Yield10 Bioscience has been granted a patent for transgenic plants with enhanced yield and seed yield. The plants are transformed with transgenic polynucleotides encoding metabolic enzymes, resulting in unprecedented increases in seed yield. The claim involves plants with heterologous enzymes like pyruvate carboxylase and malate synthase, showing improved properties compared to non-transgenic plants. GlobalData’s report on Yield10 Bioscience gives a 360-degree view of the company including its patenting strategy. Buy the report here.
According to GlobalData’s company profile on Yield10 Bioscience, Genetically engineered pesticides was a key innovation area identified from patents. Yield10 Bioscience's grant share as of May 2024 was 53%. Grant share is based on the ratio of number of grants to total number of patents.
Transgenic plants with enhanced yield and seed yield
A recently granted patent (Publication Number: US11965182B2) discloses a transgenic plant containing two or more heterologous enzymes, specifically a pyruvate carboxylase (Pyc) and a malate synthase (AceB), encoded by transgenes. The plant exhibits increased properties such as seed yield or seed oil content compared to non-transgenic plants of the same species. The transgene encoding each enzyme includes a plastid signal peptide directing them to the plastids of the plant, and they are expressed from a seed-specific promoter.
Moreover, the transgenic plant, which can be derived from various species including camelina, Brassica species, soybean, and others, shows a significant increase in properties ranging from 15% to 300% compared to non-transgenic plants. Additionally, the patent includes a method for creating and selecting transgenic plants with enhanced properties, involving growing the plants, measuring the desired properties, and selecting those with improvements over wild-type plants. This innovation opens up possibilities for improving crop productivity and oil content through genetic modification, potentially benefiting agricultural practices and the production of biofuels.
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