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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2006
Applicants:
Steven Rothstein, Guelph, CA;
Yong-mei BI, Guelph, CA;
Inventors:
Steven Rothstein, Guelph, CA;
Yong-Mei Bi, Guelph, CA;
Assignee:
University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 15/29 (2006.01); C12N 15/82 (2006.01); A01H 5/00 (2006.01); A01H 5/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to a nitrogen-regulated GATA transcription factor gene required for sugar sensing and the modulation of the expression of this gene to modulate a characteristic in a plant. The GATA transcription factor of the present invention is involved in regulating sugar sensing in plants and its expression is influenced by nitrogen status. Increased expression of this or substantially similar genes can produce plants with improved nitrogen utilization and increased yield.