Fungal resistant plants expressing hydrophobin

US10344296B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• BASF Plant Science Company GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Holger Schultheiss · Haßloch, DE
• Ralf Flachmann · Schifferstadt, DE
• Thomas Subkowski · Schriesheim, DE
• Claus Bollschweiler · Heidelberg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 15, 2013
• Grant date: Jul 9, 2019
• Expiry date: Apr 18, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C07K2319/02
• WIPO field: Biotechnology
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method of increasing resistance against fungal pathogens of the family Phacopsoraceae plants and/or plant cells. This is achieved for instance by increasing the expression of a hydrophobin protein or fragment thereof in a plant, plant part and/or plant cell in comparison to wild type plants, wild type plant parts and/or wild type plant cells. In the transgenic plants hydrophobin can be expressed as a fusion protein to facilitate and/or enhance expression. Furthermore, the hydrophobin protein can be expressed including a secretion signal sequence which mediates secretion of the protein into the apoplast and/or into the cuticule.