US Patent Number
8138309
Publication Date
3-20-2012
Abstract
The present invention generally relates to a modified Rubisco large subunit εN-Methyltransferase (Rubisco LSMT, or RLSMT). The present invention also relates to a modified RLSMT-carbonic anhydrase (RLSMT-CA). This modified RLSMT-CA improves the efficiency of the reduction of CO2 during photosynthesis, which may increase plant growth rates. The present invention also relates to nucleic acids encoding the modified RLSMT-CA or modified RLSMT. Also, the present invention relates to cells including the modified RLSMT-CA or modified RLSMT, plants containing the modified RLSMT-CA or modified RLSMT, and methods using compositions of the present invention. In addition, the present invention relates to antibodies conjugated to CA which may bind to Rubisco, and antibodies which bind a modified RLSMT-CA. The invention also relates to modified forms of the LS and SS of Rubisco where the modified forms are fusions with CA or biologically active fragments thereof. The present invention provides methods of altering Rubisco carboxylase activity and altering plant growth.
Assignees
University of Kentucky Research Foundation, Lexington, KY (US)
Application Number
12/190,246
Filing Date
2008-08-12
Recommended Citation
Houtz, Robert L., "Modified Rubisco Large Subunit N-Methyltransferase Useful for Targeting Molecules to the Active-Site Vicinity of Ribulose-1,5-Bisphosphate" (2012). Horticulture Faculty Patents. 1.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/horticulture_patents/1
