Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080301842 | PLANT RNA TRANSPORT AND RNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE PROTEINS - This invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid fragment encoding a RNA-directed RNA polymerase. The invention also relates to the construction of a chimeric gene encoding all or a substantial portion of the RNA-directed RNA polymerase, in sense or antisense orientation, wherein expression of the chimeric gene results in production of altered levels of the RNA-directed RNA polymerase in a transformed host cell. | 12-04-2008 |
20090049574 | AUXIN TRANSPORT PROTEINS - This invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid fragment encoding an auxin transport protein. The invention also relates to the construction of a chimeric gene encoding all or a substantial portion of the auxin transport protein, in sense or antisense orientation, wherein expression of the chimeric gene results in production of altered levels of the auxin transport protein in a transformed host cell. The present invention also relates to methods using the auxin transport protein in modulating root development, and in discovering compounds with potential herbicidal activity. | 02-19-2009 |
20090055967 | 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 construct results in production of altered levels in a transformed host cell of the polypeptide involved in post-transcriptional gene silencing. | 02-26-2009 |
20090249517 | Alteration of Oil Traits in Plants - The preparation and use of nucleic acid fragments useful in altering the phenotype in plants are disclosed. Chimeric constructs incorporating such nucleic acid fragments and suitable regulatory sequences can be used to create transgenic plants having altered phenotypes. Methods for altering the phenotype of plants using such nucleic acid fragments also are disclosed. | 10-01-2009 |
20100100981 | WUSCHEL (WUS) GENE HOMOLOGS - This invention relates to isolated polynucleotides encoding WUS polypeptides. The invention further provides isolated WUS polypeptides. The invention also provides methods of using the polynucleotides to modulate the level of WUS, improve transformation efficiency, to stimulate plant cell growth, including stem cells, to stimulate organogenesis, to stimulate somatic embryogenesis, to induce apomixis, and to provide a positive selection for cells comprising the polynucleotide. The invention also relates to cells, plants and seeds comprising the polynucleotides of the invention or produced by the methods of the invention. | 04-22-2010 |
20100275324 | Compositions and Methods for Altering Tocotrienol Content - The invention provides isolated nucleic acids and their encoded polypeptides that alter tocol content in seeds. The invention further provides expression cassettes, host cells and transformed plants containing the nucleic acids. The present invention further provides methods for altering tocol content in seeds. | 10-28-2010 |
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 construct results in production of altered levels in a transformed host cell of the polypeptide involved in post-transcriptional gene silencing. | 12-29-2011 |
20120331581 | 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 construct results in production of altered levels in a transformed host cell of the polypeptide involved in post-transcriptional gene silencing. | 12-27-2012 |