The present invention relates to barley plant or a part thereof, wherein the kernels of said barley plant have a reduced (1,3;1,4)--glucan content. The barley plant may carry a mutation in the CslF6 gene, wherein said mutated CslF6 gene encodes a mutant CslF6 polypeptide.

Provided is a recombinant microorganism having enhanced cellulose synthase gene stability, a method of producing cellulose by using the recombinant microorganism, and a method of preparing the recombinant microorganism.

Described are methods and materials for the genetic modification of plants by specific gene targeting and precise editing of nucleic acid sequences in a plant. The methods and materials provided herein enable one to edit the plant genome by design to control the expression of endogenous genes and/or control the transmission and expression of transgenic traits. Provided are also methods of producing plants having a desirable agronomic trait by crossing a transgenic plant expressing a gRNA with a plant expressing a Cas enzyme, and selecting a progeny plant having the desirable agronomic trait or a seed thereof.

The present invention refers to a plant or plant part comprising a polynucleotide encoding a wildtype or mutated cellulose synthase (CESA) polypeptide, the expression of said polynucleotide confers to the plant or plant part tolerance to CESA-inhibiting herbicides, such as azines.

The invention relates to a process for the manufacturing and purification of recombinant enzyme products, in particular of food enzyme products and the use thereof. The invention particularly relates to a process for the processing of enzyme products from a microbial fermentation broth by methods of separation, enzymatic treatment and filtration procedures.

Described herein are biological devices and methods for using the same to produce carbo sugars. The biological devices include microbial cells transformed with a DNA construct containing genes for producing a cellulose synthase and galactomannan galactosyltransferase. In some instances, the biological devices also include a gene for lipase. Methods for altering the viscosity of petroleum oil using the carbo sugars are also described herein. Finally, methods for degreasing or decontaminating water mixed with petroleum oil or other fatty substances or a surface coated with petroleum oil or other fatty substances using the carbo sugars are described herein.

Methods of stimulating muscle regeneration, comprising delivering to a muscle a CCR5 interacting agent or encoding molecule. The CCR5 interacting agent binds to muscle stem cells and stimulates myoblast proliferation and muscle regeneration. One example of the CCR5 interacting agent is NAMPT comprising a cytokine finger motif or a derivative thereof. Methods and compositions include cellular compositions, which expresses the CCR5 interacting agent; including a population of satellite or macrophage cells or their precursors/progeny and their applications in stem cell therapy or for use in treating a muscular deficiency, disorder or injury. The examples show muscle tissue regeneration with minimal fibrosis. Also enabled is a NAMPT polypeptide fragment comprising a C-terminal portion of NAMPT comprising a cytokine finger. Compositions further comprise the NAMPT polypeptide fragment and one or more of; tissue stem cell or macrophage or precursor/progeny, scaffold or a retentive material, tissue delivery enhancing or cell retention moiety.

The present invention refers to a plant or plant part comprising a polynucleotide encoding a wildtype or mutated cellulose synthase (CESA) polypeptide, the expression of said polynucleotide confers to the plant or plant part tolerance to CESA-inhibiting herbicides, such as azines.

Provided is a recombinant microorganism having enhanced cellulose synthase gene stability, a method of producing cellulose by using the recombinant microorganism, and a method of preparing the recombinant microorganism.

Provided is a plant or plant part comprising a polynucleotide encoding a mutated cellulose synthase (CESA) polypeptide, wherein the expression of said polynucleotide confers to the plant or plant part tolerance to CESA-inhibiting herbicides, such as azines.