APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Plant gene expression for biofuel feedstocks biomass as feedstocks for chemical industry ABSTRACT: Xylan is one of the major polysaccharides in cellulosic biomass. There are four Arabidopsis reduced wall acetylation (RWA) genes shown to be involved in the acetylation of xylan during secondary wall biosynthesis. This invention provides … [Read more...] about Dominant Negative Mutations of Arabidopsis 2013-051
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Dominant Negative Mutations of Arabidopsis 2013-051
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Feedstocks for biofuel production and other industrial applications Plants with increased resistance to pathogens ABSTRACT: Xylan is one of the major polysaccharides in cellulosic biomass. There are four Arabidopsis reduced water acetylation (RWA) genes shown to be involved in the acetylation of xylan during secondary wall biosynthesis. … [Read more...] about Dominant Negative Mutations of Arabidopsis 2013-051
Gene Modification to Increase Drought and Flood Tolerance in Plants 2014-108
APPLICATIONS: Agriculture Feedstocks for biofuel production ADVANTAGES: Increases availability of staple food crops regardless of water resources Reduces need for monitoring of water levels during growth ABSTRACT: Researchers at the Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) have used recombinant nucleic acid techniques to overexpress a gene -- SAB18 -- to increase … [Read more...] about Gene Modification to Increase Drought and Flood Tolerance in Plants 2014-108
Golgi Nucleotide Sugar Transporters as Tools for Cell Wall Modification 2013-092
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Feedstocks for biofuel production Non-plant glycosylation ADVANTAGES: Engineers plant cell wall composition by manipulating sugar substrates Offers pathway to optimizing plant cell walls for sugar content ABSTRACT: This Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) invention engineers plants by specifically modifying nucleotide sugar … [Read more...] about Golgi Nucleotide Sugar Transporters as Tools for Cell Wall Modification 2013-092
Creation of Heritable Traits in Chimeric Plants IB- 2013-171
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Biofuels production Wood industry re: paper, pulping, construction Animal feed Agricultural industry re: seed quality ADVANTAGES: Enables desired heritable trait in chimeric plants Tissue-specific generation of SNPs and/or INDELs ABSTRACT: Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) researchers Dominique Loqué and Yan Liang have … [Read more...] about Creation of Heritable Traits in Chimeric Plants IB- 2013-171