Steven C Gruver

US Patent:

20210246465, Aug 12, 2021

Filed:

Apr 28, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/242370

Inventors:

- JOHNSTON IA, US
JENNIFER KARA BARRY - AMES IA, US
RYAN MICHAEL GERBER - APEX NC, US
STEVEN D GRUVER - PACIFICA CA, US
LU LIU - PALO ALTO CA, US
UTE SCHELLENBERGER - PALO ALTO CA, US
WEIPING XIE - EAST PALO ALTO CA, US
NASSER YALPANI - KELOWNA, CA
GENHAI ZHU - SAN JOSE CA, US

Assignee:

PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC. - JOHNSTON IA

International Classification:

C12N 15/82
C07K 14/21
C07K 14/32
C07K 14/265
A01N 37/46
C07K 14/33

Abstract:

Compositions and methods for controlling pests are provided. The methods involve transforming organisms with a nucleic acid sequence encoding an insecticidal protein. In particular, the nucleic acid sequences are useful for preparing plants and microorganisms that possess insecticidal activity. Thus, transformed bacteria, plants, plant cells, plant tissues and seeds are provided. Compositions are insecticidal nucleic acids and proteins of bacterial species. The sequences find use in the construction of expression vectors for subsequent transformation into organisms of interest including plants, as probes for the isolation of other homologous (or partially homologous) genes. The pesticidal proteins find use in controlling, inhibiting growth or killing Lepidopteran, Coleopteran, Dipteran, fungal, Hemipteran and nematode pest populations and for producing compositions with insecticidal activity.

US Patent:

20200055906, Feb 20, 2020

Filed:

Sep 14, 2017

Appl. No.:

16/345764

Inventors:

- Johnston IA, US
JENNIFER KARA BARRY - AMES IA, US
RYAN MICHAEL GERBER - APEX NC, US
STEVEN D GRUVER - PACIFICA CA, US
LU LIU - PALO ALTO CA, US
UTE SCHELLENBERGER - PALO ALTO CA, US
WEIPING XIE - EAST PALO ALTO CA, US
NASSER YALPANI - KELOWNA, CA
GENHAI ZHU - SAN JOSE CA, US

Assignee:

PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC. - JOHNSTON IA

International Classification:

C07K 14/32
C07K 14/33
C07K 14/265
C07K 14/21
A01N 37/46

Abstract:

Compositions and methods for controlling pests are provided. The methods involve transforming organisms with a nucleic acid sequence encoding an insecticidal protein. In particular, the nucleic acid sequences are useful for preparing plants and microorganisms that possess insecticidal activity. Thus, transformed bacteria, plants, plant cells, plant tissues and seeds are provided. Compositions are insecticidal nucleic acids and proteins of bacterial species. The sequences find use in the construction of expression vectors for subsequent transformation into organisms of interest including plants, as probes for the isolation of other homologous (or partially homologous) genes. The pesticidal proteins find use in controlling, inhibiting growth or killing Lepidopteran, Coleopteran, Dipteran, fungal, Hemipteran and nematode pest populations and for producing compositions with insecticidal activity.