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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 1999
Filed:
Jun. 05, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Dominique Van Der Straeten, Gent, BE;
Howard Goodman, Newton Center, MA (US);
Marc Van Montagu, Brussels, BE;
Assignees:
The General Hospital Corporation, Boston, MA (US);
Rijksuniversiteit, Gent, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01H / ; A01H / ; C12N / ; C12N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
800205 ; 800250 ; 435 691 ; 4351723 ; 4353201 ; 435419 ; 536 241 ;
Abstract
Disclosed is substantially pure DNA encoding a crucifer ACC synthase polypeptide; a promoter functional in immature plant tissues which is capable of ethylene induction; and methods of using such promoters to express recombinant proteins or RNA and to regulate ethylene-inducible events of a plant, e.g., fruit ripening or senescence, especially during early stages of plant development.