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US Patent Number
5908972
Publication Date
6-1-1999
Abstract
The gene sequence for ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (Rubisco) large subunit (LS) .sup.ε N-methyltransferase (protein methylase III or Rubisco LSMT) from a plant which has a des(methyl) lysyl residue in the LS is disclosed. In addition, the full-length cDNA clones for Rubisco LSMT are disclosed. Transgenic plants and methods of producing same which have the Rubisco LSMT gene inserted into the DNA are also provided. Further, methods of inactivating the enzymatic activity of Rubisco LSMT are also disclosed.
Assignees
University of Kentucky Research Foundation, Lexington, Ky.
Application Number
08/687,916
Filing Date
07/29/1996
Recommended Citation
Houtz, Robert L., "Isolated Spinach Ribulose-1,5-Bisphosphate Carboxylase/Oxygenase Large Subunit εN-Methyltransferase and Method of Inactivating Ribulose-1,5-Bisphosphatase Carboxylase/Oxygenase Large Subunit εN-Methyltransferase Activity" (1999). Horticulture Faculty Patents. 4.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/horticulture_patents/4
