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| 20080216193 | MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR THE MODULATION OF CYCLIN-DEPENDENT KINASE INHIBITOR-LIKE POLYPEPTIDES IN MAIZE - Isolated or purified nucleic acid molecules encoding polypeptides having cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) inhibitor-like activity; vectors; host cells; polypeptides having CDK inhibitor-like activity; nucleic acid constructs for suppression of CDK inhibitor-like activity; methods of suppressing and up-regulating the expression of one or more CDK inhibitor-like genes in a maize cell, tissue, organ, or plant; a maize cell, tissue, organ, or plant in which the expression of a CDK inhibitor-like gene has been suppressed or up-regulated in accordance with such methods; and a seed (and the oil and meal thereof) obtained from a plant in which the expression of one or more CDK inhibitor-like genes has been suppressed or up-regulated. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20090070898 | Plant microRNAs and methods of use thereof - This invention discloses novel microRNAs and their precursors, and recombinant DNA constructs including such novel miRNAs, miRNA precursors, miRNA promoters, and miRNA recognition sites corresponding to the miRNAs. Included are novel miRNA and miRNA precursors that exhibit nutrient-responsive expression. Also disclosed are miRNA decoy sequences. Further provided are non-natural transgenic plant cells, plants, and seeds containing in their genome a recombinant DNA construct of this invention and methods of controlling gene expression using recombinant DNA constructs of this invention. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090070899 | Phenylpropanoid related regulatory protein-regulatory region associations - Materials and Methods for identifying lignin regulatory region-regulatory protein associations are disclosed. Materials and methods for modulating lignin accumulation are also disclosed. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090210967 | Glutamate Receptors as Regulators of Carbon Transport, Mobilization, Distribution, Reallocation, and Partitioning in Higher Plants - This invention relates to compounds for improving plant growth and characteristics, improved modified plants, processes for obtaining the same, and improved methods of obtaining plant products, and specifically those concerning AtGLR1.1. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20090265811 | MAIZE PLANTS WITH REDUCED GENE SILENCING - Maize plants with reduced gene silencing are disclosed. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20110004959 | DOWN-REGULATION AND SILENCING OF ALLERGEN GENES IN TRANSGENIC PEANUT SEEDS - An allergen-free transgenic peanut seed is produced by recombinant methods. Peanut plants are transformed with multiple copies of each of the allergen genes, or fragments thereof, to suppress gene expression and allergen protein production. Alternatively, peanut plants are transformed with peanut allergen antisense genes introduced into the peanut genome as antisense fragments, sense fragments, or combinations of both antisense and sense fragments. Peanut transgenes are under the control of the 35S promoter, or the promoter of the Ara h2 gene to produce antisense RNAs, sense RNAs, and double-stranded RNAs for suppressing allergen protein production in peanut plants. A full length genomic clone for allergen Ara h2 is isolated and sequenced. The ORF is 622 nucleotides long. The predicted encoded protein is 207 amino acids long and includes a putative transit peptide of 21 residues. One polyadenilation signal is identified at position 951. Six additional stop codons are observed. A promoter region was revealed containing a putative TATA box located at position −72. Homologous regions were identified between Ara h2, h6, and h7, and between Ara h3 and h4, and between Ara h1P41B and Ara h1P17. The homologous regions will be used for the screening of peanut genomic library to isolate all peanut allergen genes and for down-regulation and silencing of multiple peanut allergen genes. | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110126321 | RECOMBINANT DNA FOR GENE SUPPRESSION - Anti-sense-oriented RNA gene suppression agents in the form of a loop of anti-sense-oriented RNA is produced in cells of transgenic organisms, e.g. plants, by transcription from a recombinant DNA construct which comprises in 5′ to 3′ order a promoter element operably linked to an anti-sense-oriented DNA element and a complementary DNA element. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110154539 | CONTROL OF FRUIT DEHISCENCE IN PLANTS BY INDEHISCENT1 GENES - The present application provides methods and compositions that modulate fruit dehiscence in plants. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110173721 | REDUCED RISK TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME - Embodiments provided herein concern tobacco and tobacco products having a reduced amount of a harmful compound. More specifically, several embodiments concern approaches to modify the expression of a gene that is involved in the production of a harmful compound in tobacco, tobacco products made using these approaches and methods of determining whether the removal of said compounds using said approaches yields a tobacco and/or a tobacco product that has a reduced potential to contribute to a tobacco-related disease. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110214206 | Nucleic acid molecules and other molecules associated with plants - Polynucleotides useful for improvement of plants are provided. In particular, polynucleotide sequences are provided from plant sources. Polypeptides encoded by the polynucleotide sequences are also provided. The disclosed polynucleotides and polypeptides find use in production of transgenic plants to produce plants having improved properties. | 09-01-2011 |
| 20110231955 | EFFICIENT GENE SILENCING IN PLANTS USING SHORT dsRNA SEQUENCES - Methods and means are provided to increase the efficiency of gene silencing when using dsRNA sequences which have a stem length shorter than about 200 base pairs by providing chimeric genes encoding such dsRNA sequences with a promoter recognized by DNA dependent RNA polymerase III comprising all cis-acting promoter elements which interact with DNA dependent RNA polymerase III. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110258739 | POLYNUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE OF FRUIT SOFTENING ASSOCIATED B-D-N- ACETYLHEXOSAMINIDASE AND ITS USES FOR ENHANCING FRUIT SHELF LIFE - The present invention provides isolated polynucleotide sequences encoding β-D-N-acetylhexosaminidase. The present invention further provides DNA construct comprising the polynucleotide sequence coding for β-D-N-acetylhexosaminidase in sense or anti-sense orientation, RNAi construct, recombinant vector comprising the construct and host cells comprising the recombinant vector disclosed in the present invention. The present invention further provides transgenic plant, plant cell, transgenic progeny and seeds expressing the polynucleotide with reduced β-D-N-acetylhexosaminidase protein accumulation, having enhanced fruit shelf life | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110271402 | INCREASE IN YIELD BY REDUCING GENE EXPRESSION - The present invention relates to a process for the increase in yield in a plant organism by reducing gene expression. The invention furthermore relates to nucleic acid molecules, polypeptides, nucleic acid constructs, vectors, antisense molecules, antibodies, host cells, plant tissue, propagation material, harvested material and plants. | 11-03-2011 |
| 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 depends on constructs that yield single-stranded RNA transcripts, and exploits endogenous or in vivo-produced miRNAs or siRNAs to initiate production of siRNAs. The miRNAs or siRNAs guide cleavage of the transcript and set the register for production of siRNAs (usually 21 nucleotides in length) encoded adjacent to the initiation cleavage site within the construct. The method results in specific formation of siRNAs of predictable size and register (phase) relative to the initiation cleavage site. The method can be used to produce specific siRNAs in vivo for inactivation or suppression of one or more target genes or other entities, such as pathogens. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20120073018 | JATROPHA CURCAS CURCIN GENES, TISSUE-SPECIFIC PROMOTERS AND GENERATION OF CURCIN-DEFICIENT TRANSGENIC JATROPHA PLANTS - The present invention relates to the isolation of | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120096590 | METHODS FOR INCREASING PLANT CELL PROLIFERATION BY FUNCTIONALLY INHIBITING A PLANT CYCLIN INHIBITOR GENE - The present invention provides methods for modulating the growth and/or yield of plants. In particular the methods comprise the use of agents which functionally inhibit the expression of plant D-like cyclin inhibitors including isolated polynucleotide sequences which interact with DNA or RNA encoding proteins capable of binding plant D-like cyclins. Further, the present invention provides recombinant polynucleotide sequences, vectors and host cells which encode proteins capable of binding to and inactivating the activity of plant D-like cyclin/cyclin dependent kinase complexes preventing plant cells from exiting the cell cycle. Methods for determining and agents which are inhibitors of the BRO cyclin dependent kinase inhibitor proteins which are capable of modulating plant cell cycle progression are also provided. Methods for the production of transgenic plant cells and plants with increased growth rates and yields when compared to wild-type plants are also provided. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120124701 | PROMOTER, PROMOTER CONTROL ELEMENTS, AND COMBINATIONS, AND USE THEREOF - The present invention is directed to promoter sequences and promoter control elements, polynucleotide constructs comprising the promoters and control elements, and methods of identifying the promoters, control elements, or fragments thereof. The invention further relates to the use of the present promoters or promoter control elements to modulate transcript levels in plants, and plants containing such promoters or promoter control elements. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120167253 | POLYNUCLEOTIDE COMPRISING SEQUENCES OF WHEAT GLIADINS AND USE THEREOF FOR SILENCING BY RNAI - The present invention relates to the specific silencing of the α (alpha), β (beta), γ (gamma) and ω (omega)-gliadins of hard wheat for flour by RNA interference (RNAi) through employment of a polynucleotide which is transcribed into an hpRNA (hairpin RNA). Furthermore the present invention additionally relates to a vector, cell, plant or seed comprising the polynucleotide, the expression whereof is specifically directed in particular tissues of wheat seeds through gene expression-regulating sequences such as, for example, the promoter of a gene of γ-gliadins or the promoter of the gene encoding for a D-hordein. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120180162 | GENERATION OF HIGH POLYHYDROXYBUTRATE PRODUCING OILSEEDS - Transgenic plants, plant material, plant cells, and genetic constructs for synthesis of biopolymers, for example polyhydroxyalkanoates (“PHA”) are provided. In one embodiment, the transgenic plants synthesize polyhydroxybutyrate (“PHB”). In one embodiment the transgenic plant encodes siRNA for one or more of the genes encoding enzymes for producing PHA. In a more preferred embodiment, the siRNA expression is under the control of an inducible regulatory element. In another embodiment, the transgenic plant contains transgenes that encode expression enzymes that will degrade the polymer. In a preferred embodiment, the expression of these enzymes is under the control of a germination specific, inducible, or minimal promoter. In another embodiment, the transgenic plant contains transgenes encoding enzymes that increase carbon flow for polymer synthesis. In a preferred embodiment, these transgenes encode enzymes that increase carbon flow in the Calvin Cycle. | 07-12-2012 |
| 20120233727 | CLONING OF CYTOCHROME P450 GENES FROM NICOTIANA - The present invention relates to p450 enzymes and nucleic acid sequences encoding p450 enzymes in | 09-13-2012 |
| 20130019343 | Expression Cassettes for Seed-Preferential Expression in Plants - The present invention relates to expression cassettes comprising transcription regulating nucleotide sequences with seed-preferential or seed-specific expression profiles in plants obtainable from the | 01-17-2013 |
| 20130036515 | Banana MADS-Box Genes for Banana Ripening Control - The ripening of banana fruit may be delayed or suppressed by use of a DNA construct comprising a silencing nucleic acid sequence which is effective for significantly reducing or eliminating the expression of MaMADS1 or MaMADS2 or both in the fruit. The silencing nucleic acid sequence in this construct is operatively linked to a promoter effective for expression in the fruit. The fruit of plants transformed with this construct exhibit significantly delayed ripening in comparison to fruit from non-transformed plants. | 02-07-2013 |
| 20130174297 | CONTROLLING TGBp3 AND SILENCING bZIP60 TO REGULATE UPR - Methods for treating, preventing or slowing viral spread between plants cells by suppressing expression of the bZIP60 gene and/or activity of the BZIP60 protein are provided. In another aspect, the present disclosure provides methods for delivering TGBp3 to cells to induce apoptosis, and/or to trigger pro-survival pathways. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130212740 | FUCOSYL TRANSFERASE GENE - A DNA molecule is provided which comprises a sequence according to SEQ ID NO: 1 having an open reading frame from base pair 211 to base pair 1740 or having at least 50% homology to the above-indicated sequence, or hybridizing with the above-indicated sequence under stringent conditions, or comprising a sequence which has degenerated to the above-indicated DNA sequence because of the genetic code, the sequence coding for a plant protein having fucosyltransferase activity or being complementary thereto. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130212741 | MOLECULAR CLONING OF BROWN-MIDRIB2 (bm2) GENE - The present invention relates to methods for altering the concentration or composition of lignin in a plant; a method of making a mutant plant having an altered level of MTHFR protein compared to that of a nonmutant plant; plants, mutant plants, and mutant plant seeds produced by these methods; a method of identifying a candidate plant suitable for breeding that displays an altered lignin concentration or composition phenotype; a transgenic plant having an altered level of MTHFR protein capable of determining the lignin concentration or composition in a plant compared to that of a nontransgenic plant; and seed produced from a transgenic plant. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130219558 | METHOD FOR SYSTEMICALLY INFLUENCING PROCESSES IN THE MALE MEIOCYTE - The invention relates to a method for interfering with processes in the male meiocytes of a plant, by combining a first plant which may comprise a rootstock, which transgenically harbours a nucleic acid sequence, with a scion from a second plant grafted onto the rootstock of the said first plant, whereby the said transgenic nucleic acid sequence generates polynucleotide molecules in the rootstock of the first plant, which polynucleotide molecules are transported systemically across the graft junction to enter the male meiocytes produced by the scion of the second plant, and wherein the said systemically transported polynucleotide molecules are at least partially complementary to a transcript expressed in the male meiocytes produced by the scion of the second plant. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130254940 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR WEED CONTROL - Provided are novel compositions for use to enhance weed control. Specifically, the present invention provides for methods and compositions that modulate Phytoene desaturase in weed species. The present invention also provides for combinations of compositions and methods that enhance weed control. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20130254941 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR WEED CONTROL - Novel compositions for use to enhance weed control. Specifically, the present invention provides for methods and compositions that modulate protoporphyrinogen IX oxidase in weed species. The present invention also provides for combinations of compositions and methods that enhance weed control. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20130269062 | Disruption of AHP6 gene leads to plants with improved seed yield - The present invention is directed to a method for increasing seed yield in a plant, the method comprising disruption of endogenous AHP6 gene in cells of the plant, wherein said disruption inhibits expression and/or activity of a product of said endo genus AHP6 gene compared to a corresponding control plant lacking such a disruption. | 10-10-2013 |
| 20130298286 | Reverse Breeding - The present invention relates to a method for efficiently producing homozygous organisms from a heterozygous non-human starting organism, comprising providing of a heterozygous starting organism; allowing the starting organism to produce haploid cells; creating homozygous organisms from the haploid cells thus obtained; and selecting the organisms having the desired set of chromosomes; wherein during production of the haploid cells no recombination occurs in order to obtain a limited number of genetically different haploid cells. Recombination can also be prevented or suppressed. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20130318658 | 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 Acetyl-CoA carboxylase in weed species. The present invention also provides for combinations of compositions and methods that enhance weed control. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20130326731 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR WEED CONTROL - Novel compositions for use to enhance weed control. Specifically, methods and compositions that modulate dihydropteroate synthase in weed species. The present invention also provides for combinations of compositions and methods that enhance weed control. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20130326732 | CLONING OF CYTOCHROME P450 GENES FROM NICOTIANA - The present invention relates to p450 enzymes and nucleic acid sequences encoding p450 enzymes in | 12-05-2013 |
| 20140033366 | Plants Having Improved Growth Characteristics and Methods for Making the Same - The present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for improving various plant growth characteristics by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding a GRP (Growth-Related Protein). The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding a GRP, which plants have improved growth characteristics relative to corresponding wild type plants or other control plants. The invention also provides constructs useful in the methods of the invention. The GRP may be one of the following: Seed Yield Regulator (SYR), FG-GAP, CYP90B, CDC27, AT-hook transcription factors, DOF transcription factors and Cyclin Dependent Kinase Inhibitors (CKIs). | 01-30-2014 |
| 20140082767 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING STRESS TOLERANT TRANSGENIC PLANT BY SILENCING A GENE ENCODING CALCIUM-DEPENDENT LIPID-BINDING PROTEIN WITH C2 DOMAIN AND APPLICATIONS OF THE SAME - A transgenic plant includes a first gene having a first polynucleotide and a recombinant construct having a second polynucleotide. The first polynucleotide is homologous to a Atclb gene fragment represented by nucleotide acids 963-1205 of SEQ ID NO:1. The first polynucleotide encodes a C2-like domain, and the Atclb gene fragment encodes a C2 domain represented by amino acids 265-345 of SEQ ID NO:2. The C2-like domain is homologous to the C2 domain. The second polynucleotide has at least 90% identity to the first polynucleotide or a sequence complimentary to the first polynucleotide. The recombinant construct is configured to silence the first gene such that the transgenic plant is tolerant to abiotic stress. A method to produce the transgenic plants. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140137295 | USE OF INVERTASE SILENCING IN POTATO TO MINIMIZE CHIP AND FRENCH FRY LOSSES FROM ZEBRA CHIP AND SUGAR ENDS - The present invention provides a convenient method for producing potato products such as chips and French fries that have lower incidence of sugar ends and less off-color development due to infection from the zebra chip pathogen. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140182014 | Isolated eIF-5A and Polynucleotides Encoding Same - The present invention relates to unique isoforms of eukaryotic initiation Factor 5A (“eIF-5A”): senescence-induced eIF-5A; wounding-induced eIF-5A; and growth eIF-5A, as well as polynucleotides that encode these three factors. The present invention also relates to methods involving modulating the expression of these factors. The present invention also relates to deoxyhypusine synthase (“DHS”), polynucleotides that encode DHS, and methods involving modulating the expression of DHS. | 06-26-2014 |
| 20140250548 | Plants Having Enhanced Yield-Related Traits and a Method for Making the Same - Provided is a method for enhancing yield-related traits in plants by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding an NEMTOP6 polypeptide. Also provided are plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding an NEMTOP6 polypeptide, which plants have enhanced yield-related traits compared with control plants. Also provided are NEMTOP6-encoding nucleic acids, and constructs comprising the same, useful in enhancing yield-related traits in plants. | 09-04-2014 |
| 20140298541 | ISOLATED POLYNUCLEOTIDES EXPRESSING OR MODULATING dsRNAs, TRANSGENIC PLANTS COMPRISING SAME AND USES THEREOF IN IMPROVING NITROGEN USE EFFICIENCY, ABIOTIC STRESS TOLERANCE, BIOMASS, VIGOR OR YIELD OF A PLANT - A method of improving nitrogen use efficiency, abiotic stress tolerance, biomass, vigor or yield of a plant is provided by expressing within the plant an exogenous polynucleotide at least 90% identical to SEQ ID NOs: 1-56, 62, 63, 110, 116, 117, 119-161, 200, 201-255, 1027-1031, 1459-1836. Also provided is a method of improving nitrogen use efficiency, abiotic stress tolerance, biomass, vigor or yield of a plant by expressing within the plant an exogenous polynucleotide which downregulates an activity or expression of a gene encoding an RNAi molecule having a nucleic acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 57-61, 64-115, 118, 162-200, 260-262, 265-267, 271, 1032-1455, 1810-1827, 1842-2265, 2620-2643, 2742-2792. Also provided are polynucleotides and nucleic acid constructs for the generation of transgenic plants. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140298542 | NUCLEIC ACID AGENTS FOR OVEREXPRESSING OR DOWNREGULATING RNA INTERFERENCE TARGETS AND USES OF SAME IN IMPROVING NITROGEN USE EFFICIENCY, ABIOTIC STRESS TOLERANCE, BIOMASS, VIGOR OR YIELD OF A PLANT - A method of improving nitrogen use efficiency, abiotic stress tolerance, biomass, vigor or yield of a plant is provided by expressing within the plant an exogenous polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide having an amino acid sequence at least 80% homologous to SEQ ID NOs: 687-981, 992-1248, 1281-1310, 1389-1391, and 2806-3081. Also provided is a method of improving nitrogen use efficiency, abiotic stress tolerance, biomass, vigor or yield of a plan by expressing within the plant an exogenous polynucleotide which downregulates an activity or expression of a polypeptide having an amino acid sequence at least 80% homologous to SEQ ID NOs: 311-514, 2007-2436, 1311-1320, 982-991, 1249-1280, 1321-1388. Transgenic plants and constructs are provided as well. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140317781 | ISOLATED POLYNUCLEOTIDES AND POLYPEPTIDES, TRANSGENIC PLANTS COMPRISING SAME AND USES THEREOF IN IMPROVING ABIOTIC STRESS TOLERANCE, NITROGEN USE EFFICIENCY, BIOMASS, VIGOR OR YIELD OF PLANTS - Methods of improving abiotic stress tolerance, nitrogen use efficiency, biomass, vigor or yield of a plant are provided. According to an aspect the method comprising expressing within the plant an exogenous polynucleotide having a nucleic acid sequence at least 90% identical to SEQ ID NOs: 103, 101-102, 104-216, 223-227, 264-416, wherein the nucleic acid sequence is capable of regulating abiotic stress tolerance of the plant, thereby improving abiotic stress tolerance, nitrogen use efficiency, biomass, vigor or yield of the plant. Alternatively, the method comprises, expressing within the plant an exogenous polynucleotide which downregulates an activity or expression of a gene encoding an RNAi molecule having a nucleic acid sequence at least 90% identical to a nucleic acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-100, 615-626 and 639, thereby improving abiotic stress tolerance, nitrogen use efficiency, biomass, vigor or yield of a plant. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140331361 | GENE SILENCING - Compositions and methods are disclosed for effecting gene silencing (e.g., post transcriptional gene silencing) in an organism by targeting 15-20 nucleotides of mRNA. | 11-06-2014 |
| 20140338071 | NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCES MEDIATING MALE FERTILITY AND METHOD OF USING SAME - Nucleotide sequences mediating male fertility in plants are described, with DNA molecule and amino acid sequences set forth. Promoter sequences and their essential regions are also identified. The nucleotide sequences are useful in mediating male fertility in plants. | 11-13-2014 |
| 20150096079 | 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. | 04-02-2015 |
| 20150113684 | GENE FOR SHORTENING CULM OF GRAMINEOUS PLANT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SHORT-CULMED GRAMINEOUS PLANT - The purpose of the invention is to identify a short-culm gene other than the sd1 gene and produce a short-culmed gramineous plant by utilizing a short-culm gene other than the sd1 gene. The present invention provides a method for producing a short-culmed gramineous plant utilizing gene d60 for shortening the culm of a gramineous plant, wherein the method for producing a short-culmed gramineous plant is characterized in that the expression of Os02g0280200 is suppressed. The present invention also provides a short-culmed gramineous plant and the like in which the expression of Os02g0280200 is suppressed. | 04-23-2015 |
| 20150121570 | GENE IMPLICATED IN DROUGHT STRESS TOLERANCE AND TRANSFORMED PLANTS WITH THE SAME - The present invention relates to a composition for improving a tolerance to drought and oxidative stress of a plant, a plant transformed with the composition, a method for preparing a plant transformed with the composition, a method for improving a tolerance to a drought and oxidative stress and a composition and method for a germination rate of a plant. The nucleotide sequences of the present invention are involved in the drought and oxidative stress-tolerance and germination capacity, therefore may be effectively used for cultivating the plants with enhanced tolerance against abiotic stress or novel function of rapid growing or bolting. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150121571 | GENES RELATED TO SALT OR DROUGHT STRESS RESISTANCES AND TRANSFORMED PLANTS WITH THE SAME - The present invention relates to a composition for improving a tolerance to a salt stress or a drought stress of a plant, and a method for preparing transformed plant exhibiting improved tolerance to salt stress or drought stress. The nucleotide sequences of the present invention are involved in salt or drought stress-tolerance, therefore may be effectively used for cultivating the plants with novel functional features which are less affected by climates and environments of the cultivated areas. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150121572 | PLANTS HAVING ALTERED EXPRESSION AND ACTIVITY OF YIELD-RELATED PROTEINS - Transgenic plants that have enhanced yield-related traits, such as increased seed oil production, are produced by genetically engineering the plants to down-regulate the expression of at least one BPM protein. Such transgenic plants can, for example, be cultivated and yield higher seed oil production than control plants which have not been genetically engineered for down regulation of a BPM protein. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150291969 | COMPOSITIONS FOR REDUCED LIGNIN CONTENT IN SORGHUM AND IMPROVING CELL WALL DIGESTIBILITY, AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - RNAi vectors comprising a fragment of the SbCSE polynucleotide sequence and transgenic plants, e.g. transgenic | 10-15-2015 |
| 20150315606 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR MEDIATING PLANT STOMATAL DEVELOPMENT IN RESPONSE TO CARBON DIOXIDE AND APPLICATIONS FOR ENGINEERING DROUGHT TOLERANCE IN PLANTS - In alternative embodiments, the invention provides compositions and methods for manipulating the exchange of water and/or carbon dioxide (CO | 11-05-2015 |
| 20150329860 | GENE SILENCING - The present invention relates to transcriptional gene silencing (TGS) of endogenes in plants, plant tissue and plant cells. More specifically, the present invention relates to nucleic acid constructs that are capable of more effectively silencing genes of interest, such as endogenes, in plants, plant tissue and plant cells by TGS. The present invention further relates to methods of more effectively reducing endogenous gene expression in plants, plant tissues or plant cells by TGS using the nucleic acid constructs of the invention. | 11-19-2015 |
| 20160002648 | GENES FOR IMPROVING NUTRIENT UPTAKE AND ABIOTIC STRESS TOLERANCE IN PLANTS - The present disclosure provides methods to increase crop yield utilizing transgenic genes controlling plant growth and yield. The specific genes can be used to increase tissue growth and abiotic stress tolerance. Plants, plant progeny, seeds and tissues created by these methods are also described. Polynucleotides encoding the sequences are provided for expression in a plant of interest. Expression cassettes, plants, plant cells, plant parts and seeds comprising the sequences of the disclosure are further provided. In specific embodiments, the polynucleotide is operably linked to a constitutive promoter. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160032299 | REGULATING ALKALOIDS - MPO1 and MPO2 can be regulated for either decreasing or increasing alkaloid levels in plants, in particular in | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160122775 | PLANT WITH ALTERED CONTENT OF STEROIDAL GLYCOALKALOIDS - The present invention relates to genetically modified plants by key genes involved in the biosynthesis of steroidal alkaloids. These plants have altered content of steroidal (glyco)alkaloids. Solanaceous crop plants with reduced content of antinutritional steroidal glycoalkaloids are provided. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160138033 | PROTEIN PRODUCTION IN PLANTS - The present disclosure relates to methods and constructs for producing heterologous peptides and proteins in plants in a safe and controlled manner. One aspect of the present invention provides a method of producing heterologous protein in a transformed potato plant using an expression cassette comprising a gene coding for a protein or peptide of interest and a marker gene, a nucleotide sequence capable of suppressing patatin expression, along with a nucleotide sequence capable of suppressing CD4B expression, and/or a nucleotide sequence capable of overexpressing P19. Another aspect of the invention provides a method of producing a heterologous protein in a transformed potato plant using an expression cassette comprising a gene coding for a protein or peptide of interest, a marker gene, a transit peptide sequence, and a nucleotide sequence capable of suppressing ADP glucose pyrophosphorylase expression. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160160212 | Compositions and Methods for Regulating Gene Expression via RNA Interference - The present disclosure provides compositions and methods for regulating gene expression via RNA-mediated silencing. The present disclosure also provides compositions and methods to optimize the processing of a dsRNA molecule into small RNA duplexes. The present disclosure further provides compositions and methods to improve the efficiency of a dsRNA molecule in producing desired small RNAs and promoting the silencing of a gene of interest. | 06-09-2016 |
| 20160177327 | METHOD FOR PROMOTING AN INCREASE IN PLANT BIOMASS, PRODUCTIVITY AND DROUGHT RESISTANCE | 06-23-2016 |
