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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2009
Applicants:
Luke Mehlo, Pretoria, ZA;
Zuo-yu Zhao, Johnston, IA (US);
Inventors:
Luke Mehlo, Pretoria, ZA;
Zuo-Yu Zhao, Johnston, IA (US);
Assignee:
Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., Johnston, IA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 15/84 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for regulating expression of a virulence gene ofis described. The method comprises the steps of stimulating cereal cells, such as sorghum, so as to produce an active, typically phenolic, compound and exposing theto this compound. The compound induces expression of the virulence gene of the, effecting T-DNA transfer from theto the cereal cells, which are thereby transformed.