Global Patent Index - EP 1159407 A2

EP 1159407 A2 20011205 - CLASS II DNA METHYLTRANSFERASES OF ZEA MAYS

Title (en)

CLASS II DNA METHYLTRANSFERASES OF ZEA MAYS

Title (de)

DNA METHYLTRANSFERASEN (KLASSE II) VON ZEA MAYS

Title (fr)

ADN METHYLTRANSFERASES DE CLASSE II DE ZEA MAYS

Publication

EP 1159407 A2 20011205 (EN)

Application

EP 00917875 A 20000310

Priority

  • US 0006456 W 20000310
  • US 12388899 P 19990311
  • US 16985899 P 19991209

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0053732A2] The present invention provides nucleic acids encoding polypeptides which encode a DNA methyltransferase. These nucleic acids can be used to stabilize transgene expression in transgenic plants, to alter the yield or biochemical qualities of plants to silencing targeted genes in plants in vivo.

IPC 1-7

C12N 9/10; C12N 15/63; C12N 5/14; C12N 15/83; C12N 15/82

IPC 8 full level

C12N 9/10 (2006.01); C12N 15/82 (2006.01); C12N 15/83 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

C12N 9/1007 (2013.01); C12N 15/8216 (2013.01); C12N 15/8261 (2013.01); Y02A 40/146 (2018.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0053732 A2 20000914; WO 0053732 A3 20001221; AU 3878100 A 20000928; CA 2362417 A1 20000914; EP 1159407 A2 20011205; MX PA01009097 A 20030714

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 0006456 W 20000310; AU 3878100 A 20000310; CA 2362417 A 20000310; EP 00917875 A 20000310; MX PA01009097 A 20000310