CARBON AND NITROGEN-REGULATING GENE AND PROTEIN AND MODULATION THEREOF.

摘要

The present invention relates to a nitrogen-regulated GATA transcription factor gene required for sugar and nitrogen accumulation and the modulation of the expression of this gene to modulate a characteristic in a plant. The GATA transcription factor of the present invention is involved in regulating sugar and nitrogen accumulation in plants. Increased expression of this or substantially similar genes can produce plants with improved nitrogen utilization and increased yield and increased stress tolerance.