Floe1-mediated modulation of seed longevity and germination rates
AssigneesThe Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University, Carnegie Institution of Washington
InventorsYanniv Dorone, Steven Boeynaems, Aaron D. Gitler, Seung Yon Rhee
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Abstract
Described herein are methods of modulating seed germination and seed longevity in plants by modifying FLOE1 level or activity; and plants generated by such methods.
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A method of modulating seed germination, and/or increasing seed viability the method comprising modulating FLOE1 levels in seeds of a plant compared to levels in the wildtype plant.
A plant comprising seeds that express a FLOE1 protein in which a DS domain or QPS domain is deleted, in which the QPS domain comprises substitutions at multiple tyrosine positions, optionally, wherein serine residues or phenylalanine residues are substituted for tyrosine residues;
- or in which the DS domain comprises substitutions at multiple aspartic acid residues, optionally wherein asparagine residues are substituted.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.