Inhibition of snl6 expression for biofuel production
AssigneeThe Regents of the University of California
InventorsRebecca Bart, Mawsheng Chern, Pamela Ronald, Miguel Vega-Sanchez
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Abstract
The invention provides compositions and methods for inhibiting the expression of the gene Snl6 in plants. Plants with inhibited expression of Snl6 have use in biofuel production, e.g., by increasing the amount of soluble sugar that can be extracted from the plant.
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A plant in which the expression of an endogenous Snl6 gene is genetically altered in comparison to a corresponding wildtype plant that does not have the genetic alteration, wherein the genetic alteration decreases expression of the endogenous Snl6 gene.
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A method of reducing the amount of lignin in a plant, the method comprising:
- inhibiting expression of an endogenous Snl6 gene in the plant.
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A method of improving the amount of soluble sugar obtained from plant biomass material, the method comprising:
- providing plant biomass material from a plant in which endogenous Snl6 gene expression is inhibited;
- performing a saccharification reaction;
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- obtaining soluble sugar.
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A saccharification reaction comprising plant biomass material from a plant in which endogenous Snl6 gene expression is inhibited.
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