Multicellular living organisms and unmodified parts thereof and – Plant – seedling – plant seed – or plant part – per se – Higher plant – seedling – plant seed – or plant part
Reexamination Certificate
2005-06-07
2005-06-07
Kubelik, Anne (Department: 1638)
Multicellular living organisms and unmodified parts thereof and
Plant, seedling, plant seed, or plant part, per se
Higher plant, seedling, plant seed, or plant part
C800S280000, C435S320100, C424S093200, C536S023720
Reexamination Certificate
active
06903248
ABSTRACT:
The present invention is directed to a DNA construct comprising a first DNA molecule having a length insufficient to independently impart resistance to a virus to plants transformed with said first DNA molecule, wherein the first DNA molecule is from a viral coat protein gene and is at least 110 nucleotides in length. The construct also comprises a second DNA of at least 400 nucleotides in length, which is coupled to the first DNA molecule so that the first and second DNA molecules collectively achieve post-transcriptional silencing and impart resistance to the virus. Alternately, the DNA construct can comprise a plurality of DNA molecules each of which is at least 110 nucleotides in length and from a viral gene, wherein the plurality of DNA molecules are at least 510 nucleotides in length.
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Gonsalves Dennis
Jan Fuh-Jyh
Pang Sheng-Zhi
Cornell Research Foundation Inc.
Kubelik Anne
Nixon & Peabody LLP
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