EP 1390484 A2 20040225 - METHODS FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF INHIBITORS OF PECTIN ESTERASE EXPRESSION OR ACTIVITY IN PLANTS
Title (en)
METHODS FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF INHIBITORS OF PECTIN ESTERASE EXPRESSION OR ACTIVITY IN PLANTS
Title (de)
VERFAHREN ZUR IDENTIFIZIERUNG VON INHIBITOREN DER EXPRESSION ODER AKTIVITÄT VON PEKTINESTERASE IN PFLANZEN
Title (fr)
PROCEDES D'IDENTIFICATION D'INHIBITEURS DE L'EXPRESSION DE L'ACTIVITE D'UNE PECTINE ESTERASE DANS LES PLANTES
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 0216648 W 20020529
- US 29448701 P 20010530
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO02097040A2] The present inventors have discovered that pectin esterase is essential for plant growth. Specifically, the inhibition of pectin esterase gene expression resulted in seedlings that were damaged, short, and stunted at a very early growth stage. Thus, pectin esterase can be used as a target for the identification of herbicides. Accordingly, the present invention provides methods for the identification of compounds that inhibit pectin esterase expression or activity, comprising: contacting a compound with a pectin esterase and detecting the presence and/or absence of binding between said compound and said pectin esterase, or detecting a decrease in pectin .esterase expression or activity. The methods of the invention are useful for the identification of herbicides.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
C12N 9/18 (2006.01); C12N 15/82 (2006.01); C12Q 1/44 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
C12N 9/18 (2013.01); C12N 15/8274 (2013.01); C12Q 1/44 (2013.01); G01N 2500/04 (2013.01)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 02097040 A2 20021205; WO 02097040 A3 20031002; AU 2002320039 A1 20021209; EP 1390484 A2 20040225; EP 1390484 A4 20050126
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 0216648 W 20020529; AU 2002320039 A 20020529; EP 02749538 A 20020529