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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:
Aug. 07, 2007
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2005
Applicants:
Sobhana Sivasankar, Urbandale, IA (US);
Timothy J. Helentjaris, Ankeny, IA (US);
Deping Xu, Johnston, IA (US);
Inventors:
Sobhana Sivasankar, Urbandale, IA (US);
Timothy J. Helentjaris, Ankeny, IA (US);
Deping Xu, Johnston, IA (US);
Assignee:
Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., Johnston, IA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01H 5/00 (2006.01); C12N 15/82 (2006.01); C12N 15/29 (2006.01); C07H 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides compositions and methods for regulating expression of nucleotide sequences in a plant. Compositions comprise novel nucleic acid sequences encoding a transcription factor involved in modulating gene expression in response to abiotic stress such as cold or drought. Methods for expressing the nucleic acid sequence in a plant and improving cold and/or drought tolerance of plants are also provided.