Transgenic plants and plant cells with enhanced pathogen resistance and related methods
AssigneeRutgers, The State University of New Jersey
InventorsEric Lam, Ron Mittler
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Abstract
Provided by this invention are transgenic higher plants and cells thereof which have been transformed with the bacterio-opsin (bO) gene to provide greater resistance to pathogen attack. Also, provided are bO vectors for forming the transgenic plants and cells thereof. Additionally, a method for enhancing the resistance of higher plants and cells thereof by attack by one or more pathogens is provided.
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A transgenic plant cell which is transformed with and expresses a gene encoding bacterio-opsin, or the progeny of said cell.
A transgenic plant, the cells of which express a gene encoding bacterio-opsin, or the progeny of said plant.
A method for enhancing resistance of a higher plant to attack by one or more plant pathogens by transforming said plant with a gene encoding bacterio-opsin.
A bacterio-opsin gene vector comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding bacterio-opsin and regulatory elements for the expression of bacterio-opsin in plant cells.
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