Method for modifying plant architecture and enhancing plant biomass and/or sucrose yield
AssigneeMonsanto Do Brasil Ltda.
InventorsPaula Gonçalves De Araujo, Jesus Aparecido Ferro, Marcos Alegria, Ricardo Augusto Dante
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Abstract
The present invention relates to methodology and constructs for modifying plant architecture and enhancing plant biomass and/or sucrose yield.
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A transgenic plant comprising a nucleic acid construct that downregulates expression of an endogenous Ss2-ODD1 functional homolog DNA sequence of the transgenic plant by antisense suppression, sense co-suppression, RNA interference, or enzymatic RNA targeted to said Ss2-ODD1 functional homolog such that the expression of said Ss2-ODD1 functional homolog DNA sequence is reduced compared to a wild-type control plant thereby resulting in the transgenic plant having increased sucrose yield or increased biomass compared to said wild-type control plant, and wherein said transgenic plant is selected from the group consisting of the following:
- (a) sorghum, wherein said endogenous Ss2-ODD1 functional homolog DNA sequence encodes a 2-oxoglutarate-dependent dioxygenase protein comprising SEQ ID NO:14, SEQ ID NO:15 and SEQ ID NO:16, and said 2-oxoglutarate-dependent dioxygenase protein is Sb2-ODD1 shown in FIG. 2;
- (b) corn, wherein said endogenous Ss2-ODD1 functional homolog DNA sequence encodes a protein comprising SEQ ID NO:63;
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- (c) rice, wherein said endogenous Ss2-ODD1 functional homolog DNA sequence encodes a protein comprising SEQ ID NO:64.
A method for producing sucrose, said method comprising obtaining sucrose from a transgenic plant having a nucleic acid construct that suppresses expression of an endogenous Ss2-ODD1 functional homolog protein by antisense suppression, sense co-suppression, RNA interference, or enzymatic RNA targeted to said Ss2-ODD1 functional homolog in said transgenic plant compared to a wild-type control plant that does not contain the nucleic acid construct thereby resulting in said transgenic plant having increased sucrose yield compared to said wild-type control plant, wherein said transgenic plant is selected from the group consisting of the following:
- (a) sorghum, wherein said endogenous Ss2-ODD1 functional homolog DNA sequence encodes a 2-oxoglutarate-dependent dioxygenase protein comprising SEQ ID NO:14, SEQ ID NO:15 and SEQ ID NO:16, and said 2-oxoglutarate-dependent dioxygenase protein is Sb2-ODD1 shown in FIG. 2;
- (b) corn, wherein said endogenous Ss2-ODD1 functional homolog DNA sequence encodes a protein comprising SEQ ID NO:63;
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- (c) rice, wherein said endogenous Ss2-ODD1 functional homolog DNA sequence encodes a protein comprising SEQ ID NO:64.
A method for producing biomass, said method comprising obtaining biomass from a transgenic plant having a nucleic acid construct that suppresses expression of an endogenous Ss2-ODD1 functional homolog protein by antisense suppression, sense co-suppression, RNA interference, or enzymatic RNA targeted to said Ss2-ODD1 functional homolog in said transgenic plant compared to a wild-type control plant that does not contain the nucleic acid construct thereby resulting in said transgenic plant having increased biomass compared to said wild-type control plant, wherein said transgenic plant is selected from the group consisting of the following:
- (a) sorghum, wherein said endogenous Ss2-ODD1 functional homolog DNA sequence encodes a 2-oxoglutarate-dependent dioxygenase protein comprising SEQ ID NO:14, SEQ ID NO:15 and SEQ ID NO:16, and said 2-oxoglutarate-dependent dioxygenase protein is Sb2-ODD1 shown in FIG. 2;
- (b) corn, wherein said endogenous Ss2-ODD1 functional homolog DNA sequence encodes a protein comprising SEQ ID NO:63;
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- (c) rice, wherein said endogenous Ss2-ODD1 functional homolog DNA sequence encodes a protein comprising SEQ ID NO:64.
A method for enhancing sucrose yield in a plant, said method comprising suppressing expression of an endogenous Ss2-ODD1 functional homolog protein by antisense suppression, sense co-suppression, RNA interference, or enzymatic RNA targeted to said Ss2-ODD1 functional homolog in said plant thereby resulting in said a transgenic plant having increased sucrose yield compared to a wild-type control plant, wherein said transgenic plant is selected from the group consisting of the following:
- (a) sorghum, wherein said endogenous Ss2-ODD1 functional homolog DNA sequence encodes a 2-oxoglutarate-dependent dioxygenase protein comprising SEQ ID NO:14, SEQ ID NO:15 and SEQ ID NO:16, and said 2-oxoglutarate-dependent dioxygenase protein is Sb2-ODD1 shown in FIG. 2;
- (b) corn, wherein said endogenous Ss2-ODD1 functional homolog DNA sequence encodes a protein comprising SEQ ID NO:63;
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- (c) rice, wherein said endogenous Ss2-ODD1 functional homolog DNA sequence encodes a protein comprising SEQ ID NO:64.
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