Barstar gene
US6759575B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 5, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jul 6, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 24, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12N15/8289
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An improved barstar gene and improved barstar protein can be used to neutralize the activity of a barnase in eukaryotic cells, particular in plant cells. The improved barstar gene can be used to produce fertility restorer plants capable of restoring the fertility to a line of male-sterile plants that contain in the nuclear genome of their cells a chimeric gene comprising a stamen-selective promoter and a DNA coding for a barnase. Restorer plants containing the barstar gene in the restorer plant's nuclear genome is also disclosed.
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