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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2007
Filed:
May. 10, 2004
Method for altering nitrogen or oil content of seeds by down regulating agl11 expression or activity
Applicants:
Jianmin Zhao, St. Louis, MO (US);
Scott E. Andersen, St. Louis, MO (US);
Wenpei Su, San Diego, CA (US);
Shiping Wang, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Inventors:
Jianmin Zhao, St. Louis, MO (US);
Scott E. Andersen, St. Louis, MO (US);
Wenpei Su, San Diego, CA (US);
Shiping Wang, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Assignee:
Monsanto Technology LLC, St. Louis, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 15/82 (2006.01); C12N 15/87 (2006.01); C12N 15/90 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to the genetic manipulation of the expression of the AGL11 gene and homologs thereof in order to alter protein or oil levels in a seed of a crop plant. The downregulation of AGL11 is associated with an increase in protein concentration in the plant seed. Conversely, upregulating the AGL11 gene is associated with an increase in oil concentration in the plant seed.