Title: Hibiscus cannabinus feruloyl-coa:monolignol transferase

Abstract

The invention relates to isolated nucleic acids encoding a feruloyl-CoA:monolignol transferase and feruloyl-CoA:monolignol transferase enzymes. The isolated nucleic acids and/or the enzymes enable incorporation of monolignol ferulates into the lignin of plants, where such monolignol ferulates include, for example, p-coumaryl ferulate, coniferyl ferulate, and/or sinapyl ferulate. The invention also includes methods and plants that include nucleic acids encoding a feruloyl-CoA:monolignol transferase enzyme and/or feruloyl-CoA:monolignol transferase enzymes.

Inventors:

Wilkerson, Curtis; Ralph, John; Withers, Saunia; Mansfield, Shawn D.

Issue Date:

2016-11-15

Research Org.:

Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Madison, WI (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:

USDOE

OSTI Identifier:

1332280

Patent Number(s):

9493783

Application Number:

14/349,137

Assignee:

Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, WI)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):

C - CHEMISTRY C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY C12Y - ENZYMES

C - CHEMISTRY C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY C12N - MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES

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C - CHEMISTRY C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY C12Y - ENZYMES

C12Y203/01 - transferring groups other than amino-acyl groups
C12Y203/01133 - Shikimate O-hydroxycinnamoyltransferase

C - CHEMISTRY C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY C12N - MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES

C12N15/8243 - {involving biosynthetic or metabolic pathways, i.e. metabolic engineering, e.g. nicotine, caffeine}
C12N15/8223 - {Vegetative tissue-specific promoters}
C12N9/1029 - {transferring groups other than amino-acyl groups
C12N15/8255 - {involving lignin biosynthesis}

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DOE Contract Number:  

FC02-07ER64494

Resource Type:

Patent

Resource Relation:

Patent File Date: 2012 Oct 04

Country of Publication:

United States

Language:

English

Subject:

59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES; 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY