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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2007
Applicants:
Steven Craig Bobzin, Malibu, CA (US);
Daniel Mumenthaler, Bonita, CA (US);
Boris Jankowski, Newbury Park, CA (US);
Joel Cruz Rarang, Granada Hills, CA (US);
Inventors:
Steven Craig Bobzin, Malibu, CA (US);
Daniel Mumenthaler, Bonita, CA (US);
Boris Jankowski, Newbury Park, CA (US);
Joel Cruz Rarang, Granada Hills, CA (US);
Assignee:
Ceres, Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01H 1/00 (2006.01); A01H 5/00 (2006.01); A01H 5/10 (2006.01); C12N 5/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods and materials for modulating (e.g., increasing or decreasing) oil levels in plants are disclosed. For example, nucleic acids encoding oil-modulating polypeptides are disclosed as well as methods for using such nucleic acids to transform plant cells. Also disclosed are plants having increased oil levels and plant products produced from plants having increased oil levels.