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US 2005/0097640 A1Published application
Methods for enhancing stress tolerance in plants and compositions thereof
AssigneeMonsanto Technology LLC
InventorMary Fernandes
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Abstract
Increased tolerance to abiotic stress in a plant is provided by introducing DNA expressing a cold shock protein, e.g. bacterial cold shock protein.
Claims20
A recombinant DNA molecule that comprises, in the 5′ to 3′ direction:
- a) a first DNA polynucleotide comprising a promoter that functions in plants and which is operably linked to;
- b) a second DNA polynucleotide that encodes a cold shock protein, operably linked to;
- c) a 3′ transcription termination DNA polynucleotide that functions as a polydenylation sequence.
An abiotic stress-tolerant, transgenic plant that has been transformed with a DNA molecule that expresses a cold shock protein.
An isolated protein which
- (a) is at least 40% identical to at least one protein selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOS:
- 5, 7, 9, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 63, and 65,
- (b) hybridizes under stringent conditions to a nucleic acid selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:
- 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 62, 64, 90, and 92.
- (c) has an amino acid sequence which is substantially identical to any of SEQ ID NOS:
- 5, 7, 9, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 63, and 65.
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A field crop comprising at least 50% of plants germinated from a propagule comprising a prokaryotic cold shock protein.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.