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  • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
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  • A01H6/00—Angiosperms, i.e. flowering plants, characterised by their botanic taxonomy
  • A01H6/82—Solanaceae, e.g. pepper, tobacco, potato, tomato or eggplant
  • A01H6/823—Nicotiana, e.g. tobacco
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  • A24B13/00—Tobacco for pipes, for cigars, e.g. cigar inserts, or for cigarettes; Chewing tobacco; Snuff
  • A24B13/02—Flakes or shreds of tobacco
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  • A24B15/00—Chemical features or treatment of tobacco; Tobacco substitutes, e.g. in liquid form
  • A24B15/10—Chemical features of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes
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  • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
  • A24B—MANUFACTURE OR PREPARATION OF TOBACCO FOR SMOKING OR CHEWING; TOBACCO; SNUFF
  • A24B15/00—Chemical features or treatment of tobacco; Tobacco substitutes, e.g. in liquid form
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  • C12N15/8241—Phenotypically and genetically modified plants via recombinant DNA technology
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• the product is selected from the group consisting of leaf tobacco, shredded tobacco, cut tobacco, ground tobacco, powder tobacco, tobacco extract, smokeless tobacco, moist or dry' snuff, pipe tobacco, cigar tobacco, cigarillo tobacco, cigarete tobacco, and chewing tobacco.
• the one or more genetic modifications that increases the activity of CYP82E3 comprises a point mutation in a target gene in a Nicotiana tabacum plant cell, wherein the point mutation is a C330W point mutation relative to a wild type CYP82E3 ammo acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 5.
• Hie term also encompasses the coding region of a structural gene and the sequences located adjacent to the coding region on both the 5' and 3' ends for a distance of about 1 kb or more on either end such that the gene corresponds to the length of the foil-length mRNA. Sequences located 5' of the coding region and present on the mRNA are referred to as 5' non-translated sequences. Sequences located 3' or downstream of the coding region and present on the mRNA are referred to as 3' non-translated sequences.
• the term ‘’gene” encompasses both cDNA and genomic forms of a gene.
• heterologous gene refers to a gene that is not in its natural environment.
• a heterologous gene includes a gene from one species introduced into another species.
• a heterologous gene also includes a gene native to an organism that has been altered in some way (e.g., mutated, added in multiple copies, linked to non-native regulatory sequences, etc.).
• Heterologous genes are distinguished from endogenous genes in that the heterologous gene sequences are typically joined to DNA sequences that are not found naturally associated with the gene sequences in the chromosome or are associated with portions of the chromosome not found in nature (e.g., genes expressed in loci where the gene is not normally expressed).
• the terms “complementary” or “complementarity” are used in reference to polynucleotides (e.g., a sequence of nucleotides such as an oligonucleotide or a target nucleic acid) related by the base-pairing rules. For example, for the sequence “5'-A-G- T-3'“ is complementary to the sequence “3 ! -T-C-A-5 ! .” Complementarity may be “partial,” in which only some of the nucleic acids’ bases are matched according to the base pairing rules. Or, there may be “complete” or “total” complementarity between the nucleic acids.
• polymorphism means the presence of one or more variations in a population.
• a polymorphism may manifest as a variation in the nucleotide sequence of a nucleic acid or as a variation in the ammo acid sequence of a protein.
• Polymorphisms include the presence of one or more variations of a nucleic acid sequence or nucleic acid feature at one or more loci in a population of one or more individuals.
• the variation may comprise but is not limited to one or more nucleotide base changes, the insertion of one or more nucleotides or the deletion of one or more nucleotides.
• the cultivar comprises no more than 0.0005% anabasine. In some embodiments, the cultivar comprises from about 0.0005% to about 0.008%) anabasine. In some embodiments, the cultivar comprises from about 0.001% to about 0.008% anabasine. In some embodiments, the cultivar comprises from about 0.002% to about 0.008% anabasine. In some embodiments, the cultivar comprises from about 0.003% to about 0.008% anabasine. In some embodiments, the cultivar comprises from about. 0.004% to about 0.008% anabasine. In some embodiments, the cultivar comprises from about 0.005% to about 0.008% anabasine. In some embodiments, the cultivar comprises from about 0.006% to about 0.008% anabasine.
• the tobacco cultivars having reduced levels of at least one nicotinic alkaloid as described herein can also be engineered to include one or more traits corresponding to reduced levels of at least one nicotinic alkaloid in addition to alterations to nicl and/or nic2.
• tobacco plants can be engineered to include a CYP82E2 allele and/or a CYP82E3 allele that is functional, as compared to a corresponding naturally-occurring tobacco plant.
• the CYP82E3 allele is engineered to restore the function of the corresponding CYP82E3 protein that has been rendered non-functional through genetic mutations or to increase the activity of the corresponding CYP82E3 protein compared to a corresponding naturally-occurring or non-transfonned control tobacco plant.
• the CYP82E3 allele of a tobacco plant is engineered to comprise a nucleotide sequence encoding a C330W point mutation relative to a wild type CYP82E3 amino acid sequence (e.g., SEQ ID NO: 5).
• the first and/or second low nicotine trait comprises a. nicl allele having reduced expression and/or function compared to wildtype nicl. In some embodiments, the first and/or second low nicotine trait comprises a nic2 allele having reduced expression and/or function compared to wildtype nic2. In some embodiments, the first and/or second tobacco variety comprises a nicl and/or a nic2 allele derived from at least one of the following lines: LAFC53, MAFC5, LMAFC34, LA Burley 21, LI Burley 21, and HI Burley 21 . In some embodiments, the first and/or second tobacco variety comprises a nicl and/or nic2 null allele (deletion). In some embodiments, the nicl and/or nic2 null allele is derived from naturally occurring N tabacum germplasm .
• the first and/or second tobacco variety comprises a functional CYP82E2 allele.
• the CYP82E2 allele is derived from N sylvestris.
• the first and/or second tobacco variety comprises a functional CYP82E3 allele.
• the CYP82E3 allele is derived from N. tomentosiformis , or a related species (e.g,, Nicotiana Section Tomentosae).
• nicotine N- demethylation activity of proteins encoded by the CYP82E2 and/or the CYP82E3 alleles is increased compared to a naturally-occurring tobacco plant.
• the CYP82E2 allele comprises a nucleotide sequence encoding a CYP82E2 protein comprising an ammo acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 2:
• the CYP82E2 allele comprises a nucleotide sequence encoding a CYP82E2 protein comprising an amino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 3; or
• the CYP82E2 allele comprises a nucleotide sequence encoding a CYP82E2 protein comprising an amino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 4.
• the CYP82E3 allele comprises a nucleotide sequence encoding a C330W point mutation relative to a wild type CYP82E3 amino acid sequence set forth m SEQ ID NO: 5. In some embodiments, the CYP82E3 allele comprises a nucleotide sequence encoding a CYP82E3 protein comprising an amino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 6.

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