EXPANSINS, PROTEINS THAT CATALYZE PLANT CELL WALL EXPANSION AND WEAKENING OF PAPER FIBER CONNECTIONS

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EP 0 753 054 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	15.01.1997 Bulletin 1997/03

(21)	Application number: 94916750.0

(22)	Date of filing: 12.05.1994

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

C12N 9/ 42^{( . )}
C07K 14/ 415^{( . )}
C12N 9/ 00^{( . )}
C12N 15/ 82^{( . )}
C12Q 1/ 68^{( . )}
D21H 17/ 22^{( . )}

C07H 21/ 04^{( . )}
C07K 14/ 435^{( . )}
C12N 9/ 64^{( . )}
C12P 21/ 06^{( . )}
D21C 1/ 00^{( . )}

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US1994/005286

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 1994/026878 (24.11.1994 Gazette 1994/26)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

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Priority:

12.05.1993 US 19930060944

(71)	Applicant: THE PENN STATE RESEARCH FOUNDATION
	University Park, PA 16802 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	COSGROVE, Daniel J. Pennsylvania Furnace, PA 16865 (US) McQUEEN-MASON, Simon State College, PA 16803 (US)

(74)	Representative: Van Someren, Petronella F. H. M.
	Arnold & Siedsma, Advocaten en Octrooigemachtigden, Sweelinckplein 1 2517 GK Den Haag 2517 GK Den Haag (NL)

(54)	EXPANSINS, PROTEINS THAT CATALYZE PLANT CELL WALL EXPANSION AND WEAKENING OF PAPER FIBER CONNECTIONS