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Modulating plant carbon levels

US8299320B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Ceres, Inc. · US

Inventors

Richard Schneeberger · Carlsbad, US
Emilio Margolles-Clark · Miami, US
Joon-Hyun Park · Oak Park, US
Boris Jankowski · Newbury Park, US
Steven Craig Bobzin · Malibu, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 28, 2007
Grant date	Oct 30, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 10, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02A40/146
WIPO fieldBiotechnology
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Methods and materials for modulating (e.g., increasing or decreasing) carbon levels in plants are disclosed. For example, nucleic acids encoding carbon-modulating polypeptides are disclosed as well as methods for using such nucleic acids to transform plant cells. Also disclosed are plants having increased carbon levels.

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