A method of creating a plant improved in tolerance to iron deficiency
US8207401B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 24, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jun 26, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 24, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12N15/8271
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention provides a polypeptide which binds to a cis-element in the vicinity of a gene related to an iron-acquisition mechanism. The polypeptide can increase expression of the gene related to the iron-acquiring mechanism. This makes it possible to obtain a plant improved in tolerance to iron deficiency.
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