Methods of altering seed weight and seed oil content by manipulating alpha-carboxyl-transferase (a-ct) activity via carboxyl-transferase interaction (cti) protein expression
AssigneeThe Curators of the University of Missouri
InventorsJay Thelan, Yajin Ye
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Abstract
A method of altering fatty acid and/or triacylglycerol production in plants and/or algae is provided. The method includes altering activity levels of alpha-carboxyltransferase (α-CT), a catalytic subunit of acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACCase) by modulating an expression of at least one carboxyltransferase interaction (CTI) gene encoding at least one CTI protein.
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A method of altering fatty acid and/or triacylglyerol production in plants and/or algae, comprising altering activity levels of alpha-carboxyltransferase (α-CT), wherein α-CT comprises a catalytic subunit of acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACCase).
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A modified plant having an altered activity level of alpha-carboxyltransferase (α-CT) in comparison to a wild-type plant of the same species grown under the same conditions, wherein α-CT comprises a catalytic subunit of acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACCase).
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