US Patent:
20160326541, Nov 10, 2016
Inventors:
- Boston MA, US
Mine O. CANAKCI - Granby MA, US
Bibin PAULOSE - Amherst MA, US
Michelle DACOSTA - Wilbraham MA, US
International Classification:
C12N 15/82
C07K 14/405
Abstract:
A transgenic plant having enhanced photosynthesis is disclosed. The transgenic plant is transformed with a transgenic polynucleotide encoding a heterologous bicarbonate transporter. The bicarbonate transporter can be from an algae or a cyanobacterial species. The transgenic polynucleotide comprises a nucleic acid sequence encoding the bicarbonate transporter under the control of a functional plant promoter and optionally includes a chloroplast envelope targeting peptide heterologous to the bicarbonate transporter. Methods of making the transgenic plant and transgenic polynucleotide are disclosed.