Patent ID: 6972349
Filing Date: 2005-12-06
Classification: C07K,C12N

Abstract:
1. In a method of expressing a foreign gene or an endogenous plant gene that has been introduced into plant cells, plant protoplasts, or whole plants, the improvement comprising the supplying of a booster sequence comprising a polynucleotide encoding an rgs-CaM protein to said plant cells, plant protoplasts, or whole plants so as to suppress post-transcriptional gene silencing (PTGS) of the expression of said foreign gene or endogenous plant gene as compared to said expression in said plant cells, plant protoplasts, or whole plants without said booster sequence; wherein said polynucleotide comprises a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the nucleotide sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:1; (b) and a nucleotide sequence that encodes the polypeptide set forth in SEQ ID NO:2.