Delayed flowering time gene (DLF1) in maize and uses thereof
US7763778B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 19, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jul 27, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 13, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12N15/827
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An isolated polynucleotide encoding a delayed flowering gene (DLF1) is provided, as is the isolated DLF1 protein, peptide portions thereof, and functional fragments of the DLF1. Also provided is a transgenic plant, which contains in its genome a transgene containing the polynucleotide encoding the DLF1 protein, or a nucleotide sequence complementary to the encoding polynucleotide. In addition, methods of identifying a nucleotide sequence and/or a heterologous protein that is specifically bound by the DLF1 protein, methods of using the isolated polynucleotide (or encoded polypeptide), for example, to modulate plant cell growth and/or development, are provided.
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