Yield10 Bioscience, Inc.
TRANSGENIC LAND PLANTS COMPRISING ENHANCED LEVELS OF MITOCHONDRIAL TRANSPORTER PROTEIN

Abstract:

A transgenic land plant is provided. The transgenic land plant comprises a mitochondrial transporter protein of a eukaryotic algae. The mitochondrial transporter protein of the eukaryotic algae is heterologous with respect to the transgenic land plant. The mitochondrial transporter protein is a sequence or ortholog of CCP1 of Chlamydomonasreinhardtii, a mitochondrial transporter protein of Chlorella sorokiniana, a mitochondrial transporter protein of Chlorella variabilis, a mitochondrial transporter protein of Chondrus crispus, a mitochondrial transporter protein of Gonium pectorale, or a mitochondrial transporter protein of Volvox carteri. The mitochondrial transporter protein is localized to mitochondria of the transgenic land plant based on a mitochondrial targeting signal intrinsic to the mitochondrial transporter protein. The mitochondrial transporter protein is localized to mitochondria of the transgenic land plant based on a mitochondrial targeting signal intrinsic to the mitochondrial transporter protein and is expressed predominantly in seeds of the transgenic land plant.