Genes involved in brassinosteroid hormone action in plants
View Patent ↗The present invention provides a BZR1 gene and an altered gene, bzr1-D, involved in the brassinosteroid response pathway. The expression of BZR1 genes in transgenic plants causes such plants to become significantly larger and more robust than their wild-type counterparts, thus increasing plant yields.
1. An isolated nucleic acid molecule encoding the bzr1-D polypeptide having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:7.
2. The nucleic acid of claim 1 , wherein said nucleic acid molecule comprise the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2.
3. A vector comprising the nucleic acid molecule of claim 1 .
4. A vector comprising the nucleic acid molecule of claim 2 .
5. A host cell comprising the vector of claim 3 .
6. A host cell comprising the vector of claim 4 .
7. A transgenic plant transformed with the nucleic acid molecule of claim 1 .
8. A transgenic plant transformed with the nucleic acid molecule of claim 2 .
9. The tranagenic plant of claim 7 where the plant is a monocotyledonous plant.
10. The transgenic plant of claim 7 where the plant is a dicotyledonous plant.
11. The tranagenic plant of claim 8 where the plant is a monocotyledonous plant.
12. The transgenic plant of claim 8 where the plant is a dicotyledonous plant.