Artificial secoviridae satellite rnas
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- EP · EP
- Patent Type
- Applications
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-05-03
- Publication Date
- 2026-03-11
AI Technical Summary
There is a need in agricultural applications to modify polynucleotides for improving phenotypes and genotypes of organisms, particularly for crop plants, where existing technologies have limitations in effectively utilizing Secoviridae RNA viruses for genetic modification.
The development of recombinant RNA molecules comprising a 5' RNA replication element, a cargo RNA molecule, and a 3' RNA replication element, operably linked, which are recognized by a Secoviridae RNA-dependent RNA polymerase, allowing for the creation of synthetic Secoviridae satellite RNAs that can be introduced into plants to induce phenotypic changes and be self-replicating, using various components such as viral capsid proteins and RNA-binding proteins.
This approach enables the modification of plant phenotypes and genotypes by introducing recombinant Secoviridae satellite RNAs that are self-replicating and can induce specific changes, enhancing agricultural traits such as resistance to pathogens and pests, while being recognized by specific RNA-dependent RNA polymerases.
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