There is described herein a plant cell comprising: (i) a polynucleotide comprising, consisting or consisting essentially of a sequence having at least 95% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 1 or SEQ ID NO: 3 or SEQ ID NO: 9 or SEQ ID NO: 11 or SEQ ID NO: 17 or SEQ ID NO: 19 or SEQ ID NO: 21 or SEQ ID NO: 23; or a polynucleotide comprising, consisting or consisting essentially of a sequence having at least 80% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 5 or SEQ ID NO: 7 or SEQ ID NO: 13 or SEQ ID NO: 15; (ii) a polypeptide encoded by the polynucleotide set forth in (i); (iii) a polypeptide comprising, consisting or consisting essentially of a sequence having at least 94% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 2; or at least 93% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 4; or least 95% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 6; or at least 96% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 8; or at least 93% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 10 or SEQ ID NO: 12; or at least 95% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 14; or at least 96% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 16; or at least 89% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 18; or at least 92% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 20; or at least 93% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 22; or at least 94% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 24; or (iv) a construct, vector or expression vector comprising the isolated polynucleotide set forth in (i), wherein said plant cell comprises at least one modification which modulates the expression or activity of the polynucleotide or the polypeptide as compared to a control plant cell in which the expression or activity of the polynucleotide or polypeptide has not been modified.

Transgenic host cells, vectors useful for making transgenic host cells, and kits useful for making transgenic host cells are described. Also described are transgenic plants. In some embodiments, transgenic host cells express a 4-hydroxyphenylacetaldehyde synthase (4HPAAS). In some embodiments, transgenic host cells express a tyrosol:UDP-glucose 8-O-glucosyltransferase (T8GT). The transgenic host cells are useful for biosynthesis of one or more of salidroside, icariside D2, tyrosol, and 4-hydroxypenylacetaldehyde.

A genetically modified plant or plant cell with reduced α1,3-fucosyltransferase and β1,2-xylosyltransferase activity compared to a wild type plant or plant cell, wherein less than 10% of the total glycan on a protein produced by the plant or plant cell is α1,3-fucosylated glycan and less than 3% of the total glycan on the protein is β1,2-xylosylated glycan is provided. In one embodiment, the plant or plant cell comprises three T-DNA insertions expressing five copies of RNAi targeting α1,3-fucosyltranserase and three copies of RNAi targeting β1,2xylosyltransferase.

The compositions and methods disclosed relate to DNA compositions, plant cells, seeds, plant parts that relate to maize maintainer plants. Also provided are assays for detecting the presence of the maize DP-056113-9 event based on the DNA sequence of the recombinant DNA construct inserted into the maize genome and the DNA sequences flanking the insertion site. Kits and conditions useful in conducting the assays are provided.

There is described herein a plant cell comprising: (i) a polynucleotide comprising, consisting or consisting essentially of a sequence having at least 81% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 5 (NtINV4-S) or at least 62% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 7 (NtINV4-T); (ii) a polypeptide encoded by the polynucleotide set forth in (i); (iii) a polypeptide comprising, consisting or consisting essentially of a sequence having at least 85% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 6 (NtINV4-S) or at least 85% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 8 (NtINV4-T); or (iv) a construct, vector or expression vector comprising the isolated polynucleotide set forth in (i), wherein said plant cell comprises at least one modification which modulates (a) the expression or activity of the polynucleotide or (b) the expression or activity of the polynucleotide the polypeptide, as compared to a control plant cell in which the expression or activity of the polynucleotide or polypeptide has not been modified.

It was found that it is possible to construct a genome-edited plant in which no exogenous gene is incorporated in a genome by performing negative selection using morphological defects and the like as indices in a regenerated plant originated from a plant cell in which a gene that induces regeneration of the plant and a gene of the genome editing enzyme are introduced.

A genetically engineered plant that expresses a 6-phosphogluconate dehydratase (EDD) and/or a 2-keto-3-deoxy-6-phosphogluconate aldolase (EDA) is provided. The plant comprises at least one of a first or second modified gene. The first modified gene comprises a first promoter and a nucleic acid sequence encoding the EDD. The first promoter is non-cognate with respect to the nucleic acid sequence encoding the EDD. The first modified gene is configured so transcription of the nucleic acid sequence encoding the EDD is initiated from the first promoter and results in expression of the EDD. The second modified gene comprises a second promoter and a nucleic acid sequence encoding the EDA. The second promoter is non-cognate with respect to the nucleic acid sequence encoding the EDA. The second modified gene is configured so transcription of the nucleic acid sequence encoding the EDA is initiated from the second promoter and results in expression of the EDA.

The present invention relates to polypeptides having xylanase activity and polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides. The invention also relates to compositions comprising the polypeptides of the invention and the use of the polypeptides of the invention to release xylose and in animal feed.

The invention relates to methods for increasing seed yield, increasing the total content of protein and/or lipid in seeds and reducing glucosinolate levels by reducing the expression or activity of UPL3. The invention also relates to genetically altered plants characterised by the above phenotypes and methods of producing such plants.

This disclosure provides genetically modified plants, plant cells and plant tissues that show modified lignin content and/or sugar release as compared to a wild type control plant which was not genetically modified. In addition, the disclosure provides methods of regulating lignin content and sugar release in a plant. The disclosure also provides methods of producing bioproducts using the genetically modified plants of the instant disclosure.