Linda S Walling

US Patent:

59626704, Oct 5, 1999

Filed:

Jul 15, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/892770

Inventors:

Linda L. Walling - Claremont CA
Veronique Pautot - Gif sur Yvette, FR
Yong-Qiang Gu - West Lafayette IN
Wun Shaw Chao - Pullman WA

Assignee:

The Regents of the University of California - Oakland CA
Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique - Paris

International Classification:

C12N 1582
C12N 504
C12N 1529
A01H 400

US Classification:

536 236

Abstract:

Tomato LapA promoters and gene sequences are provided. The promoters are induced in plants upon wounding, or other stress-related conditions. The gene sequences include a full-length LapA gene, particularly the amino terminal region of the gene. Methods of making stress resistant plants, and of making plants susceptible to stress are provided.