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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2005
Filed:
Feb. 18, 1998
Sheng-zhi Pang, Ellisville, MO (US);
Dennis Gonsalves, Geneva, NY (US);
Fuh-jyh Jan, Ithaca, NY (US);
Sheng-Zhi Pang, Ellisville, MO (US);
Dennis Gonsalves, Geneva, NY (US);
Fuh-Jyh Jan, Ithaca, NY (US);
Cornell Research Foundation, Inc., Ithaca, NY (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a DNA construct comprising a first DNA molecule having a length insufficient to independently impart resistance to a virus to plants transformed with said first DNA molecule, wherein the first DNA molecule is from a viral coat protein gene and is at least 110 nucleotides in length. The construct also comprises a second DNA of at least 400 nucleotides in length, which is coupled to the first DNA molecule so that the first and second DNA molecules collectively achieve post-transcriptional silencing and impart resistance to the virus. Alternately, the DNA construct can comprise a plurality of DNA molecules each of which is at least 110 nucleotides in length and from a viral gene, wherein the plurality of DNA molecules are at least 510 nucleotides in length.