Patent ID: 7265263
Filing Date: 2007-09-04
Classification: C07K,C12N,Y02A

Abstract:
1. An isolated nucleic acid molecule encoding a BEL transcription factor from Solanum tuberosum , wherein said isolated nucleic acid molecule: (a) comprises the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:1; or (b) hybridizes to the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:1 under high stringency conditions characterized by hybridization in a buffer of 4-5×SSC/0.1% w/v SDS at 54° C. for 1-3 hours and in 4×SSC at 65° C., followed by a washing in 0.1×SSC at 65° C. for about one hour, wherein overexpression of the BEL transcription factor in a transgenic plant results in tuber formation in the transgenic plant when grown under long-day conditions; or (c) encodes a protein or polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2.