Inositol polyphosphate kinase genes and uses thereof
AssigneePioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
InventorsJinrui Shi, Hongyu Wang
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Abstract
This invention relates to newly identified polynucleotides and polypeptides in the phytic acid biosynthetic pathway, variants and derivatives of same; methods for making the polynucleotides, polypeptides, variants, derivatives and antagonists. In particular the invention relates to polynucleotides and polypeptides of the inositol polyphosphate kinase gene family. In particular this invention relates to using the newly identified polynucleotides and polypeptides to modulate phytic acid biosynthesis in such a way as to decrease phytate and/or increase non-phytate phosphorous in plants.
Claims10
An isolated nucleic acid comprising a member selected from the group consisting of:
- (a) a polynucleotide which encodes the polypeptide of SEQ ID NO:
- 2;
- (b) a polynucleotide having the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:
- 1;
- and
- (c) a polynucleotide complementary to the full length of the polynucleotide of (a) or (b).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.