Patents
US 12760319 B2: Plants with enhanced photosynthetic efficiency and biomass yield
- Granted
- 2026-10-13
- Filed
- 2023-09-29 application 18477640
- Type
- Utility · 16 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to genetically modified plants, plant cells, or plant tissues wherein the genetic modification comprises expression of an exogenous nucleic acid comprising a ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase large subunit-related (PRL-1) gene or homolog thereof, in the plant, plant cell, or plant tissue; and wherein the expression of the exogenous nucleic acid comprising the PRL-1 gene or homolog thereof results in enhanced photosynthetic efficiency and/or plant biomass of the plant, plant cell, or plant tissue as compared to a wild-type plant, plant cell or plant tissue without the genetic modification. Another aspect of the current disclosure is directed to methods of enhancing photosynthetic efficiency and biomass yield in a plant, plant cell, or plant tissue, the methods comprising expressing an exogenous nucleic acid comprising a PRL-1 gene or homolog thereof.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-13 (ipgb20261013.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 'UT-Battelle, LLC 1,197 patents | US company or organization | Oak Ridge, TN | UT-BATTELLE, LLC State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-13 |
| University of Tennessee Research Foundation 447 patents | US company or organization | Knoxville, TN | UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE RESEARCH FOUNDATION Nonprofit EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-13 |
| The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois 1,493 patents | US company or organization | Urbana, IL | THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS Nonprofit EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-13 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington Muchero | Oak Ridge, TN | 13 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-13 | |
| Jin-Gui Chen | Oak Ridge, TN | 10 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-13 | |
| Biruk Ayenew Feyissa | Norwich, CA | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-13 | ||
| Gerald A. Tuskan | Oak Ridge, TN | 18 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-13 | |
| Timothy B. Yates | Fountain Valley, CA | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-13 | ||
| Elsa De Becker | Urbana, IL | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-13 | ||
| Steven J. Burgess | Urbana, IL | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-13 | ||
| Stephen P. Long | Champaign, IL | 6 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-13 | |
| Mengjun Shu | Knoxville, TN | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-13 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| C12N | Microorganisms or enzymes; compositions thereof; propagating, preserving, or maintaining microorganisms; mutation or genetic engineering; culture media | C12N15/8269 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-13 |
| C12Y | Enzymes | C12Y401/01039 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-13 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
No recorded assignments or security interests on file for this patent.
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