Multicellular living organisms and unmodified parts thereof and – Plant – seedling – plant seed – or plant part – per se – Higher plant – seedling – plant seed – or plant part
Reexamination Certificate
2006-03-21
2006-03-21
McElwain, Elizabeth (Department: 1638)
Multicellular living organisms and unmodified parts thereof and
Plant, seedling, plant seed, or plant part, per se
Higher plant, seedling, plant seed, or plant part
C800S290000, C800S281000, C536S023600, C435S320100, C435S468000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07015373
ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates to the isolation, purification, characterization and use of the plant diacylglycerol acyltransferase, DGAT, gene and associated gene products. The invention includes isolated and purified DGAT cDNA (SEQ ID NO: 1) and a plant diacylglycerol acyltransferase gene (SEQ ID NO: 3) and homologues thereof from theBrassicaceae, such asArabidopsis thaliana. Methods of using the DGAT DNA to regulate seed oil content, the ratio of diacylglycerol/triacylglycerol proportions in the seed oil, fatty acid synthesis, seed oil acyl composition, seed size/weight and carbon flux into other seed components are also included. Methods of producing transgenic plants, plant tissues and plant seeds having genomes including DGAT genes, and the resultant transgenic plants, plant tissues and plant seeds are also included.
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Jako Colette
Taylor David C.
Wei Yangdou
Zou Jitao
Baum Stuart F.
McElwain Elizabeth
National Research Council of Canada
TraskBritt
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