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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2000
Filed:
Jun. 20, 1997
John Andrew Ryals, Cary, NC (US);
Terrence Patrick Delaney, Ithaca, NY (US);
Leslie Bethards Friedrich, Apex, NC (US);
Kristianna Baldwin Weymann, Portland, OR (US);
Kay Ann Lawton, Raleigh, NC (US);
Daniel Murray Ellis, Cary, NC (US);
Scott Joseph Uknes, Apex, NC (US);
Taco Peter Jesse, Johan Fabriciuskade, NL;
Pieter Vos, Renswoude, NL;
Novartis Finance Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
The invention concerns the location and characterization of a gene (designated NIM1) that is a key component of the SAR pathway and that in connection with chemical and biological inducers enables induction of SAR gene expression and broad spectrum disease resistance in plants. The invention further concerns transformation vectors and processes for overexpressing the NIM1 gene in plants. The transgenic plants thus created have broad spectrum disease resistance.