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Fungal target genes and methods

US6291665A · kind A · utility

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Assignee

Syngenta Participations AG · CH

Inventors

Thomas D. Gaffney · Chapel Hill, US
Albert Flavier · Raleigh, US
Krista Gates · Apex, US
Jurgen Wendland · Lörrach, DE
Yasmina Ayad-Durieux · Basel, CH
Fred Dietrich · Basel, CH
Peter Philippsen · Riehen, CH

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 6, 2000
Grant date	Sep 18, 2001
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 6, 2020

Classification

Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
CPC primaryC07K14/37
WIPO fieldBiotechnology
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention relates to genes isolated from Ashbya gossypii that code for proteins essential for normal fungal growth and development. The invention also includes the methods of using these proteins to discover new fungicides, based on the essentiality of the gene for normal growth and development. The invention can also be used in a screening assay to identify inhibitors that are potential fungicides.

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