US 2020/0399637 A1 · LOSS OF FUNCTION ALLELES OF PtEPSP-TF AND ITS REGULATORY TARGETS IN RICE

Abstract

The present disclosure provides genetically modified plants, plant cells and plant tissues that show reduced lignin content as compared to a control plant which was not genetically modified. In addition, the disclosure provides methods of regulating lignin content in a plant. The disclosure also provides methods of producing bioproducts using the genetically modified plants of the instant disclosure.

Claims36

Dependent claims

A genetically modified plant, the genetic modification comprising

(a) a mutation to an endogenous PtrEPSP-TF gene, or a homolog thereof;
or
(b) a transcription factor that is regulated by PtrEPSP-TF, wherein the expression of the transcription factor is altered.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

16/445,888Filed 19 Jun 2019

Published

24 Dec 2020

Term ends

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Classification12 codes

C12N 9/1092
Transferring alkyl or aryl groups other than methyl groups: 3-Phosphoshikimate 1-carboxyvinyltransferase , i.e. 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate…
C12N 15/113
DNA or RNA fragments; Modified forms thereof ; Non-coding nucleic acids having a biological activity: non-coding nucleic acids modulating the…
C12N 15/8213
Methods for introducing genetic material into plant cells, e.g. DNA, RNA, stable or transient incorporation, tissue culture methods adapted for…:…
C12N 15/8218
Methods for controlling, regulating or enhancing expression of transgenes in plant cells: antisense, co-suppression, viral induced gene silencing…

LOSS OF FUNCTION ALLELES OF PtEPSP-TF AND ITS REGULATORY TARGETS IN RICE

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LOSS OF FUNCTION ALLELES OF PtEPSP-TF AND ITS REGULATORY TARGETS IN RICE

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Abstract

Claims36