HPPD variants and methods of use

US10793872B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• BASF Agricultural Solutions Seed US LLC · US

Inventors

• Fabien Poree · Frankfurt, DE
• Volker Heinrichs · Großburgwedel, DE
• Gudrun Lange · Kelkheim, DE
• Bernd Laber · Idstein, DE
• Cheryl Peters · Raleigh, US
• Laura Cooper Schouten · Pittsboro, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 13, 2013
• Grant date: Oct 6, 2020
• Expiry date: Aug 27, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C12Y113/11027
• WIPO field: Biotechnology
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

Compositions and methods for conferring herbicide tolerance to bacteria, plants, plant cells, tissues and seeds are provided. Compositions include polynucleotides encoding herbicide tolerance polypeptides, vectors comprising those polynucleotides, and host cells comprising the vectors. The nucleotide sequences of the invention can be used in DNA constructs or expression cassettes for transformation and expression in organisms, including microorganisms and plants. Compositions also include transformed bacteria, plants, plant cells, tissues, and seeds. In particular, isolated polynucleotides encoding HPPD inhibitor tolerance polypeptides are provided. Additionally, amino acid sequences corresponding to the polynucleotides are encompassed.