Paul Schulze-Lefert

Title: Paul Schulze-Lefert: Plant Resistance and Transgenic Plant Inventions.

Introduction

Paul Schulze-Lefert is an inventor associated with Cologne, Germany. His patent work includes methods for engineering plants with increased resistance to pathogens.

Latest Patents

Schulze-Lefert is associated with 2 patents, including the following inventions.

- Method for Production of Transgenic Plants with Increased Pathogenic Resistance by Altering the Content and/or Activity of Actin-Depolymerising Factors. This invention describes producing transgenic plants or plant cells with increased resistance to pathogens by changing the content or activity of at least one actin-depolymerising factor. It also covers the use of related nucleic acids and nucleic acid sequences that encode these factors.

- Promoters for Epidermis-Specific Expression of Desired Coding Sequences in Transgenic Plants. This invention concerns methods for producing transgenic plants, including pathogen-resistant plants, using recombinant nucleic acid molecules with promoter regions that drive epidermis-specific expression of a desired transgene. It also covers plants produced using these methods.

Career Highlights

Schulze-Lefert’s listed organizational affiliations include the Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science and the Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK). His patent work focuses on plant biotechnology, including pathogen resistance and targeted gene expression.

Collaborations

His listed coworkers include Ralph Panstruga and Patrick Schweizer. Their shared research context includes plant science and the development of approaches relevant to plant resistance.

Conclusion

Paul Schulze-Lefert’s inventions address ways to improve pathogen resistance in transgenic plants through actin-depolymerising factors and epidermis-specific gene expression.