Gene for increasing the production of plant biomass and/or seeds and method for use thereof
AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsSatoshi KONDO, Chikara OHTO, Norihiro MITSUKAWA, Nobuhiko MURAMOTO, Kenichi OGAWA, Hiroki SUGIMOTO, Tomoko TANAKA, Madoka YONEKURA
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Abstract
A technique by which the production of plant biomass can be significantly increased is provided. A protein phosphatase 2C gene having 3 consensus sequences comprising the amino acid sequences shown in SEQ ID NOS: 1-3 from the N-terminal side in such order is over-expressed.
Claims18
A method for increasing the production of biomass comprising overexpressing in a plant a gene encoding protein phosphatase 2C comprising a protein selected from the group consisting of (a) and (b):
- (a) a protein comprising SEQ ID NO:
- 48;
- and
- (b) a protein comprising an amino acid sequence that has a deletion of one to five amino acids, a substitution of one to five amino acids, an addition of one to five amino acids, or an insertion of one to five amino acids with respect to SEQ ID NO:
- 48 and having protein phosphatase 2C activity;
- and
- thereby increasing the production of biomass as compared to a wild-type plant.
A method for producing a transformed plant comprising the step of introducing into a plant a gene encoding protein phosphatase 2C comprising a protein selected from the group consisting of (a) and (b):
- (a) a protein comprising SEQ ID NO:
- 48;
- and
- (b) a protein comprising an amino acid sequence that has a deletion of one to five amino acids, a substitution of one to five amino acids, an addition of one to five amino acids, or an insertion of one to five amino acids with respect to SEQ ID NO:
- 48 and having protein phosphatase 2C activity;
- thereby producing a transformed plant.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.