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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2022
Applicant:
Pairwise Plants Services, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Inventors:
Nicholas Bate, Raleigh, NC (US);
Lolita George Mathew, Cary, NC (US);
Devin O'Connor, Hillsborough, NC (US);
Assignee:
Pairwise Plants Services, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 15/82 (2006.01); C07K 14/415 (2006.01); C12N 15/11 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 15/8261 (2013.01); C07K 14/415 (2013.01); C12N 15/11 (2013.01); C12N 15/8213 (2013.01); C12N 2310/20 (2017.05);
Abstract
This invention relates to compositions and methods for modifying Brassinosteroid Insensitive-1 (BRI1) genes in plants by introducing at least one mutation in a region of the BRI1 gene encoding the kinase domain, optionally to improve yield traits. The invention further relates to a mutated BRI1 gene, a modified BRI1 polypeptide, and plants having increased improved yield traits produced using the methods and compositions of the invention.