Guayule with increased rubber production and yield
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
InventorsColleen M. McMahan, Maureen C. Whalen, Dante Placido, Niu Dong
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Abstract
Altered guayule that produce more rubber than the amount of rubber produced by non-altered guayule are provided. The alterations may include (i) a reduction in amount of functional PaAos produced by the altered guayule, (ii) an increase in amount of a transcription factor produced by the altered guayule, (iii) an increase in amount of salicylic acid within the altered guayule, (iv) exposure of the altered guayule to cold temperature, and (v) a combination thereof. Methods of producing the altered guayule and methods of increasing the amount of rubber produced by a guayule are also provided.
Claims10
An altered guayule, parts and progeny thereof, that produces more rubber than an amount of rubber produced by a non-altered guayule comprising an alteration that causes said altered guayule to produce an increased amount of rubber, said alteration being a reduction in an amount of functional PaAos produced by said altered guayule,
- wherein said alteration causes said altered guayule to produce more rubber than said amount of rubber produced by said non-altered guayule,
- wherein said reduction in an amount of functional PaAos produced by said altered guayule comprises one or more of the following:
- (i) a genetic alteration in said altered guayule, said genetic alteration comprising an expression vector comprising a heterologous promoter operably linked to a polynucleotide encoding PaAos anti-sense RNA;
- wherein said polynucleotide encoding PaAos anti-sense RNA comprises a sequence that is the reverse complementary sequence of a PaAos gene, a sequence at least 95% identical thereof, a fragment of the reverse complementary sequence of a PaAos gene, or a sequence at least 95% identical thereof;
- and wherein said expression vector produces said PaAos anti-sense RNA,
- (ii) a genetic alteration in said altered guayule;
- wherein said genetic alteration comprises an expression vector comprising a heterologous promoter operably linked to a polynucleotide encoding a PaAos dsRNA;
- wherein said polynucleotide comprises at least 19 contiguous nucleotides of a PaAos sequence, or a fragment thereof, or a sequence at least 95% identical to the PaAos sequence, or a sequence at least 95% identical to the fragment of the PaAos sequence;
- and wherein said expression vector produces said PaAos dsRNA, and
- (iii) administering PaAos dsRNA to a guayule to generate said altered guayule;
- wherein said PaAos dsRNA comprises at least 19 contiguous nucleotides of a PaAos sequence, or a fragment thereof, or a sequence at least 95% identical to the PaAos sequence, or a sequence at least 95% identical to the fragment of the PaAos sequence;
- wherein said PaAos dsRNA enters said altered guayule and reduces said amount of functional PaAos produced by said altered guayule.
An altered guayule, parts and progeny thereof, that produces more rubber than an amount of rubber produced by a non-altered guayule comprising an alteration that causes said altered guayule to produce an increased amount of rubber, said alteration being an increase in an amount of a transcription factor produced by said altered guayule,
- wherein said alteration causes said altered guayule to produce more rubber than said amount of rubber produced by said non-altered guayule,
- wherein said increase in said amount of a transcription factor produced by said altered guayule comprises a genetic alteration in said altered guayule;
- wherein said genetic alteration comprises an expression vector comprising a heterologous promoter operably linked to a polynucleotide encoding at least one transcription factor selected from the group consisting of PaWRKY3-like, PaWRKY71-like, PaMYBS3-like, and a sequence at least 95% identical to any one of PaWRKY3-like, PaWRKY71-like, and PaMYBS3-like;
- and wherein said altered guayule produces said at least one transcription factor.
A method for increasing amount of rubber produced by an altered guayule compared to an amount of rubber produced by a non-altered guayule, said method comprising reducing an amount of functional PaAos produced by said altered guayule;
- wherein said alterations cause said alteration causes said altered guayule to produce more rubber than said amount of rubber produced by said non-altered guayule,
- wherein said reducing an amount of functional PaAos produced by said altered guayule comprises one or more of the following:
- (i) making a genetic alteration in said guayule;
- wherein said genetic alteration comprises an expression vector comprising a heterologous promoter operably linked to a polynucleotide encoding PaAos anti-sense RNA;
- wherein said polynucleotide encoding PaAos anti-sense RNA comprises a sequence that is the reverse complementary sequence of a PaAos gene, a sequence at least 95% identical thereof, a fragment of the reverse complementary sequence of a PaAos gene, or a sequence at least 95% identical thereof;
- and wherein said expression vector produces said PaAos anti-sense RNA;
- (ii) making a genetic alteration in said guayule;
- wherein said genetic alteration comprises an expression vector comprising a heterologous promoter operably linked to a polynucleotide encoding a PaAos dsRNA;
- wherein said polynucleotide comprises at least 19 contiguous nucleotides of a PaAos sequence, or a fragment thereof, or a sequence at least 95% identical to the PaAos sequence, or a sequence at least 95% identical to the fragment of the PaAos sequence;
- and wherein said expression vector produces said PaAos dsRNA;
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- (iii) administering PaAos dsRNA to a guayule to generate said altered guayule;
- wherein said PaAos dsRNA comprises at least 19 contiguous nucleotides of a PaAos sequence, or a fragment thereof, or a sequence at least 95% identical to the PaAos sequence, or a sequence at least 95% identical to the fragment of the PaAos sequence;
- wherein said PaAos dsRNA enters said altered guayule and reduces said amount of functional PaAos produced by said altered guayule.
A method for increasing amount of rubber produced by an altered guayule compared to an amount of rubber produced by a non-altered guayule, said method comprising increasing amount of a transcription factor produced by said altered guayule;
- wherein said alteration causes said altered guayule to produce more rubber than said amount of rubber produced by said non-altered guayule,
- wherein said increasing said amount of a transcription factor produced by said altered guayule comprises making a genetic alteration in said guayule;
- wherein said genetic alteration comprises an expression vector comprising a heterologous promoter operably linked to a polynucleotide encoding at least one transcription factor selected from the group consisting of PaWRKY3-like, PaWRKY71-like, PaMYBS3-like and a sequence at least 95% identical to any one of PaWRKY3-like, PaWRKY71-like, and PaMYBS3-like;
- and wherein said altered guayule produces said at least one transcription factor.
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