Nucleotide sequences and polypeptides encoded thereby useful for modifying plant characteristics in response to cold
AssigneeCeres, Inc.
InventorsCory Christensen, Bonnie Hund
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Abstract
Methods and materials for modulating cold tolerance levels in plants are disclosed. For example, nucleic acids encoding cold tolerance-modulating polypeptides are disclosed as well as methods for using such nucleic acids to transform plant cells. Also disclosed are plants having increased cold tolerance levels and plant products produced from plants having increased cold tolerance levels.
Claims9
A plant cell comprising an exogenous nucleic acid, said exogenous nucleic acid comprising a heterologous regulatory region operably linked to a nucleotide sequence encoding a polypeptide, wherein said polypeptide comprises an amino acid sequence that has 98% or greater sequence identity to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 93, and wherein a plant produced from said plant cell has an increased level of cold tolerance as compared to the corresponding level of cold tolerance of a control plant that does not comprise said nucleic acid.
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