Polynucleotides and polypeptides in plants
AssigneeMendel Biotechnology, Inc.
InventorsRobert A. Creelman, Oliver Ratcliffe, T. Lynne Reuber, James Zhang, Gregory Nadzan
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Abstract
The invention relates to plant transcription factor polypeptides, polynucleotides that encode them, homologs from a variety of plant species, and methods of using the polynucleotides and polypeptides to produce transgenic plants having advantageous properties compared to a reference plant. Sequence information related to these polynucleotides and polypeptides can also be used in bioinformatic search methods and is also disclosed.
Claims35
A transgenic plant that has more chlorophyll than a non-transformed control plant or a wild-type control plant of the same species, wherein the transgenic plant comprises a recombinant polynucleotide sequence encoding a transcription factor polypeptide that has at least 95% amino acid sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:
- 304.
A transgenic plant that has greater photosynthetic capacity than a non-transformed control plant or a wild-type control plant of the same species, wherein the transgenic plant comprises a recombinant polynucleotide sequence encoding a transcription factor polypeptide that has at least 95% amino acid sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:
- 304.
A transformed plant seed, wherein a transgenic plant grown from the transformed plant seed has more chlorophyll and/or greater photosynthetic capacity than a non-transformed control plant or a wild-type control plant of the same species, and the transformed plant seed comprises:
- a recombinant polynucleotide sequence encoding a transcription factor polypeptide that has at least 95% amino acid sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:
- 304.
A transgenic plant that comprises a recombinant polynucleotide sequence encoding a transcription factor polypeptide comprising SEQ ID NO:
- 304, wherein the transgenic plant stably expresses the transcription factor polypeptide.
A method for producing a transgenic plant with more chlorophyll than a non-transformed plant or a wild-type control plant of the same species, the method steps consisting of:
- a. transforming a target plant with an expression vector to produce the transgenic plant, wherein the expression vector comprises a polynucleotide sequence that encodes a transcription factor polypeptide that has at least 95% amino acid sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:
- 304;
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- b. growing the transgenic plant, wherein the transcription factor polypeptide is expressed in the transgenic plant at levels sufficient to produce more chlorophyll in the transgenic plant as compared to the non-transformed or the wild-type control plant.
A method for producing a transgenic plant with an increased photosynthetic capacity relative to a non-transformed plant or a wild-type control plant of the same species, the method steps consisting of:
- a. transforming a target plant with an expression vector to produce the transgenic plant, wherein the expression vector comprises a polynucleotide sequence that encodes a transcription factor polypeptide that has at least 95% amino acid sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:
- 304;
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- b. growing the transgenic plant, wherein the transcription factor polypeptide is expressed in the transgenic plant at levels sufficient to increase the photosynthetic capacity in the transgenic plant as compared to the photosynthetic capacity in the non-transformed or the wild-type control plant.
A transgenic plant that comprises a recombinant polynucleotide sequence encoding a transcription factor polypeptide that has at least 95% amino acid sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:
- 304;
- wherein the transgenic plant stably expresses the transcription factor polypeptide.
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