ADC polynucleotides and polypeptides, uses thereof including methods for improving seeds
AssigneeCeres, Inc.
InventorK. Diane Jofuku
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Abstract
The invention provides methods of modulating seed mass and other traits in plants, including oat, wheat, rice, and maize. The methods involve producing transgenic plants comprising a recombinant expression cassette containing an ADC nucleic acid linked to a plant promoter.
Claims51
A method of modulating seed mass in a plant, the method comprising:
- (a) providing a first plant comprising a recombinant expression cassette containing an ADC nucleic acid linked to a plant promoter, said ADC nucleic acid sequence comprising:
- (i) a nucleic acid sequence having at least 90% sequence identity to the nucleic acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO:
- 1;
- or
- (ii) a nucleic acid sequence that encodes SEQ ID NO:
- 2;
- (b) selfing the first plant or crossing the first plant with a second plant, thereby producing at least one seed;
- and
- (c) selecting at least one seed with altered mass.
A seed comprising a recombinant expression cassette containing an ADC nucleic acid, said ADC nucleic acid sequence comprising:
- (i) a nucleic acid sequence having at least 90% sequence identity to the nucleic acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO:
- 1;
- or
- (ii) a nucleic acid sequence that encodes SEQ ID NO:
- 2.
A transgenic plant comprising an expression cassette containing a plant promoter operably linked to a heterologous ADC polynucleotide, wherein said ADC polynucleotide comprises:
- (i) a nucleic acid sequence having at least 90% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:
- 1;
- or
- (ii) a nucleic acid sequence that encodes SEQ ID NO:
- 2.
An isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising an expression cassette containing a plant promoter operably linked to a heterologous ADC polynucleotide, wherein said ADC polynucleotide comprises:
- (i) a nucleic acid sequence having at least 90% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:
- 1;
- or
- (ii) a nucleic acid sequence that encodes SEQ ID NO:
- 2.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.