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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2012
Applicants:
Bertrand Vick, Berkeley, CA (US);
Oliver Kilian, Los Altos, CA (US);
Inventors:
Bertrand Vick, Berkeley, CA (US);
Oliver Kilian, Los Altos, CA (US);
Assignee:
Aurora Algae, Inc., Hayward, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 15/79 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Provided herein are exemplary vectors for transforming algal cells. In exemplary embodiments, the vector comprises a Violaxanthin-chlorophyll a binding protein (Vcp) promoter driving expression of an antibiotic resistance gene in an algal cell. Embodiments of the invention may be used to introduce a gene (or genes) into the algasuch that the gene(s) are expressed and functional. This unprecedented ability to transformwith high efficiency makes possible new developments in phycology, aquaculture and biofuels applications.