ROBERT JOSEPH FERL
Pilots at 53 St, Gainesville, FL
License number
Florida A4358225
Issued Date
Sep 2016
Expiration Date
Sep 2018
Category
Airmen
Type
Authorized Aircraft Instructor
Address
Address
5017 NW 53Rd St, Gainesville, FL 32653
Professional information
Plants With Enhanced Ability To Produce Starch And Methods For Obtaining Them
US Patent:
2005001, Jan 20, 2005
Filed:
Aug 26, 2004
Appl. No.:
10/928689
Inventors:
Robert Ferl - Gainesville FL, US
Paul Sehnke - Gainesville FL, US
Hwa Chung - Seoul, KR
Ke Wu - Gainesville FL, US
L. Hannah - Gainesville FL, US
Paul Sehnke - Gainesville FL, US
Hwa Chung - Seoul, KR
Ke Wu - Gainesville FL, US
L. Hannah - Gainesville FL, US
International Classification:
A01H001/00, C12N015/82, C12N015/87
US Classification:
435468000, 800285000, 800294000, 800286000
Abstract:
The subject invention concerns materials and methods for enhancing starch production in plants. Starch production is enhanced, relative to levels observed in wildtype or control plants, by reduction of the plant 14-3-3 protein(s) which subsequently results in increased accumulation of starch in the plant. In one embodiment, the 14-3-3 protein expression is reduced using polynucleotides that are antisense to the 14-3-3 gene sequences expressed in the plant. In another embodiment, the 14-3-3 protein expression is reduced by “knockout” of a 14-3-3 gene or gene sequences. The subject invention also pertains to transformed and transgenic plants that have polynucleotides that are antisense to the 14-3-3 gene sequences expressed in the plant, wherein the transformed and transgenic plants exhibit enhanced starch production. The subject invention also pertains to “knockout” plants in which the normal functional 14-3-3 gene in the plant is deleted or replaced with a non-functional form of the gene. The subject invention also concerns the “antisense” polynucleotides of the invention that when introduced into a plant cell can function to effectively reduce expression of the 14-3-3 proteins in a plant.
Plants With Enhanced Ability To Produce Starch And Methods For Obtaining Them
US Patent:
6867350, Mar 15, 2005
Filed:
May 17, 2001
Appl. No.:
09/859822
Inventors:
Robert J. Ferl - Gainesville FL, US
Paul C. Sehnke - Gainesville FL, US
Hwa Jee Chung - Seoul, KR
Ke Wu - Gainesville FL, US
L. Curtis Hannah - Gainesville FL, US
Paul C. Sehnke - Gainesville FL, US
Hwa Jee Chung - Seoul, KR
Ke Wu - Gainesville FL, US
L. Curtis Hannah - Gainesville FL, US
Assignee:
University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc. - Gainesville FL
International Classification:
C12N015/29, C12N015/82, A01H001/00, A01H005/00, A01H005/10
US Classification:
800284, 800286, 800298, 800306, 800312, 8003172, 8003173, 800320, 8003201, 8003202, 8003203, 435419, 435421
Abstract:
The subject invention concerns materials and methods for enhancing starch production in plants. Starch production is enhanced, relative to levels observed in wildtype or control plants, by reduction of the plant 14-3-3 protein(s) which subsequently results in increased accumulation of starch in the plant. In one embodiment, the 14-3-3 protein expression is reduced using polynucleotides that are antisense to the 14-3-3 gene sequences expressed in the plant. In another embodiment, the 14-3-3 protein expression is reduced by “knockout” of a 14-3-3 gene or gene sequences. The subject invention also pertains to transformed and transgenic plants that have polynucleotides that are antisense to the 14-3-3 gene sequences expressed in the plant, wherein the transformed and transgenic plants exhibit enhanced starch production. The subject invention also pertains to “knockout” plants in which the normal functional 14-3-3 gene in the plant is deleted or replaced with a non-functional form of the gene. The subject invention also concerns the “antisense” polynucleotides of the invention that when introduced into a plant cell can function to effectively reduce expression of the 14-3-3 proteins in a plant.
Means For Enhancing Gene Expression
US Patent:
5955330, Sep 21, 1999
Filed:
Jun 7, 1995
Appl. No.:
8/483376
Inventors:
Vimla Vasil - Gainesville FL
Maureen A. Clancy - Gainesville FL
Robert J. Ferl - Gainesville FL
Indra K. Vasil - Gainesville FL
L. Curtis Hannah - Gainesville FL
Maureen A. Clancy - Gainesville FL
Robert J. Ferl - Gainesville FL
Indra K. Vasil - Gainesville FL
L. Curtis Hannah - Gainesville FL
Assignee:
Research Corporation Technologies - Tucson AZ
International Classification:
C07H 2104, C12N 1500
US Classification:
4351723
Abstract:
The present invention provides a novel means for enhancing the expression of genes by the use of the first intron of the Zea mays Sh1 cDNA, functional sequences derived therefrom and/or sequences flanking the first Sh1 intron, placed between the transcription start site and the translation start site of the coding sequence for enhanced expression is sought. The DNA sequences provided herein can be used, for example, to increase protein expression in engineered plant cells or in transgenic plants.