Patent · US Expired

Production of proteins in plant seeds

US6642437B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Assignee

The Regents of the University of California · US

Inventors

Peggy G. Lemaux · Moraga, US
Myeong-Je Cho · Alameda, US
Bob B. Buchanan · Berkeley, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 30, 1998
Grant date	Nov 4, 2003
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 30, 2018

Classification

Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
CPC primaryC12N15/8242
WIPO fieldBiotechnology
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Methods for producing proteins in plant seeds are disclosed. Expression of the protein is driven by a seed-specific promoter and the protein is preferably expressed as a fusion polypeptide that includes a signal peptide that causes the protein to accumulate in a subcellular compartment to protect the protein.

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