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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 03, 2020
Applicant:
British American Tobacco (Investments) Limited, London, GB;
Inventors:
Sara Ben Khaled, London, GB;
Francisco Anastacio De Abreu E Lima, London, GB;
Assignee:
BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (INVESTMENTS) LIMITED, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 15/82 (2006.01); C07K 14/415 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 15/8243 (2013.01); C07K 14/415 (2013.01); C12N 15/8218 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method of modulating the alkaloid content of a plant or a part thereof, the method comprising modifying the plant by modulating the activity or expression of at least one gene encoding an RNA binding protein. The present invention also relates to a method of reducing the content of at least one tobacco specific nitrosamine (TSNA) precursor in tobacco, the method comprising modulating the activity or expression of at least one gene encoding an RNA binding protein.