Patent ID: 9493520
Filing Date: 2016-11-15
CPC Classification: C07K,C12N,C12P,C12Y

Claim Text:
1. A polynucleotide comprising an expression control sequence operatively linked to a first nucleic acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: a) the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3; b) a nucleic acid sequence encoding a polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4; c) a nucleic acid sequence having at least 70% sequence identity to the nucleic acid sequence of a), wherein said nucleic acid sequence encodes a polypeptide having elongase activity; d) a nucleic acid sequence encoding a polypeptide having elongase activity and comprising an amino acid sequence which has at least 82% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4; and e) a nucleic acid sequence which is capable of hybridizing under stringent conditions comprising hybridization in 6× sodium chloride/sodium citrate (SSC) at approximately 45° C. followed by one or more wash steps in 0.2× SSC, 0.1% SDS at 50 to 65° C. to the nucleic acid sequence of a), wherein said nucleic acid sequence encodes a polypeptide having elongase activity, wherein said expression control sequence is heterologous to said first nucleic acid sequence, and wherein said polynucleotide further comprises a second nucleic acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: i) the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 9; ii) a nucleic acid sequence encoding a polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 10; iii) a nucleic acid sequence having at least 70% sequence identity to the nucleic acid sequence of i), wherein said nucleic acid sequence encodes a polypeptide having desaturase activity; iv) a nucleic acid sequence encoding a polypeptide having desaturase activity and comprising an amino acid sequence which has at least 82% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 10; and v) a nucleic acid sequence which is capable of hybridizing under stringent conditions comprising hybridization in 6× sodium chloride/sodium citrate (SSC) at approximately 45° C. followed by one or more wash steps in 0.2× SSC, 0.1% SDS at 50 to 65° C. to the nucleic acid sequence of i), wherein said nucleic acid sequence encodes a polypeptide having desaturase activity.