Disease resistance gene from maize and its use for disease resistance as a selectable marker and as a gene identification probe
US5589611A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 17, 1993 |
| Grant date | Dec 31, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 17, 2013 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12N15/8282
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The HM1 gene in maize confers race-specific resistance to the pathogen, Cochliobolus carbonum. We have used transposon mutagenesis to tag, clone, and characterize several HM1 alleles. The gene can be used as a selectable marker in conjunction with the toxin produced by C. carbonum.
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