Patent ID: 7230160
Filing Date: 2007-06-12
Classification: C07K,C12N

Abstract:
1. An isolated Lipid Metabolism Regulator (LMR) nucleic acid comprising a polynucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: a) a full-length polynucleotide as shown in SEQ ID NO:4; b) a full-length polynucleotide as shown in SEQ ID NO:5; c) a polynucleotide encoding a full-length polypeptide as shown in SEQ ID NO:6; d) a polynucleotide having at least 95% sequence identity with the full-length polynucleotide of any of a) through b) above; e) a polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide having at least 95% sequence identity with the polypeptide of c) above; and f) a polynucleotide complementary to a full-length polynucleotide of any of a) through e) above; wherein expression of the LMR nucleic acid in a plant results in an increased level of a lipid in the plant as compared to a control plant, and wherein the control plant has not been transformed with the LMR nucleic acid.