Polynucleotides and polypeptides encoded therefrom and methods of using same for increasing biomass in plants and plants generated thereby

US7906705B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• THE STATE OF ISRAEL, MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE & RURAL DEVELOPMENT, AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION (ARO) (VOLCANI CENTER) · IL

Inventors

• Arthur A. Schaffer · Pardes Hana-Karkur, IL
• Nir Dai · Savyon, IL
• Marina Petreikov · Rishon LeZion, IL

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 3, 2007
• Grant date: Mar 15, 2011
• Expiry date: Dec 27, 2028

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C12N9/1241
• WIPO field: Biotechnology
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A method of increasing biomass, vigor and/or yield of a plant is disclosed. The method comprises expressing within the plant an exogenous polypeptide comprising a UGGPase activity. The polypeptide may comprise an amino acid sequence at least 90% homologous, and/or at least 80% identical to SEQ ID NO: 33 as determined using the BlastP software of the National Center of Biotechnology Information (NCBI) using default parameters. Polynucleotides encoding same and plants expressing same are also disclosed.