Materials and methods for increasing corn seed weight
US5872216A · kind A · utility
10Cited by
0References
6Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 13, 1997 |
| Grant date | Feb 16, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 13, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02A40/146
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The subject invention pertains to novel variants of the maize gene, Shrunken2 (Sh2) and a method of using that gene. The variant gene, Sh2-m1Rev6, encodes a subunit of the ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase (AGP) enzyme that has additional amino acids inserted in or near the allosteric binding site of the protein. Corn seed expressing the Sh2-m1Rev6 gene has a 15% weight increase over wild type seed. The increase in seed weight is not associated simply with an increase in percentage starch content of the seed.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.