Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

University of York

James V Moroney

Marylou C Machingura

Joanna N Bajsa-Hirschel

Ananya Mukherjee

Chun Sing Lau

Luke C M Mackinder

Aspects of the present disclosure relate to genetically modified plants and/or algae with increased carbon use efficiency as a result of an increased ability for bicarbonate to cross membranes within plant cells. Other aspects of the present disclosure relate to methods of making such plants and/or algae as well as cultivating these genetically modified plants to increase carbon use efficiency and/or growing these genetically modified algae to increase carbon use efficiency.

Green algal bestrophin bicarbonate transporters

Provided herein are green alga Cia8 polypeptides and the polynucleotides that encode them. Also provided herein are transformed cells and transgenic plants that include one or more of the polynucleotides and/or polypeptides provided herein.

Green alga bicarbonate transporter and uses thereof

Growing community of inventors

Baton Rouge, LA, United States of America

James V Moroney