Key gene regulating cell wall biosynthesis and recalcitrance in Populus, gene Y
US9206436B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 20, 2013 |
| Grant date | Dec 8, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 22, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12N15/8218
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
This disclosure provides methods and transgenic plants for improved production of renewable biofuels and other plant-derived biomaterials by altering the expression and/or activity of Gene Y, an O-acetyltransferase. This disclosure also provides expression vectors containing a nucleic acid (Gene Y) which encodes the polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 1 and is operably linked to a heterologous promoter.
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