Transgenic plant and the method for producing the same

11891,610

17/987834

November 15, 2022

The present invention is directed to a transgenic plant and a method for producing the same. In particular, the present invention is directed to a transgenic plant or a plant cell in which a nucleic acid molecule encoding an m6A demethylase is introduced, wherein said m6A demethylase has the following two domains: i) N-terminal domain (NTD) having the function of AlkB oxidation demethylase; and ii) C-terminal domain (CTD). The present invention is also directed to a method for producing said plant, comprising introducing a nucleic acid molecule encoding an m6A demethylase into a regenarable plant cell, and regenerating a transgenic plant from the regenerable plant cell.

Epiplanta Biotech Ltd. (Beijing, CN)

Epiplanta Biotech Ltd. (Beijing, CN)

1. A potato plant expressing a protein having an amino acid sequence selected from SEQ ID NOs: 1-4, wherein the plant produces a yield of tubers about four or more fold of that of the average yield of control plants grown under comparable conditions, wherein the control plants do not express the protein.

2. The plant of claim 1 , wherein the plant expresses a protein having an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1.

3. The plant of claim 1 , wherein the plant expresses a protein having an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2.

4. The plant of claim 1 , wherein the plant expresses a protein having an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3.

5. The plant of claim 1 , wherein the plant expresses a protein having an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4.

6. A tobacco plant expressing a protein having an amino acid sequence selected from SEQ ID NOs: 1-4, wherein the plant produces a yield of leaves about four or more fold of that of the average yield of control plants grown under comparable conditions, wherein the control plants do not express the protein.

7. The plant of claim 6 , wherein the plant expresses a protein having an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1.

8. The plant of claim 6 , wherein the plant expresses a protein having an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2.

9. The plant of claim 6 , wherein the plant expresses a protein having an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3.

10. The plant of claim 6 , wherein the plant expresses a protein having an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4.

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