Gene that increases production of plant fat-and-oil and method for using the same

US9045786B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9045786-B2
Application numberUS-92106009-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMar 3, 2009
Priority dateMar 4, 2008
Publication dateJun 2, 2015
Grant dateJun 2, 2015

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This invention is intended to search for a transcription regulator having a novel function of improving the amount of substances produced per individual plant and to enhance such properties in a plant. A chimeric protein resulting from the fusion of a transcription factor belonging a transcription factor family that includes a transcription factor comprising the amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 4 with the repressor domain is expressed in a plant.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A plant which expresses a chimeric protein, said chimeric protein comprising a transcription factor fused to a repressor domain sequence that converts said transcription factor into a transcription repressor, wherein said transcription factor is a protein comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4, wherein the repressor domain sequence comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of (1) to (8):…

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What does patent US9045786B2 cover?
This invention is intended to search for a transcription regulator having a novel function of improving the amount of substances produced per individual plant and to enhance such properties in a plant. A chimeric protein resulting from the fusion of a transcription factor belonging a transcription factor family that includes a transcription factor comprising the amino acid sequence as shown in …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Ohto Chikara, Chatani Hiroshi, Kondo Satoshi, and 5 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification C12P7/6463. Mapped technology areas include Chemistry & Metallurgy.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jun 02 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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