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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Linas S. Padegimas, Starkville, MS (US);
Nancy A. Reichert, Starkville, MS (US);
Assignee:
Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 1/509 ; C12N 1/529 ; C12N 1/582 ; C12N 1/531 ; A01H 5/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 1/509 ; C12N 1/529 ; C12N 1/582 ; C12N 1/531 ; A01H 5/00 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a nematode inducible promoter sequence from maize inbred line Mp307, and DNA constructs and transcription cassettes comprising said promoter sequence, a gene encoding a toxin, and a termination sequence. Methods for inducing nematode resistance in plants and transgenic plants resistant to nematode infection are also provided.