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
2007-08-14
2010-06-22
Collins, Cynthia (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
C800S260000, C800S317200, C800S317300, C800S317400, C800S312000, C800S314000, C800S320000, C800S320100, C800S320200, C435S320100
Reexamination Certificate
active
07741538
ABSTRACT:
Methods and compositions for the expression of transgenes in monocot plants including maize are disclosed. In the invention, gene silencing is avoided by use of monocot-homeologous sequences from plants of the genusCoixfor transformation. Included in these transgene sequences areCoixpromoters, enhancers, coding sequences and terminators. Suitable alternatives to maize-derived transgenes are desirable for expression in maize in that homology-based gene silencing can limit or effectively eliminate transgene expression.
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Kriz Alan L.
Luethy Michael H.
Voyles Dale A.
Collins Cynthia
Dekalb Genetics Corporation
Robert, Esq. Erin C.
Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP
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