Optimal maize loci
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1. A maize plant, maize plant part, or maize plant cell comprising a recombinant nucleic acid molecule, said recombinant nucleic acid molecule comprising:
- a nongenic nucleic acid molecule of at least 1 Kb, whereina. the level of methylation of said nongenic nucleic acid molecule is 1% or less;
b. the nongenic nucleic acid molecule shares less than 40% sequence identity with any other nucleic acid molecules contained in the maize genome;
c. the nongenic nucleic acid molecule is located within a 40 Kb region of a known or predicted expressive maize coding nucleic acid molecule; and
d. the nongenic nucleic acid molecule exhibits a recombination frequency within the maize genome of greater than 0.00041 cM/Mb, wherein said nongenic nucleic acid molecule has at least 90% sequence identity with a nongenic nucleic acid molecule selected from the group consisting ofSEQ ID NO;
387, identified as loci_137693_G1,SEQ ID NO;
463, identified as loci_265551_G1,SEQ ID NO;
560, identified as loci_128078_G1,SEQ ID NO;
573, identified as loci_168286_G1,SEQ ID NO;
1268, identified as loci_3733_G1,SEQ ID NO;
2030, identified as loci_203075_G1,SEQ ID NO;
2053, identified as loci_232484_G1,SEQ ID NO;
4425, identified as loci_136086_G1,SEQ ID NO;
2033, identified as loci_203704_G1,SEQ ID NO;
2709, identified as loci_127268_G1,SEQ ID NO;
2731, identified as loci_204637_G1,SEQ ID NO;
3230, identified as loci_291068_G1,SEQ ID NO;
3357, identified as loci_232222_G1,SEQ ID NO;
3428, identified as loci_43577_G1,SEQ ID NO;
424, identified as loci_204726_G1, andSEQ ID NO;
4529, identified as loci_232228_G1; and
a DNA of interest, wherein the DNA of interest comprises a non-native exogenous sequence, and said DNA of interest is inserted into said nongenic nucleic acid molecule to produce said recombinant nucleic acid molecule.
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Abstract
As disclosed herein, optimal native genomic loci from maize plants have been identified that represent best sites for targeted insertion of exogenous sequences.
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19 Claims
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1. A maize plant, maize plant part, or maize plant cell comprising a recombinant nucleic acid molecule, said recombinant nucleic acid molecule comprising:
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a nongenic nucleic acid molecule of at least 1 Kb, wherein a. the level of methylation of said nongenic nucleic acid molecule is 1% or less; b. the nongenic nucleic acid molecule shares less than 40% sequence identity with any other nucleic acid molecules contained in the maize genome; c. the nongenic nucleic acid molecule is located within a 40 Kb region of a known or predicted expressive maize coding nucleic acid molecule; and d. the nongenic nucleic acid molecule exhibits a recombination frequency within the maize genome of greater than 0.00041 cM/Mb, wherein said nongenic nucleic acid molecule has at least 90% sequence identity with a nongenic nucleic acid molecule selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO;
387, identified as loci_137693_G1,SEQ ID NO;
463, identified as loci_265551_G1,SEQ ID NO;
560, identified as loci_128078_G1,SEQ ID NO;
573, identified as loci_168286_G1,SEQ ID NO;
1268, identified as loci_3733_G1,SEQ ID NO;
2030, identified as loci_203075_G1,SEQ ID NO;
2053, identified as loci_232484_G1,SEQ ID NO;
4425, identified as loci_136086_G1,SEQ ID NO;
2033, identified as loci_203704_G1,SEQ ID NO;
2709, identified as loci_127268_G1,SEQ ID NO;
2731, identified as loci_204637_G1,SEQ ID NO;
3230, identified as loci_291068_G1,SEQ ID NO;
3357, identified as loci_232222_G1,SEQ ID NO;
3428, identified as loci_43577_G1,SEQ ID NO;
424, identified as loci_204726_G1, andSEQ ID NO;
4529, identified as loci_232228_G1; anda DNA of interest, wherein the DNA of interest comprises a non-native exogenous sequence, and said DNA of interest is inserted into said nongenic nucleic acid molecule to produce said recombinant nucleic acid molecule. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 19)
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8. A maize plant, maize plant part, or maize plant cell comprising a recombinant nucleic acid molecule, said recombinant nucleic acid molecule comprising:
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a nongenic nucleic acid molecule of at least 1 Kb, wherein a. the level of methylation of said nongenic nucleic acid molecule is 1% or less; b. the nongenic nucleic acid molecule shares less than 40% sequence identity with any other nucleic acid molecules contained in the maize genome; c. the nongenic nucleic acid molecule is located within a 40 Kb region of a known or predicted expressive maize coding nucleic acid molecule; and d. the nongenic nucleic acid molecule exhibits a recombination frequency within the maize genome of greater than 0.00041 cM/Mb, wherein said nongenic nucleic acid molecule has at least 90% sequence identity with a nongenic nucleic acid molecule selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO;
387, identified as loci_137693_G1,SEQ ID NO;
463, identified as loci_265551_G1,SEQ ID NO;
560, identified as loci_128078_G1,SEQ ID NO;
573, identified as loci_168286_G1,SEQ ID NO;
1268, identified as loci_3733_G1,SEQ ID NO;
2030, identified as loci_203075_G1,SEQ ID NO;
2053, identified as loci_232484_G1,SEQ ID NO;
4425, identified as loci_136086_G1,SEQ ID NO;
2033, identified as loci_203704_G1,SEQ ID NO;
2709, identified as loci_127268_G1,SEQ ID NO;
2731, identified as loci_204637_G1,SEQ ID NO;
3230, identified as loci_291068_G1,SEQ ID NO;
3357, identified as loci_232222_G1,SEQ ID NO;
3428, identified as loci_43577_G1,SEQ ID NO;
424, identified as loci_204726_G1, andSEQ ID NO;
4529, identified as loci_232228_G1; anda DNA of interest, wherein said DNA of interest comprises two or more gene expression cassettes and said DNA of interest is inserted into said nongenic nucleic acid molecule to produce said recombinant nucleic acid molecule. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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15. A method of making a transgenic plant cell comprising a DNA of interest, the method comprising:
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a. selecting a target nongenic maize genomic nucleic acid molecule of at least 1 Kb, wherein i. the level of methylation of said nongenic nucleic acid molecule is 1% or less; ii. the nongenic nucleic acid molecule shares less than 40% sequence identity with any other nucleic acid molecule contained in the maize genome; iii. the nongenic nucleic acid molecule is located within a 40 Kb region of a known or predicted expressive maize coding nucleic acid molecule; and iv. the nongenic nucleic acid molecule exhibits a recombination frequency within the maize genome of greater than 0.00041 cM/Mb, wherein said nongenic nucleic acid molecule has at least 90% sequence identity to a nucleic acid molecule selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO;
387, identified as loci_137693_G1,SEQ ID NO;
463, identified as loci_265551_G1,SEQ ID NO;
560, identified as loci_128078_G1,SEQ ID NO;
573, identified as loci_168286_G1,SEQ ID NO;
1268, identified as loci_3733_G1,SEQ ID NO;
2030, identified as loci_203075_G1,SEQ ID NO;
2053, identified as loci_232484_G1,SEQ ID NO;
4425, identified as loci_136086_G1,SEQ ID NO;
2033, identified as loci_203704_G1,SEQ ID NO;
2709, identified as loci_127268_G1,SEQ ID NO;
2731, identified as loci_204637_G1,SEQ ID NO;
3230, identified as loci_291068_G1,SEQ ID NO;
3357, identified as loci_232222_G1,SEQ ID NO;
3428, identified as loci_43577_G1,SEQ ID NO;
424, identified as loci_204726_G1, andSEQ ID NO;
4529, identified as loci_232228_G1;b. selecting a site specific nuclease that specifically binds and cleaves said target nongenic maize genomic nucleic acid molecule; c. introducing said site specific nuclease into a maize plant cell; d. introducing the DNA of interest into the plant cell; e. inserting the DNA of interest into said target nongenic maize genomic nucleic acid molecule; and
,f. selecting transgenic plant cells comprising the DNA of interest targeted to said nongenic nucleic acid molecule. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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