Hypersensitive response elicitor from Erwinia chrysanthemi
US6001959A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 17, 1998 |
| Grant date | Dec 14, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 17, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12N15/8281
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention relates to an isolated protein or polypeptide corresponding to a protein or polypeptide in Erwinia chrysanthemi which elicits a hypersensitive response in plants. The encoding DNA molecule alone in isolated form or either in an expression system, a host cell, or a transgenic plant are also disclosed. Another aspect of the present invention relates to a method of imparting pathogen resistance to plants by transforming a plant with the DNA molecule of the present invention.
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