DNA encoding for plant digalactosyldiacylglycerol galactosyltransferase and methods of use
AssigneeBoard of Trustees operating Michigan State University
InventorsChristoph Benning, Peter Döermann
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Abstract
The cDNA encoding digalactosyldiacylglycerol galactosyltransferase (DGD1) is provided. The deduced amino acid sequence is also provided. Methods of making and using DGD1 to screen for new herbicides and alter a plant's leaf lipid composition are also provided, as well as expression vectors, transgenic plants or other organisms transfected with said vectors.
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An isolated recombinant nucleic acid molecule comprising a sequence encoding an Arabidopsis digalactosyldiacylglycerol galactosyltransferase.
A method for altering leaf lipid composition in a plant, the method comprising introducing a nucleic acid molecule comprising a sequence encoding an Arabidopsis digalactosyldiacylglycerol galactosyltransferase.
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