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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Vincent Lee C. Chiang, Hancock, MI (US);
Chung-Jui Tsai, Hancock, MI (US);
Wen-Jing Hu, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Board of Control of Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01H 1/00 ; A01H 5/00 ; C12N 1/582 ; C12N 5/10 ; C12N 1/510 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01H 1/00 ; A01H 5/00 ; C12N 1/582 ; C12N 5/10 ; C12N 1/510 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a Populus 4-coumarate Co-enzyme A ligase gene promoter that directs expression in the xylem of plants. The promoter is used in methods designed to alter lignin content, lignin structure, cellulose content and combinations thereof. The methods comprise operably linking said promoter to heterologous nucleic acid molecules.