US 6,982,364 B1 | ||
Manipulation of a MinD gene in plants to alter plastid size, shape and/or number | ||
Katherine W. Osteryoung, Williamston, Mich. (US) | ||
Assigned to University and Community College System of Nevada, Reno, Nev. (US) | ||
Filed on Apr. 19, 2000, as Appl. No. 9/553,431. | ||
Claims priority of provisional application 60/130403, filed on Apr. 19, 1999. | ||
Int. Cl. A01H 5/00 (2006.01); A01H 5/10 (2006.01); C12N 15/82 (2006.01); C12N 15/29 (2006.01) |
U.S. Cl. 800—298 | 25 Claims |
1. A transgenic plant comprising in its genome an artificial genetic construct comprising a promoter which functions in cells of the plant operatively linked to a nucleic acid that encodes a MinD protein, wherein: (a) the nucleic acid is in the sense orientation, (b) expression of the nucleic acid in the plant causes alteration in the size, shape and/or number of plastids in plant cells of the plant as compared to non-transgenic plants of the species, and (c) the MinD protein has at least 92% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:2. |