Interference 103,579
a) a promoter, and
b) a fragment of the potato gene coding for
granule-bound starch synthase inserted in
the antisense direction, wherein said fragment
has the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID No. 1.
The claims of the parties which correspond to this
count are:
Hofvander, et al.: claims 1, 4, 6 to 23 and 50
Visser, et al.: claims 1, 4 to 8, 11, 13 to 20 and
22 to 27[.]
Hofvander’s claims designated as corresponding to Count 2
are reproduced below:
1. A method of suppressing amylose formation in
potato, wherein the potato is modified by genetic
engineering, which method comprises cultivating a potato
containing in the genome of a tissue of said potato a gene
construct comprising a fragment of the potato gene which
codes for formation of granule-bound starch synthase (GBSS
gene) inserted in the anti-sense direction, wherein said
fragment is selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID
No. 1, SEQ ID No. 2 and SEQ ID No. 3, together with a
promoter selected from the group consisting of CAMV 35S,
patatin I and the GBSS promoter.
4. A fragment of a potato gene coding for granule-bound
starch synthase (GBSS), wherein said fragment is selected
from the group consisting of SEQ ID No. 1, SEQ ID No. 2 and
SEQ ID No. 3.
6. Isolated potato gene coding for granule-bound starch
synthase in potato (GBSS gene) having the nucleotide
sequence stated in SEQ ID No. 5.
7. An antisense construct for inhibiting expression of
the potato gene which codes for granule-bound starch
synthase (GBSS gene) comprising
a) a promoter,
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