Basf Aktiengesellschaft

Basf Plant Science Gmbh

Ralf-Michael Schmidt

Uwe Sonnewald

Thomas Ehrhardt

Marc Stitt Nigel

Andreas Reindl

Marcus Ebneth

Annette Freund

Wolfgang Lein

Kirsten Deist

Marc Stitt

Eberhard Ammermann

Gisela Lorenz

Hubert Sauter

Jens Lerchl

Oliver Wagner

Franz Rohl

Klaus Grossmann

Achim M&ouml;ller

Markus Frank

Frederik Börnke

Helmut Schiffer

Frederik Boernke

Udo Conrad

Udo Rabe

Mohammad Hajirezaei

Sandra Stauder

The present invention relates to a method for the production of transgenic plants and/or plant cells, respectively, with increased pathogen resistance, characterized in that a DNA sequence, which encodes a protein with the activity of a peroxidase, is inserted into the plant and expressed therein. The invention at hand also relates to the use of nucleic acids encoding a peroxidase for the production of transgenic plants, or plant cells, respectively, with increased pathogen resistance. Further, the invention at hand relates to nucleic acid sequences encoding a peroxidase of barley.

Method for increasing pathogen-resistance in transgenic plants by expression of peroxidase

The present invention relates to serine hydroxymethyltransferase (E.C. 2.1.2.1) as novel target for herbicides, and to nucleic acid sequences encoding a polypeptide with the biological activity of a serine hydroxymethyltransferase, which, when not present, bring about growth retardation symptoms and chlorotic leaves, comprising the nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID No:3, and functional equivalents of the abovementioned nucleic acid sequence or the nucleic acid sequence SEQ ID NO:7 and functional equivalents of the abovementioned nucleic acid sequence. Moreover, the present invention relates to the use of the abovementioned nucleic acid sequences, of functional analogs of the SEQ ID NO:3 or SEQ ID NO:7 or of polypeptides encoded by one of the abovementioned nucleic acid sequences in a method for identifying herbicidally active compounds which inhibit serine hydroxymethyltransferases, and to the use of these compounds which have been identified by the method as herbicides.

Nucleic acid encoding a polypeptide with the biological activity of a serine hydroxymethyltransferase

Serine hydroxymethyltransferase as a target for herbicides

The present invention relates to a method of isolating a promoter, which causes, in plants, permanent Mesophyll-specific expression of an operably linked encoding nucleotide sequence, for example a sequence which imparts resistance or an increase in the photosynthetic performance.

Method of isolating a mesophyll-specific promoter

Process for production of herbicide-tolerant plants by expressing an exogenous herbicide-binding polypeptide in plants or plant organs. The invention furthermore relates to the use of the corresponding nucleic acids which encode a polypeptide, an antibody or parts of an antibody with herbicide-binding properties in transgenic plants, and the thus transformed plant itself.

PRODUCTION OF A 5-(2-CHLORO-4-(TRIFLUOROMETHYL)PHENOXY)-2-NITROBENZOIC ACID OR 7-CHLORO-3-METHYLLQUINOLINE-8-CARBOXYLIC ACID-TOLERANT PLANT BY EXPRESSING AN EXOGENOUS 5-(2-CHLORO-4-(TRIFLUOROMETHYL)PHENOXY)-2-NITROBENZOIC ACID OR 7-CHLORO-3-METHYLLQUINOLINE-8-CARBOXYLIC ACID-BINDING ANTIBODY IN THE PLANT

The present invention relates to promoters which cause, in plants, permanent leaf-specific expression of an encoding nucleotide sequence under the control of said promoters, for example a sequence which imparts resistance or an increase in the photosynthetic performance.

Leaf-specific gene expression in transgenetic plants

A method for controlling harmful fungi in crop plants having modified pathogen resistance to certain harmful fungi, where the crop plant is treated with an active compound from the class of the strobilurins.

Method for controlling parasitic fungi in cultivated plants

There are described ferredoxin:NADP reductase inhibitors, an assay system for the search for such inhibitors, and their use as herbicides.

Herbicidal compositions and processes based on ferrodoxin:NADP reductase

A protein having transketolase activity, containing an amino acid sequence which is a part sequence of at least 100 amino acids from SEQ ID NO 2, and nucleic acids coding for this protein and its use are described.

Transketolase

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Ralf-Michael Schmidt