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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2007
Applicants:
David C. Taylor, Saskatoon, CA;
Jingyu Xu, Saskatoon, CA;
Elzbieta Mietkiewska, Saskatoon, CA;
Tammy Francis, Saskatoon, CA;
Inventors:
David C. Taylor, Saskatoon, CA;
Jingyu Xu, Saskatoon, CA;
Elzbieta Mietkiewska, Saskatoon, CA;
Tammy Francis, Saskatoon, CA;
Assignee:
National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, Ont., unknown;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01H 1/00 (2006.01); A01H 5/00 (2006.01); C07K 14/415 (2006.01); C12N 5/04 (2006.01); C12N 5/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A diacylglycerol acyltransferase (DGAT1) gene fromencodes a DGAT1 polypeptide that regulates the production of triacylglycerols from diacylglycerols. Transformation of cells with theDGAT1 (TmDGAT1) gene, or variants thereof, leads to changes in DGAT1 activity and alterations in oil and/or fatty acid content and/or seed weight. In particular, oil content, seed weight, erucic acid and/or trierucin content may be increased.