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| 20080229456 | Recombinant DNA constructs and methods for controlling gene expression - The present invention provides molecular constructs and methods for use thereof, including constructs including heterologous miRNA recognition sites, constructs for gene suppression including a gene suppression element embedded within an intron flanked on one or on both sides by non-protein-coding sequence, constructs containing engineered miRNA or miRNA precursors, and constructs for suppression of production of mature microRNA in a cell. Also provided are transgenic plant cells, plants, and seeds containing such constructs, and methods for their use. The invention further provides transgenic plant cells, plants, and seeds containing recombinant DNA for the ligand-controlled expression of a target sequence, which may be endogenous or exogenous. Also disclosed are novel miRNAs and miRNA precursors from crop plants including maize and soy. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20090172838 | Compositions and methods for efficient gene silencing in plants - This invention relates to methods for knock-down of a target gene in plants, particularly efficient and specific methods for knock-down of a target gene in plants. This invention also relates to methods for silencing endogenous plant genes or plant pathogen genes. It further relates to nucleic acid constructs (DNA, RNA) which comprise a nucleic acid sequence that corresponds to a target gene or fragment thereof flanked by two complementary sites to an smRNA, e.g., a miRNA (one complementary site is on either side of the nucleic acid sequence), resulting in, for example the configuration: complementary site—nucleic acid sequence that corresponds to a target gene—complementary site. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090183280 | Transgenic Plants Modified for Reduced Cadmium Transport, Derivative Products, and Related Methods - Various embodiments are directed to transgenic plants, including transgenic tobacco plants and derivative seeds, genetically modified to impede the transport of Cadmium (Cd) from the root system to aerial portions of transgenic plants by reducing the expression levels of HMA-related transporters. Various embodiments are directed to transgenic tobacco plants genetically modified to stably express a RNAi construct encoding RNAi polynucleotides that enable the degradation of endogenous NtHMA RNA variants. Reduced expression of NtHMA transporters in transgenic plants results in substantially reduced content of Cadmium (Cd) in the leaf lamina. Various consumable products that are substantially free or substantially reduced in Cd content can be produced by incorporating leaves derived from transgenic tobacco plants modified to reduce the expression of NtHMA transporters. | 07-16-2009 |
| 20090205081 | Nucleic acid molecules and other molecules associated with plants - Expressed Sequence Tags (ESTs) isolated from lily are disclosed. The ESTs provide a unique molecular tool for the targeting and isolation of novel genes for plant protection and improvement. The disclosed ESTs have utility in the development of new strategies for understanding critical plant developmental and metabolic pathways. The disclosed ESTs have particular utility in isolating genes and promoters, identifying and mapping the genes involved in developmental and metabolic pathways, and determining gene function. Sequence homology analyses using the ESTs provided in the present invention, will result in more efficient gene screening for desirable agronomic traits. An expanding database of these select pieces of the plant genomics puzzle will quickly expand the knowledge necessary for subsequent functional validation, a key limitation in current plant biotechnology efforts. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20100071092 | METHODS AND GENETIC CONSTRUCTS FOR MODIFICATION OF LIGNIN COMPOSITION OF CORN COBS - Expression cassettes causing specific regulatory control of transgene expression in plants, wherein the expression cassettes include regulatory sequences from the MADS gene family for expression of recombinant gene products in the reproductive tissue of plants for the purpose of generating maize plants with altered lignin content of the cobs. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100088785 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR MODULATING EXPRESSION OF GENE PRODUCTS - Compositions and methods for modulating expression of gene products are provided. Compositions comprise suppression cassettes that comprise a convergent promoter pair operably linked to a silencing element that, upon expression, is capable of decreasing the expression of one or more target polynucleotides of interest. Compositions of the invention also include transformed plants, plant cells, plant tissues, and plant seeds. Methods of transformation and regeneration of plants comprising the novel constructs are provided. The methods find use in regulating gene expression, particularly genes associated with agronomic traits of interest. Further provided are promoter sequences, cells, plants, and vectors comprising these promoter sequences and methods of their use. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100313304 | Engineering single-gene-controlled staygreen potential into plants - The enzymes of the ACC synthase family are used in producing ethylene. Nucleotide and polypeptide sequences of ACC synthases are provided along with knockout plant cells having inhibition in expression and/or activity in an ACC synthase and knockout plants displaying a staygreen phenotype, a male sterility phenotype, or an inhibition in ethylene production. Methods for modulating staygreen potential in plants, methods for modulating sterility in plants, and methods for inhibiting ethylene production in plants are also provided. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20110004958 | COMPOSITIONS FOR SILENCING THE EXPRESSION OF GIBBERELLIN 2-OXIDASE AND USES THEREOF - The present invention provides an isolated nucleic acid sequence encoding gibberellin 2-oxidase enzyme (GA 2-oxidase) of | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110030099 | PLANTS AND MODULATORS FOR IMPROVED DROUGHT TOLERANCE - Methods of conferring increased drought tolerance to a plant by reducing or inhibiting ammonia accumulation, and plants produced thereby. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110083232 | MAIZE MICRORNA SEQUENCES - Methods and compositions useful in target sequence suppression and target sequence validation are described. Polynucleotide constructs useful for gene silencing, as well as cells, plants and seeds comprising the polynucleotides and a method for using microRNAs to silence a target sequence are also described. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110154538 | Infectious Plant Viral Vector and An Artificial Bipartite Plant Viral Vector An Infectious Plant Viral Vector and An Artificial Bipartite Plant Viral Vector - We have developed a versatile plant viral vector system based on Alternanthera mosaic virus (AltMV), suitable for infection by agroinfiltration or in vivo T7 transcripts from the same clone; agroinfection is enhanced by coinfiltration of a T7 RNA polymerase construct. Variants adapted for efficient protein expression, or for virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS), are based on a specific amino acid substitution (L88P) in the triple gene block 1 (TGB1) protein affecting RNA silencing suppression. A bipartite delivery system developed for AltMV delivers replicase (RdRp) functions separately from movement and encapsidation (TGB and coat protein, CP) functions by agroinfiltration, resulting in precise recombination of RdRp and TGB-CP constructs in planta. The bipartite delivery system has potential for high throughput protein expression or VIGS with the appropriate TGB1 variant, for hosts including | 06-23-2011 |
| 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. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20120005781 | NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCES AND CORRESPONDING POLYPEPTIDES CONFERRING MODULATED PLANT GROWTH RATE AND BIOMASS IN PLANTS - The present invention relates to isolated nucleic acid molecules and their corresponding encoded polypeptides able confer the trait of modulated plant size, vegetative growth, organ number, plant architecture, growth rate, seedling vigor, growth rate, fruit and seed yield, tillering and/or biomass in plants. The present invention further relates to the use of these nucleic acid molecules and polypeptides in making transgenic plants, plant cells, plant materials or seeds of a plant having plant size, vegetative growth, organ number, plant architecture, growth rate, seedling vigor and/or biomass that are altered with respect to wild type plants grown under similar conditions | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120102598 | MIR164 Gene That Controls Plant Root System Development and Fertility and Use Thereof - A rice microRNA, miR164 gene, that controls plant root system development and fertility, is obtained through gene isolation, cloning and function verification. Uses of a nucleic acid fragment comprising miR164, which fragment may confer a transformed plant with the ability to increase root number and to alter fertility, wherein the said nucleic acid fragment is selected from one of the following nucleotide sequences: 1) a DNA sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 1; 2) a RNA sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO:2; or 3) the conserved sequence of miR164 having the same function as 1) or 2). The nucleotide sequence containing the precursor of miR164 is ligated with an exogenous promoter and introduced into rice to obtain transgenic rice plants which has large root systems but became infertile. The fertility can be restored by external application of phytohormones. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120144527 | Gene Silencing - The invention provides methods and compositions useful in target sequence suppression and target sequence validation. The invention provides polynucleotide constructs useful for gene silencing, as well as cells, plants and seeds comprising the polynucleotides. The invention also provides a method for using microRNA to silence a target sequence. | 06-07-2012 |
| 20120240290 | Methods and Compositions for Modulating Flowering and Maturity in Plants - The present invention provides compositions and methods for modulating flowering time in plants. Maize RAP2.7 nucleotide sequences are disclosed which upon overexpression cause later flowering and when inhibited cause earlier flowering. Also disclosed is a DNA sequence which acts as a regulator/enhancer of RAP2.7, termed VGT1. This sequence does not code for any known protein, but acts as either a RNAi element or a regulatory DNA or RNA element that either directly regulates expression of flowering genes such as Rap2.7 or specifically targets expression of other genes which control flowering genes such as Rap2.7. This element this can be used as a sequence—based marker to identify inbred and hybrids which have altered maturity. Methods for expressing these nucleotide sequences in a plant for modifying maturity and flowering in plants are provided as well as expression constructs, vectors, transformed cells and plants. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20120272406 | METHODS OF MODIFYING LIGNIN BIOSYNTHESIS AND IMPROVING DIGESTIBILITY - The present invention relates to methods for increasing digestibility and/or crude protein of a plant by modifying lignin biosynthesis of the plant. The methods involve the manipulation of the expression level of genes in the lignin biosynthesis pathway by directly reducing the expression of genes using miRNA or using regulation of transcription factors. Expression cassettes for achieving such gene expression manipulation and transgenic plant cells and plants comprising the constructs and cassettes are also provided. Transcription regulating nucleotide sequences for use in the expression cassettes have also been developed as well as methods of using these sequences and cassettes. | 10-25-2012 |
| 20130117886 | NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCES AND CORRESPONDING POLYPEPTIDES CONFERRING MODULATED PLANT CHARACTERISTICS - The present invention relates to isolated nucleic acid molecules and their corresponding encoded polypeptides able confer the trait of modulated plant size, vegetative growth, organ number, plant architecture, sterility or seedling lethality in plants. The present invention further relates to the use of these nucleic acid molecules and polypeptides in making transgenic plants, plant cells, plant materials or seeds of a plant having such modulated growth or phenotype characteristics that are altered with respect to wild type plants grown under similar conditions. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130125259 | RNA INTERFERENCE MEDIATING SMALL RNA MOLECULES - Double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) induces sequence-specific post-transcriptional gene silencing in many organisms by a process known as RNA interference (RNAi). Using a | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130125260 | BIOASSAY FOR GENE SILENCING CONSTRUCTS - The invention provides constructs and methods of screening for constructs useful in conferring resistance in plants to pests by gene silencing. The invention also provides pest-resistant plants transformed with the present constructs. One screening method of the invention comprises the steps of: selecting at least one pest target nucleotide sequence, producing a plurality of dsRNA test agents that target the pest target nucleotide sequence, testing and scoring the plurality of dsRNA test agents for toxicity to the pest, and producing a silencing construct based on a superior-scoring test agent. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130198905 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR MODULATING EXPRESSION OF GENE PRODUCTS - Compositions and methods for modulating expression of gene products are provided. Compositions comprise suppression cassettes that comprise a convergent promoter pair operably linked to a silencing element that, upon expression, is capable of decreasing the expression of one or more target polynucleotides of interest. Compositions of the invention also include transformed plants, plant cells, plant tissues, and plant seeds. Methods of transformation and regeneration of plants comprising the novel constructs are provided. The methods find use in regulating gene expression, particularly genes associated with agronomic traits of interest. Further provided are promoter sequences, cells, plants, and vectors comprising these promoter sequences and methods of their use. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130232642 | PLANTS WITH IMPROVED AGRONOMIC TRAITS - 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 said polynucleotide encodes a PRE2 polypeptide. | 09-05-2013 |
| 20130247247 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR WEED CONTROL - The present invention provides novel compositions for use to enhance weed control. Specifically, the present invention provides for methods and compositions that modulate glutamine synthetase in weed species. The present invention also provides for combinations of compositions and methods that enhance weed control. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20130254939 | PLANT TRANSFORMATION METHOD PERFORMED VIA GRAFTING OF ROOTSTOCK AND SCION - An object of the present invention is to provide a method for transforming a plant by grafting of a rootstock and a scion, and using siRNA for initiating transcriptional gene silencing. The method for transforming a plant by grafting of a rootstock and a scion of the present invention as a means for resolution is characterized in that siRNA for initiating transcriptional gene silencing is produced in a scion, the siRNA produced in the scion is transported to a rootstock by grafting, and the rootstock is transformed by initiating transcriptional gene silencing therein. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20130298285 | DROUGHT TOLERANT PLANTS AND RELATED CONSTRUCTS AND METHODS INVOLVING GENES ENCODING miR827 - 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 said polynucleotide encodes a miR827 microRNA. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20130318657 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR SILENCING GENE EXPRESSION - A method of introducing naked dsRNA into a seed is provided. The method comprising contacting the seed with the naked dsRNA under conditions which allow penetration of the dsRNA into the seed, thereby introducing the dsRNA into the seed. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20140013469 | ISOLATED POLYNUCLEOTIDES EXPRESSING OR MODULATING microRNAs OR TARGETS OF SAME, TRANSGENIC PLANTS COMPRISING SAME AND USES THEREOF IN IMPROVING NITROGEN USE EFFICIENCY, ABIOTIC STRESS TOLERANCE, BIOMASS, VIGOR OR YIELD OF A PLANT - Isolated polynucleotides expressing or modulating microRNAs or targets of same are provided. Also provided are transgenic plants comprising same and uses thereof in improving nitrogen use efficiency, abiotic stress tolerance, biomass, vigor or yield of a plant. | 01-09-2014 |
| 20140047582 | INTERFERING RNAs THAT PROMOTE ROOT GROWTH - siRNA, miRNA and amiRNA molecules having plant root growth promoting activity, compositions comprising the same, and uses thereof. | 02-13-2014 |
| 20140059716 | PLANTS HAVING ALTERED AGRONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS UNDER NITROGEN LIMITING CONDITIONS AND RELATED CONSTRUCTS AND METHODS INVOLVING GENES ENCODING LNT2 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 functional in a plant, wherein said polynucleotide encodes an LNT2 polypeptide. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140068814 | METHOD OF IMPROVING ABIOTIC STRESS TOLERANCE OF PLANTS AND PLANTS GENERATED THEREBY - A method of improving abiotic stress tolerance of a plant is provided. The method comprising genetically modifying the plant to express miRNA167 in an abiotic stress responsive manner, wherein a level of expression of total miR167 under the abiotic stress conditions is selected not exceeding 10 fold compared to same in the plant when grown under optimal conditions, thereby improving abiotic stress tolerance of the plant. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140068815 | Sorghum Maturity Gene and Uses Thereof in Modulating Photoperiod Sensitivity - Compositions relating to the sorghum maturity gene 1 (Ma1) and expression control sequences and methods of use thereof are provided. The compositions can be used to modulate flowering and photoperiod sensitivity in a plant. For example, methods are provided for developing genetically modified plant varieties in which flowering is accelerated, delayed or prevented. Methods are provided for treating a plant in order to delay flowering in the plant. Methods of placing a polynucleotide of interest, such a gene, under photoperiod sensitive control or photoperiod insensitive control are also provided. Screening methods are for identifying chemical agents that can modify photoperiod sensitivity are also disclosed. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140075596 | siRNAS Compositions and Method for Manipulating Berry Ripening - The present invention provides a method and compositions of regulating plant development and secondary metabolite biosynthesis by providing one or more plant cells; providing a small interfering RNAs (ta-siRNAs) to the one or more plant cells; targeting a transcription factor to affect the plant development and/or secondary metabolite biosynthesis. | 03-13-2014 |
| 20140137294 | GLUCOSINOLATE TRANSPORTER PROTEIN AND USES THEREOF - Methods and means to alter the glucosinolate (GSL) content in plants, in particular in specific plant parts, by modifying glucosinolate transporter protein (GTR) activity in plants or parts thereof are herein described. In particular, methods are provided to decrease GSL content of plant seed and meal thereof, as well as methods to increase GSL content in green plant tissue, of Brassicales plants. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140245492 | GENE ASSOCIATED WITH NON-BIOLOGICAL STRESS RESISTANCE, AND TRANSFORMED PLANT - The present invention relates to a composition for enhancing non-biological stress resistance in plants and a composition for accelerating germination. A nucleotide sequence of the present invention is involved in the resistance against the drying stresses in plants, and a transformed plant in which the nucleotide sequence is overexpressed has prominent resistance against various kinds of non-biological stress, including drought stress. In addition, the nucleotide sequence of the present invention is involved in ABA hormone sensitivity in plants, and germination is greatly improved in a plant in which the nucleotide sequence expression is suppressed. Therefore, the composition of the present invention can be useful as new functional crops regardless of the climate of the cultivation area, or as seeds for long-term storage with an increased storage period. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140283216 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE OF ACC OXIDASE POLYNUCLEOTIDES AND POLYPEPTIDES - Compositions and methods reduce the expression of endogenous ACC oxidase genes to improve an agronomic characteristic of a crop plant, which may be maize. Yield increase and drought tolerance due to reduction in the endogenous ACC oxidase levels are observed. ACC oxidase genes are identified in maize, rice, and | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140289902 | INCREASING MEIOTIC RECOMBINATION IN PLANTS BY INHIBITING THE FANCM PROTEIN - The invention relates to a method for increasing the frequency of meiotic recombination in plants by deactivating the FANCM protein, in particular by mutagenesis or silencing of the FANCM gene coding for said protein. The present invention can be used in particular in the field of improving plants and genetic mapping. | 09-25-2014 |
| 20140317780 | TEMPORAL REGULATION OF GENE EXPRESSION BY MICRORNAS - This invention provides molecular constructs and methods for the temporally specific control of gene expression in plants or in plant pests or pathogens. More specifically, this invention provides plant miRNA genes having novel circadian expression patterns that are useful for designing recombinant DNA constructs for temporally specific expression of at least one gene. Also provided are non-natural transgenic plant cells, plants, and seeds containing in their genome a recombinant DNA construct of this invention. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20150020237 | Method for Preparing Fertility-Lowered Plant - The present invention relates to a method for preparing fertility-lowered plant. The present invention provides an RNA interference vector and a method for obtaining a transgenic plant by introducing said RNA interference vector into a target plant; said transgenic plant is the following 1) or 2): 1) Sterile transgenic plant or 2) The fertility of said transgenic plant is lower than said target plant; the present invention also provides a method for cultivating a target plant to a sterile mutant or fertility-lowered mutant by sodium azide mutagenesis. The experiments of the present invention proved that the present invention provides various methods for preparing sterile lines or fertility-lowered lines; including RNA interference or TILLING (Targeting Induced Local Lesions IN Genomes) technology selection; sterile lines prepared by the methods of the present invention establish the basis of rice heterosis and crossbreeding. | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150082490 | Glycaspis Brimblecombei Control Agents - The present invention relates to the field of RNA-mediated gene silencing in insect species. The present invention is based, in part, on the inventors' sequencing of genes from eucalyptus invasive species Gb pest, | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150096078 | CITRUS TRISTEZA VIRUS BASED VECTORS FOR FOREIGN GENE/S EXPRESSION - Disclosed herein are viral vectors based on modifications of the | 04-02-2015 |
| 20150121569 | MICROPEPTIDES AND USE THEREOF FOR MODULATING GENE EXPRESSION - Process for detecting and identifying micropeptides (miPEPs) encoded by a nucleotide sequence contained in the sequence of the primary transcript of a microRNA and use thereof for modulating gene expression. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150135364 | METHOD AND MATERIALS FOR MAKING PLANTS HEAT-RESISTANT - The invention pertains to a method for generating a heat-resistant plant, including the step of introducing a polynucleotide, having a first sequence portion for transcriptionally driving a second sequence portion that is operably linked to a second sequence portion encoding for a miRNA156 family member into a plant cell, wherein the first sequence portion is heat-stress inducible. | 05-14-2015 |
| 20150299724 | Transgenic Plants Exhibiting Improved Resistance to Abiotic Stress - This application provides and discloses small RNAs and their target genes that are involved in response and resistance to abiotic stresses, and methods of modulating expression or activity of these small RNAs and target genes. This application further provides transgenic plants, plant parts, e.g., seeds, that have altered expression or activity of these small RNAs and target genes and have improved abiotic stress tolerance. This application also provides methods of producing and growing transgenic plants or seeds that have improved abiotic stress tolerance. In specific embodiments, this application discloses small RNAs, small RNA target genes, and uses thereof to improve plant abiotic stress tolerance. In specific embodiments, this application also discloses mi RNA, mi RNA target genes, and uses thereof to improve plant drought tolerance. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150307881 | UNA OLIGOMERS HAVING REDUCED OFF-TARGET EFFECTS IN GENE SILENCING - This invention provides UNA oligomers for gene silencing with reduced off-target effects. The UNA oligomers can have a first strand and a second strand, each of the strands being 19-29 monomers in length, the monomers being UNA monomers and various nucleic acid monomers. Embodiments include pharmaceutical compositions and methods for treating or preventing TTR-related amyloidosis with reduced off-target effects by administering a UNA oligomer to a subject. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150307893 | TRANSGENIC PLANTS HAVING ALTERED LIGNIN DENSITY - The present invention relates to a method of modulating the density of lignin in a test plant compared to the corresponding lignin density in a wild-type plant cultured under the same conditions, the method comprising modulating the concentration and/or activity of a polypeptide encoded by a core circadian clock gene, wherein modulation of the concentration and/or activity of the polypeptide modulates lignin density in the test plant. The present invention further relates to the use of a genetic construct which is capable of modulating the concentration and/or activity of a polypeptide encoded by a core circadian clock gene, for modulating the density of lignin in a plant and use according to either claim | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150329871 | GENE CAPABLE OF INCREASING PLANT BIOMASS PRODUCTION AND METHOD FOR UTILIZING THE SAME - This invention is intended to increase biomass production through suppression of expression of a gene functioning in relation to intracellular vesicular transport or inhibition of functions of a protein encoded by such gene. To this end, expression of a gene encoding the coatomer adapter zeta subunit is suppressed, the coatomer adapter zeta subunit is inhibited, expression of a gene encoding the clathrin adaptor small (sigma) subunit is suppressed, or the clathrin adaptor small (sigma) subunit is inhibited. | 11-19-2015 |
| 20160002650 | NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCES ENCODING TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS REGULATING ALKALOID BIOSYNTHESIS AND THEIR USE IN MODIFYING PLANT METABOLISM - Plant metabolism and alkaloid levels can be regulated by transcription factors that regulate the nicotinic alkaloid biosynthetic pathway. In one embodiment, the disclosure provides a transcription factor that negatively regulates alkaloid biosynthesis, such as nicotine biosynthesis. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160017348 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TARGETING RNA POLYMERASES AND NON-CODING RNA BIOGENESIS TO SPECIFIC LOCI - The present disclosure relates to recombinant proteins that induce epigenetic gene silencing and to methods of using such proteins for reducing the expression of genes in plants. | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160017349 | MAIZE MICRORNA SEQUENCES AND TARGETS THEREOF FOR AGRONOMIC TRAITS - Methods and compositions for maize target gene suppression and improving an agronomic trait through microRNAs or target gene modulation are disclosed. Polynucleotide constructs useful for gene silencing, or upregulation or modulation as well as cells, plants and seeds comprising the polynucleotides and methods for using microRNAs to silence a target gene are also described. | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160017350 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE OF ACC OXIDASE POLYNUCLEOTIDES AND POLYPEPTIDES - Transgenic compositions and methods reduce the expression of endogenous ACC oxidase genes to improve an agronomic characteristic of a crop plant, which may be maize. Yield increase and drought tolerance due to reduction in the endogenous ACC oxidase levels are observed. ACC oxidase genes are identified in maize, rice, and | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160017354 | Compositions and Methods for Increasing Methionine Content in Plants - Compositions and methods are provided for increasing methionine content in plants are disclosed. | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160032300 | Methods for Producing Hybrid Seed - This invention provides methods for producing a non-natural hybrid seed. Also disclosed are specific miRNAs and miRNA recognition sites useful for conferring inducible sterility on a crop plant, and recombinant DNA construct including such exogenous miRNA recognition sites. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160046955 | p-Coumaroyl-CoA:Monolignol Transferase - The invention relates to nucleic acids encoding a p-coumaroyl-CoA:monolignol transferase and to inhibitory nucleic acids adapted to inhibit the expression and/or translation of a p-coumaroyl-CoA:monolignol transferase RNA. Inhibition of p-coumaroyl-CoA:monolignol transferase in plants improves the incorporation of monolignol ferulates into the lignin of plants, giving rise to plant biomass that is more easily processed into useful products such as paper and biofuels. | 02-18-2016 |
| 20160097055 | Methods and Means to Modify Fiber Strength in Fiber-Producing Plants - This invention relates to the field of agriculture, more specifically to the use of molecular biology techniques to alter fiber-producing plants, particularly cotton plants, and/or accelerate breeding of such fiber-producing plants. Methods and means are provided to alter fiber qualities, such as increasing fiber strength. Methods are also provided to identify molecular markers associated with fiber strength in a population of cotton varieties and related progenitor plants. | 04-07-2016 |
| 20160108411 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TRANSGENIC PLANTS WITH ENHANCED COLD TOLERANCE, ABILITY TO FLOWER WITHOUT VERNALIZATION REQUIREMENT AND IMPACTED FERTILITY - The present invention provides transgenic plants having increased tolerance to cold and altered flowering characteristics. Also provided are methods and compositions for producing said transgenic plants. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160108413 | ENHANCED SELECTIVE EXPRESSION OF TRANSGENES IN FIBER PRODUCING PLANTS - Methods and means are provided to enhance the selective expression of transgenes under control of a fiber-selective promoter, in fiber cells, particularly cotton fiber cells by including target sites for naturally occurring microRNAs with a specific expression profile, particularly with a differential expression profile between cells leading to fibers and other cells of the fiber producing plant, into the transcribed region of genes of interest. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160145633 | WOODY PLANTS HAVING IMPROVED GROWTH CHARACTERISTICS AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - The present invention pertains to a novel and extensive analytical platform for selecting genes with a possible commercial phenotype from a large group of candidate genes identified using tools in bioinformatics, data from EST sequencing and DNA array. An aspect of the invention provides a method of producing a transgenic plant having an increased growth compared to its wild type. The method comprises altering in the plant the level of a gene product of at least one gene specifically expressed during different phases of wood formation. Further aspects of the invention provide a plant cell or plant progeny of a transgenic plant comprising a recombinant polynucleotide according to the invention. Other aspects pertain a DNA construct comprising a nucleotide sequence of the invention and a plant cell or plant progeny comprising the DNA construct. | 05-26-2016 |
| 20160194648 | CONTROL OF COLD-INDUCED SWEETENING AND REDUCTION OF ACRYLAMIDE LEVELS IN POTATO OR SWEET POTATO | 07-07-2016 |
| 20160201069 | TRANSFORMATION OF DUCKWEED AND USES THEREOF | 07-14-2016 |
| 20160251668 | COMPOSITIONS AND USES OF METAPHASE I SPECIFIC GENE SILENCING FOR EFFICIENT TRANSFER AND GENE MANIPULATION | 09-01-2016 |
