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Title: Key gene regulating cell wall biosynthesis and recalcitrance in Populus, gene Y

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1228374

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.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-00OR22725
Assignee:
UT-BATTELLE, LLC
Patent Number(s):
9,206,436
Application Number:
14/136,485
OSTI ID:
1228374
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2013 Dec 20
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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