摘要:
The present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for improving various plant growth characteristics by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid sequence encoding a GS1 (Glutamine Synthase 1). The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid sequence encoding a GS1, which plants have improved growth characteristics relative to corresponding wild type plants or other control plants. The invention also provides constructs useful in the methods of the invention. Furthermore, the present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for enhancing various plant yield-related traits by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid sequence encoding a PEAMT (Phosphoethanolamine N-methyltransferase) polypeptide. The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid sequence encoding a PEAMT, which plants have enhanced yield-related traits relative to corresponding wild type plants or other control plants. The invention also provides hitherto unknown PEAMT-encoding nucleic acid sequences, and constructs comprising the same, useful in performing the methods of the invention. Yet furthermore, the present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for increasing various plant seed yield-related traits by increasing expression in a plant of a nucleic acid sequence encoding a fatty acyl-acyl carrier protein (ACP) thioesterase B (FATB) polypeptide. The present invention also concerns plants having increased expression of a nucleic acid sequence encoding a FATB polypeptide, which plants have increased seed yield-related traits relative to control plants. The invention additionally relates to nucleic acid sequences, nucleic acid sequence constructs, vectors and plants containing said nucleic acid sequences. Even furthermore, the present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for improving various plant growth characteristics by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid sequence encoding a LFY-like (LEAFY-like). The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid sequence encoding a LFY-like, which plants have improved growth characteristics relative to corresponding wild type plants or other control plants. The invention also provides constructs useful in the methods of the invention.
摘要:
The present invention concerns a method for enhancing yield-related traits in plants by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding a PATL (PATELLIN) polypeptide, or a PRP38 (Precursor RNA Processing factor 38) polypeptide, or an ADA2 (Adaptor 2) polypeptide. The present invention also concerns a method for increasing Thousand Kernel Weight, total weight of seeds and/or number of filled seeds, by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid sequence encoding a GATA-like polypeptide. The invention also concerns a method for increasing various plant yield-related traits by, increasing expression in a plant of a nucleic acid sequence encoding a WD40 repeat (WDR) 23-like polypeptide. The invention also provides hitherto unknown PATL nucleic acids and constructs useful in the methods of the invention.
摘要:
The present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for enhancing various yield-related traits in plants by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding a TCP1 or a TCP2 transcription factor. The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding a TCP1 or TCP2 polypeptide, which plants have enhanced yield-related traits relative to corresponding wild type plants or other control plants. The invention also provides constructs useful in the methods of the invention. In another embodiment, the present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for enhancing various economically important yield-related traits in plants. More specifically, the present invention concerns a method for enhancing yield-related traits in plants by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding an Epsin-like polypeptide. The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding an Epsin-like polypeptide, which plants have enhanced yield-related traits relative to control plants. The invention also provides constructs comprising a nucleic acid encoding an Epsin-like polypeptide, useful in performing the methods of the invention. In yet another embodiment, the present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for increasing various plant yield-related traits by increasing expression in the seeds of a plant, of a nucleic acid sequence encoding a tRNA delta(2)-isopentenylpyrophosphate transferase (IPPT) polypeptide. The present invention also concerns plants having increased expression in the seeds, of a nucleic acid sequence encoding an IPPT polypeptide, which plants have increased yield-related traits relative to control plants. The invention additionally relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors and plants containing said nucleic acid sequences. In further embodiment, the present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for enhancing yield-related traits in plants grown under conditions of sub-optimal nutrient availability, comprising modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding a SHORT-ROOT (SHR) polypeptide. The present invention also provides a method for increasing Thousand Kernel Weight (TKW) in plants relative to control plants, comprising modulating expression of a nucleic acid encoding an SHR polypeptide in a plant grown under grown under non-nutrient limiting conditions. The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding an SHR polypeptide, which plants have enhanced yield-related traits relative to corresponding wild type plants or other control plants. The invention also provides constructs useful in the methods of the invention.
摘要:
Nucleic acids and the encoded CER2-like polypeptides, At1g68440-like polypeptides or DEAD-box RNA helicase polypeptides are provided. A method of enhancing yield-related traits in plants by modulating expression of nucleic acids encoding CER2-like polypeptides or At1g68440-like polypeptides is provided. A method of enhancing yield-related traits in plants by reducing or substantially eliminating expression of nucleic acids encoding DEAD-box RNA helicase polypeptides and/or the activity of DEAD-box RNA helicase polypeptides in said plants is provided. Plants with modulated expression of the nucleic acids encoding CER2-like polypeptides or At1g68440-like polypeptides have enhanced yield-related traits relative to control plants. Plants with reduction or elimination of the expression of endogenous nucleic acids encoding DEAD-box RNA helicase polypeptides have enhanced yield-related traits relative to control plants.
摘要:
The present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for enhancing yield-related traits in plants by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding an importin or a yield-related polypeptide. The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding an importin or a yield-related polypeptide, which plants have enhanced yield-related traits relative to corresponding wild type plants or other control plants. The invention also provides constructs useful in the methods of the invention.
摘要:
The present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for enhancing various economically important yield-related traits in plants. More specifically, the present invention concerns a method for enhancing yield-related traits in plants by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding a Yield Enhancing Protein (YEP). The YEP is selected from a Vacuolar Processing Enzyme (VPE) or a CCA1-like polypeptide or a SAP-like polypeptide or a Seed Yield Promoting Factor 1 (SYPF1) polypeptide or a Ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (RuBisCO) activase (RCA) polypeptide. The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding such a YEP, which plants have enhanced yield-related traits relative to control plants. The invention also provides hitherto unknown YEP-encoding nucleic acids, and constructs comprising the same, useful in performing the methods of the invention.
摘要:
Provided is a method for enhancing yield-related traits in plants by modulating expression of a nucleic acid encoding a bZIP-like polypeptide or a BCAT4-like polypeptide in a plant. Also provided are plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding a bZIP-like polypeptide or a BCAT4-like polypeptide, which plants have enhanced yield-related traits compared with control plants. Also provided are constructs comprising bZIP-like polypeptide-encoding nucleic acids or BCAT4-like polypeptide-encoding nucleic acids, useful in enhancing yield-related traits in plants.
摘要:
The present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for enhancing various economically important yield-related traits in plants. More specifically, the present invention concerns a method for enhancing yield-related traits in plants by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding a WI12-like (WIL) polypeptide or a SAWADEE-like polypeptide or a POZ-like (Pox virus and Zn Finger) polypeptide. The present invention also concerns plants having modulated expression of a nucleic acid encoding a WIL polypeptide or a SAWADEE-like polypeptide or a POZ-like polypeptide, which have enhanced yield-related traits relative to control plants. The invention also provides hitherto unknown WIL-encoding nucleic acids, and constructs comprising the same, and hitherto unknown POZ-like encoding nucleic acids, and constructs comprising the same, useful in performing the methods of the invention.
摘要:
The invention concerns a method for improving growth characteristics of plants by increasing activity in a plant of an RNA-binding protein, which is: (i) a polypeptide having RNA-binding activity and comprising 2 or 3 RNA recognition motifs (RRMs) and a motif having at least 75% identity to motif I: PYEAAVVALPVVVKERLVRILRLGIATRYD (SEQ ID NO: 12) and/or a motif having at least 50% identity to motif II: RFDPFTGEPYKFDP (SEQ ID NO: 13); or (ii) an RBP1 polypeptide having (a) RNA-binding activity; (b) two RRM domains, (c) the following two motifs: (i) KIFVGGL (SEQ ID NO: 41); and (ii) RPRGFGF (SEQ ID NO: 42), allowing for up to three amino acid substitutions and any conservative change in the motifs; and (d) having at least 20% identity to SEQ ID NO: 15. Also provided is transgenic plants introduced with an RNA-binding protein-encoding nucleic acid having improved growth characteristics and constructs useful in the methods.
摘要翻译:本发明涉及通过增加植物中的RNA结合蛋白的活性来提高植物的生长特性的方法,其是:(i)具有RNA结合活性并包含2或3个RNA识别基序(RRM)的多肽和 基序与基序I具有至少75%的同一性:PYEAAVVALPVVKERLVRILRLGIATRYD(SEQ ID NO:12)和/或与基序II具有至少50%同一性的基序:RFDPFTGEPYKFDP(SEQ ID NO:13); 或(ii)具有(a)RNA结合活性的RBP1多肽; (b)两个RRM结构域,(c)以下两个基序:(i)KIFVGGL(SEQ ID NO:41); 和(ii)RPRGFGF(SEQ ID NO:42),允许多达3个氨基酸取代和图案中任何保守的变化; 和(d)与SEQ ID NO:15具有至少20%的同一性。还提供了引入具有改善的生长特性的RNA结合蛋白质编码核酸的转基因植物和在该方法中有用的构建体。
摘要:
The invention relates generally to a method for improving growth of plants, under normal and under stress conditions, more particularly under osmotic stress and/or temperature extremes, comprising modifying plant haemoglobin gene expression and/or by modifying plant haemoglobin protein levels in a plant. The invention furthermore relates to a method for increasing yield of a plant, comprising modifying plant gene expression and/or by modifying plant haemoglobin levels in a plant. The invention also relates to a nucleic acid encoding a haemoglobin conferring this altered growth and stress tolerance.