Patent ID: 7803998
Filing Date: 2010-09-28
Classification: C07K,C12N,Y02A

Abstract:
1. A method for modifying flower development in a plant, said method comprising transforming a plant with a polynucleotide construct comprising a polynucleotide molecule operably linked to a promoter that is expressed in a plant cell, wherein the polynucleotide molecule comprises a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) the nucleotide sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:1, 3 or 4; (b) a nucleotide sequence encoding an amino acid sequence comprising SEQ ID NO:2; (c) a nucleotide sequence comprising at least 95% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:1 or 3, wherein said polynucleotide molecule encodes a polypeptide having ZmSVP activity; (d) a nucleotide sequence encoding an amino acid sequence having at least 95% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:2, wherein said polynucleotide molecule encodes a polypeptide having ZmSVP activity; and (e) a nucleotide sequence that is the complement of the nucleotide sequence of (a), (b), (c), or (d); and selecting a transformed plant having modified flower development when compared to an untransformed plant.