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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2009
Michael Lassner, Urbandale, IA (US);
Loren L. Looger, Sterling, VA (US);
Kevin E. Mcbride, Davis, CA (US);
Brian Mcgonigle, Wilmington, DE (US);
Michael Lassner, Urbandale, IA (US);
Loren L. Looger, Sterling, VA (US);
Kevin E. McBride, Davis, CA (US);
Brian McGonigle, Wilmington, DE (US);
E I du Pont de Nemours and Company, Wilmington, DE (US);
Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc, Johnston, IA (US);
Abstract
Compositions and methods relating to the use of sulfonylurea-responsive repressors are provided. Compositions include polypeptides that specifically bind to an operator, wherein the specific binding is regulated by a sulfonylurea compound. Compositions also include polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides as well as constructs, vectors, prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, and eukaryotic organisms including plants and seeds comprising the polynucleotide, and/or produced by the methods. Also provided are methods to provide a sulfonylurea-responsive repressor to a cell or organism, and to regulate expression of a polynucleotide of interest in a cell or organism, including a plant or plant cell.