Enhancing cell wall properties in plants or trees
AssigneeThe University of British Columbia
InventorsShawn D. Mansfield, Faride G. Unda
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for enhancing cell wall properties in plants. The method comprises introducing into the plant, at least one nucleotide construct comprising a nucleic acid molecule operatively linked to a regulatory region active in the plant, wherein said nucleic acid molecule encodes a polypeptide with galactinol synthase (GolS)-like activity and growing the plant under conditions that permit the expression of the nucleic acid, thereby enhancing the cell wall property of the plant.
Claims16
A method for enhancing cell wall property in a perennial plant or portion of the perennial plant comprising
- (a) introducing into the perennial plant or portion of the perennial plant, at least one nucleotide construct comprising a nucleic acid molecule operatively linked to a regulatory region active in the perennial plant, wherein said nucleic acid molecule encodes a polypeptide with galactinol synthase (GolS)-like activity;
- (b) growing the perennial plant or portion of the perennial pant under conditions that permit the expression of the nucleic acid, thereby enhancing the cell wall property of the perennial plant or portion of the perennial plant.
A method for enhancing cell wall property in a perennial plant or portion of the perennial plant, comprising
- (a) providing the perennial plant or a portion of the perennial plant, comprising at least one nucleotide construct comprising a nucleic acid molecule operatively linked to a regulatory region active in the plant, wherein said nucleic acid molecule encodes a polypeptide with galactinol synthase (GolS)-like activity;
- (b) growing the perennial plant, or portion of the perennial plant under conditions that permit the expression of the nucleic acid, thereby enhancing the cell wall property of the perennial plant, or portion of the perennial plant.
A method for altering level of carbohydrates in a perennial plant or portion of a perennial plant comprising
- (a) introducing into the plant or a portion of the plant, at least one nucleotide construct comprising a nucleic acid molecule operatively linked to a regulatory region active in the plant, wherein said nucleic acid molecule encodes a polypeptide with galactinol synthase (GolS)-like activity;
- (b) growing the plant or portion of the pant under conditions that permit the expression of the nucleic acid, thereby altering the level of carbohydrates in the plant or portion of the plant.
A perennial plant, portion of a plant or plant cell comprising a nucleic acid comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a polypeptide with galactinol synthase (GolS)-like activity operatively linked to a regulatory region active in a plant.
A nucleic acid comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a polypeptide with galactinol synthase (GolS)-like activity operatively linked to a regulatory region active in a plant, wherein the .the polypeptide is encoded by any one sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO 16-25, 38, and 45.
A method for producing a feedstock for use in pulp and paper or biofuel production comprising,
- (a) providing a perennial plant comprising at least one nucleotide construct comprising a nucleic acid molecule operatively linked to a regulatory region active in the perennial plant, wherein said nucleic acid molecule encodes a polypeptide with galactinol synthase (GolS)-like activity;
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- (b) growing the perennial plant under conditions that permit the expression of the nucleic acid, thereby producing the feedstock.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.