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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2021
Applicant:
University of Virginia Patent Foundation, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Inventors:
Michael Paul Timko, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Paul J Rushton, Brookings, SD (US);
Sheng-Cheng Han, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Hongbo Zhang, Chongging, CN;
Marta Tatiana Bokowiec, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Assignee:
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA PATENT FOUNDATION, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 15/82 (2006.01); C07K 14/415 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K 14/415 (2013.01); C12N 15/8243 (2013.01);
Abstract
Compositions and methods for modifying the production levels of alkaloids in plants are provided. Alkaloid production can be genetically controlled by modulating the transcriptional activation of PMT genes mediated by members of the ERF family and/or Myc family of transcription factors. Novel nucleotide sequences encoding the Myc family of transcription factors are also provided.