Multicellular living organisms and unmodified parts thereof and related processes inventions

20080168570 - Methods for the utilizaton of novel target genes related to immune-mediated diseases: The present invention provides methods utilizing novel target genes related to immune-mediated diseases, such as asthma, allergy and autoimmune diseases. The invention is based on a molecular level description of the polarization of CD4+ precursor cells (Thp) from which T helper cells are known to originate. Particularly, the present invention... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080168569 - Non-invasive methods and related compositions for identifying compounds that modify in vivo aggregations of disease-related polypeptides: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to various high-throughput methods for identifying compounds that are useful for the treatment of various neurodegenerative diseases, including the Huntington's Disease (HD), Parkinson's Disease (PD), Alzheimer's Disease (AD), and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). Methods and compositions of the present invention enable the exogenous... Agent: Olympic Patent Works PLLC

20080168571 - Transgenic animal: A transgenic rat containing in its genome a nucleotide sequence encoding a Ga subunit protein, which Ga protein subunit is uncoupled from regulation by Regulators of G-Protein Signaling (RGS) proteins, which Gx subunit protein is eventually the dominant-negative G188S mutant of Gax9, which nucleotide sequence is operatively associated with a... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20080168572 - Nanoarchaeum genome, nanoarchaeum polypeptides and nucleic acids encoding them and methods for making and using them: The invention provides a genome of the hyperthermophile Nanoarchaeum equitans, polypeptides, including enzymes, structural protein and binding proteins, derived from this genome, polynucleotides encoding these polypeptides, methods of making and using these polynucleotides and polypeptides. The invention also provides isolated hyperthermophile Nanoarchaeum equitans.... Agent: Verenium C/o Mofo S.d.

20080168573 - Identification of ses-1 and the uses of the same: The invention relates to isolated nucleic acid molecules coding for SES-1 proteins or muted SES-1 proteins, and vectors and transgenic organisms containing such nucleic acid molecules. The invention also relates to uses of such nucleic acid molecules for producing pharmaceuticals and for producing model organisms. The invention further relates to... Agent: Andrea Q. Ryan Sanofi-aventis U.s. LLC

20080168574 - Novel bap28 gene and protein: The present invention is directed to BAP28 polypeptides. BAP28 cDNA sequences encoding BAP28 polypeptides, to the genomic DNA sequence of the BAP28 gene as well as to regulatory regions located at the 5′- and 3′-ends of the BAP28 coding region. The invention also deals with antibodies directed specifically against such... Agent: Saliwanchik Lloyd & Saliwanchik A Professional Association

20080168575 - Plants and seeds of corn variety i029427: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated I029427. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety I029427, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety I029427 with itself... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080168576 - Plants and seeds of corn variety lh327: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated LH327. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety LH327, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety LH327 with itself... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080168582 - Nucleic acid molecules and other molecules associated with plants: Expressed Sequence Tags (ESTs) isolated from rice 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 Attn:IPDocketing Dept.

20080168583 - Nucleic acid molecules and other molecules associated with plants: Expressed Sequence Tags (ESTs) isolated from cotton 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

20080168579 - Plastid transit peptides: The present invention provides novel plastid transit peptides that direct localization of attached moieties (e.g., polypeptides) into plant plastids. The present invention also relates to methods and compositions for localizing polypeptides to plant plastids including, but not limited to, transgenic plant production.... Agent: Pioneer Hi-bred International, Inc.

20080168580 - Plastid transit peptides: The present invention provides novel plastid transit peptides that direct localization of attached moieties (e.g., polypeptides) into plant plastids. The present invention also relates to methods and compositions for localizing polypeptides to plant plastids including, but not limited to, transgenic plant production.... Agent: Pioneer Hi-bred International, Inc.

20080168578 - Protein kinase stress-related proteins and methods of use in plants: A transgenic plant transformed by a Protein Kinase Stress-Related Protein (PKSRP) coding nucleic acid, wherein expression of the nucleic acid sequence in the plant results in increased tolerance to environmental stress as compared to a wild type variety of the plant. Also provided are agricultural products, including seeds, produced by... Agent: Basf Corporation

20080168577 - Signal transduction stress-related proteins and methods of use in plants: A transgenic plant transformed by a Signal Transduction Stress-Related Protein (STSRP) coding nucleic acid, wherein expression of the nucleic acid sequence in the plant results in increased tolerance to environmental stress as compared to a wild type variety of the plant. Also provided are agricultural products, including seeds, produced by... Agent: Basf Corporation

20080168581 - Soybean variety 90y40: According to the invention, there is provided a novel soybean variety designated 90Y40. This invention thus relates to the seeds of soybean variety 90Y40, to the plants of soybean 90Y40 to plant parts of soybean variety 90Y40 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing plants of... Agent: Mckee, Voorhees & Sease, P.L.C Attn: Pioneer Hi-bred

20080168584 - Method for the production of plant seed with modified fiber content and modified seed coat: The present invention relates to nucleotide sequences commonly designated CJAS1 comprising a novel gene from plants. The novel gene encodes a protein that is involved in seed formation and is associated with plant defense. The invention further relates to the use of the nucleotide sequence in the sense or antisense... Agent: Trask Britt

20080168585 - Gtp binding stress-related proteins and methods of use in plants: A transgenic plant transformed by a GTP Binding Stress-Related Protein (GBSRP) coding nucleic acid, wherein expression of the nucleic acid sequence in the plant results in increased tolerance to environmental stress as compared to a wild type variety of the plant. Also provided are agricultural products, including seeds, produced by... Agent: Basf Corporation

20080168587 - Brassica juncea lines with high oleic acid profile in seed oil: In various aspects, the invention provides Brassica juncea plants, seeds, cells, nucleic acid sequences and oils. Edible oil derived from plants of the invention may have significantly higher oleic acid content than other B. juncea plants. In one embodiment, the B. juncea line MJ02-357-3 contains a mutant allele MJ02-313-1/BjFAD2-a at... Agent: Jondle & Associates P.C.

20080168586 - Brassica plant comprising a mutant fatty acid desaturase: The present invention relates to plants, particularly Brassica plants, and parts of plants having genes and expressing enzymes that affect fatty acid composition. More particularly, this invention relates to nucleic acids encoding a delta-12 fatty acid desaturase protein that affect fatty acid composition in plants. Furthermore, the present invention relates... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20080168588 - Dna sequences from tcd genomic region of photorhabdus luminescens: Nucleotide sequences for seven genes, tccC4, tcdA3, tcdA2, tcdB2, tccC3, tcdA4, tccC5, from the tcd genomic region of Photorhabdus luminescens W-14, are useful in heterologous expression of orally active insect toxins.... Agent: Dow Agrosciences LLC

20080163386 - Crbs as modifiers of branching morphogenesis and methods of use: Human CRB genes are identified as modulators of branching morphogenesis, and thus are therapeutic targets for disorders associated with defective branching morphogenesis function. Methods for identifying modulators of branching morphogenesis, comprising screening for agents that modulate the activity of CRB are provided.... Agent: Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert @ Berghoff LLP

20080163387 - Mutated src oncogene composition and methods: The present invention provides a mutant oligonucleotide composition encoding a cellular c-Src tyrosine kinase oncogene. Methods for isolating, expressing and characterizing recombinant Src mutant polypeptide are also provided. The invention further relates to methods for utilizing such oligonucleotides, polypeptides, agonists and antagonists for applications, which relate to research, diagnostics, and... Agent: Saliwanchik Lloyd & Saliwanchik A Professional Association

20080163389 - Identity preserved crop production: The subject invention provides methods of selectively recognizing and/or eliminating potentially undesirable soybeans from the soybean supply and/or selectively preserving specific soybean seed identities comprising: the genetic transformation of small variety soybeans; the separation and isolation of said soybeans; and, optionally, the re-planting and harvesting of the soybeans, thereby resulting... Agent: Saliwanchik Lloyd & Saliwanchik A Professional Association

20080163388 - Tetraploid watermelons producing small fruits: Tetraploid watermelon inbreds are disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds and plants of the tetraploid watermelon inbreds, the methods of propagating the tetraploid inbreds through seeds and tissue culture. The invention also relates to methods of producing the triploid seedless watermelon seeds and plants by crossing the tetraploid inbreds... Agent: White & Case LLP Patent Department

20080163390 - Methods and compositions for providing sa-independent pathogen resistance in plants: This disclosure relates to methods and compositions for modulating disease resistance in plants and transgenic plants comprising reducing the amount of 18:1 fatty acids.... Agent: Teresa Stanek Rea, Crowell Moring

20080163391 - Compositions and methods for regulating abscisic acid-induced closure of plant stomata: A novel gene, AAPK, is disclosed. Loss of function of the protein encoded by AAPK is associated with reduced sensitivity to abscisic acid-induced stomatal closure in plants. Also disclosed are transgenic plants and mutants having altered sensitivity to abscisic acid-mediated transpiration and other desirable agronomic features. The regulation of transpiration... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP

20080163392 - Herbicide-tolerant plants through bypassing metabolic pathway: The invention concerns a novel method for making herbicide-tolerant plants, in particular to HPPD inhibiting herbicides, the nucleic acid sequences coding for enzymes capable of being used in said method, expression cassettes containing them and transgenic plants comprising at least one of said expression cassettes.... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20080163393 - Plant cad1-like genes and their use: The present invention relates to polynucleotides encoding cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase (1) like (CAD1L) polypeptides. CAD1L polypeptides are produced in a plant in the same organs and the same developmental stages and processes of CAD1 and are likely to be involved in the same developmental processes as CAD enzymes. CAD1L-like sequences... Agent: Marina Larson & Associates, Llc

20080163394 - Plants having increased yield and method for making the same: The present invention concerns a method for increasing plant yield relative to corresponding wild type plants. More specifically, the present invention concerns a method for increasing plant yield comprising introducing into a plant a nucleic acid encoding a cyclin D3 (CYCD3) polypeptide under the control of a promoter capable of... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20080163395 - Expression cassettes for regulation of expression in monocotyledonous plants: The present invention relates to expression cassettes comprising at least one transcription regulating nucleotide sequence obtainable from the group of genes of monocotyle-donous plants consisting of caffeoyl-CoA-O-methyltransferase genes, C8,7-sterol isomerase genes, hydroxyproline-rich glycoprotein (HRGP) genes, lactate dehydrogenase genes, and chloroplast protein 12 like genes. More preferably the transcription regulating sequences... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20080163398 - Genes and vectors for conferring herbicide resistance in plants: Genomic and cDNA sequences and plant expression vectors encoding for an eukaryotic AHAS small subunit protein are disclosed. The DNA sequences and vectors are used to transform plants to produce transgenic plants which possess elevated levels of tolerance or resistance to herbicides, such as imidazolinones.... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20080163396 - Plant genes encoding dr1 and drap1, a global repressor complex of transcription: This invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid fragment encoding a protein involved in regulation of gene expression. The invention also relates to the construction of a chimeric gene encoding all or a portion of the protein involved in regulation of gene expression, in sense or antisense orientation, wherein expression... Agent: Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP Attn: Kathleen W. Geiger, Esq.

20080163397 - Plants with improved water deficit and cold tolerance: The present invention provides nucleic acid constructs, including plasmids, expression vectors or expression cassettes comprising polynucleotides encoding CCAAT-binding transcription factor polypeptides that have the ability to increase a plant's tolerance to abiotic stress. Polynucleotides encoding functional CCAAT-binding transcription factors were incorporated into expression vectors, introduced into plants, and ectopically expressed.... Agent: Mendel Biotechnology, Inc.

20080163399 - Axmi-008, a delta-endotoxin gene and methods for its 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 delta-endotoxin and delta-endotoxin-associated polypeptides are provided. The coding sequences can be used in DNA constructs or expression cassettes for transformation and expression in plants and bacteria.... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20080163400 - Genetic constructs having heterologous 3' polyadenylation signal sequence motifs that function in plants: The present invention relates to heterologous genes comprising non-plant 3′ termination sequences and plant expression cassettes incorporating the heterologous genes. The present invention also comprises methods for construction of the plant expression cassettes and introducing the cassettes into plant cells.... Agent: Pioneer Hi-bred International, Inc.

20080163401 - Genetic constructs having heterologous 3' polyadenylation signal sequence motifs that function in plants: The present invention relates to heterologous genes comprising non-plant 3′ termination sequences and plant expression cassettes incorporating the heterologous genes. The present invention also comprises methods for construction of the plant expression cassettes and introducing the cassettes into plant cells.... Agent: Pioneer Hi-bred International, Inc.

20080163402 - Genetic constructs having heterologous 3' polyadenylation signal sequence motifs that function in plants: The present invention relates to heterologous genes comprising non-plant 3′ termination sequences and plant expression cassettes incorporating the heterologous genes. The present invention also comprises methods for construction of the plant expression cassettes and introducing the cassettes into plant cells.... Agent: Pioneer Hi-bred International, Inc.

20080155704 - Methods and compositions for determining in vivo activity of bip: The present invention relates to methods for determining the functionality of BiP in vivo, comprising the use of one or more markers. Uses of the markers and kits for determining the functionality of BiP in vivo are also described.... Agent: Howrey LLP

20080155703 - Tat-based immunomodulatory compositions and methods of their discovery and use: A method for identifying new immunomodulatory chemical entities (NICE) comprising reacting a candidate NICE with a Tat SH3 binding domain, identifying the bound candidate NICE and determining whether the candidate NICE induces monocytes to differentiate into dendritic cells (DC) or regulatory macrophages (AReg). In particular, the present invention relates to... Agent: Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP

20080155705 - Method for the production of multiple-unsaturated fatty acids in transgenic organisms: The invention relates to a method for the production of multiply-unsaturated fatty acids in an organism, into which nucleic acids have been introduced, which code for polypeptides with Δ-5 elongase activity. Said nucleic acid sequences, optionally with further nucleic acid sequences, coding for polypeptides for the biosynthesis of fatty acids... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20080155706 - Plant tolerance to low water, low nitrogen and cold: Polynucleotides incorporated into nucleic acid constructs have been introduced into plants and were ectopically expressed. The encoded polypeptides of the invention have been shown to confer at least one regulatory activity and confer earlier flowering, longer floral organ retention, increased cold tolerance, greater tolerance to water deprivation, altered carbon-nitrogen balance... Agent: Mendel Biotechnology, Inc.

20080155709 - Cotton variety 781000g: The invention relates to the novel cotton variety designated 781000G. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants, plant parts and derivatives of the cotton variety 781000G. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the cotton variety 781000G and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080155710 - Cotton variety st 4427b2rf: The invention relates to the novel cotton variety designated ST 4427B2RF. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants, plant parts and derivatives of the cotton variety ST 4427B2RF. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the cotton variety ST 4427B2RF and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, L.l.p.

20080155708 - Cotton variety st 5283rf: The invention relates to the novel cotton variety designated ST 5283RF. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants, plant parts and derivatives of the cotton variety ST 5283RF. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the cotton variety ST 5283RF and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, L.l.p.

20080155711 - Cotton variety st 5327b2rf: The invention relates to the novel cotton variety designated ST 5327B2RF. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants, plant parts and derivatives of the cotton variety ST 5327B2RF. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the cotton variety ST 5327B2RF and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, L.l.p.

20080155707 - Cotton variety stx0502rf: The invention relates to the novel cotton variety designated STX0502RF. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants, plant parts and derivatives of the cotton variety STX0502RF. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the cotton variety STX0502RF and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, L.l.p.

20080155712 - Means for identifying nucleotide sequences involved in apomixis: The invention concerns a method for identifying in Gramineae, more particularly in maize, a nucleotide sequence involved in the apomixis in apomictic plants. The method relates to identifying the genome of the Gramineae, by phenotypic analysis, genetic mapping and marking by means of transposons, of the meiotic mutations whereof the... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080155713 - Lipid metabolic and signalling pathways in the epidermis: The present invention relates to the field of genes isolated from Arabidopsis that code for enzymes that are involved in -oxidation of very long chain fatty acids, particularly, in conversion of ω-hydroxy fatty acid to fatty aldehyde. The invention also includes methods of producing transgenic plants with an altered fatty... Agent: Hunton & Williams LLP Intellectual Property Department

20080155714 - Plant cyclopropane fatty acid synthase genes and uses thereof: The present invention relates to the identification and characterization of a plant cyclopropane fatty acid synthase and the identification and cloning of the relevant gene sequence. The invention also relates to the use of that gene for the efficient production of cyclopropane fatty acids in an oilseed crop. The invention... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20080155715 - Stress-responsive root-specific genes: The present inventors succeeded in cloning a rice stress-responsive gene, RSI1. They discovered that stress-responsive plants can be generated by using the isolated gene, or genes functionally equivalent thereto. The present invention is useful in fields such as plant breeding.... Agent: William C Christiansen Seed Intellectual Property Law Group

20080155716 - Serine hydroxymethyltransferase as target for herbicides: The present invention relates to serine hydroxymethyltransferase (E.C. 2.1.2.1) as novel target for herbicides, and to nucleic acid sequences encoding a polypeptide with the biological activity of a serine hydroxymethyltransferase, which, when not present, bring about growth retardation symptoms and chlorotic leaves, comprising the nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID No:3,... Agent: Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.c.

20080155717 - Polycomb genes from maize - mez1 and mez2: The present invention relates to polycomb genes and polypeptides isolated from Zea mays.... Agent: Dykema Gossett Pllc

20080148416 - Transgenic animals for assessing drug metabolism and toxicity: The present invention relates to transgenic non-human animals, tissues or cells derived therefrom and methods of producing them. The transgenic non-human animals or tissues or cells derived therefrom provide a system capable of expressing human proteins responsible for drug metabolism in place of the homologous endogenous non-human animal proteins and... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP

20080148417 - Epilepsy model animal: An epilepsy model animal (CHRNA4:S284L) developing spontaneous epileptic seizure during sleep, which is a nonhuman animal established by ontogenesis of a totipotent cell into which a polynucleotide encoding nonhuman mutant CHRNA4 is introduced and having said polynucleotide in its somatic chromosome, or a progeny of the nonhuman animal, wherein said... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.l.p.

20080148418 - Novel zebrafish: This invention relates to novel zebrafish and preparation method thereof. This invention also relates to a novel animal model.... Agent: Wpat, Pc Intellectual Property Attorneys

20080148419 - Novel soybean 15620: Disclosed is the seed of a novel soybean cultivar, designated 15620, a sample of which is deposited under ATCC Accession No. XXXXX. Also disclosed are plants, or parts thereof, grown from the seed of the cultivar, plants having the morphological and physiological characteristics of the 15620 cultivar, and methods of... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20080148420 - Plants and seeds of corn variety ex6864: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated EX6864. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety EX6864, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety EX6864 with itself... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080148424 - Plants and seeds of corn variety lh313: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated LH313. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety LH313, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety LH313 with itself... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080148426 - Plants and seeds of corn variety lh352: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated LH352. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety LH352, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety LH352 with itself... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080148427 - Plants and seeds of corn variety lh354: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated LH354. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety LH354, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety LH354 with itself... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080148421 - Plants and seeds of corn variety lh361: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated LH361. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety LH361, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety LH361 with itself... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080148422 - Plants and seeds of corn variety lh371: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated LH371. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety LH371, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety LH371 with itself... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080148423 - Plants and seeds of corn variety lh382: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated LH382. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety LH382, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety LH382 with itself... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080148428 - Plants and seeds of corn variety lh401rr2: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated LH401RR2. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety LH401RR2, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety LH401RR2 with itself... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080148425 - Plants and seeds of corn variety lh410: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated LH410. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety LH410, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety LH410 with itself... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080148429 - Novel cytoplasmic male sterility system for brassica species and its use for hybrid seed production in indian oilseed mustard brassica juncea: The present invention relates to a novel cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS) ‘126-1’ system in different Brassica species and a method for obtaining male sterile lines using the said CMS. The CMS has distinct mitochondrial DNA specific RFLP signature. The invention also relates to a method for obtaining male sterile lines... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20080148431 - Novel targets for herbicides and transgenic plants resistant to said herbicides: The invention concerns novel enzymes having an arogenate dehydrogenase activity, in particular arogenate dehydrogenase enzymes of plants, and the genes encoding said enzymes. The inventive arogenate dehydrogenase enzymes catalyze the last stage of the metabolic pathway of tyrosine biosynthesis, and constitute, as such, potential targets of herbicides. Hence the invention... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20080148430 - Peptides, nucleic acids and materials: The invention provides methods for assaying for the presence or activity of a MAP kinase in a sample, the methods comprising: (a) contacting the sample under conditions necessary for a phosphorylation reaction with a peptide substrate comprising the following target motif: HP(x)SPR, wherein: (x) represents any amino acid; (b) assessing... Agent: Speckman Law Group Pllc

20080148432 - Transgenic plants with enhanced agronomic traits: This invention provides transgenic plant cells with recombinant DNA for expression of proteins that are useful for imparting enhanced agronomic trait(s) to transgenic crop plants. This invention also provides transgenic plants and progeny seed comprising the transgenic plant cells where the plants are selected for having an enhanced trait selected... Agent: Monsanto Company

20080148433 - Pufa polyketide synthase systems and uses thereof: Disclosed are the complete polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) polyketide synthase (PKS) systems from Schizochytrium, and biologically active fragments and homologues thereof. More particularly, this invention relates to nucleic acids encoding such PUFA PKS systems, to proteins and domains thereof that comprise such PUFA PKS systems, to genetically modified organisms (plants... Agent: Sheridan Ross P.c.

20080148434 - Plant fatty acid synthases and use in improved methods for production of medium-chain fatty acids: By this invention, compositions and methods of use related to β-ketoacyl-ACP synthase Of special interest are synthases obtainable from Cuphea species. Amino acid and nucleic acid for synthase protein factors are provided, as well as methods to utilize such sequences in constructs for production of genetically engineered plants having altered... Agent: Arnold & Porter LLP Attn: Ip Docketing Dept.

20080148435 - Broccoli line m7028: Heat tolerant broccoli plants and seed produced therefrom are described. The heat tolerant broccoli plants are capable of producing a commercially acceptable broccoli head under heat stress growth conditions. The heat tolerant broccoli plants are exemplified by seeds deposited with the American Type Culture Collection and having ATCC Accession numbers:... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP