Stilbene synthase gene
AssigneeBayer Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsGudrun Schroder, Joachim Schroder, Rudiger Hain, Peter Helmut Schreier
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Abstract
A stilbene synthase gene. More particularly, a stilbene synthase gene in which the stilbene synthase is resveratrol synthase. Also more particularly a stilbene synthase gene which is obtained from groundnut (Arachis hypogaea). Furthermore a stilbene synthase gene, corresponding to the stilbene synthase gene which is contained in the plasmid pGS 828.1, and DNA sequences acting in essentially the same say. Still further, a stilbene synthase gene unit which comprises approximately 6,700 base pairs and exhibits 3 EcoRI, 3 HindIII and 1 PstI cleavage sites, and which can be obtained by partial cleavage of the plasmid PGS 828.1 using EcoRI and HindIII, or from plasmid pGS 828.1 using SstI and PvuII.
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A transgenic plant cell, said plant cell containing genomic DNA in addition to the DNA naturally constituting the genome of said plant cell, and said additional genomic DNA comprising a stilbene synthase gene, wherein said gene is expressed when said transgenic plant cell is exposed to a pest, said transgenic plant cell exhibiting increased resistance to said pest as compared to a non-transgenic plant cell of the same cell type and plant species exposed to the same pest under the same conditions, and said increased resistance to said pest being a result of the expression of said gene.
A transgenic whole plant, said whole plant containing genomic DNA in addition to the DNA naturally constituting the genome of said whole plant, and said additional genomic DNA comprising a stilbene synthase gene, wherein said gene is expressed when said transgenic whole plant is exposed to a pest, said transgenic whole plant exhibiting increased resistance to said pest as compared to a non-transgenic whole plant of the same plant species exposed to the same pest under the same conditions, and said increased resistance to said pest being a result of the expression of said gene.
A transgenic plant part, said plant part containing genomic DNA in addition to the DNA naturally constituting the genome of said plant part, and said additional genomic DNA comprising a stilbene synthase gene, wherein said gene is expressed when said transgenic plant part is exposed to a pest, said transgenic plant part exhibiting increased resistance to said pest as compared to a non-transgenic plant part of the same part type and plant species exposed to the same pest under the same conditions, and said increased resistance to said pest being a result of the expression of said gene.
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