Patent ID: 8338181
Filing Date: 2012-12-25
Classification: C07K,C12N

Abstract:
1. A method of increasing nitrogen stress tolerance in a plant, comprising: (a) introducing into a regenerable plant cell a recombinant DNA construct comprising a polynucleotide operably linked to at least one regulatory sequence, wherein the polynucleotide encodes a polypeptide having an amino acid sequence of at least 98% sequence identity, based on the Clustal V method of alignment, when compared to SEQ ID NO:32; and (b) regenerating a transgenic plant from the regenerable plant cell after step (a), wherein the transgenic plant comprises in its genome the recombinant DNA construct; the polynucleotide is expressed in the transgenic plant; and the transgenic plant exhibits increased nitrogen stress tolerance when compared to a control plant not comprising the recombinant DNA construct.