Mutant genes encoding plant ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase and methods of use
AssigneeUniversity of Florida
InventorL. Curtis Hannah
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Abstract
The present invention pertains to mutant alleles of the genes encoding the large subunit of AGP-glucose pyrophosphorylase in plants. When present in maize plants, these mutant alleles confer enhanced germination characteristics but without any dimishment of food quality or flavor as compared to plants that express the sh2-R genes. The subject invention also concerns methods for transforming plants with the mutant alleles. The subject invention also concerns plants that have the mutant alleles of the invention incorporated in their genome.
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A polynucleotide molecule that encodes a large subunit of plant ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase, wherein said polynucleotide comprises the genomic nucleotide sequence of the Shrunken-2 gene of maize, wherein said gene comprises intron 2, and wherein said Shrunken-2 gene comprises a substitution of the wild-type terminal nucleotide of intron 2 of said gene from a G to an A.
A polynucleotide molecule comprising an intron of the Shrunken-2 gene of maize, wherein said intron is intron 2 of said Shrunken-2 gene and wherein said intron comprises a substitution of the wild-type terminal nucleotide from a G to an A.
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