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Multicellular living organisms and unmodified parts thereof and related processes December patent applications/inventions, industry category 12/11

20110321179 - Non-human animal model for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (als) with loss-of-tdp-43 function: A non-human animal model for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is disclosed. The animal model comprises a rodent whose spinal cord motor neurons have a loss of TAR-DNA binding protein-43 (TDP-43) function and phenotypes exhibit ALS-like symptoms. A method for identifying a candidate agent for treating, preventing and/or inhibiting ALS associated... Agent: Academia Sinica

20110321180 - Compositions and methods to generate pilosebaceous units: The invention provides compositions and methods to generate pilosebaceous units. In one aspect, the invention comprises a biocompatible scaffold and an effective amount of dermal and epidermal precursor cells.... Agent: University Of Southern California

20110321181 - Device to be placed in blood vessel, angiostenosis model using same and method for making model: An indwelling vascular device is constructed such that a vascular stenosis model can be controlled from the partial stenosis to the total occlusion. There is also described a vascular stenosis model of such non-human animal, and a method for making the same. The model can be used for diagnosis or... Agent: Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha

20110321183 - Methods for ligation and uses thereof: The present invention relates to methods for ligation. The invention provides novel reagents and methods for ligating an acyl donor compound with an acyl acceptor compound. Provided acyl donor compounds comprise a transamidase recognition sequence that allows ligation with a nucleophilic acyl acceptor in the presence of transamidase. The invention... Agent: Whitehead Institute For Biomedical Research

20110321182 - Selection of animals for desired milk and/or tissue profile: The present invention is directed to mutations in the DGAT1 gene that produce an advantageous milk, tissue and/or growth rate profile in animals carrying the mutations. The present invention is also directed to methods of identifying animals carrying the mutations in order to facilitate the selection of animals with altered... Agent:

20110321184 - Plant with altered inflorescence: The invention relates to genetically engineered plants with altered inflorescence. Plants such as spray carnations are transformed with a non-indigenous flavonoid 3′,5′ hydroxylase (F3′5′H) and dihydroflavanol-4-reductase (DFR) in conjunction with a genetic suppressor of indigenous DFR. Preferably the substrate specificity of the indigenous DFR is different to the non-indigenous DFR... Agent:

20110321185 - Corn plant and seed corresponding to transgenic event mon89034 and methods for detection and use thereof: The present invention provides a transgenic corn event MON89034, and cells, seeds, and plants comprising DNA diagnostic for the corn event. The invention also provides compositions comprising nucleotide sequences that are diagnostic for said corn event in a sample, methods for detecting the presence of said corn event nucleotide sequences... Agent:

20110321191 - Control of targeted turnover of key ethylene hormone signaling pathway proteins to modulate ethylene sensitivity in plants: A gene expression system for controllable expression of ethylene response in a plant cell includes an activation cassette comprising a DNA-binding domain that recognizes a response element; an ecdysone receptor ligand binding domain; and an activation domain; and a target cassette comprising an inducible promoter, which comprises, in operative association,... Agent:

20110321190 - Method of positive plant selection using sorbitol dehydrogenase: Transgenic plants and methods of culturing them using sorbitol as a sole carbon source are provided. One embodiment provides a method and system for positively selecting transgenic plants carrying and expressing a gene of interest. The transgenic plants are engineered to express sorbitol dehydrogenase in an amount effective to allow... Agent: Metabolix, Inc.

20110321186 - Modulation of plant cell wall deposition via hdzipi: The instant invention is predicated, in part, on the functional characterization of homeodomain/leucine zipper (HDZip) polypeptides which modulate various aspects of cell wall deposition in plants, including secondary cell wall deposition. The present invention provides, among other things, methods for modulating cell wall deposition in plant cells; plant cells and... Agent: Australian Centre For Plant Functional Genomics Pty Ltd

20110321187 - Plant plastid transformation method: Method for heterologous protein production in plant cell plastids comprising introducing into plant cells nucleic acid components that encode heterologous proteins under the control of promoters operative in plastids, vectors, host cells, plants and uses thereof.... Agent: Algentech Sas

20110321189 - Polynucleotides and polypeptides involved in post-transcriptional gene silencing: This invention relates to isolated nucleic acid fragments encoding polypeptides involved in post-transcriptional gene silencing. The invention also relates to construction of a recombinant DNA construct encoding all or a portion of the polypeptide involved in post-transcriptional gene silencing, in sense or antisense orientation, wherein expression of the recombinant DNA... Agent:

20110321188 - Solanum lycopersicum histidine decarboxylase gene-derived fruit-specific expression promoter and uses thereof: The present invention relates to a Solanum lycopersicum histidine decarboxylase-2 (S1HD-2) gene-derived fruit-specific expression promoter, to a 5′ untranslated region (5′-UTR), to a (5′UTR),-specific expression vector comprising same, to a method for the fruit-specific expression of an exotic gene using the expression vector, to a plant transformed with the expression... Agent: Industry Foundation Of Chonnam National University

20110321192 - Tomato plants having higher levels of resistance to botrytis: The present invention relates to a method for detecting a quantitative trait locus (QTL) associated with resistance to Botrytis cinerea in tomato, including the steps of crossing a Botrytis-resistant donor tomato plant with a non-resistant, or Botrytis-susceptible, recipient tomato plant, contacting one or more offspring plants with an infective amount... Agent:

20110321194 - Accumulation of omega-7 fatty acids in plant seeds: Compositions and methods include genetically encoding and expressing a novel Δ9-18:0-ACP desaturase in plant cells. In some embodiments, nucleic acid molecules encode the novel Δ9-18:0-ACP desaturase. In other embodiments, amino acid sequences have Δ9-18:0-ACP desaturase activity. Methods can involve expression of Δ9-18:0-ACP desaturase in plant cells, plant materials, and whole... Agent: Brookhaven Science Associates, LLC

20110321195 - Lyso-phosphatidic acid acyltransferase from tropaeolum majus: The cloning and broad characterization of a lyso-phosphatidic acid acyltransferase (LPAT2) from Tropaeolum majus is described. The TmLPAT2 enables the production of plants, seeds and cells with enhanced oil and/or fatty acid content. In particular, recombinant TMLPAT2 increases levels of very long chain fatty acids (VLCFA), especially erucic acid, in... Agent:

20110321193 - Method and compositions for the production of transgenic plants: The present invention relates generally to a process of producing transgenic plants and more particularly transgenic oil palm plants carrying exogenous genetic material which confers on said plants or cells of said plants particular phenotypic traits. The present invention further provides plant parts, reproductive material and plant products from the... Agent: Malaysian Palm Oil Board

20110321196 - Nucleic acid sequences encoding proteins associated with abiotic stress response: The present invention pertains transgenic plant cells and mature plants comprising Oxidoreductase Stress Related Proteins (ORSRP) 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. Further object of the present invention are isolated ORSRPs... Agent: Basf Plant Science Gmbh

20110321197 - Plants with increased yield (nue): A method for producing a plant with increased yield as compared to a corresponding wild type plant whereby the method comprises at least the following step: increasing or generating in a plant or a part thereof one or more activities selected from the group consisting of 17.6 kDa class I... Agent: Basf Plant Science Gmbh

20110321198 - Polypeptide having function for delaying anthesis or suppressing growth, polynucleotide encoding the same, and use thereof: The present invention discloses a polypeptide having a function for delaying anthesis or suppressing growth, a polynucleotide encoding the same, and a use thereof. Specifically, the present invention discloses a polypeptide having a function of delaying anthesis or suppressing growth, a polynucleotide encoding the same, a method for manufacturing plants... Agent:

20110321199 - Transformation of sugar cane: Methods for the transformation of sugar cane are provided. The methods comprise utilizing sugar cane immature shoots as the source of plant material for transformation. Segments of the immature shoot are excised and transformed by any suitable transformation methodology. In some embodiments, the segments are cultured in embryogenic culture induction... Agent:

20110321200 - Rejuvenation or preservation of germ cells: Certain embodiments disclosed herein include, but are not limited to, at least one of compositions, methods, devices, systems, kits, or products regarding rejuvenation or preservation of germ cells or gametes. Certain embodiments disclosed herein include, but are not limited to, methods of modifying germ cells or gametes, or methods of... Agent: Searete LLC, A Limited Liability Corporation Of The State Of Delaware

20110321201 - Cawrkyd, a hot pepper transcription factor gene involved in plant defense and transgenic plants using the same: Disclosed herein is the novel plant-specific transcription factor gene CaWRKYd that can be induced by interaction with TMV-P0 and that plays an important role in regulating plant defense responses through a CaMK1 cascade induced and acts as a positive regulator imparting disease resistance to plants. Also, a transgenic plant anchoring... Agent: Korea University Research And Business Foundation

20110314563 - Antibody production: A non-human mammal containing an endogenous lambda light chain gene locus, an endogenous kappa light chain gene locus and an endogenous heavy chain gene locus, each of which can re-arrange so that immunoglobulin heavy and light chain genes are formed and expressed in B-cells following antigen challenge but said loci... Agent:

20110314562 - Insect infection method for production of proteins: n

20110314564 - Enzymes and methods for hydrolysing phenylureas, carbamates and organophosphates: The present invention relates to enzymes which are able to hydrolyse phenylureas, carbamates, and/or organophosphates, as well as polynucleotides encoding these enzymes. The present invention also relates to methods of hydrolysing phenylureas, carbamates, and/or organophosphates.... Agent: Commonwealth Scientific And Industrial Research Organisation

20110314565 - Method for isolating cell-type specific mrnas: The invention provides methods for isolating cell-type specific mRNAs by selectively isolating ribosomes or proteins that bind mRNA in a cell type specific manner, and, thereby, the mRNA hound to the ribosomes or proteins that bind mRNA. Ribosomes, which are riboprotein complexes, bind mRNA that is being actively translated in... Agent:

20110314567 - Soybean cultivar s090057: A soybean cultivar designated S090057 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar S090057, to the plants of soybean S090057, to plant parts of soybean cultivar S090057, and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean cultivar S090057 with itself or with another soybean... Agent: M.s. Technologies, L.L.C.

20110314568 - Soybean cultivar s090069: A soybean cultivar designated S090069 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar S090069, to the plants of soybean S090069, to plant parts of soybean cultivar S090069, and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean cultivar S090069 with itself or with another soybean... Agent: M.s. Technologies, L.L.C.

20110314566 - Soybean cultivar s090086: A soybean cultivar designated S090086 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar S090086, to the plants of soybean S090086, to plant parts of soybean cultivar S090086, and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean cultivar S090086 with itself or with another soybean... Agent: M.s. Technologies, L.L.C.

20110314569 - Combination of two genetic elements for controlling the floral development of a dicotyledonous plant, and use in detection and selection methods: s

20110314570 - Drought tolerant plants and related constructs and methods involving genes encoding zinc-finger (c3hc4-type ring finger) family polypeptides: Isolated polynucleotides and polypeptides and recombinant DNA constructs useful for conferring drought tolerance, 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 that is functional in a plant, wherein... Agent: E. I. Du Pont De Nemours And Company And Pioneer Hi-bred International

20110314571 - Method to trigger rna interference: A method to generate siRNAs in vivo is described, as are constructs and compositions useful in the method. The method does not depend on the use of DNA or synthetic constructs that contain inverted duplications or dual promoters so as to form perfect or largely double-stranded RNA. Rather, the method... Agent: State Of Oregon Acting By And Through The State Board Of Higher Education On Behalf Of

20110314572 - Cotton plant with seed-specific reduction in gossypol: A method is disclosed for reducing the level of gossypol in cottonseed. The method generally includes selectively inducing RNA gene silencing in the seed of a transgenic cotton plant, to interfere with expression of the δ-cadinene synthase gene or the δ-cadinene-8-hydroxylase gene in the seed of the cotton plant without... Agent:

20110314573 - Screening method for identifying genes involved in plant cell cycle: The present invention relates to a method for screening proteins related to and/or involved in plant cell cycle. It further relates to proteins isolated with the method and the use of those proteins and/or the genes encoding those proteins for modulating plant yield and plant growth.... Agent:

20110314574 - Compositions and methods for the regulation of carbohydrate metabolism and flowering in plants: Compositions and methods for modulating flowering, sugar metabolism and stress response in plants are provided.... Agent:

20110314575 - Plasmodium vaccines, antigens, compositions and methods: The present invention relates to the intersection of the fields of immunology and protein engineering, and particularly to antigens and vaccines useful in prevention of infection by Plasmodium parasites. Provided are recombinant protein antigens, compositions, and methods for the production of such antigens in plants. In some embodiments, Plasmodium antigens... Agent: Fraunhofer Usa, Inc.

20110307965 - Methods and compositions for detecting canine dilated cardiomyopathy (dcm): This invention provides the identification of a 16 base pair deletion in a splice site region between exons 10 and 11 of the dog PDK4 gene that is linked to dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). Also provided are methods for detecting DCM and methods of breeding dogs to reduce the prevalence of... Agent: Washington State University Research Foundation

20110307964 - Mouse having human leukemic stem cell and leukemic non-stem cell amplified therein, and method for production thereof: The invention relates to a method of selectively expanding human leukemic cells in a non-adult NOD/SCID/IL2rgnull mouse by transplanting a substance containing a leukemic stem cell derived from a human acute myelogenous leukemia patient to the mouse. In addition, the invention relates to screening for a medicament capable of eradicating... Agent: Riken

20110307966 - Mice expressing human voltage-gated sodium channels: Genetically modified non-human animals and methods and compositions for making and using them are provided, wherein the genetic modification comprises a humanization of an extracellular loop of an endogenous NaV channel gene, in particular a humanization of the one or more extracellular pore loops of a NaV1.7 channel protein. Genetically... Agent: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

20110307968 - Production of fertile xy animals from xy es cells: Methods and compositions are described for making phenotypically female fertile animals from XY donor cells and suitable host embryos. Culture media and methods are provided for maintaining XY donor cells in culture that after introduction into a host embryo and gestation in a suitable host will result in fertile XY... Agent: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

20110307967 - Teto-p16 transgenic mice: Mice comprising a human p16 transgene operably linked to an inducible promoter and capable of controlled expression of p16 are provided. Also provided are cells, tissues, and organs obtainable from such mice, and methods for producing p16 transgenic mice.... Agent: Fox Chase Cancer Center

20110307969 - Method of producing hybrid seeds for annual cotton by cultivating perennially: A method of producing hybrid seeds for annual cotton by cultivating perennially, including the steps of: 1) planting annual cotton parent strains for hybridization and identifying the natural wintering capability thereof; 2) for annual cotton parent strains incapable of wintering naturally, taking a perennial cotton capable of wintering naturally as... Agent:

20110307971 - Soybean cultivar s090090: A soybean cultivar designated S090090 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar S090090, to the plants of soybean S090090, to plant parts of soybean cultivar S090090, and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean cultivar S090090 with itself or with another soybean... Agent: M.s. Technologies, L.L.C.

20110307970 - Soybean cultivar s090130: A soybean cultivar designated S090130 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar S090130, to the plants of soybean S090130, to plant parts of soybean cultivar S090130, and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean cultivar S090130 with itself or with another soybean... Agent: M.s. Technologies, L.L.C.

20110307972 - Farmesene synthase: A new farnesene synthase was isolated from tomato. The farnesene synthase shows surprising properties with regard to the end products formed and its gene has, on a nucleotide level, low sequence identity with known farnesene synthase genes from other sources. The invention relates to isolated polynucleotides, polypeptides encoded by said... Agent: Keygene N.v.

20110307973 - Method for producing plants with improved or suppressed blue light recognition capabilities: The present invention relates to a method for producing plants with improved or suppressed blue light recognition capabilities.... Agent: Postech Academy-industry Foundation

20110307974 - Plant growth promoting protein complex: The present invention relates to a plant growth promoting protein complex. More specifically, the invention relates to the use of specific proteins from the Anaphase Promoting Complex/Cyclosome for increasing shoot growth rates and/or enhancing cell division rates.... Agent:

20110307975 - Method for dividing somatic embryo mass: The present invention relates to a method for inducing a single somatic embryo, which comprises physically dividing a plant somatic embryo mass, and to a method for mass-propagation of a plant comprising inducing a large number of single somatic embryos from a somatic embryo mass according to the above method... Agent: Kirin Holdings Kabushiki Kaisha

20110307976 - Construction material made of algae, method for cultivating algae, and algae cultivation plant: Various plants for cultivating algae for use in construction material are disclosed. Plants utilizing gravity harvest comprise cultivation ponds located at a slope, wherein the ponds can be opened to allow algae and water to flow downhill through a collector grill. Plants utilizing net harvest, overflow harvest or rake harvest... Agent:

20110307977 - Grass seed providing distinguishing color from surrounding environments: This disclosure relates to seed as may be employed to grow a lawn and more particularly, to grass seed which is imparted with a color which allows it to be relatively easily observed and distinguished within the environment in which it may be distributed. The user may then confirm, among... Agent: T.f.h. Publications, Inc.

20110307978 - Nucleotide sequences encoding insecticidal proteins: The present invention provides nucleotide sequences encoding an insecticidal protein exhibiting lepidopteran inhibitory activity, as well as a novel insecticidal protein referred to herein as a Cry1A.105 insecticide, transgenic plants expressing the insecticide, and methods for detecting the presence of the nucleotide sequences or the insecticide in a biological sample.... Agent:

20110302665 - Non-human mammals with t or b cells having predefined specificity: The present invention provides non-human mammals, e.g., mice, generated from a T cell or B cell with a predefined specificity or isolated from an organism suffering from a condition of interest. In some embodiments the non-human mammals are not genetically modified. Also provided are methods of using the non-human animals.... Agent:

20110302666 - Production and use of rat spermatogonial stem cell lines: A spermatogonial stem cell line that is derived from testes rats characterized by a desirable genetic background can serve as a source for cells to transplant into male-sterile recipient animals that are immuno-compatible with the spermatogonial line. Rat cells thus transplanted readily develop into fertilization-competent, haploid male gametes, with little... Agent:

20110302668 - Broccoli type having curds with detached florets: The present invention includes broccoli plants with curds having detached florets and methods for obtaining such broccoli plants. The present invention also provides reagents that can be used in methods for obtaining such broccoli plants.... Agent: Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.

20110302667 - Transgenic brassica event mon 88302 and methods of use thereof: The invention provides plants comprising transgenic event MON 88302 that exhibit tolerance to glyphosate herbicide. The invention also provides seeds, plant parts, cells, commodity products, and methods related to the event. The invention also provides DNA molecules that are unique to the event and were created by the insertion of... Agent:

20110302669 - Maize variety and method of production: The disclosure relates to a maize plant, seed, variety, and hybrid. More specifically, the disclosure relates to a maize plant containing a Cal-1 allele, whose expression results in increased cell wall-derived glucan content in the maize plant. The disclosure also relates to crossing inbreds, varieties, and hybrids containing the Cal-1... Agent:

20110302671 - Embryo sac-specific genes: The present invention relates to isolated nucleotide sequences useful for the production of plants with a modified embryo sac, embryo and or endosperm development, and to transgenic cells and plants transformed with the nucleotide sequences.... Agent: Limagrain Europe

20110302670 - Polynucleotides and methods for the improvement of plants: The invention provides methods for producing a plant with altered seed yield, the methods comprising transformation of a plant with a genetic construct including a polynucleotide encoding of a polypeptide with the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 or a variant or fragment thereof. The method also provides... Agent: Vialactia Biosciences (nz)limited

20110302672 - Lowering saturated fatty acid content of plant seeds: Compositions and methods include genetically encoding and expressing a novel delta-9 desaturase in plant cells. In some embodiments, methods of expressing nucleic acids in a plant cell to take advantage of the delta-9 desaturase enzyme's activity, such that the percent composition of saturated fatty acids in plant seeds is decreased... Agent: Dow Agrosciences LLC

20110302673 - Transgenic plants with increased yield: Polynucleotides are disclosed which are capable of enhancing yield of a plant transformed to contain such polynucleotides. Also provided are methods of using such polynucleotides and transgenic plants and agricultural products, including seeds, containing such polynucleotides as transgenes.... Agent:

20110302674 - Methods and compositions for the improvement of plant tolerance to environmental stresses: The invention provides methods, polynucleotides and polypeptides useful for producing or selecting plants with increased tolerance to at least one environmental stress selected from drought, cold, freezing, heat and salinity. The invention also provides constructs, cells, plant cells and plants comprising the polynucleotides of the invention. The invention also provides... Agent: Vialactia Biosciences (nz) Limited

20110302675 - Control of viral and bacterial infection by antimicrobial peptides retrocylin and/or protegrin expressed in chloroplasts: Disclosed herein are antimicrobial compositions containing one or more antimicrobial peptides having been expressed in chloroplasts. Exemplified herein are the expression and use of retrocylin and protegrin. Disclosed herein are methods of engineering chloroplasts to express such antimicrobial peptides such that they are properly processed and active. Plants containing such... Agent:

20110296540 - Assay for screening antidepressants: This invention provides a method for identifying a small molecule as an antidepressant, a method for identifying a small molecule as an anxiolytic, and a method for identifying a small molecule as able to increase dendritic arborization, decrease expression of an immaturity marker, increase expression of a maturity marker, or... Agent:

20110296538 - In vivo quantitative screening test for anti-metastasis treatment efficacy: The present invention is directed to methods for evaluating the efficacy of a cancer treatment for (i) inhibiting metastasis in a subject, (ii) inhibiting local cancer cell movement, and (iii) inhibiting cancer cell proliferation. The present invention is further directed to methods for monitoring cell motility in a subject. The... Agent:

20110296539 - Mutant alpha-synuclein, and methods using same: The present invention relates to a mutant human alpha-synuclein with increased toxicity compared to wild-type alpha-synuclein, or a homologue thereof, wherein the mutant alpha-synuclein or homologue thereof comprises at least one amino acid substitution selected from the group consisting of a substitution at the alanine at position 56 (A56), at... Agent:

20110296541 - Production of proteins in eggs: Methods for preparing recombinant proteins, such as antibodies, in eggs are described. The method offers advantages over existing systems for preparing recombinant proteins including high yield, low cost and compatibility with animal protection regulations. In addition, since eggs are edible food sources the recombinant protein does not have to be... Agent:

20110296542 - Exogenous matrix-supported topical application of stem cells to organ surface: A process of tissue regeneration is provided that includes the administration of a stem cell topically to a surface of a tissue. The tissue being in vivo in a subject or in vitro. The tissue has a biocompatible matrix applied around the stem cell and in contact with the surface.... Agent:

20110296543 - Nucleic acids and proteins and methods for making and using them: The invention provides polypeptides, including enzymes, structural proteins and binding proteins, polynucleotides encoding these polypeptides, and methods of making and using these polynucleotides and polypeptides. Polypeptides, including enzymes and antibodies, and nucleic acids of the invention can be used in industrial, experimental, food and feed processing, nutritional and pharmaceutical applications,... Agent: Verenium Corporation

20110296544 - Colon cancer targets and uses thereof: The present invention provides a method for diagnosing and detecting diseases associated with colon. The present invention provides one or more proteins or fragments thereof, peptides or nucleic acid molecules differentially expressed in colon diseases (CCAT) and antibodies binds to CCAT. The present invention provides that CCAT is used as... Agent: Celera Corporation

20110296545 - Compositions and methods for treating or preventing conditions and diseases associated with mannheimia haemolytica: Particular aspects show that the signal peptide remains intact on the mature CD18 molecule on ruminant leukocytes rendering these cells susceptible to cytolysis by Lkt. Comparative amino acid sequence analysis of the signal peptide of CD18 of eight ruminants and five non-ruminants revealed that the ruminant CD18 signal peptides contain... Agent: Washington State University

20110296546 - Human ctla-4 antibodies and their uses: The present invention provides novel human sequence antibodies against human CTLA-4 and methods of treating human diseases, infections and other conditions using these antibodies.... Agent:

20110296548 - Hybrids of, and cultivars derived from the rice cultivar designated 'cl151': Hybrids and derived cultivars of the rice cultivar designated ‘CL151’ are disclosed. The invention relates to hybrid rice seeds and plants produced by crossing the cultivar ‘CL151’ with another rice cultivar. The invention further relates to other derivatives of the rice cultivar ‘CL151.’... Agent:

20110296547 - Modifying the dna recombination potential in eukaryotes: The present invention provides methods of modifying in vivo mutagenesis or homologous recombination in a eukaryote. The method of modifying in vivo mutagenesis involves transforming a eukaryote with a nucleotide sequence capable of expressing a wild-type prokaryotic MutS, MutL, MutH, MutU, NLS-MutS, NLS-MutL, NLS-MutH, NLS-MutU protein, or a combination thereof,... Agent: Her Majesty The Queen In Right Of Canada As Represented By The Minister Of Agriculture

20110296549 - Lettuce cultivar tenaya: A lettuce cultivar, designated ‘Tenaya’, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of lettuce cultivar ‘Tenaya’, to the plants of lettuce cultivar ‘Tenaya’ and to methods for producing a lettuce plant by crossing the cultivar ‘Tenaya’ with itself or another lettuce cultivar. The invention further relates to methods for... Agent: Enza Zaden Beheer B.v.

20110296550 - Resistance to downy mildew of onion caused by the fungus peronospora destructor: The present invention relates to plants of the Allium cepa species, which are resistant to the downy mildew of onion caused by the fungus Peronospora destructor, due to a Pd resistance locus, wherein any fragment of a chromosome, comprising the Pd resistance locus, can be present homozygously in progeny without... Agent:

20110296552 - Expression cassettes for seed-specific expression in plants: The present invention relates to materials and methods for the expression of a gene of interest specifically in seeds of plants, even more specifically in oilseed plants. In particular, the invention provides an expression cassette for regulating seed-specific expression in plants.... Agent:

20110296551 - Plant mitochondria transformation method: Method for heterologous RNA species and protein production in plant cell mitochondria comprising introducing into plant cells nucleic acid components that encode heterologous proteins/RNAS under the control of promoters operative in mitochondria, vectors, host cells, plants and uses thereof.... Agent: Algentech Sas

20110296553 - Engineering broad and durable resistance to grapevine fanleaf virus in plants: The present invention relates to nucleic acid molecules useful for conferring broad and durable resistance to grapevine fanleaf virus in plants. The invention also relates to methods of enhancing resistance to plant pathogens and plants or plant components (such as grape plants) expressing such nucleic acid molecules. In addition, the... Agent: Cornell University

20110296554 - Specific genetic modification of the activity of trehalose-6-phosphate synthase and expression in a homologous or heterologous environment: A method for the preparation of a eukaryotic organism, for example selected from plants, animals and fungi, showing constitutive, inducible and/or organ specific expression of a specifically modified TPS gene, which comprises the steps of providing a TPS gene; designing a suitable modification to the TPS gene by aligning the... Agent: K. U. Leuven Research & Development

20110296556 - Polynucleotide molecules for gene regulation in plants: This invention provides polynucleotide molecules and methods for regulating genes in plants, e.g., by providing RNA for systemic regulation of genes. Various aspects of the invention provide polynucleotide molecules and methods for regulating endogenous genes and transgenes in a plant cell and polynucleotide molecules.... Agent:

20110296558 - Polypeptides having expansin activity and polynucleotides encoding same: The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having expansin activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides.... Agent: Novozymes, Inc

20110296557 - Polypeptides having lipase activity and polynucleotides encoding same: The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having lipase activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides.... Agent: Novozymes, Inc.

20110296555 - Recombinant dna constructs and methods for modulating expression of a target gene: This invention provides recombinant DNA constructs and methods for manipulating expression of a target gene that is regulated by a small RNA, by interfering with the binding of the small RNA to its target gene. More specifically, this invention discloses recombinant DNA constructs encoding cleavage blockers, 5-modified cleavage blockers, and... Agent: Monsanto Technology LLC

20110296559 - Crispers lettuce variety: A new and distinct lettuce variety designated ‘Crispers’, characterized by having a distinct thick leaf texture, symmetrical and compact leaf, lack of an obvious mid-rib, a short open growth habit, and undulating leaf margins shape, and improved shelf life in a non-heading variety.... Agent: Progeny Advanced Genetics

20110296560 - Wheat starch and wheat flours and foodstuffs containing these wheat starch/wheat flours: The present invention relates to wheat flours, the starch component whereof has an amylose content between 15.0 wt. % and 30.0 wt. % and which have a content of resistant starch of more than 5.0 wt. % and foodstuffs containing these wheat flours. Further, the present invention relates to methods... Agent: