HIGH EXPRESSION CEREAL PHYTASE GENE

摘要

The present invention provides mutant cereal plants and mature grain thereof, characterised by enhanced levels of the enzyme phytase in the grain, and methods for inducing, detecting and selecting the mutant cereal plants. The invention further relates to animal feed comprising said grain having enhanced amounts of phytase.

主权项

1. A mutant cereal plant comprising a polynucleotide selected from any one of:
a.ACA VGA GTC ATG CAT,[SEQ ID NO: 1] b. polynucleotide comprising a nucleotide sequence selected from SEQ ID NO: 5, 6, 14 and 15, c. polynucleotide comprising a nucleotide sequence selected from SEQ ID NO: 1, 5, 6, 14 and 15, wherein said polynucleotide is operably linked to a second polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide, wherein said polynucleotide is capable of enhancing gene expression in a grain of said plant, and wherein said cereal is selected from Avena L species, Hordeum L species; Oryza L species; Secale L species; Sorghum L species; Triticum aestivum, Triticum durum; Triticum spelta and Zea species.