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Auxin transport proteins

US7422901B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 12, 2004
Grant dateSep 9, 2008
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Expiry dateMay 18, 2025

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC12N15/8294
  • WIPO fieldBiotechnology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

This invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid fragment encoding an auxin transport protein. The invention also relates to the construction of a chimeric gene encoding all or a substantial portion of the auxin transport protein, in sense or antisense orientation, wherein expression of the chimeric gene results in production of altered levels of the auxin transport protein in a transformed host cell. The present invention also relates to methods using the auxin transport protein in modulating root development, and in discovering compounds with potential herbicidal activity.

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