New York University

Helsingin Yliopisto

Ari Pekka Mähönen

Philip N Benfey

Yrjo Helariutta

Yrjö Helariutta

Vincent Bulone

Shunsuke Miyashima

Raffael Lichtenberger

Satu Lehesranta

Anne Vatèn

Shri Ram Yadav

Annelie Carlsbecker

Kaori Furuta

Ana Campilho

Albertus Wilhelm Martinus Bonke

Jan Dettmer

Leila Kauppinen

Marjukka Riikonen

The present invention relates to a polypeptide, or a fragment thereof, capable of enhancing callose biosynthesis and/or accumulation, wherein at least one of the conserved amino acid residues selected from the group consisting of residue corresponding to R84 of SEQ ID NO: 1, residue corresponding to R1926 or SEQ ID NO: 1 and residue corresponding to P189 of SEQ ID NO: 1, of the polypeptide or a fragment thereof, is modified by a mutation selected from the group consisting of substitution and deletion.

Polypeptide

The structure and function of a regulatory gene, WOODEN LEG (WOL), is described. The WOL gene is expressed specifically in the vasculature during early stages of embryogenesis with expression continuing throughout development. WOL encodes a novel two component signal transducer and is required for asymmetric cell divisions during vascular tissue morphogenesis. Also described are WOL nucleic acids, WOL gene products, (including, but not limited to, transcriptional products such as mRNAs, antisense, and ribozyme molecules, and translational products such WOL proteins, polypeptides, peptides and fusion proteins related thereto), antibodies to WOL gene products, WOL promoters and regulatory regions and the use of the foregoing to improve agronomically valuable plants.

Wooden leg gene, promoter and uses thereof

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Helsinki, Finland

Ari Pekka Mähönen