http://www.freshpatents.com/Multicellular-living-organisms-and-unmodified-parts-thereof-and-related-processes-dtnewntc800.php USPTO Class 800 - Multicellular living organisms and unmodified parts thereof and related processes en-us Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:46:48 -0700 1000 Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 141 31 http://www.freshpatents.com/index.php?rss=true http://www.freshpatents.com/images/freshpatentsnav_rss.gif http://www.freshpatents.com/Method-of-screening-for-modulators-of-map3k11-in-liver-cancer-cells-dt20090813ptan20090205056.php Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:46:48 -0700 Detection of expression of the provided protein kinase in cancers is useful as a diagnostic, for determining the effectiveness of drugs, and determining patient prognosis. The encoded polypeptides further provides a target for screening pharmaceutical agents effective in inhibiting the growth or metastasis of tumor cells.... http://www.freshpatents.com/Mite-composition-comprising-glycyphagidae-and-phytoseiid-mites-use-thereof-method-for-rearing-a-phytoseiid-predatory-mite-rearing-system-for-rearing-said-phytoseiid-predatory-mite-and-methods-for-biological-pest-control-on-a-crop-dt20090813ptan20090205057.php Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:46:48 -0700 The present invention relates to a novel mite composition comprising a population of a phytoseiid predatory mite species and a factitious host population comprising a species selected from the Glycyphagidae, which may be employed for rearing said phytoseiid predatory mite species or for releasing the phytoseiid predatory mite species in... http://www.freshpatents.com/Genetically-modified-non-human-mammals-and-cells-dt20090813ptan20090205058.php Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:46:48 -0700 Genetically modified mammals are described which lack the mannan binding lectin associated serine protease MASP-2, together with methods and constructs for their production. Such mammals are useful as models for disorders of the complement system, and in the identification of treatments for such disorders. Also described are mammals which lack... http://www.freshpatents.com/Methods-compositions-and-systems-for-production-of-recombinant-spider-silk-polypeptides-dt20090813ptan20090205059.php Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:46:48 -0700 Disclosed are methods, compositions, and systems for transforming silkworms to produce spider silk and analogs of spider silk. In certain embodiments, the method may include inserting a DNA sequence coding for at least a portion of a spider silk fibroin polypeptide, or an analog of a spider silk fibroin polypeptide,... http://www.freshpatents.com/Sesquiterpene-synthases-from-patchouli-dt20090813ptan20090205060.php Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:46:48 -0700 The invention relates to sesquiterpene synthases from Patchouli plants (Pogostemon cablin), and methods of their production and use. In one embodiment, the invention provides nucleic acids comprising a nucleotide sequence as described herein that encodes for at least one sesquiterpene synthase. In a further embodiment, the invention also provides for... http://www.freshpatents.com/Taste-receptors-of-the-t1r-family-from-domestic-cat-dt20090813ptan20090205061.php Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:46:48 -0700 The present invention relates to the discovery of several genes of the domestic cat (Felis catus) associated with taste perception. The invention provides, inter alia, the nucleotide sequence of the feline Tas1r1, Tas1r2, and Tas1r3 receptor genes, the amino acid sequences of the polypeptides encoded thereby, and antibodies to the... http://www.freshpatents.com/Caspase-9-deficient-animals-and-the-use-thereof-dt20090813ptan20090205062.php Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:46:48 -0700 The invention relates to genetically manipulated animals that are deficient in the expression of Casapse-9, a protein involved in programmed cell death. The invention further relates to methods for preventing specific types of cell death associated with Caspase-9 activation.... http://www.freshpatents.com/Brassica-ogura-restorer-lines-with-shortened-raphanus-fragment--srf--dt20090813ptan20090205065.php Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:46:48 -0700 New Brassica Ogura fertility restorer lines with a shortened Raphanus fragment are provided. The new lines lack the OPC2 marker and are capable of fully restoring fertility in Ogura cytoplasmic male sterile (cms) plants. The improved lines were developed using a new breeding method. The new breeding method can be... http://www.freshpatents.com/Mutated-acetohydroxyacid-synthase-genes-in-brassica-dt20090813ptan20090205064.php Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:46:48 -0700 Provided are mutated acetohydroxyacid synthase (AHAS) nucleic acids and the proteins encoded by the mutated nucleic acids. Also provided are canola plants, cells, and seeds comprising the mutated genes.... http://www.freshpatents.com/Plant-polynucleotides-for-improved-yield-and-quality-dt20090813ptan20090205063.php Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:46:48 -0700 The invention relates to plant transcription factor polypeptides, polynucleotides that encode them, homologs from a variety of plant species, and methods of using the polynucleotides and polypeptides to produce transgenic plants having advantageous properties, including increased soluble solids, lycopene, and improved plant volume or yield, as compared to wild-type or... http://www.freshpatents.com/Fatty-acid-desaturase-genes-from-plants-dt20090813ptan20090205066.php Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:46:48 -0700 The preparation and use of nucleic acid fragments encoding fatty acid desaturase enzymes are described. The invention permits alteration of plant lipid composition. Chimeric genes incorporating such nucleic acid fragments with suitable regulatory sequences may be used to create transgenic plants with altered levels of unsaturated fatty acids.... http://www.freshpatents.com/Zea-mays-aba-signaling-genes-and-methods-of-use-dt20090813ptan20090205067.php Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:46:48 -0700 Compositions and methods for modulating abscisic acid (ABA) perception and signal transduction in developing seed are provided. The methods and compositions find use in increasing yield in plants, particularly under abiotic stress. Compositions comprise genetic constructs known to affect ABA sensitivity, particularly ABA biosynthetic mutants and fragments and variants thereof.... http://www.freshpatents.com/Alteration-of-tobacco-alkaloid-content-through-modification-of-specific-cytochrome-p450-genes-dt20090813ptan20090205072.php Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:46:48 -0700 Compositions and methods for reducing the level of nornicotine and N′-nitrosonornicotine (NNN) in Nicotiana plants and plant parts thereof are provided. The compositions comprise isolated polynucleotides and polypeptides for cytochrome P450s that are involved in the metabolic conversion of nicotine to nornicotine in these plants. Expression cassettes, vectors, plants, and... http://www.freshpatents.com/Compositions-and-methods-for-drought-tolerance-dt20090813ptan20090205071.php Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:46:48 -0700 The present inventions relate to compositions and methods for providing drought resistant grass plants comprising Festuca mairei plant germplasm. Specifically, the inventions relate to providing compositions and methods for introgressing Festuca mairei germplasm and/or specific Festuca mairei genes into grass plants, such as Lolium perenne plants. Further, the invention relates... http://www.freshpatents.com/Compositions-and-methods-for-the-modification-of-gene-expression-dt20090813ptan20090205077.php Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:46:48 -0700 Novel isolated plant polynucleotide promoter sequences are provided, together with genetic constructs comprising such polynucleotides. Methods for using such constructs in modulating the transcription of DNA sequences of interest are also disclosed, together with transgenic plants comprising such constructs.... http://www.freshpatents.com/Directed-evolution-of-grg31-and-grg36-epsp-synthase-enzymes-dt20090813ptan20090205076.php Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:46:48 -0700 Compositions and methods for conferring herbicide resistance or tolerance to bacteria, plants, plant cells, tissues and seeds are provided. Compositions include polynucleotides encoding herbicide resistance or tolerance polypeptides, vectors comprising those polynucleotides, and host cells comprising the vectors. The nucleotide sequences of the invention can be used in DNA constructs... http://www.freshpatents.com/High-grain-protein-content-gene-dt20090813ptan20090205070.php Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:46:48 -0700 The present invention NAC nucleic acids and proteins that modulate grain protein content and senescence in plants. The invention also provides methods of using the nucleic acids to produce transgenic plants with altered grain protein content or senescence.... http://www.freshpatents.com/Method-and-means-to-modulate-programmed-cell-death-in-eukaryotic-cells-dt20090813ptan20090205069.php Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:46:48 -0700 The invention provides for the use of isolated polynucleotides encoding maize poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) proteins to produce eukaryotic cells and organisms, particularly plant cells and plants, with modified programmed cell death. Eukaryotic cells and organisms particularly plant cells and plants, are provided wherein either in at least part of... http://www.freshpatents.com/Method-for-producing-genetically-modified-plant-expressing-miraculin-dt20090813ptan20090205068.php Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:46:48 -0700 The present invention relates to: a method for producing a transgenic plant expressing miraculin, comprising introducing a miraculin gene into a useful plant that can be easily produced and cultivated throughout the year using plant molecular breeding technology; a transgenic plant expressing miraculin, which is produced by the method; and... http://www.freshpatents.com/Transcription-regulators-for-reproduction-associated-plant-part-tissue-specific-expression-dt20090813ptan20090205074.php Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:46:48 -0700 The present invention relates generally to transcriptional control sequences for effecting expression of a nucleotide sequence of interest in a plant. The present invention is predicated, in part, on the identification and functional characterisation of transcriptional control sequences derived from genes which encode polypeptides comprising the amino acid sequence set... http://www.freshpatents.com/Transgenic-plants-and-methods-for-controlling-bolting-in-sugar-beet-dt20090813ptan20090205073.php Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:46:48 -0700 This invention relates to the field of sugar beet bolting and flowering control, specifically methods and transgenic sugar beet plants for suppressing the vernalization response. In particular, the present invention includes sugar beet plants and methods for modulating sugar beet vernalization by over expression of an FLC gene or by... http://www.freshpatents.com/Use-of-plastid-transit-peptides-derived-from-glaucocystophytes-dt20090813ptan20090205075.php Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:46:48 -0700 Compositions and methods for targeting polypeptides to plastids are provided. Compositions comprise plastid transit peptides as well as nucleotide sequences encoding such transit peptides and variants thereof. Compositions further comprise DNA constructs comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding the plastid transit peptide operably linked to a nucleotide sequence encoding a polypeptide... http://www.freshpatents.com/Maize-leaf--and-stalk-preferred-promoter-dt20090813ptan20090205078.php Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:46:48 -0700 The present disclosure provides compositions and methods for regulating expression of heterologous nucleotide sequences in a plant. Compositions include a novel nucleotide sequence for a tissue-preferred maize promoter. A method for expressing a heterologous nucleotide sequence in a plant using the promoter sequence disclosed herein is provided. The method comprises... http://www.freshpatents.com/Acetyl-coa-carboxylase--accase--gene-from-jatropha-curas-dt20090813ptan20090205079.php Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:46:48 -0700 The present invention provides methods for increasing oil content in Jatropha Curcas L. plants. The invention further provides the cDNA and protein sequences of Jatropha acetyl CoA carboxylase (ACCase) and methods for cloning and expressing the Jatropha ACCase gene to produce transgenic plants with increased oil content.... http://www.freshpatents.com/Chlamydomonas-glucan-dikinase-gene-enzyme-and-modified-starch-uses-methods-for-production-thereof-dt20090813ptan20090205080.php Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:46:48 -0700 The present invention relates the nucleotide sequence from Chlamydomonas reinhardtii encoding a glucan dikinase enzyme and to methods of use; to modified starch, as well as production and uses thereof. The starch has modified properties of viscosity and a modified phosphate content.... http://www.freshpatents.com/Nucleic-acid-molecules-and-other-molecules-associated-with-plants-dt20090813ptan20090205081.php Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:46:48 -0700 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... http://www.freshpatents.com/Commercial-production-of-polysaccharide-degrading-enzymes-in-plants-and-methods-of-using-same-dt20090813ptan20090205086.php Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:46:48 -0700 Expression of recombinant polysaccharide degrading enzymes in plants is described. In one embodiment, expression of the enzyme is preferentially directed to the seed of the plant. Expression may also be preferentially targeted to specific locations within the plant cell. Expression of cellulases in corn is shown. The result is the... http://www.freshpatents.com/Engineered-zinc-finger-proteins-targeting-5-enolpyruvyl-shikimate-3-phosphate-synthase-genes-dt20090813ptan20090205083.php Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:46:48 -0700 The present disclosure relates to engineered zinc finger proteins that target 5-enolpyruvyl shikimate-3-phosphate synthase (EPSPS) genes in plants and methods of using such zinc finger proteins in modulating gene expression, gene inactivation, and targeted gene modification. In particular, the disclosure pertains to zinc finger nucleases for targeted cleavage and alteration... http://www.freshpatents.com/Nucleotide-and-amino-acid-sequences-from-xenorhabdus-and-uses-thereof-dt20090813ptan20090205084.php Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:46:48 -0700 The invention provides isolated nucleotide sequences from Xenorhabdus nematophila species Xs86068, and, in particular, nucleotide sequences that encode insect inhibitory proteins, the insecticidal proteins, and compositions that comprise one or more of the insecticidal proteins for use in controlling insect infestation.... http://www.freshpatents.com/Nucleotide-and-amino-acid-sequences-from-xenorhabdus-bovienii-strain-xs85831-and-uses-thereof-dt20090813ptan20090205085.php Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:46:48 -0700 The present invention relates to nucleic acid sequences from Xenorhabdus, and, in particular, to genomic DNA sequences, and to nucleotide sequences that encode insecticidal proteins from Xenorhabdus bovienii, strain Xs85831. The invention encompasses nucleic acid molecules present in non-coding regions as well as nucleic acid molecules that encode proteins, fragments... http://www.freshpatents.com/Rc-brown-pericarp-and-seed-coat-dt20090813ptan20090205082.php Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:46:48 -0700 The present invention relates to the production of red pericarp and seed coat in rice, and in particular, compositions comprising a basic helix-turn-helix red anthocyanin transcription factor, Rc, and methods using Rc for identifying rice germplasm comprising Rc including but not limited to grain quality grading and seed certification analysis.... http://www.freshpatents.com/Modified-cry34-proteins-dt20090813ptan20090205087.php Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:46:48 -0700 This invention provides modified, insecticidal Cry34 proteins with enhanced properties as compared to wild-type Cry34 proteins. The modifications to these proteins were based in part on an analysis of the three-dimensional (3D) structure of this protein and other proteins in the Cry34 class. The subject invention also includes polynucleotides that...