Methods and compositions for expression of transgenes in plants
US6635806B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | May 14, 1998 |
| Grant date | Oct 21, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 14, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12N15/8257
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Methods and compositions for the expression of transgenes in monocot plants including maize are disclosed. In the invention, gene silencing is avoided by use of monocot-homeologous sequences from plants of the genus Coix for transformation. Included in these transgene sequences are Coix promoters, enhancers, coding sequences and terminators. Suitable alternatives to maize-derived transgenes are desirable for expression in maize in that homology-based gene silencing can limit or effectively eliminate transgene expression.
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