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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2006
Applicants:
Anastasios Melis, El Cerrito, CA (US);
Mautusi Mitra, El Cerrito, CA (US);
Inventors:
Anastasios Melis, El Cerrito, CA (US);
Mautusi Mitra, El Cerrito, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 15/11 (2006.01); C12N 15/29 (2006.01); C12N 15/82 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention provides method and compositions to minimize the chlorophyll antenna size of photosynthesis by decreasing TLA1 gene expression, thereby improving solar conversion efficiencies and photosynthetic productivity in plants, e.g., green microalgae, under bright sunlight conditions.