Patent ID: 7317140
Filing Date: 2008-01-08
Classification: C07K,C12N

Abstract:
1. A method of producing a transgenic plant with an increased level of fatty acids comprising, transforming a plant cell with an expression vector comprising a lipid metabolism protein (LMP) nucleic acid, generating from the plant cell a transgenic plant, analyzing the production of fatty acids in seeds of the transgenic plant, and selecting a transgenic plant having an increased level of fatty acids as compared to an untransformed wild type variety of the plant, wherein the LMP nucleic acid is selected from the group consisting of: a) a full-length polynucleotide sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 47; b) a polynucleotide sequence encoding the full-length polypeptide as shown in SEQ ID NO: 48; c) a polynucleotide sequence having at least 90% sequence identity with the full-length polynucleotide sequence of a) or b) above, wherein said polynucleotide sequence encodes a polypeptide that has protein kinase activity; and d) a polynucleotide sequence that hybridizes under stringent conditions to the complement of the full-length polynucleotide sequence of a) or b) above, wherein said polynucleotide sequence encodes a polypeptide that has protein kinase activity.