Patent ID: 7189889
Filing Date: 2007-03-13
Classification: C07K,C12N,Y02A

Abstract:
1. A method for altering maize seed characteristics, the method comprising: a. introducing into a maize plant cell a recombinant expression cassette comprising a polynucleotide that encodes the polypeptide of SEQ ID NO:24 or functional fragment thereof, wherein a plant transformed with the functional fragment has an altered number or configuration of aleurone cells in the maize seed, wherein the polynucleotide is operably linked to a promoter capable of expressing the polynucleotide in the seed; b. culturing the plant cell under plant forming conditions to produce a plant; and, c. expressing the polynucleotide for a time sufficient to alter the number or configuration of aleurone cells in the seeds of the maize plant.