METHOD FOR ENHANCING EXPRESSION OF A FOREIGN OR ENDOGENOUS GENE PRODUCT IN PLANTS

The present invention provides a method for enhancing the expression of genes in plants by supplying a virally encoded booster sequence comprising the 5' proximal region of the potyvirus genome to the plant. The booster sequence enhances the expression of foreign genes or endogenous plant genes...

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Main Authors DAWSON, WILLIAM, O, CARRINGTON, JAMES, MARTIN, LASZLO, VANCE, VICKI, B, PRUSS, GAIL, J
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 30.12.1998
Edition6
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Summary:The present invention provides a method for enhancing the expression of genes in plants by supplying a virally encoded booster sequence comprising the 5' proximal region of the potyvirus genome to the plant. The booster sequence enhances the expression of foreign genes or endogenous plant genes in plants by employing any known methodology of expressing introduced genes in plants. The booster sequence may be used to enhance expression of any gene, including foreign genes or endogenous plant genes, introduced by means of stable transformation into the genome of the plant or introduced by expression from a plant viral expression vector.
Bibliography:Application Number: WO1998US06075