Methods of identifying plant disease-resistance genes

US7179601B2 · kind B2 · utility

Inventors

• Frederick M. Ausubel · Newton, US
• Brian J. Staskawicz · Castro Valley, US
• Andrew F. Bent · Madison, US
• Douglas Dahlbeck · Castro Valley, US
• Fumiaki Katagiri · San Diego, US
• Barbara N. Kunkel · Chesterfield, US
• Michael N. Mindrinos · Somerville, US
• Guo-Liang Yu · Berkeley, US
• Barbara Baker · Richmond, US
• Jeffrey Ellis · Belconnen, AU
• John Salmeron · Hillsborough, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 2, 2003
• Grant date: Feb 20, 2007
• Expiry date: Sep 18, 2023

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C12Q2600/156
• WIPO field: Biotechnology
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The invention relates to a method of identifying a plant disease-resistance gene that includes the steps of (a) providing a plant tissue sample; (b)introducing by biolistic transformation into the plant tissue sample a candidate plant disease-resistance gene; (c) expressing the candidate plant disease-resistance gene within the plant tissue sample; and (d) determining whether the plant tissue sample exhibits a disease-resistance response, whereby a response identifies a plant disease-resistance gene.