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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2020
Applicant:
Lumen Bioscience, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Inventors:
James Roberts, Seattle, WA (US);
Michael Carleton, Kirkland, WA (US);
Damian Carrieri, Seattle, WA (US);
Jason W. Hickman, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
LUMEN BIOSCIENCE, INC., Seattle, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 1/12 (2006.01); C12N 1/20 (2006.01); C12R 1/89 (2006.01); C07K 14/195 (2006.01); C12P 7/64 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 1/20 (2013.01); C07K 14/195 (2013.01); C12P 7/64 (2013.01); C12P 7/649 (2013.01); C12P 7/6409 (2013.01); C12P 7/6436 (2013.01); C12R 1/89 (2013.01); Y02E 50/13 (2013.01);
Abstract
This disclosure describes modified photosynthetic microorganisms, including Cyanobacteria, that have a reduced amount of a light harvesting protein (LHP) and contain one or more introduced or overexpressed polynucleotides encoding one or more enzymes associated with lipid biosynthesis, and which are capable of producing increased amounts of fatty acids and/or synthesizing triglycerides.