US Patent:
20180230485, Aug 16, 2018
Inventors:
- Indianapolis IN, US
Bruce A. NAGEL - Beaver Dam WI, US
Liang YE - Carmel IN, US
Yanxin Star GAO - Waunakee WI, US
Ryan GIBSON - Carmel IN, US
Sushmitha PAULRAJ - Sao Paulo, BR
Tyler MANSFIELD - Indianapolis IN, US
Jafar MAMMADOV - Carmel IN, US
Siva P. KUMPATLA - Carmel IN, US
Steven A. THOMPSON - Carmel IN, US
International Classification:
C12N 15/82
C07K 14/415
A01H 1/02
Abstract:
A newly identified protein that is encoded by a polynucleotide sequence associated with cytoplasmic male sterility restorer activity (Rf3) is described. The cytoplasmic male sterility restorer gene can be inserted through breeding introgression into plant genomes to restore cytoplasmic male sterility in plants. Further applications of the newly identified polynucleotide sequence associated with cytoplasmic male sterility restorer activity include a mutation (rf3) which results in cytoplasmic male sterility. The cytoplasmic male sterility restorer gene can be inserted through breeding introgression into plant genomes to result in cytoplasmic male sterility in plants. Methods for detecting the cytoplasmic male sterility restorer (Rf3) and the cytoplasmic male sterility (rf3) gene sequences are further described.