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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2017
Applicant:
The Curators of the University of Missouri, Columbia, MO (US);
Inventors:
Jay J. Thelen, Columbia, MO (US);
Matthew Salie, Columbia, MO (US);
Assignee:
The Curators of the University of Missouri, Columbia, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 15/52 (2006.01); C12N 15/82 (2006.01); C12N 9/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 15/52 (2013.01); C12N 15/8247 (2013.01); C12N 9/12 (2013.01); C12N 15/8234 (2013.01); C12Y 207/11027 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides a method and means to change fatty acid and ultimately triacylglycerol production in plants and algae. Methods of the invention comprise the step of altering the activity levels of the committed step for de novo fatty acid biosynthesis, acetyl-CoA carboxylases (ACCase). More specifically, methods of the invention directly enhance the activity of ACCase by overexpression of α-CT or a catalytic portion thereof.