Methods of altering the starch granule profile in plants
AssigneePlant Bioscience Limited
InventorsDavid SEUNG, Nitin Uttam Kamble
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Abstract
The invention relates to methods for altering the starch granule composition in starch storage organs. Also described are genetically altered plants characterised by the above phenotype as well as methods of producing such plants.
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A genetically altered plant, part thereof or plant cell comprising reduced or abolished expression or activity of at least one PHS1 (plastidial α-glucan phosphorylase) gene.
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A method of altering the starch granule characteristics of a plant, the method comprising reducing the expression or activity of at least one PHS1 (plastidial α-glucan phosphorylase) gene.
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A nucleic acid construct comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding at least one DNA-binding domain or protospacer element that can bind to at least one target sequence in a PHS1 gene and/or promoter, wherein preferably the target sequence is selected from SEQ ID NO:
- 49 to 52, 84 or 85 or a variant thereof, wherein preferably, the sequence of the protospacer element is selected from SEQ ID Nos 53 to 56 or 86 or 87 or a variant thereof.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.