Auxin transport proteins
US7638681B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 16, 2008 |
| Grant date | Dec 29, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 16, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12N15/8294
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
This invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid fragment encoding an auxin transport protein. The invention also relates to the construction of a chimeric gene encoding all or a substantial portion of the auxin transport protein, in sense or antisense orientation, wherein expression of the chimeric gene results in production of altered levels of the auxin transport protein in a transformed host cell. The present invention also relates to methods using the auxin transport protein in modulating root development, and in discovering compounds with potential herbicidal activity.
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