Superfund Research Program

Molecular Mechanisms of Heavy Metal Detoxification and Accumulation in Plants

Project Leader: Julian I. Schroeder
Grant Number: P42ES010337
Funding Period: 2000-2017

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Patents

• A Genomic Scale Artificial microRNA Library as a Tool to Investigate the Functionally Redundant Gene Space in Arabidopsis thaliana

  Number: 61/856,739
  Year: 2013
  Patent Status: Pending
  Authors: Schroeder, J.I., F. Hauser

• ABAleon, A Genetically Encoded Nano-Biosensor to Visualize Time-Resolved Abscisic Acid Concentration Changes in Vivo

  Number: 61/973,986
  Year: 2014
  Patent Status: Pending
  Authors: Schroeder, J.I., R. Waadt

• Composition for Phytochelatin Transport

  Number: US 2013/0212738 A1
  Year: 2013
  Patent Status: Issued
  Authors: Lee, Y., E. Martinoia, J. Park, W. Song, D.G. Mendoza-Cozatl, J.I. Schroeder

• Compositions and Methods for Mediating Plant Stomatal Development in Response to Carbon Dioxide and Applications for Engineering Drought Tolerance in Plants

  Number: 10,689,660
  Year: 2020
  Patent Status: Pending
  Authors: Schroeder, J.I., C. Engineer

• Controlling CO2-Regulated Stomatal Apertures, Water Transpiration and Water Use Efficiency in Plants

  Number: 61/438,618
  Year: 2015
  Patent Status: Expired
  Authors: Schroeder, J.I., H. Hu, S. Xue

• Improved Methods to Extract Signaling Proteins from Crop Plants

  Number: UCSD Case #: 2014-094
  Year: 2014
  Patent Status: Expired
  Authors: Schroeder, J.I., C. Engineer

• Mechanisms that Mediate Interference Signaling Between Pathogen Immunity Signaling and ABA-Induced Abiotic Stress Resistance Signaling

  Number: 61/481,521
  Year: 2011
  Patent Status: Pending
  Authors: Schroeder, J.I., T. Kim

• Method to Improve Drought Tolerance in Plants

  Number: 6,635,803
  Year: 2003
  Patent Status: Expired
  Authors: Schroeder, J.I., J.M. Kwak

• Novel Genes Mediating Plant Stomatal Development and Applications for Engineering Drought Tolerance

  Number: 61/663,071
  Year: 2012
  Patent Status: Pending
  Authors: Schroeder, J.I., C. Engineer

• Phytochelatin Synthases and Uses Therefor

  Number: 6,489,537
  Year: 2002
  Patent Status: Expired
  Authors: Rea, P.A., O.K. Vatamaniuk, S. Mari, Y. Lu, J.I. Schroeder, E.J. Kim, S. Clemens

• Plant Sensors, Nucleic Acids Encoding Them, and Methods for Making and Using Them

  Number: 8,916,745
  Year: 2014
  Patent Status: Issued
  Authors: Schroeder, J.I., M. Israelsson-Nordstrom, J.M. Kuhn, Y. Yang, H. Hu, A. Boisson-Dernier

• Yeast Transporters that Mediate Cadmium and Arsenic Tolerance

  Number: 61/521,658
  Year: 2012
  Patent Status: Expired
  Authors: Schroeder, J.I., D.G. Mendoza-Cozatl, E. Butko, P. Russell, O.K. Vatamaniuk