having improved growth characteristics and a method for making the same: The present invention is a method for improving plant growth by increasing activity of DP protein in shoot tissue. The invention also relates to transgenic plants having improved growth characteristics, which plants have increased expression of a DP nucleic acid specifically in shoot-tissue. The increased expression of the nucleic acid... Agent: Cropdesign, N.v.

20110209250 - Methods and compositions for plant improvement: The invention provides an isolated polynucleotide comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 or a variant thereof, wherein the variant encodes a polypeptide capable of modulating in a plant tolerance to at least one environmental stress selected from drought, cold, freezing, heat and salinity. The invention also provides construct,... Agent: Vialactia Biosciences (nz) Limited

20110209251 - Method for promoting efficiency of gene introduction into plant cells: A method for gene introduction by which higher efficiency for gene introduction than that by the conventional Agrobacterium method may be attained simply and without injuring the tissue is disclosed. According to the method of the present invention, the efficiency of gene introduction into plant cells by a bacterium belonging... Agent:

20110209253 - Method for improving plant health: m

20110209252 - Slow-release fertilizer and method of making and using same: There is disclosed a fertilizer composition comprising a water-insoluble slow-release reacted nitrogen fertilizer and an effective amount of a water-soluble, non-aromatic poly(amino acid) of the group poly(aspartic acid), poly(glutamic acid), poly(glycine), poly(lysine) a copolymer of cystein and glutamic acid and a terpolymer of cystein and glutamic acid and aspartic acid,... Agent:

20110209254 - Qtl controlling sclerotinia stem rot resistance in soybean: Markers associated with Sclerotinia stem rot resistance are provided. Methods of identifying resistant, and susceptible plants, using the markers are provided. Methods for identifying and isolating QTL are a feature of the invention, as are QTL associated with Sclerotinia stem rot resistance.... Agent:

20110203007 - Assays of neurodegenerative disorders, including frontotemporal dementia and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: The invention relates to novel assays for the in vivo analysis of neurodegenerative diseases and the use of such assays to discover therapies capable of modulating such diseases.... Agent: Board Of Supervisors Of Louisiana State University And Agricultural And Mechanical College

20110203008 - Transgenic mouse for screening and for studies of the pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics of ligands acting on the oestrogen receptor and its intracellular receptors, and method for the preparation thereof: The object of the invention is a method for the production of a non-human transgenic mammal by means of which it is possible to monitor in vivo and in all the tissues the state of activation of any intracellular receptor, utilising a reporter gene inducible by natural or synthetic molecules... Agent: T.o.p. (transgenic Operative Products) S.r.l.

20110203010 - Insect-derived promoters for foreign proteins expression in insect cells: Insect-derived promoters for foreign proteins expression in insect cells. Regulatory polynucleotide sequences which drive the expression of major insect proteins (hexamerins) at specific evolution stages of larva have been isolated from insects (Trichoplusia ni) in the present invention. Said regulatory polynucleotide sequences promote stronger foreign gene expression in the baculovirus... Agent: Alternative Gene Expression S.l.

20110203009 - Method for producing glycoprotein characterized by sugar chain structure by using silkworm: It is an object of the present invention to investigate what kinds of structures a sugar chain has by performing a sugar chain structural analysis of a glycoprotein produced in a transgenic silkworm. For the sugar chain of the glycoprotein produced in the transgenic silkworm, a glycoprotein having a sugar... Agent:

20110203011 - Methods and compositions for producing aluminum tolerant alfalfa: The invention relates to alfalfa plants and lines having aluminum tolerance. The invention also relates to parts of alfalfa plants from lines having aluminum tolerance, including seeds capable of growing aluminum tolerant alfalfa plants. Methods for the use and breeding of aluminum tolerant alfalfa plants are also provided.... Agent:

20110203012 - Methods and compositions for use of directed recombination in plant breeding: The invention provides novel uses of sequence-specific or sequence-directed endonucleases for molecular plant breeding. The invention also provides novel plant transformation vectors and expression cassettes, which include novel combinations of an endonuclease with plant expression and transformation elements. Plants and derivatives thereof produced by such methods are also provided.... Agent:

20110203014 - Axmi218, axmi219, axmi220, axmi226, axmi227, axmi228, axmi229, axmi230, and axmi231 delta-endotoxin genes and methods for their use: Compositions and methods for conferring pesticidal activity to bacteria, plants, plant cells, tissues and seeds are provided. Compositions comprising a coding sequence for a toxin polypeptide are provided. The coding sequences can be used in DNA constructs or expression cassettes for transformation and expression in plants and bacteria. Compositions also... Agent: Athenix Corp.

20110203015 - Axmi221z, axmi222z, axmi223z, axmi224z, and axmi225z delta-endotoxin genes and methods for their use: Compositions and methods for conferring pesticidal activity to bacteria, plants, plant cells, tissues and seeds are provided. Compositions comprising a coding sequence for a toxin polypeptide are provided. The coding sequences can be used in DNA constructs or expression cassettes for transformation and expression in plants and bacteria. Compositions also... Agent: Athenix Corp.

20110203013 - Delivering compositions of interest to plant cells: Methods and mixtures for providing a composition of interest to a plant cell are provided. Methods using a mixture of particles are provided, wherein the mixture includes at least one nanoparticle associated with a microparticle via a lipid compound. Methods include methods for plant cell transformation, methods to increase transformation... Agent: Pioneer Hi Bred International Inc

20110203016 - Process for producing plant storage organ with high production of recombinant protein and novel recombinant protein: The present invention provides a method for highly producing a recombinant protein in a plant storage organ and a GLP-1 derivative. The plant storage organ in which the recombinant protein is highly produced is obtained by transformation with the use of a vector which comprises a recombinant protein gene, a... Agent: Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

20110203017 - Novel herbicide resistance genes: The subject invention provides novel plants that are not only resistant to 2,4-D, but also to pyridyloxyacetate herbicides. Heretofore, there was no expectation or suggestion that a plant with both of these advantageous properties could be produced by the introduction of a single gene. The subject invention also includes plants... Agent: Dow Agrosciences, LLC

20110203018 - Use of carboxamides on cultivated plants: The present invention relates to a method of controlling pests and/or increasing the health of a plant as compared to a corresponding control plant by treating the cultivated plant, parts of a plant, seed, or their locus of growth with a carboxamide compound.... Agent: Basf Se

20110203019 - Methods of producing gaba: The present invention describes an alternative approach to increase GABA production in prokaryotes or eukaryotes, namely by the insertion of the putrescine catabolic pathway in organisms where the pathway does not exist or has not clearly been identified. The invention describes methods for the use of polynucleotides that encode functional... Agent: Plant Sensory Systems, LLC

20110197288 - Transgenic animal for screening of compounds that modulate cell proliferation, and its use in the pharmaceutical field: P

20110197289 - Storage of entomopathogenic nematodes: This invention relates to methods of prolonged storage of the species of entomopathogenic nematodes belonging to the genera of Steinernema and Heterorhabditis for use as bio-pesticides wherein storage in surfactant solution or antimicrobial solution on sterilized polyurethane foam allows maintaining infectivity of at least 50% for six months at 10-15... Agent:

20110197290 - Methods and materials for producing transgenic artiodactyls: Swine animal models comprising a genomic disruption of an endogenous gene chosen from the group consisting of a Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor gene LDLR, Duchene's Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) gene, and hairless gene (HR). Methods of preparing transfected cells useful for making a transgenic animal comprising exposing a first group of cells... Agent:

20110197292 - Delivery method: The present invention relates, in general, to RNA silencing and, in particular, to a method of effecting targeted delivery of an RNA silencing moiety using a targeting moiety that binds to a cell surface receptor and mediates internalization of the RNA silencing moiety to be accessible to Dicer. Also provided... Agent: Dukeuniversity

20110197291 - Endoplasmic reticulum localization signals: The invention relates to cellular localization signals. In particular, the invention relates to endoplasmic reticulum localization signals in monomeric or multimeric form. The localization signals are utilized as research tools or are linked to therapeutics. Disclosed are methods of making and using polypeptides and modified polypeptides as signals to localize... Agent: Intrexon Corporation

20110197293 - Sense and antisense transcripts of trpm2 and uses thereof: The present invention relates to a nucleic acid molecule being able to modulate the expression of the transient receptor potential cation channel, subfamily M, member 2 (TRPM2) gene and to modulate apoptosis and uses thereof.... Agent: Universit&#xc4 T Regensburg

20110197294 - Compositions and methods for restoring mitochondrial electron transfer function: The invention provides methods and compositions for treating, ameliorating or preventing diseases or conditions caused by or aggravated by lost and/or impaired mitochondrial Complex I function, including treating, ameliorating or preventing an ischemia and/or reperfusion injury, Parkinson's disease, myopathic diseases, cardiolipin deficiency, neurodegenerative diseases, aging, diabetes, obesity, sepsis and other... Agent:

20110197296 - Inbred sunflower (helianthus annuus) line designated cn5110r: The present invention relates to an inbred sunflower line, designated CN5110R. The invention relates to the seeds of inbred sunflower line CN5110R, to the plants of inbred sunflower line CN5110R and to the methods for producing a sunflower plant, either inbred or hybrid, by crossing the inbred line CN5110R with... Agent: Dow Agrosciences LLC

20110197297 - Inbred sunflower (helianthus annuus) line, designated ci1151r: The present invention relates to an inbred sunflower line, designated CI1151R. The invention relates to the seeds of inbred sunflower line CI1151R, to the plants of inbred sunflower line CI1151R and to the methods for producing a sunflower plant, either inbred or hybrid, by crossing the inbred line CI1151R with... Agent: Dow Agrosciences LLC

20110197298 - Inbred sunflower (helianthus annuus) line, designated oid263r: The present invention relates to an inbred sunflower line, designated OID263R. The invention relates to the seeds of inbred sunflower line OID263R, to the plants of inbred sunflower line OID263R and to the methods for producing a sunflower plant, either inbred or hybrid, by crossing the inbred line OID263R with... Agent: Dow Agrosciences LLC

20110197295 - Lettuce line rs 16884606: The invention provides seed and plants of the lettuce line designated RS 16884606. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of lettuce line RS 16884606, and to methods for producing a lettuce plant produced by crossing a plant of lettuce line RS 16884606 with itself or... Agent:

20110197299 - Tomato hybrid ps02450650 and parent lines thereof: The invention provides seed and plants of tomato hybrid PS02450650 and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of tomato hybrid PS02450650 and the parent lines thereof, and to methods for producing a tomato plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves... Agent:

20110197300 - Inbred sunflower (helianthus annuus) line designated 503a/b: The present invention relates to an inbred sunflower line, designated 503A/B. The invention relates to the seeds of inbred sunflower line 503A/B, to the plants of inbred sunflower line 503A/B and to the methods for producing a sunflower plant, either inbred or hybrid, by crossing the inbred line 503A/B with... Agent: Dow Agrosciences LLC

20110197301 - Inbred sunflower (helianthus annuus) line designated on2509a/b: The present invention relates to an inbred sunflower line, designated ON2509A/B. The invention relates to the seeds of inbred sunflower line ON2509A/B, to the plants of inbred sunflower line ON2509A/B and to the methods for producing a sunflower plant, either inbred or hybrid, by crossing the inbred line ON2509A/B with... Agent: Dow Agrosciences LLC

20110197302 - Inbred sunflower (helianthus annuus) line, designated oi1153a/b: The present invention relates to an inbred sunflower line, designated OI1153A/B. The invention relates to the seeds of inbred sunflower line OI1153A/B, to the plants of inbred sunflower line OI1153A/B and to the methods for producing a sunflower plant, either inbred or hybrid, by crossing the inbred line OI1153A/B with... Agent: Dow Agrosciences LLC

20110197303 - Pea line 08250833: The invention provides seed and plants of the pea line designated 08250833. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of pea line 08250833, and to methods for producing a pea plant produced by crossing a plant of pea line 08250833 with itself or with another pea... Agent:

20110197304 - Pea line 08250838: The invention provides seed and plants of the pea line designated 08250838. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of pea line 08250838, and to methods for producing a pea plant produced by crossing a plant of pea line 08250838 with itself or with another pea... Agent: Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.

20110197305 - Dense and erect panicle gene and uses thereof: Compositions and methods for imparting a dense and erect panicle phenotype to plants, including polynucleotides, polypeptides, vectors and cells. This phenotype is associated with improving plant traits, such as improving plant yield.... Agent:

20110197306 - Efficient light harvesting: Various aspects provide for genetically modifying photosynthetic cells. In some cases, an integrated light harvesting efficiency of photosynthetic cells may be increased by reducing the amount of incident light that is absorbed but not used for photosynthesis. In some cases, an increased transparency may be associated with an increased light... Agent:

20110197307 - Plants tolerant to hppd inhibitor herbicides: The present invention relates to nucleic acid sequences encoding a hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase (EC 1.13.11.27, abbreviated herein as HPPD) obtained from Euryarchaeota belonging to the family Picrophilaceae, as well as the proteins encoded thereby, and to a chimeric gene which comprises such nucleic acid sequence, and to the use of such... Agent: Bayer Cropscience Ag

20110197308 - Plants tolerant to hppd inhibitor herbicides: The present invention relates to nucleic acid sequences encoding a hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase (EC 1.13.11.27, abbreviated herein as HPPD) obtained from bacteria belonging to the genus Kordia, as well as the proteins encoded thereby, and to a chimeric gene which comprises such nucleic acid sequence, and to the use of such... Agent: Bayer Cropscience Ag

20110197309 - Plants tolerant to hppd inhibitor herbicides: The present invention relates to nucleic acid sequences encoding a hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase (EC 1.13.11.27, abbreviated herein as HPPD) obtained from bacteria belonging to the subfamily Synechococcoideae, as well as the proteins encoded thereby, and to a chimeric gene which comprises such nucleic acid sequence, and to the use of such... Agent: Bayer Cropscience Ag

20110197310 - Plants tolerant to hppd inhibitor herbicides: The present invention relates to nucleic acid sequences encoding a hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase (EC 1.13.11.27, abbreviated herein as HPPD) obtained from bacteria belonging to the genus Rhodococcus as well as the proteins encoded thereby, and to a chimeric gene which comprises such nucleic acid sequence, and to the use of such... Agent: Bayer Cropscience Ag

20110197311 - Use of multiple transformation enhancer sequences to improve plant transformation efficiency: The present invention relates to methods and compositions for improving the efficiency of Agrobacterium- and Rhizobium-mediated plant cell transformation by use of additional transformation enhancer sequences, such as overdrive or TSS sequences, operably linked to a T-DNA border sequence on a recombinant construct that comprises T-DNA.... Agent:

20110197312 - Indigenous viral satellite rna associate with cucumber mosaic virus used as a biological control agent against tomato diseases caused by virus strains, viroids, and fungi: Viral satellite RNA associated with cucumber mosaic virus KU1 strain used as a biological control agent against a severe viral strain KU2 caused tomato necrosis. Potato spindle tuber viroid (PSTV) caused tomato stunting, fusarium wilt disease in tomato caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. Lycopersicae and leaf spotting disease in... Agent: University Of Kuwait

20110197314 - Methods and compositions for controlling plant pests: Compositions and methods for conferring pesticidal activity to bacteria, plants, plant cells, tissues and seeds are provided. Compositions comprising a coding sequence for a delta-endotoxin polypeptide are provided. The coding sequences can be used in DNA constructs or expression cassettes for transformation and expression in plants and bacteria. Compositions also... Agent: Athenix Corp.

20110197313 - Pepper hybrid e42.2346: A hybrid pepper designated E42.2346 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of hybrid pepper E42.2346 to the plants of hybrid pepper E42.2346 and to methods for producing a hybrid plant, either inbred or hybrid, by crossing the hybrid E42.2346 with itself or another pepper plant. The invention further... Agent: Enza Zaden Beheer B.v.

20110197315 - Isolated polynucleotides and polypeptides and methods of using same for increasing plant yield: Provided are methods of increasing yield, biomass, growth rate, vigor, oil content, abiotic stress tolerance and/or nitrogen use efficiency of a plant by expressing within the plant an exogenous polynucleotide comprising a nucleic acid sequence at least 80% identical to SEQ ID NO: 905, 882, 1-12, 15-105, 203-297, 299-523, 845-881,... Agent: Evogene Ltd.

20110197316 - Methods and compositions for transgenic plants with enhanced abiotic stress resistance and biomass production: The present invention provides methods and compositions for producing transgenic plants having enhanced tolerance to biotic and/or abiotic stress and/or enhanced biomass production resulting from the expression of exogenous nucleotide sequences encoding SUMO E3 ligase or an active fragment thereof.... Agent: Clemson University

20110197317 - Multistory bioreaction system for enhancing photosynthesis: The present invention relates to a multistory system for using waste carbon dioxide and waste heat to facilitate cultivation of photosynthetic organisms. In particular, the present invention relates to a multistory system with the incorporation of upconverting and downconverting luminescent materials and other components suitable for enhancing growth of photosynthetic... Agent:

20110197318 - Seed treatment agent and method for protecting plant: e

20110197319 - Fiji, mundaka, zuma lettuce varieties: A new lettuce variety designated FIJI, MUNDAKA, ZUMA is described. FIJI, MUNDAKA, ZUMA are romaine lettuce varieties exhibiting stability and uniformity.... Agent: Progeny Advanced Genetics

20110197320 - Dye composition for flower petal, dyeing method for same, and plant furnished with petals dyed thereby: The present invention relates to a dye composition for flower petals that dyes various colors seldom found in nature onto various plants including live flowers, or carries out noctilucence or photoluminescence treatment on the colors of live flowers as is to afford an opportunity to appreciate new beauty aesthetically and... Agent:

20110191865 - Novel gene disruptions, compositions and methods relating thereto: The present invention relates to transgenic animals, as well as compositions and methods relating to the characterization of gene function. Specifically, the present invention provides transgenic mice comprising disruptions in PRO227, PRO233, PRO238, PRO1328, PRO4342, PRO7423, PRO10096, PRO21384, PRO353 or PRO1885 genes. Such in vivo studies and characterizations may provide... Agent: Lexicon Genetics Incorporated

20110191866 - Methods of making monoclonal antibodies using fusion-peptide epitope adoptive transfer (f-peat) technology: Disclosed are compositions and methods for related to monoclonal antibodies specific for single amino acid variation in an antigen.... Agent: Emory University Office Of Technology Transfer

20110191869 - Method for characterising the biological activity of helminth eggs, in particular trichuris eggs: s

20110191868 - Methods for identification and use of agents targeting cancer stem cells: The invention relates to methods for identifying compounds and compositions that target cancer stem cells. In some aspects, the invention relates to treatment methods that use compounds and compositions that specifically target cancer stem cells for inhibiting the growth and/or survival of cancer stem cells in a subject in need... Agent: Whitehead Institute For Biomedical Research Nine Cambrideg Center

20110191867 - Peptide vaccine for influenza virus: The invention provides peptide epitopes for use in the prevention and/or treatment of influenza or for the development of such treatment or vaccine against influenza. The invention also relates to a method for evaluating the potential of a chemical entity, such as an antibody, to bind to a peptide epitope... Agent: Glykos Finland Oy

20110191870 - I-crei homing endonuclease variants having novel cleavage specificity and use therof: A method for engineering I-CreI homing endonuclease variants able to cleave mutant I-CreI sites having variation in positions ±8 to ±10. A I-CreI homing endonuclease variant obtainable by said method, a vector encoding said variant, a cell, an animal or a plant modified by said vector. Use of said I-CreI... Agent: Cellectis

20110191872 - Method for the humanization of antibodies and humanized antibodies thereby obtained: Method for the humanization of the VH and VL variable regions of an animal antibody of known sequence, humanized animal antibody obtainable according to the method, in particular anti-NGF and anti-TrkA humanized animal antibodies.... Agent:

20110191873 - Methods of protein destabilization and uses thereof: This invention is directed towards methods of destabilizing proteins in living cells, and their use for the development of novel assays. In one embodiment, the invention comprises the use of non-cleavable multimerized ubiquitin fusion proteins to destabilize a target protein, such as a reporter moiety. In one aspect of this... Agent: Aurora Biosciences Corporation

20110191871 - Methods to identify factors associated with muscle growth and uses thereof: The present invention relates to methods to identify factors associated with muscle growth, angiogenesis, obesity, insulin sensitivity body weight, fat mass, muscle mass and cardiovascular function. In particular, the methods of the present invention relates to assays to identify such factors using a transgenic animal model and/or a cell-based assay.... Agent: Trustees Of Boston University

20110191874 - Compositions and methods for detecting and modulating cell death by a translation regulated gene expression system: The technology relates to a nucleic acid expression cassette comprising a TR element encoding an mRNA molecule that is translated in stressed and/or dying cells, and a nucleotide sequence operably linked to the TR element, that is a first open reading frame (ORF) sequence and encodes a polypeptide or a... Agent: Wayne State University

20110191875 - Compositions and methods for making androstenediones: The invention provides compositions and methods for producing androstenedione (4-androstenedione), of improved purity and for modulating its production, for example by deletion or inactivation of ksdA, cxgA, cxgB, cxgC, or cxgD. The invention also provides methods and compositions, including nucleic acids that encode enzymes, for producing 1,4-androstadiene-3,17-dione (ADD) and related... Agent: Verenium Corporation

20110191877 - Excision of transgenes in genetically modified organisms: A method for deleting a region of DNA in a plant. In some embodiments, the method comprises transforming a plant with a nucleic acid molecule, wherein the nucleic acid molecule encodes one or more zinc finger nuclease(s) (ZFNs) operably linked to one or more tissue-specific promoter(s), e.g., a pollen-specific promoter.... Agent: Dow Agrosciences LLC

20110191876 - Glyphosate tolerant perennial ryegrass named 'jacklin 501': The present invention relates to a new, distinct and stable variety of glyphosate tolerant perennial ryegrass, botanically known as Lolium perenne L. of the Poaceae family, and hereinafter referred to by the variety denomination ‘Jacklin 501’. The present invention relates to glyphosate tolerant perennial ryegrass ‘Jacklin 501’ plants, as well... Agent: J.r. Simplot Company

20110191878 - Msca1 nucleotide sequences impacting plant male fertility and method of using same: Nucleotide sequences of a Msca1 gene, critical to male fertility in plants are described, with DNA molecule and amino acid sequences set forth. Promoter sequences and their essential regions are also identified. The nucleotide sequences are useful in impacting male fertility in plants.... Agent: E.i. Dupont De Nemours & Company

20110191886 - Canola cultivar dn051493: The present invention relates to a new and distinctive canola cultivar, designated DN051493. Also included are seeds of canola cultivar DN051493, to the plants, or plant parts, of canola DN051493 and to methods for producing a canola plant produced by crossing the canola DN051493 with itself or another canola cultivar,... Agent: Dow Agrosciences LLC

20110191888 - Canola cultivar dn051505: The present invention relates to a new and distinctive canola cultivar, designated DN051505. Also included are seeds of canola cultivar DN051505, to the plants, or plant parts, of canola DN051505 and to methods for producing a canola plant produced by crossing the canola DN051505 with itself or another canola cultivar,... Agent: Dow Agrosciences LLC

20110191884 - Canola cultivar dn051535: The present invention relates to a new and distinctive canola cultivar, designated DN051535. Also included are seeds of canola cultivar DN051535, to the plants, or plant parts, of canola DN051535 and to methods for producing a canola plant produced by crossing the canola DN051535 with itself or another canola cultivar,... Agent: Dow Agrosciences LLC

20110191887 - Canola cultivar dn051692: The present invention relates to a new and distinctive canola cultivar, designated DN051692. Also included are seeds of canola cultivar DN051692, to the plants, or plant parts, of canola DN051692 and to methods for producing a canola plant produced by crossing the canola DN051692 with itself or another canola cultivar,... Agent: Dow Agrosciences LLC

20110191881 - Canola cultivar g2x0022: The present invention relates to a new and distinctive canola cultivar, designated G2X0022. Also included are seeds of canola cultivar G2X0022, to the plants, or plant parts, of canola G2X0022 and to methods for producing a canola plant produced by crossing the canola G2X0022 with itself or another canola cultivar,... Agent: Dow Agrosciences LLC

20110191880 - Canola cultivar g2x0023: The present invention relates to a new and distinctive canola cultivar, designated G2X0023. Also included are seeds of canola cultivar G2X0023, to the plants, or plant parts, of canola G2X0023 and to methods for producing a canola plant produced by crossing the canola G2X0023 with itself or another canola cultivar,... Agent: Dow Agrosciences LLC

20110191883 - Canola cultivar g2x0039: The present invention relates to a new and distinctive canola cultivar, designated G2X0039. Also included are seeds of canola cultivar G2X0039, to the plants, or plant parts, of canola G2X0039 and to methods for producing a canola plant produced by crossing the canola G2X0039 with itself or another canola cultivar,... Agent: Dow Agrosciences LLC

20110191882 - Canola cultivar g2x0043: The present invention relates to a new and distinctive canola cultivar, designated G2X0043. Also included are seeds of canola cultivar G2X0043, to the plants, or plant parts, of canola G2X0043 and to methods for producing a canola plant produced by crossing the canola G2X0043 with itself or another canola cultivar,... Agent: Dow Agrosciences LLC

20110191885 - Canola cultivar g2x0044: The present invention relates to a new and distinctive canola cultivar, designated G2X0044. Also included are seeds of canola cultivar G2X0044, to the plants, or plant parts, of canola G2X0044 and to methods for producing a canola plant produced by crossing the canola G2X0044 with itself or another canola cultivar,... Agent: Dow Agrosciences LLC

20110191879 - Soybean cultivar 3317361: A soybean cultivar designated 3317361 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 3317361, to the plants of soybean 3317361, to plant parts of soybean cultivar 3317361, and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean cultivar 3317361 with itself or with another soybean... Agent: Hornbeck Seed Co., Inc.

20110191889 - Canola cultivar dn051607: The present invention relates to a new and distinctive canola cultivar, designated DN051607. Also included are seeds of canola cultivar DN051607, to the plants, or plant parts, of canola DN051607 and to methods for producing a canola plant produced by crossing the canola DN051607 with itself or another canola cultivar,... Agent: Dow Agrosciences LLC

20110191891 - Garden bean cultivar h37111: A novel garden bean cultivar, designated H37111, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of garden bean cultivar H37111, to the plants of garden bean line H37111 and to methods for producing a bean plant by crossing the cultivar H37111 with itself or another bean line. The invention further... Agent: Harris Moran Seed Company

20110191890 - Lettuce variety 41-49 rz: The present invention relates to a Lactuca sativa L. var. longifolia Lam seed designated as 41-49 RZ, which has leaves with a hollow main vein, broad base leaves, and exhibits resistance against downy mildew (Bremia lactucae Regel), currant-lettuce aphid (Nasonovia ribisnigri), corky root (Sphingomonas suberifaciens) and lettuce mosaic virus (LMV).... Agent:

20110191892 - Genetic markers associated with drought tolerance in maize: The presently disclosed subject matter relates to methods and compositions for identifying, selecting, and/or producing drought tolerant maize plants or germplasm. Maize plants or germplasm that have been identified, selected, and/or produced by any of the methods of the presently disclosed subject matter are also provided.... Agent: Syngenta Participations Ag

20110191898 - Compositions and methods for enhanced amino acid levels in plants: Threonine is an essential amino acid for humans and in the animal feed industry where its levels in feed rations can significantly impact the cost of production of important meat sources, such as swine and poultry. Threonine as well as essential amino acids lysine and methionine are all synthesized via... Agent: Monsanto Technology LLC

20110191900 - Cry1f and cry1ac transgenic cotton lines and event-specific identification thereof: This invention relates to plant breeding and the protection of plants from insects. More specifically, this invention includes novel transformation events of cotton plants comprising one or more polynucleotide sequences, as described herein, inserted into specific site(s) within the genome of a cotton cell. In highly preferred embodiments, said polynucleotide... Agent: Dow Agrosciences LLC

20110191899 - Engineered landing pads for gene targeting in plants: A method for producing a transgenic plant includes providing a nucleic acid molecule comprising at least two regions of nucleic acid sequence that lack sequence homology with genomic DNA of the plant cell, and at least two zinc finger nuclease recognition sites, wherein the at least two regions of nucleic... Agent: Dow Agrosciences LLC

20110191893 - Genotypes, alleles and molecular markers associated with asian soybean rust, as well as methods, processes and uses thereof: The present invention relates to screening methods for rust resistance or tolerance, in particular, Asian soybean rust (ASR—Phakopsora pachyrhizi). In addition, the present invention relates to the use of molecular markers for the Glycine genus, in particular, for the Glycine max species. The present invention further relates to a method... Agent: Tmg - Tropical Melhoramento E Genetica Ltda.

20110191896 - Methods and compositions for increasing plant disease resistance and yield: The present invention discloses novel plant homologs of the Arabidopsis peptide atPEP1. atPEP peptides in Arabidopsis are involved in the amplification of defense pathways involved in innate immunity against microbial pathogens. Homologs to atPEP1 identified in soy, corn, rice, wheat, and canola sequence databases are potential sources for transgenes to... Agent: Monsanto Technology LLC

20110191902 - Methods and compositions for increasing storage-life of fruit: The invention provides methods and compositions for producing plants with fruit having increased post-harvest storage life, the method comprising reducing the expression or activity in the plant, of a polypeptide with the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, or a variant of the polypeptide. The invention provides host... Agent:

20110191894 - Methods and compositions relating to conrolled induction of plant senescence: Methods and compositions for promoting senescence in plants are provided. Methods and compositions for promoting senescence in plants by increased expression of an exogenous or endogenous abscisic-acid-activated protein kinase-interacting protein, AKIP. In specific embodiments, transgenic plants are provided expressing increased abscisic-acid-activated protein kinase-interacting protein, AKIP, during the developmental stage of... Agent: The Penn State Research Foundation

20110191901 - Methods for breeding glyphosate resistant plants and compositions thereof: A plant comprising SEQ. ID. NO. 2 or a functional portion thereof, wherein SEQ ID. NO. 2 is not native to said plant. A glyphosate resistant grass of economic value comprises a nucleic acid molecule that encodes an EPSPS enzyme. In some embodiments, the nucleic acid molecule comprises a sequence... Agent: Board Of Trustees Of Michigan State University

20110191895 - Plant farnesyltransferases: This invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid fragment encoding a farnesyltransferase subunit. The invention also relates to the construction of a chimeric gene encoding all or a portion of the farnesyltransferase subunit, in sense or antisense orientation, wherein expression of the chimeric gene results in production of altered levels... Agent: Pioneer Hi-bred International

20110191897 - Plants tolerant to hppd inhibitor herbicides: The present invention relates to nucleic acid sequences encoding a hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase (EC 1.13.11.27, abbreviated herein as HPPD) obtained from protists belonging to the family Blepharismidae, as well as the proteins encoded thereby, and to a chimeric gene which comprises such nucleic acid sequence, and to the use of such... Agent: Bayer Cropscience Ag

20110191903 - Engineering plant resistance to diseases caused by pathogens: Methods for identifying one or more amino acid substitutions in an oxalate oxidase (OXOX) variant polypeptide that confer maintained or increased OXOX activity are described herein. Methods and compositions for increasing a plant's resistance to a pathogen using the modified OXOX variant polypeptides are provided. Transformed plants, plant cell, tissues,... Agent: Pioneer Hi-bred International, Inc.

20110191906 - Marchantiales-derived unsaturated fatty acid synthetase genes and use of the same: A Δ5 fatty acid desaturase gene, a Δ6 fatty acid desaturase gene, and a Δ6 fatty-acid-chain elongase gene are isolated from a single species of Marchantiales. By introducing these genes into higher plants, transformed plants which can produce arachidonic acid and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) are obtained.... Agent: Suntory Holdings Limited

20110191905 - Modification of fatty acid biosynthesis using recombinant diacylglycerol acyltransferase sequences from rygrass (lolium) and fescue (festuca): The present invention relates to nucleic acids or nucleic acid fragments encoding amino acid sequences for fatty acid biosynthesis enzymes in plants, and the use thereof for the modification of, for example, fatty acid biosynthesis in plants. In particular, the present invention relates to nucleic acids or nucleic acid fragments... Agent: Agresearch Limited

20110191904 - Plant genes associated with seed oil content and methods of their use: Cytochrome b5 (Cb5) is a haem-binding protein located in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and the outer mitochondrial membranes of higher eukaryotes. In higher plants, animals, and fungi, the ER resident Cb5 has been shown to play a role in desaturation of acyl CoA fatty acids. Higher plants Cb5 isoforms from... Agent:

20110191907 - Flavonoid-3',5'-hydroxylase gene of commelina communis: A gene encoding a flavonoid 3′,5′-hydroxylase of Commelina communis, which has an amino acid sequence depicted in SEQ ID No: 2 or an amino acid sequence having at least 90% of homology to the amino acid sequence depicted in SEQ ID No: 2. A method for producing an orchid having... Agent: Ishihara Sangyo Kaisha Ltd.

20110191909 - Materials and methods for modulating seed size, seed number, and seed sugar content in plants: The subject invention concerns materials and methods for modulating seed size in plants. In one embodiment, seed size is decreased relative to wild type seed by inhibiting or knocking out expression of a sorbitol dehydrogenase (Sdh) gene or the gene product thereof. In another embodiment, seed size is increased relative... Agent: University Of Florida Research Foundation Inc.

20110191911 - Method for the alteration of plants using cle polypeptides/peptides: The present invention relates to altering the biomass and/or structure of a plant, in order to maximise its potential as a source of feedstock or increase its potential as a feedstock for the paper industry. CLE41 and/or CLE42 are used to manipulate growth and structure of the vascular tissue of... Agent: The University Of Manchester

20110191910 - Plants with altered root architecture, related constructs and methods involving genes encoding lectin protein kinase (lpk) polypeptides and homologs thereof: Isolated polynucleotides and polypeptides and recombinant DNA constructs particularly useful for altering root structure of plants, compositions (such as plants or seeds) comprising these recombinant DNA constructs, and methods utilizing these recombinant DNA constructs. The recombinant DNA construct comprises a polynucleotide operably linked to a promoter functional in a plant,... Agent: E. I. Du Pont De Nemours And Company

20110191908 - Regulator for flowering time, transgenic plant transformed with the same, and method for regulating flowering time: The present invention relates to a flowering-time and/or stem elongation regulator isolated from rice, which is selected from OsMADS50, OsMADSS1, OsMADS56, OsMADS14, OsTRX1, OsVIN1, OsCOL4 and OsCOLS, a DNA construct containing the regulator, a transgenic plant, a part thereof, and plant cell transformed with the DNA construct, and method to... Agent: Postech Foundation

20110191913 - Cells producing glycoproteins having altered glycosylation patterns and method and use thereof: The present application relates to the field of glyco-engineering, more specifically to eukaryotic cells wherein both an endoglucosaminidase and a glycoprotein are present. These cells can be used to deglycosylate or partly deglycosylate the (exogenous) glycoprotein, in particular without the need for adding an extra enzyme. Methods are also provided... Agent: Universiteit Gent

20110191915 - Influenza virus immunizing epitope: A method for synthesizing influenza virus-like particles (VLPs) within a plant or a portion of a plant is provided. The method involves expression of a novel influenza HA protein in plants and its purification The invention is also directed towards a VLP comprising influenza HA protein and plants lipids. The... Agent:

20110191912 - Promoter, promoter control elements, and combinations, and uses thereof: The present invention provides DNA molecules that constitute fragments of the genome of a plant, and polypeptides encoded thereby. The DNA molecules are useful for specifying a gene product in cells, either as a promoter or as a protein coding sequence or as an UTR or as a 3′ termination... Agent:

20110191914 - Targeted integration and stacking of dna through homologous recombination: The invention provides various methods for the targeted integration and stacking of nucleotide sequences in the genome of a host plant cell using homologous recombination.... Agent: Syngenta Participations Ag

20110191916 - Compositions for production of soybean with elevated oil content: The present invention is in the field of plant breeding and genetics, as it pertains to the soybean plant, Glycine max L. More specifically, the invention relates to soybean plants capable of producing seed with total oil level in excess of 23% wherein the plant comprises one or more transgenic... Agent: