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US 10,292,416 B2Granted
Nicotiana nucleic acid molecules and uses thereof
AssigneeAltria Client Services LLC
InventorsDongmei Xu, Mark T. Nielsen, Yanxin Shen
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Abstract
The present invention features Nicotiana nucleic acid sequences such as sequences encoding constitutive, or ethylene or senescence induced polypeptides, in particular cytochrome p450 enzymes, in Nicotiana plants and methods for using these nucleic acid sequences and plants to alter desirable traits, for example by using breeding protocols.
Claims11
A tobacco product comprising cured plant material from a Nicotiana tabacum plant having a mutation in an endogenous nucleic acid, the wild type endogenous nucleic acid encoding the nicotine demethylase sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:
- 3, wherein the mutation results in a reduction in the expression or activity of the nicotine demethylase relative to a control plant not having the mutation.
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