Patent ID: 9708623
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: C12N,C12P

Claim:
1. A method for increasing the level of (1,3;1,4)-β- D -glucan produced by a plant or fungal cell, the method comprising increasing the level and/or activity of a CslF-encoded (1,3;1,4)-β- D -glucan synthase in the cell, wherein the level and/or activity of the a CslF-encoded (1,3;1,4)-β- D -glucan synthase is increased by increasing the expression of a CslF nucleic acid in the cell, and wherein increasing the expression of a CslF nucleic acid in the cell results in an increase of the level of (1,3;1,4)-β- D -glucan produced by the cell compared to a wild-type cell of the same taxon, and wherein the CslF nucleic acid comprises: (i) a nucleotide sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1; (ii) a nucleotide sequence encoding the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 2; or (iii) a nucleotide sequence encoding an amino acid sequence which is at least 90% identical to the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 2.