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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2020
Applicant:
Ut-battelle, Llc, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Inventors:
Meng Xie, Oakridge, TN (US);
Wellington Muchero, Oakridge, TN (US);
Jin-Gui Chen, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Gerald A. Tuskan, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Assignee:
UT-BATTELLE, LLC, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 15/82 (2006.01); C12N 15/90 (2006.01); C12N 9/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 15/8255 (2013.01); C12N 9/22 (2013.01); C12N 15/902 (2013.01); C12N 2310/20 (2017.05);
Abstract
This disclosure provides genetically modified plants, plant cells and plant tissues that show modified lignin content and/or sugar release as compared to a wild type control plant which was not genetically modified. In addition, the disclosure provides methods of regulating lignin content and sugar release in a plant. The disclosure also provides methods of producing bioproducts using the genetically modified plants of the instant disclosure.