Oxidative stress resistance gene
US6563019B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 15, 1999 |
| Grant date | May 13, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 15, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12N15/8283
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention relates to plants, especially transgenic plants, plant parts and plant cells overproducing an iron binding protein (e.g., ferritin) and having an enhanced resistance against a wide range of abiotic and biotic oxidative stress conditions (e.g., against treatment with paraquat or fusaric acid and against viral, bacterial or fungal infections). The invention also comprises nucleic acid sequences encoding an alfalfa ferritin or functional variants thereof and the use of such sequences for rendering plants resistant against oxidative stress conditions. The invention is useful for reducing environmental damages of crops caused by a wide variety of stress conditions.
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