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Transgenic plants having anthelmintic activity and methods of producing them

US7667095B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Divergence, Inc. · US

Inventors

Michelle L. Verbsky · Chesterfield, US
Catherine Baublite · Chesterfield, US
Andrew P. Kloek · San Francisco, US
Jennifer A. Davila-Aponte · Ashburn, US
Michelle Coutu Hresko · Chesterfield, US
Merry B. McLaird · Kirkwood, US
Rodolfo Zentella · Chesterfield, US
Deryck J. Williams · University City, US

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 21, 2008
Grant date	Feb 23, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 21, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02A40/146
WIPO fieldBiotechnology
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention provides DNA constructs, transgenic plants containing such constructs, and methods of making the plants. The DNA constructs encode a polypeptide that when expressed results in the production of fatty acid compounds having anthelmintic activity. Transgenic plants expressing such a polypeptide can exhibit enhanced resistance to plant parasitic nematodes, particularly when expressed in vegetative tissues. Transgenic plants expressing such a polypeptide can also be useful for non-pesticidal industrial uses.

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