Enhanced production of core lipids in oleaginous yeasts
US10760105B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 29, 2015 |
| Grant date | Sep 1, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 11, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12P7/6431
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Disclosed are transformed cells comprising one or more genetic modifications that increase the lipid content of the cell, e.g., relative to an unmodified cell of the same type. Also disclosed are methods for increasing the lipid content of a cell by increasing the activity of one or more proteins in the cell and/or by decreasing the activity of one or more proteins in the cell.
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