Genes for improving salt tolerance and drought tolerance of plant and the uses thereof

US8153861B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• BIOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES · CN

Inventors

• Min Lin · Chongqing, CN
• Ming-Tang Chen · Taichung, TW
• Jin Wang · Kunming, CN
• Jie Pan · Beijing, CN
• Zhengfu Zhou · Beijing, CN
• Wei Zhang · Jinan, CN
• Wei Lu · Xintai, CN
• Shuzhen Ping · Beijing, CN

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 9, 2007
• Grant date: Apr 10, 2012
• Expiry date: Nov 9, 2027

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C12Q2600/13
• WIPO field: Biotechnology
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A gene comprising the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:1 and another gene comprising the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2, the latter being artificially synthesized according to plant preferred codons. Both genes encode a protein having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:3. Also provided are recombinant vectors containing each of the genes and host cells transformed with the recombinant vectors. The host cells can be prokaryotic cells [[and]] or eukaryotic cells. The transgenic plants comprising the gene having the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2 show improved salt and drought tolerance after the [[said]] gene is expressed in the transgenic plants.