Gibberellin 2-oxidase
AssigneeRothamsted Research Limited
InventorsStephen Gregory Thomas, Peter Hedden, Andrew Leonard Phillips
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Abstract
A nucleic acid sequence is provided which encodes a gibberellin 2-oxidase gene which catalyses the 2β-oxidation of a gibberellin molecule to introduce a hydroxyl group at C-2 and further catalyses the oxidation of the hydroxyl group introduced at C-2 to yield the ketone derivative. Such sequences can find application in the preparation of transgenic plants with altered levels of gibberellin 2-oxidase.
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A plant cell transformed with a vector comprising a nucleic acid molecule operatively linked to a promoter, wherein the nucleic acid molecule encodes a polypeptide having gibberellin 2-oxidase enzyme activity, and wherein said nucleic acid molecule hybridizes to the complement of the coding region of SEQ ID NO:
- 5 under stringent conditions that comprise hybridization at 65° C. and washing in 0.1×SSC/0.1% SDS at 68° C.
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