Antisense nucleotide sequences affecting fatty acid catabolism in plants
AssigneeThe University Court of the University of Glasgow
InventorsIan Alexander Graham, Mark Allen Hooks
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Abstract
Nucleotide sequences encoding antisense RNA to proteins having enzymic activity in .beta.-oxidation, constructs, vectors, plants and plant cells comprising such nucleotide sequences, and uses of such nucleotide sequences.
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A nucleotide sequence comprising a DNA sequence encoding an antisense RNA molecule operably linked to a promoter and a terminator, said promoter and terminator functioning in a plant cell, wherein said antisense RNA molecule is complementary to a portion of the coding sequence for a protein having enzymatic activity in the peroxisomal .beta.-oxidation of fatty acids in plant cells wherein said protein is selected from the group consisting of an acyl-CoA oxidase, multifunctional protein and 3-ketoacyl CoA thiolase.
A nucleotide sequence comprising a transcriptional regulatory sequence operably linked to at least two DNA sequences, each DNA sequence encoding an antisense RNA molecule wherein said antisense RNA molecule is complementary to a portion of the coding sequence for a protein having enzymatic activity in the peroxisomal .beta.-oxidation of fatty acids in plant cells wherein said protein is selected from the group consisting of an acyl-CoA oxidase, multifunctional protein and 3-ketoacyl CoA thiolase.
A plant expressing in its cells an antisense RNA that is complementary to a portion of the coding sequence for a protein having enzymatic activity in the peroxisomal .beta.-oxidation of fatty acids in plant cells wherein said protein is selected from the group consisting of an acyl-CoA oxidase, multifunctional protein and 3-ketoacyl CoA thiolase.
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