Plant virus resistance gene and methods

US5571706A · kind A · utility

Assignees

• The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture · US
• The Regents of the University of California · US

Inventors

• Barbara Baker · Richmond, US
• Steven Alan Whitham · Ames, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 17, 1994
• Grant date: Nov 5, 1996
• Expiry date: Jun 17, 2014

Classification

• Technology area (CPC D): Textiles; Paper
• CPC primary: D01H5/12
• WIPO field: Biotechnology
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

Genomic and cDNA sequences encoding plant virus resistance proteins are provided herein. Specifically exemplified are sequences encoding the N protein derived from tobacco mosaic virus resistant Nicotiana glutinosa. TMV-sensitive tobacco plants genetically engineered to contain and express an N protein coding sequence from a TMV-resistant line acquire the TMV-resistant phenotype.