US 7,524,933 B2
	Maize cellulose synthases and uses thereof
Kanwarpal S Dhugga, Johnston, Iowa (US); Haiyin Wang, Johnston, Iowa (US); Dwight Tomes, Van Meter, Iowa (US); and Timothy G Helentjaris, Tucson, Ariz. (US)
Assigned to Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., Johnston, Iowa (US)
Filed on Sep. 24, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/859,968.
Application 11/859968 is a division of application No. 10/963217, filed on Oct. 12, 2004, granted, now 7,307,149.
Application 10/963217 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/209059, filed on Jul. 31, 2002, granted, now 6,930,225.
Application 10/209059 is a continuation in part of application No. 09/550483, filed on Apr. 14, 2000, abandoned.
Application 09/550483 is a continuation in part of application No. 09/371383, filed on Aug. 06, 1999, abandoned.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/096822, filed on Aug. 17, 1998.
Prior Publication US 2008/0028492 A1, Jan. 31, 2008
Int. Cl. C07K 4/10 (2006.01); C07K 17/12 (2006.01); C12N 15/09 (2006.01)

U.S. Cl. 530—372  [530/350; 530/370; 435/69.1]

7 Claims

1. An isolated cellulose synthase product obtained from a transformed plant tissue expressing an isolated polynucleotide that encodes a functional cellulose synthase polypeptide having at least 95% identity to SEQ ID NO: 10.