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Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2020

Filed:

Jun. 07, 2018
Applicant:

Benson Hill Biosystems, Inc., Research Triangle Park, NC (US);

Inventors:

Benjamin Neil Gray, Chapel Hill, NC (US);

Matthew Begemann, St. Louis, MO (US);

Assignee:

Benson Hill, Inc., St. Louis, MO (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 15/82 (2006.01); C07K 14/195 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 15/8261 (2013.01); C07K 14/195 (2013.01); C12N 15/8243 (2013.01); Y02A 40/146 (2018.01);
Abstract

Compositions and methods for increasing plant growth for higher crop yield are provided. The methods involve the expression of at least one ictB coding sequence in a C4 plant of interest. Further provided are methods for expressing at least one ictB coding sequence and increasing the expression of at least one additional coding sequence of interest selected from COassimilating sequences, such as those sequences involved in the Calvin Benson cycle, starch synthesis pathway, and C4 carbon shuttle in the plant. C4 plants expressing an ictB sequence are encompassed by the invention. Additionally, plants expressing an ictB sequence and those plants showing increased expression of a sequence of interest are encompassed by the invention. The expression of ictB in the C4 plant and the co-expression of ictB with this additional gene or genes results in yield gains.


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