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
2005-08-30
2005-08-30
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
C800S278000, C424S093200, C536S023600, C435S320100, C435S070100, C435S468000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06936750
ABSTRACT:
The invention is isolated nucleic acid molecules encoding Na+/H+exchanger polypeptides with 95% identity to a Na+/H+exchanger polypeptide fromArabidopsis thalianafor extrusion of monovalent cations from the cytosol of cells to provide the cell with increased salt tolerance. Crop species transformed with the nucleic acid molecule are capable of surviving in soil with high salt levels that would normally inhibit growth of the crop species.
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Apse Maris
Blumwald Eduardo
Kubelik Anne
Morrison & Foerster / LLP
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