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Selectable marker for development of vectors and transformation systems in plants

US6048730A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 19, 1990
Grant dateApr 11, 2000
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Expiry dateSep 19, 2010

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC12N9/12
  • WIPO fieldBiotechnology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention discloses functional and selectable micro-Ti plasmids. The hygromycin phosphotransferase (aphIV) gene from Escherichia coli was inserted between the 5' promoter and associated amino terminal region-encoding sequence of an octopine synthetase gene and the 3' terminator signal sequence of a nopaline synthetase gene. These constructs were assembled between T-DNA border fragments in a broad-host-range vector and used to create antibiotic-resistant plant cells.

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