US Patent Issued to BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY on Sept. 30 for "Transcription factors to improve resistance to environmental stress in plants" (American, Japanese, Brazilian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,428,651, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY (East Lansing, Mich.).

"Transcription factors to improve resistance to environmental stress in plants" was invented by Gregg A. Howe (East Lansing, Mich.), Marcelo Campos (Lago Norte, Brazil) and Yuki Yoshida (Tokyo).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Plants, plant cells, and seeds are described herein that grow well and are resistant to environmental stresses such as drought and insects, where the plants have one or more mutations that reduce or eliminate the interaction of MYC transcription factors with the JAZ proteins. The plants can have an addit...