COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR INCREASING THE AMINO ACID AND PROTEIN CONTENT IN STORAGE ORGANS OF PLANTS

• Main Authors: SAPIR-MIR, Maya, LIBERMAN-ALONI, Raya
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 08.02.2024
• Subjects: AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; BEER; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHEMISTRY; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF; CULTURE MEDIA; ENZYMOLOGY; FISHING; FORESTRY; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HUNTING; METALLURGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; NEW PLANTS OR PROCESSES FOR OBTAINING THEM; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; PEPTIDES; PLANT REPRODUCTION BY TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES; PROPAGATING, PRESERVING OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS; SPIRITS; TRAPPING; VINEGAR; WINE

The present invention provides methods and compositions for increasing amino acids content and proteins in plant storage organs. In particular, the present invention relates to transgenic Solarium tuberosum plants overexpressing amino acid permease (AAP) and/or lysin histidine transporter (LHT), the plants store high amount of essential amino acids and capable of producing high amount of heterologous proteins in the tubers. La présente invention concerne des procédés et des compositions pour accroître la teneur en acides aminés et en protéines d'organes de stockage de plantes. En particulier, l'invention se réfère à des plantes transgéniques de Solanum tuberosum surexprimant la perméase d'acides aminés (AAP) et/ou le transporteur de lysine-histidine (LHT), les plantes stockant une quantité élevée d'acides aminés essentiels et étant capables de produire une quantité élevée de protéines hétérologues dans les tubercules.