Patent ID: 7230161
Filing Date: 2007-06-12
Classification: C12N

Abstract:
1. A plant cell, transformed with a construct effective for inhibiting expression of at least one endogenous ACC synthase gene, wherein said construct comprises a promoter that functions in plants operably linked to a nucleic acid selected from the group consisting of: (a) a nucleic acid comprising at least 90% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:2 or SEQ ID NO:5 linked in sense orientation relative to the promoter, wherein said construct inhibits expression of at least one endogenous ACC synthase gene by cosuppression; (b) a nucleic acid comprising at least 90% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:2 or SEQ ID NO:5 linked in antisense orientation relative to the promoter; and (c) a nucleic acid configured for RNA silencing or interference, wherein said nucleic acid comprises a polynucleotide with at least 500 contiguous nucleotides of SEQ ID NO:2 or SEQ ID NO:5 and further comprises the complement of said polynucleotide.