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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2006
Filed:
May. 31, 2002
Applicants:
Michael W. Lassner, Foster City, CA (US);
Diane M. Ruezinsky, Woodland, CA (US);
Inventors:
Michael W. Lassner, Foster City, CA (US);
Diane M. Ruezinsky, Woodland, CA (US);
Assignee:
Calgene LLC, Davis, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01H 5/00 (2006.01); C12N 15/82 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
By this invention, novel nucleic acid sequences encoding for acyl-CoA: cholesterol acyltransferase (ACAT) related proteins are provided, wherein said ACAT-like protein is active in the formation of a sterol ester and/or triacylylgycerol from a fatty acyl-CoA and sterol and/or diacylglycerol substrates. Also considered are amino acid and nucleic acid sequences obtainable from ACAT-like nucleic acid sequences and the use of such sequences to provide transgenic host cells capable of producing sterol esters and/or triacylglycerols.