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LMO name

Potato modified for increased tuber yield

Transformation event

35S-SoSUT-7, 35S-SoSUT-9, 35S-SoSUT-10, 35S-SoSUT-17

Developer(s)

Record #111462

Bayer CropScience

Bayer CropScience Deutschland GmbH

Bayer CropScience AG
Alfred-Nobel-Str. 50
40789 Monheim am Rhein

Monheim am Rhein

Germany, 40789

Phone:	+49 21 73 - 38-0
Url:	Bayer CropScience

Description

The gene coding for a sucrose transporter (CS-sut-SPIOL) from spinach (Spinacia oleracea) is constitutively expressed. The heterologous SoSUT enhances the sucrose transport into the phloem, thus increasing the availability of sucrose for tuber formation and development.
As a result of the genetic modification the transgenic potato plants show a 10-20 % increase in tuber yield due to an increase in the number of tubers per plant.

Recipient Organism or Parental Organisms

The term Recipient organism refers to an organism (either already modified or non-modified) that was subjected to genetic modification, whereas Parental organisms refers to those that were involved in cross breeding or cell fusion.

Record #12106

Solanum tuberosum - Potato, SOLTU

Related LMOs

Record #111463

Potato modified for increased tuber yield

Bayer CropScience Changes in physiology and/or production - Yield Resistance to antibiotics - Kanamycin

Characteristics of the transformation process

Vector

pBinAR-35S-SoSUT

Techniques used for the modification

Agrobacterium-mediated DNA transfer

Genetic elements construct

CaMV 35S promoter

#100287

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Sucrose transporter gene

#111323

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Octopine Synthase Gene Terminator

#100271

0.00 Kb

Nopaline Synthase Gene Promoter

#100270

0.00 Kb

Neomycin Phosphotransferase II

#15001

0.00 Kb

Nopaline Synthase Gene Terminator

#100269

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Further details

LMO characteristics

Modified traits

Changes in physiology and/or production
- Yield
Resistance to antibiotics
- Kanamycin

Common use(s)

Research

Additional Information

This deliberate release was proposed by Hoechst Schering AgrEvo GmbH.

AgrEvo GmbH, a company owned by Hoechst AG and Schering AG, merged with Rhône-Poulenc to become Aventis CropScience in 1999. This then merged with Bayer to become Bayer CropScience in 2001.

Therefore, Bayer CropScience is the contact point for questions regarding this deliberate release.

Other relevant website address or attached documents

Overexpression of the sucrose transporter SoSUT1 in potato results in alterations in leaf carbon partitioning and in tuber metabolism but has little impact on tuber morphology