Increasing plant growth and yield by using an ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase sequence
AssigneeBenson Hill, Inc.
InventorBenjamin Neil Gray
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Abstract
Compositions and methods for improving plant growth are provided herein. Polynucleotides encoding ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase small subunit (AGPaseSS) proteins, polypeptides encompassing AGPaseSS proteins, and expression constructs for expressing genes of interest whose expression may improve agronomic properties including but not limited to crop yield, biotic and abiotic stress tolerance, and early vigor, plants comprising the polynucleotides, polypeptides, and expression constructs, and methods of producing transgenic plants are also provided.
Claims14
A method for increasing crop yield comprising transforming a plant with at least one ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase small subunit (AGPaseSS) protein-encoding sequence, wherein said AGPaseSS protein-encoding sequence comprises SEQ ID NO:1 or 2, or encodes a protein comprising SEO ID NO:3.
A plant having stably incorporated into its genome a promoter that drives expression in a plant operably linked to an AGPaseSS protein-encoding sequence, wherein said promoter is heterologous to said AGPaseSS protein-encoding sequence, and wherein said AGPaseSS protein-encoding sequence comprises SEQ ID NO:
- 1 or 2, or encodes a protein comprising SEQ ID NO:
- 3.
A DNA construct comprising, in operable linkage,
- a. A promoter that is functional in a plant cell and,
- b. A nucleic acid sequence encoding an AGPaseSS protein, wherein said nucleic acid sequence encoding the AGPaseSS protein comprises SEQ ID No:
- 1 or 2, or encodes a protein that comprises SEQ ID NO:3.
A method for increasing crop yield comprising modulating the expression of at least one AGPaseSS protein-encoding sequence in a plant, wherein said AGPaseSS protein-encoding sequence comprises SEQ ID NO:1 or 2, or encodes a protein comprising SEQ ID NO:3.
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