Optimal soybean loci
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1. A soybean plant, soybean plant part, or soybean 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 soybean genome;
c. the nongenic nucleic acid molecule is located within a 40 Kb region of a known or predicted expressive soybean coding nucleic acid molecule; and
d. the nongenic nucleic acid molecule exhibits a recombination frequency within the soybean genome of greater than 0.01574 cM/Mb, wherein said nongenic nucleic acid molecule has at least 95% sequence identity with a nongenic nucleic acid molecule selected from the group consisting ofSEQ ID NO;
639, identified as soy_OGL_1423,SEQ ID NO;
137, identified as soy_OGL_1434,SEQ ID NO;
76, identified as soy_OGL_4625,SEQ ID NO;
440, identified as soy_OGL_6362,SEQ ID NO;
43, identified as soy_OGL_308,SEQ ID NO;
566, identified as soy_OGL_307,SEQ ID NO;
4236, identified as soy_OGL_310,SEQ ID NO;
47, identified as soy_OGL_684,SEQ ID NO;
2101, identified as soy_OGL_682, andSEQ ID NO;
48, identified as soy_OGL_685; and
a DNA of interest, wherein the 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 of soybean plants have been identified that represent best sites for targeted insertion of exogenous sequences.
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1. A soybean plant, soybean plant part, or soybean 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 soybean genome; c. the nongenic nucleic acid molecule is located within a 40 Kb region of a known or predicted expressive soybean coding nucleic acid molecule; and d. the nongenic nucleic acid molecule exhibits a recombination frequency within the soybean genome of greater than 0.01574 cM/Mb, wherein said nongenic nucleic acid molecule has at least 95% sequence identity with a nongenic nucleic acid molecule selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO;
639, identified as soy_OGL_1423,SEQ ID NO;
137, identified as soy_OGL_1434,SEQ ID NO;
76, identified as soy_OGL_4625,SEQ ID NO;
440, identified as soy_OGL_6362,SEQ ID NO;
43, identified as soy_OGL_308,SEQ ID NO;
566, identified as soy_OGL_307,SEQ ID NO;
4236, identified as soy_OGL_310,SEQ ID NO;
47, identified as soy_OGL_684,SEQ ID NO;
2101, identified as soy_OGL_682, andSEQ ID NO;
48, identified as soy_OGL_685; anda DNA of interest, wherein the 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, 8, 9)
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10. 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 soybean 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 soybean genome; iii. the nongenic nucleic acid molecule is located within a 40 Kb region of a known or predicted expressive soybean coding nucleic acid molecule; and iv. the nongenic nucleic acid molecule exhibits a recombination frequency within the soybean genome of greater than 0.01574 cM/Mb, wherein said nongenic nucleic acid molecule has at least 95% sequence identity to a nucleic acid molecule selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO;
639, identified as soy_OGL_1423,SEQ ID NO;
137, identified as soy_OGL_1434,SEQ ID NO;
76, identified as soy_OGL_4625,SEQ ID NO;
440, identified as soy_OGL_6362,SEQ ID NO;
43, identified as soy_OGL_308,SEQ ID NO;
566, identified as soy_OGL_307,SEQ ID NO;
4236, identified as soy_OGL_310,SEQ ID NO;
47, identified as soy_OGL_684,SEQ ID NO;
2101, identified as soy_OGL_682, andSEQ ID NO;
48, identified as soy_OGL_685;b. selecting a site specific nuclease that specifically binds and cleaves said target nongenic soybean genomic nucleic acid molecule; c. introducing said site specific nuclease into a soybean plant cell; d. introducing the DNA of interest into the plant cell; e. inserting the DNA of interest into said target nongenic soybean 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 (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A soybean plant, soybean plant part, or soybean plant cell comprising a recombinant nucleic acid molecule, said recombinant nucleic acid molecule comprising:
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a nongenic nucleic acid molecule sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO;
639, identified as soy_OGL_1423,SEQ ID NO;
137, identified as soy_OGL_1434,SEQ ID NO;
76, identified as soy_OGL_4625,SEQ ID NO;
440, identified as soy_OGL_6362,SEQ ID NO;
43, identified as soy_OGL_308,SEQ ID NO;
566, identified as soy_OGL_307,SEQ ID NO;
4236, identified as soy_OGL_310,SEQ ID NO;
47, identified as soy_OGL_684,SEQ ID NO;
2101, identified as soy_OGL_682,SEQ ID NO;
48, identified as soy_OGL_685, anda DNA of interest, wherein the DNA of interest is inserted into said nongenic nucleic acid molecule. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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