US 12,077,766 B2
MADS box proteins and improving agronomic characteristics in plants
Carlos M La Rota, Johnston, IA (US); Rosana Melo, St. Charles, MO (US); Bo Shen, Johnston, IA (US); Carl Simmons, Des Moines, IA (US); and Jingrui Wu, Johnston, IA (US)
Assigned to PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC., Johnston, IA (US)
Appl. No. 17/047,518
Filed by PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC., Johnston, IA (US)
PCT Filed Apr. 17, 2019, PCT No. PCT/US2019/027782
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Oct. 14, 2020,
PCT Pub. No. WO2019/204373, PCT Pub. Date Oct. 24, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/783,309, filed on Dec. 21, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/741,529, filed on Oct. 4, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/659,579, filed on Apr. 18, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0155951 A1, May 27, 2021
Int. Cl. C12N 15/82 (2006.01)
CPC C12N 15/8269 (2013.01) 14 Claims
 
1. A polynucleotide comprising a targeted genetic modification at an endogenous genomic locus encoding a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence that is at least 98% identical to SEQ ID NO: 12, wherein the targeted genetic modification increases the expression level and/or activity of the encoded polypeptide thereby resulting in an increased photosynthetic activity of the maize plant cell.