Expression of dirigent gene EG261 and its orthologs and paralogs enhances pathogen resistance in plants
AssigneeEvolutionary Genomics, Inc.
InventorWalter Messier
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Abstract
The present invention provides for the identification and use of EG261, homologs of EG261, orthologs of EG261, and paralogs of EG261. Modulation of the expression of EG261 in plants can alter pathogen tolerance and/or resistance e.g. expression of EG261 can confer soybeans with enhanced tolerance and/or resistance to soybean cyst nematodes.
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A transgenic soybean plant, plant part, plant cell, or plant tissue culture comprising a construct comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding an EG261 polypeptide having at least 97% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:
- 12, wherein said transgenic soybean plant, or a transgenic soybean plant produced from said transgenic plant part, plant cell, or plant tissue culture, expresses said EG261 polypeptide, and has enhanced tolerance and/or resistance to soybean cyst nematodes (SCN) compared to untransformed control soybean plants.
A method for producing a transgenic soybean plant having enhanced tolerance and/or resistance to soybean cyst nematode, said method comprising:
- (i) transforming a soybean plant cell with a construct comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding an EG261 polypeptide having at least 97% identity to SEQ ID NO:
- 12;
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- (ii) cultivating the transgenic soybean cell under conditions conducive to regeneration and mature plant growth;
- wherein the transgenic soybean plant regenerated from said transgenic plant cell expresses said EG261 polypeptide, and has enhanced tolerance and/or resistance to soybean cyst nematodes compared to untransformed control soybean plants.
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