Regulation of source-sink relationships and responses to stress conditions in plants
US6342656B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 21, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jan 29, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 21, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02A40/146
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention provides the identification and characterization of plant SNF4 and SNF1 genes. Examples of the genes were cloned from tomato. They are nucleic acids and proteins belonging to the SNF1-related protein kinase family, and are involved in plant's response to stress conditions such as nutritional and environmental stresses. The invention also provides transgenic plants containing the genes, and methods of modulating stress responses in transgenic plants comprising these genes.
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