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Activation tagging platform for maize, and resultant tagged populations and plants

US8912393B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 29, 2011
Grant dateDec 16, 2014
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Expiry dateMar 11, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC12Q2600/16
  • WIPO fieldBiotechnology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Disclosed herein is an activation tagging construct for maize, resulting tagged populations and plants. In one example, an activation tagging DNA construct includes a coding sequence for a transposase, a detectable reporter (such as anthocyanin regulatory genes B-Peru and C1) and a non-autonomous transposable T-DNA cassette. For example, the transposable T-DNA cassette is inserted into the detectable reporter encoding region such that the B-Peru and C1 genes express anthocyanins in a cell containing the maize activation tagging DNA construct only upon excision of the transposable cassette. Methods of generating a tagged population of maize plants include transforming a maize plant cell or tissue with the disclosed constructs.

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