Patent ID: 6815580
Filing Date: 2004-11-09
Classification: C12N

Abstract:
A method for enhancing the assimilation of carbon in a plant comprising the steps of:a). inserting into the genome of a plant cell a nucleic acid sequence comprising in the 5â€² to 3â€² direction and in operable linkage, i). a promoter that functions in the cell, ii). a structural nucleic acid sequence comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:20 or encoding SEQ ID NO: 12, wherein the structural nucleic acid sequence encodes a sedoheptulose 1,7-bisphosphatase enzyme from Chlorella sorokiniana, and iii). a 3â€² non-translated nucleic acid sequence that functions in said cell to cause transcriptional termination, to obtain a transformed plant cell containing the nucleic acid sequence and b). regenerating from said transformed plant cell a transformed plant that overexpresses said sedoheptulose 1,7-bisphosphatase enzyme in said plant in a manner that enhances the assimilation of carbon in said plant when compared to that of a non-transformed plant.