Manipulation of plant polysaccharide synthases
AssigneePioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
InventorsKanwarpal S. Dhugga, Dwight T. Tomes
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Abstract
The present invention provides compositions and methods for manipulation of plant polysaccharides and plant polysaccharide synthases. Compositions include novel nucleotide sequences encoding polysaccharide synthases polypeptides, and biologically active variants thereof. Further provided are methods for polysaccharide manipulation using the sequences disclosed herein. One method comprises stably incorporating into the genome of a plant cell, a nucleotide sequence of the present invention operably linked to a heterologous promoter and regenerating a stably transformed plant that expresses the nucleotide sequence.
Claims10
An isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of:
- a) a nucleotide sequence comprising the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:
- 21;
- and
- b) a nucleotide sequence encoding a polypeptide having the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:
- 22.
A method for decreasing the level of a polysaccharide synthase in a plant, the method comprising stably transforming a plant cell with a nucleotide sequence operably linked to a heterologous promoter capable of initiating transcription in a plant, and regenerating a transformed plant, wherein said nucleotide sequence comprises a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of:
- a) a nucleotide sequence comprising the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:
- 21;
- and
- b) a nucleotide sequence encoding a polypeptide having the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:
- 22.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.