Patent ID: 7186898
Filing Date: 2007-03-06
Classification: C07K,C12N

Abstract:
1. An isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising regulatory elements operably linked to a nucleic acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) nucleotides 33–1943 of SEQ ID NO: 5 or nucleotides 2–4009 of SEQ ID NO: 7; or (b) a nucleic acid sequence that has more than 95% overall sequence identity to a nucleic acid sequence of (a); and (c) a fragment of a nucleic acid sequence of (a) or (b), wherein the fragment is of sufficient length to mediate a cosuppression effect in a maize plant cell; wherein a maize plant cell comprising said nucleic acid molecule produces starch with reduced phosphate content compared to starch from a non-transformed maize plant cell.