P-coumaroyl-CoA:monolignol transferase

Patent · 01 October 2019

OSTI ID:1576249

Wilkerson, Curtis; Ralph, John; Withers, Saunia; Sedbrook, John

The invention relates to nucleic acids encoding a p-coumaroyl-CoA:monolignol transferase and to inhibitory nucleic acids adapted to inhibit the expression and/or translation of a p-coumaroyl-CoA:monolignol transferase RNA. Inhibition of p-coumaroyl-CoA:monolignol transferase in plants improves the incorporation of monolignol ferulates into the lignin of plants, giving rise to plant biomass that is more easily processed into useful products such as paper and biofuels.

• Research Organization: Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI (United States); Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Madison, WI (United States); Illinois State Univ., Normal, IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: FC02-07ER64494
• Assignee: Board of Trustees of Michigan State University (East Lansing, MI); Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, WI); The Board of Trustees of Illinois State University (Normal, IL)
• Patent Number(s): 10,428,342
• Application Number: 14/365,744
• OSTI ID: 1576249
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English