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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2014
Filed:
May. 02, 2012
Applicants:
Hui Shen, Ardmore, OK (US);
Fang Chen, Ardmore, OK (US);
Richard A. Dixon, Sulphur, OK (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Inc., Ardmore, OK (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 15/82 (2006.01); C12N 15/00 (2006.01); A01H 5/00 (2006.01); C07K 14/415 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K 14/415 (2013.01); C12N 15/8243 (2013.01); C12N 15/8255 (2013.01); C07K 2319/21 (2013.01); Y02E 50/343 (2013.01); C12N 15/8261 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention provides methods for modifying lignin content and composition in plants and achieving associated benefits therefrom involving altered expression of newly discovered MYB4 transcription factors. Nucleic acid constructs for modifying MYB4 transcription factor expression are described. By over-expressing the identified MYB4 transcription factors, for example, an accompanying decrease in lignin content may be achieved. Plants are provided by the invention comprising such modifications, as are methods for their preparation and use.