Patent ID: 6346655
Filing Date: 2002-02-12
Classification: C07H,C12N

Abstract:
A transgenic, trichothecene-resistant plant cell comprising a heterologous polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide that is expressed in said plant cell, wherein said polypeptide confers trichothecene resistance to said plant cell, and wherein:(a) said heterologous polynucleotide comprises a nucleotide sequence, the full length complement of which hybridizes to SEQ ID NO:1, 5, or 7 under stringent conditions comprising a 0.2Ã—SSC wash at 65Â° C. for 15 minutes; (b) said heterologous polynucleotide comprises a nucleotide sequence having at least 75% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:1, 5, or 7; or (c) said polypeptide comprises an amino acid sequence having at least 75% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:2, 6, or 8.