DONALD DANFORTH PLANT SCIENCE CENTER Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150322452 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR INCREASING PLANT GROWTH AND YIELD - Compositions and methods for increasing plant yield are disclosed. Compositions comprise transcription factors that find use in modulating the expression of a gene or nucleotide sequence of interest in a plant. Additionally, promoters and cis-regulatory elements are disclosed that may be used to drive the expression of a nucleotide sequence of interest in a plant. Methods for the use of such compositions as well as transformed plants are disclosed. | 11-12-2015 |
20140349852 | METABOLIC CONTROL OF SEED GERMINATION - This invention provides Methods of conveniently controlling seed germination in genetically modified plants by the administration of a chemical modulator. The plant comprises a hormone-regulating gene placed under the control of a gene switch. | 11-27-2014 |
20140317777 | CASSAVA - Provided are methods for reducing levels of cyanogenic glycosides and improving protein content in plants, as well as plants containing reduced levels of cyanogenic glycosides and improved protein content. In one aspect, such methods comprise, and such plants are created via, tissue-specific expression of a storage protein such as hydroxynitrile lyase in the apoplastic space of cells of the roots and tubers of such plants. | 10-23-2014 |
20140081058 | Methods For High Yield Production of Terpenes - Provided are enhanced high yield production systems for producing terpenes in plants via the expression of fusion proteins comprising various combinations of geranyl diphosphate synthase large and small subunits and limonene synthases. Also provided are engineered oilseed plants that accumulate monoterpene and sesquiterpene hydrocarbons in their seeds, as well as methods for producing such plants, providing a system for rapidly engineering oilseed crop production platforms for terpene-based biofuels. | 03-20-2014 |
20140018520 | ANTIFUNGAL PLANT PROTEINS AND METHODS OF THEIR USE - DNA constructions that provide for production of potent antifungal proteins in transgenic plants and transformed yeast cells are described. Methods of using the DNA constructs to produce transgenic plants that inhibit growth of plant pathogenic fungi are also disclosed. The use of transformed yeast cells containing the DNA constructs to produce the antifungal proteins and methods of isolating the antifungal proteins are also described. | 01-16-2014 |
20130310585 | METHOD FOR INCREASING PLANT OIL PRODUCTION - The present invention provides a new and improved method for increasing plant seed oil content by seed-specific manipulation of PLD ζ expression The inventive method is applicable to a variety of plant species, such as | 11-21-2013 |
20130145495 | ENHANCED CARBON FIXATION IN PHOTOSYNTHETIC HOSTS - This invention provides genetically modified photosynthetic organisms and methods and constructs for enhancing inorganic carbon fixation. A photosynthetic organism of the present invention comprises a RUBISCO fusion protein operatively coupled to a protein-protein interaction domain to enable the functional association of RUBISCO and carbonic anhydrase. | 06-06-2013 |
20130117880 | TRANSGENIC PLANTS EXPRESSING A VIRAL ANTIFUNGAL PROTEIN - Transgenic plants expressing the KP4 antifungal protein are provided which exhibit high levels of antifungal resistance. Such transgenic plants contain a recombinant DNA construct comprising a heterologous signal peptide sequence that is oper ably linked to a non-native nucleic acid sequence encoding a mature KP4 antifungal protein. | 05-09-2013 |
20120180160 | ANTIFUNGAL PLANT PROTEINS AND METHODS OF THEIR USE - DNA constructions that provide for production of potent antifungal proteins in transgenic plants and transformed yeast cells are described. Methods of using the DNA constructs to produce transgenic plants that inhibit growth of plant pathogenic fungi are also disclosed. The use of transformed yeast cells containing the DNA constructs to produce the antifungal proteins and methods of isolating the antifungal proteins are also described. | 07-12-2012 |
20120164177 | RHINOVIRUS VACCINES - The present invention relates generally to peptide vaccines. More specifically, the present invention relates to vaccines against rhinoviruses and other related and non-related pathogenic animal viruses. In addition, the present invention relates generally to methods of designing and producing vaccines against viruses and, in certain embodiments, against rhinoviruses and other pathogenic viruses. | 06-28-2012 |
20110010802 | Antifungal Plant Proteins and Methods of their Use - DNA constructions that provide for production of potent antifungal proteins in transgenic plants and transformed yeast cells are described. Methods of using the DNA constructs to produce transgenic plants that inhibit growth of plant pathogenic fungi are also disclosed. The use of transformed yeast cells containing the DNA constructs to produce the antifungal proteins and methods of isolating the antifungal proteins are also described. | 01-13-2011 |
20100313307 | PROTEIN PRODUCTION AND STORAGE IN PLANTS - A transgenic dicotyledonous plant having a deficiency of one or more plant seed storage proteins, further having a transgenic polynucleotide construct comprising an open reading frame operably linked to a storage protein promoter and an ER signal sequence. The polynucleotide construct encodes a protein product that can accumulate at high levels in the seed. Also provided are methods of producing a heterologous protein in a plant seed. | 12-09-2010 |
20100075385 | O-Methyltransferases of Tetrahydrobenzylisoquinoline Alkaloid Biosynthesis in Papaver Somniferum - The present invention relates to methyl transfer enzymes involved in alkaloid biosynthesis in opium poppy. More particularly, the invention relates to proteins having (R,S)-reticuline 7-O-methyltransferase activity, to proteins having (R,S)-norcoclaurine 6-O-methyltransferase activity and to derivatives and analogues of these proteins. The invention also relates to nucleic acid molecules encoding the proteins, and their derivatives and analogues, and to their use in the production of methylated catechols and tetrahydrobenzylisoquinolines. | 03-25-2010 |
20100037351 | Alteration of Phospholipase De (PLDe) or Phospholipase Da3 (PLD a3) Expression in Plants - Transgenic plants and seeds with altered expression of phospholipase Dε (PLDε) are described, i.e., plants and seeds either overexpressing or underexpressing PLDε. Methods for producing such transgenic plants and for increasing a plant's ability to capture and utilize nitrogen, increasing a plant's biomass production, increasing the yield of a plant or increasing a plant's ability to grow under hyperosmotic stress by overexpressing PLDε are also disclosed. Further disclosed are transgenic plants and seeds which overexpress phospholipase D alpha3 (PLDα3), methods for producing such transgenic plants and seeds, and methods for increasing a plant's ability to grow under hyperosmotic stress by overexpressing phospholipase D alpha3. | 02-11-2010 |
20090053764 | Salutaridinol 7-0-Acetyltransferase and Derivatives Thereof - This invention provides a protein comprising consecutive amino acids, the amino acid sequence of which is illustrated in FIG. | 02-26-2009 |
20080201800 | Antifungal Plant Proteins and Methods of Their Use - DNA constructions that provide for production of potent antifungal proteins in transgenic plants and transformed yeast cells are described. Methods of using the DNA constructs to produce transgenic plants that inhibit growth of plant pathogenic fungi are also disclosed. The use of transformed yeast cells containing the DNA constructs to produce the antifungal proteins and methods of isolating the antifungal proteins are also described. | 08-21-2008 |