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US 2025/0197875 A1Published application
Engineered plants having modified inositol pyrophosphates
AssigneeVirginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc.
InventorsGlenda Gillaspy, Catherine Freed, Caitlin Cridland, Branch Craige
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Abstract
Described in certain example embodiments herein are engineered plants that overexpress an ITPK and/or a VIP gene, gene product, or both. In some embodiments, the VIP gene, gene product, or both is the kinase domain of the an ITPK gene product. Also described in certain example embodiments herein are methods of making and uses of the engineered plants described herein.
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An engineered plant comprising:
- increased inositol pyrophosphates and/or synthesis thereof as compared to a wild-type or unmodified plant.
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A method of producing an engineered plant and/or increasing phosphorus use efficiency in a plant comprising:
- overexpressing, in a plant and/or one or more plant cells
- a. an inositol tetrakisphosphate kinase (ITPK) gene and/or gene product;
- b. a diphosphoinositol pentakisphosphate (VIP) gene and/or gene product;
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- c. both (a) and (b).
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