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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2009
Philip E. Hammer, Cary, NC (US);
Vadim Beilinson, Cary, NC (US);
Todd K. Hinson, Rougemont, NC (US);
Philip E. Hammer, Cary, NC (US);
Vadim Beilinson, Cary, NC (US);
Todd K. Hinson, Rougemont, NC (US);
Athenix Corporation, Morrisville, NC (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides compositions and methods for targeting polypeptides to the chloroplasts of higher plants. Compositions include expression cassettes having a nucleotide sequence encoding a chloroplast targeting peptide (CTP) operably linked to a nucleotide sequence of interest, wherein the CTP is derived fromsp. Plant transformation vectors, plants and plant cells having the CTP sequences are also encompassed, as well as variants and fragments of the CTP sequences. Methods for expressing a heterologous nucleotide sequence in a plant using the CTP sequences disclosed herein are also provided.