Patent ID: 11939586
Assignee: VIB VZW
Field: Biotechnology (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC C | IPC C

Claim 0:
1. A composition comprising:
a first chimeric gene construct and a second chimeric gene construct;
the first chimeric gene construct comprising the following operably linked DNA elements:
a) a plant expressible promoter,
b) a DNA region encoding an Ethylene Response Factor (ERF) comprising an SCL/PAT1 interaction motif, and
c) a 3′ end region comprising transcription termination and polyadenylation signals functioning in cells of a plant, and

the second chimeric gene construct comprising the following operably linked DNA elements:
a) a plant expressible promoter,
b) a DNA region encoding Phytochrome A Signal Transduction 1 (PAT1), and
c) a 3′ end region comprising transcription termination and polyadenylation signals functioning in cells of a plant

wherein expression of the first chimeric gene construct and the second chimeric gene construct in a plant leads to the formation of an ERF/PAT1 complex,
wherein the ERF comprising an SCL/PAT1 interaction motif is ERF115, and
wherein the plant has increased plant cell regeneration potential without additional hormones as compared to an otherwise identical plant lacking the first chimeric gene construct and the second chimeric gene construct.