Maurice M. Moloney,Randall Joseph Weselake,Cory L. Nykiforuk,Olga Petrivna Yurchenko
申请号:
US12531330
公开号:
US20120255066A1
申请日:
2008.03.17
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2012
代理人:
摘要:
Disclosed are methods for modification of fatty acid composition and/or seed oil content in plants. In particular are methods to over-express acyl-CoA binding proteins (ACBPs) within the cells of developing seeds are provided. Over-expressing ACBPs under the control of a seed preferred promoter increases polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) levels as compared to wild-type controls.