Nucleic acid encoding the FUS6 antimicrobial polypeptide of Agrotis ipsilon and its use to enhance disease resistance in a plant
US6891085B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 18, 2002 |
| Grant date | May 10, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 18, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S530/858
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The methods and compositions of the present invention find use in impacting microbial pathogens and in enhancing disease resistance to pathogens, particularly by plants. The compositions of the invention include nucleic acid molecules encoding Fus6 polypeptides derived from Agrotis ipsilon that possess antimicrobial properties, particularly fungicidal properties. Further provided are plant cells plants, and seed thereof, transformed with the nucleic acid molecules of the invention so as to confer disease resistance on the plant.
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