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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2001
Oscar Vicente Meana, Valencia, ES;
Marta Roldan Medina, Valencia, ES;
Ramon Serrano Salom, Valencia, ES;
José Javier Forment Millet, Valencia, ES;
Miguel Angel Naranjo Olivero, Valencia, ES;
Roc Ros Palau, Valencia, ES;
Rodolpho Arthur Kahnonou, Valencia, ES;
Oscar Vicente Meana, Valencia, ES;
Marta Roldan Medina, Valencia, ES;
Ramon Serrano Salom, Valencia, ES;
José Javier Forment Millet, Valencia, ES;
Miguel Angel Naranjo Olivero, Valencia, ES;
Roc Ros Palau, Valencia, ES;
Rodolpho Arthur Kahnonou, Valencia, ES;
CropDesign N.V., Ghent, BE;
Abstract
This invention describes the identification of pre-messenger RNA processing as a novel target of environmental stress caused for example by lithium and sodium toxicity. Overexpression of different types of proteins (or protein fragments) from different organisms but all involved in pre-mRNA processing, protects yeast from salt stress, which indicates that any stimulation of this process, independently of its mechanism, may counteract the toxic effects of mineral salts. A similar phenotype of tolerance to NaCl and to LiCl has been observed by overexpression of these types of proteins in transgenicplants, demonstrating the generality of this protective effect in eukaryotic cells and organisms.