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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2000
Applicants:
Jitao Zou, Saskatoon, CA;
Yangdou Wei, Saskatoon, CA;
Cyril Periappuram, Ames, IA (US);
Gopalan Selvaraj, Saskatoon, CA;
Raju Datla, Saskatoon, CA;
Inventors:
Jitao Zou, Saskatoon, CA;
Yangdou Wei, Saskatoon, CA;
Cyril Periappuram, Ames, IA (US);
Gopalan Selvaraj, Saskatoon, CA;
Raju Datla, Saskatoon, CA;
Assignee:
National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01H 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention provides a method for genetically transforming a plant so that it expresses a glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase that is feedback-defective. The feedback-defective enzyme raises levels of glycerol and glycerol-3-phosphate in comparison to the wild-type, leading to increased osmotic stress tolerance, and altered fatty acid content in glycerolipids.