The invention provides a method to genetically engineer a fusion protein between a major seed storage protein and a target protein of high nutritional value so that its high level of expression and accumulation results in seeds with enhanced nutrition. The invention also extends to other edible parts of the transgenic plant or progeny thereof defined herein.
- Summary
- The present invention, taking advantage of the high efficiency of expression and packaging system of natural seed storage protein, provides a method to genetically engineer a fusion protein between a major seed storage protein and a target protein of high nutritional value so that its high level of expression and accumulation results in seeds with enhanced nutrition. The invention also extends to other edible parts of the transgenic plant or progeny thereof defined herein. Food and food supplements generated from the transgenic plant or progeny thereof or plant cells or plant seeds as defined herein are also the objects of the invention.
- Supplementary Information
- Inventor: Sun, Samuel Sai Ming | Liu, Qiao Quan
Priority Number: US7425667B2
IPC Current: A01H000100 | C07H002104 | C07K0014415 | C12N001529
US Class: 800295 | 43500613 | 4350691 | 4352523 | 4353201 | 435419 | 435468 | 530370 | 5360236 | 800278 | 435006
Assignee Applicant: The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Title: Methods to produce desired proteins in plants
Usefulness: Methods to produce desired proteins in plants
Summary: The protein is useful for producing food or foodstuff, where the foodstuff is for livestock and for improving the nutritional value of plants, such as rice, by enhancing the production of specific essential amino acids in a useable form.
Novelty: New fusion protein comprising glutelin subunit and a desired protein, useful for producing food or foodstuff, or for improving the nutritional value of plants
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Sub Category
- Food
- Application No.
- 05/SCI/206
- Others
- Inventor(s): Professor Samuel SUN, Department of Biology
Patent Status: US Patent Pending PCT Application Filed
- Country/Region
- Hong Kong
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