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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2001
Applicants:
Robert Fischer, El Cerrito, CA (US);
Yeonhee Choi, Emeryville, CA (US);
Mike Hannon, Livermore, CA (US);
Inventors:
Robert Fischer, El Cerrito, CA (US);
Yeonhee Choi, Emeryville, CA (US);
Mike Hannon, Livermore, CA (US);
Assignee:
Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 15/82 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
This invention is directed to plant genetic engineering. In particular, it relates to DEMETER (DMT) nucleic acids and polypeptides that control, for example, seed (and in particular endosperm, embryo and seed coat) development, flowering time, chromosomal DNA methylation and transcription in plants.