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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 01, 1996
John B Ohlrogge, Okemos, MI (US);
Keith R Roesler, Urbandale, IA (US);
Basil S Shorrosh, Lansing, MI (US);
Board of Trustees Operating Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI (US);
Abstract
An Arabidopsis acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACCase) gene has been isolated and sequenced. The 10-kb gene encodes a 251-kd cytosolic ACCase isozyme. The nucleic acid sequence of the gene is set forth in SEQ ID No. 1 and has been accorded GenBank Accession No. L27074. The cDNA sequence and deduced amino acid sequence of the cDNA are set forth in SEQ ID Nos. 2 and 3, respectively. By controlling expression of the gene of the present invention, carboxylation of acetyl-CoA to produce malonyl-CoA may be controlled. Thus, by introducing constructs of the gene of the present invention in sense or anti-sense orientation, carboxylation of acetyl-CoA to produce malonyl-CoA may be increased or decreased. Consequently, fatty acid synthesis and elongation in plants and seeds which depends on malonyl-CoA may also be controlled.