E.i. Dupont De Nemours and Company

Dekalb Genetics Corporation

Other

Monsanto Technology LLC

Emil M Orozco, Jr

David McElroy

Lucille B Laccetti

Omolayo O Famodu

Rebecca E Cahoon

Stephen M Allen

J Antoni Rafalski

Perry G Caimi

Zude Weng

Saverio Carl Falco

Karlene H Butler

Mitchell Christian Tarczynski

Wesley B Bruce

Leslie T Harvell

Layo O Famodu

Anthony John Kinney

Guo-Hua Miao

Joan Tellefsen Odell

Alan L Kriz

Yong Tao

Matt Griffor

Timothy George Helentjaris

Hajime Sakai

Guihua Lu

Karen E Broglie

Jonathan E Lightner

Yiwen Fang

Jinrui Shi

Steven Gutteridge

Albert P Kausch

Jian-Ming Lee

Chun Ping Li

Nancy M Houmard

Catherine J Thorpe

Jennie Bih-Jien Shen

James S Schwaber

Sonriza Rasco-Gaunt

Shawn L Anderson

Alan R Rendina

Karin N Lohman

Ilham L Zoughi

Omolayo O Famodu Nee Morakinyo

Hongchang Ma

Albert Kausch

This invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid fragment encoding an auxin transport protein. The invention also relates to the construction of a chimeric gene encoding all or a substantial portion of the auxin transport protein, in sense or antisense orientation, wherein expression of the chimeric gene results in production of altered levels of the auxin transport protein in a transformed host cell. The present invention also relates to methods using the auxin transport protein in modulating root development, and in discovering compounds with potential herbicidal activity.

Auxin transport proteins

This invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid fragment encoding a RNA-directed RNA polymerase. The invention also relates to the construction of a chimeric gene encoding all or a substantial portion of the RNA-directed RNA polymerase, in sense or antisense orientation, wherein expression of the chimeric gene results in production of altered levels of the RNA-directed RNA polymerase in a transformed host cell.

Plant RNA transport and RNA-directed RNA polymerase proteins

This invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid fragment encoding a sucrose phosphate synthase. The invention also relates to the construction of a chimeric gene encoding all or a portion of the sucrose phosphate synthase, in sense or antisense orientation, wherein expression of the chimeric gene results in production of altered levels of the sucrose phosphate synthase in a transformed host cell.

Sucrose phosphate synthase

The current invention provides the promoter of thenuclear gene encoding chloroplast-localized fructose-1,6-bisphosphate (F16BP) aldolase. Compositions comprising this sequence are described, as are plants transformed with such compositions. Further provided are methods for the expression of transgenes in plants comprising the use of these sequences. The methods of the invention include the direct creation of transgenic plants with the chloroplastic F16BP aldolase promoter by genetic transformation, as well as by plant breeding methods. The sequences of the invention represent a valuable new tool for the creation of transgenic plants, preferably having one or more added beneficial characteristics.

Maize chloroplast aldolase promoter compositions and methods for use thereof

This invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid fragment encoding a hemicellulose biosynthesis protein. The invention also relates to the construction of a chimeric gene encoding all or a portion of the hemicellulose biosynthesis protein, in sense or antisense orientation, wherein expression of the chimeric gene results in production of altered levels of the hemicellulose biosynthesis protein in a transformed host cell.

Plant UDP-glucose dehydrogenase

This invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid fragment encoding a sterol metabolism enzyme. The invention also relates to the construction of a chimeric gene encoding all or a portion of the sterol metabolism enzyme, in sense or antisense orientation, wherein expression of the chimeric gene results in production of altered levels of the sterol metabolism enzyme in a transformed host cell.

Sterol metabolism enzymes

This invention relates to isolated nucleic acid fragments encoding granule-bound starch synthase. The invention also relates to the construction of a recombinant DNA construct encoding all or a portion of the granule-bound starch synthase, in sense or antisense orientation, wherein expression of the recombinant DNA construct results in production of altered levels of the granule-bound starch synthase in a transformed host cell.

Granule-bound starch synthase

This invention relates to isolated nucleic acid fragments encoding pantothenate synthetases. The invention also relates to the construction of chimeric genes encoding all or a portion of the pantothenate synthetases, in sense or antisense orientation, wherein expression of the chimeric genes results in production of altered levels of the pantothenate synthetases in transformed host cells.

Plant genes encoding pantothenate synthetase

This invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid fragment encoding a biotin synthases. The invention also relates to the construction of a chimeric gene encoding all or a portion of the biotin synthases, in sense or antisense orientation, wherein expression of the chimeric gene results in production of altered levels of the biotin synthases in a transformed host cell.

Plant biotin synthase

The present invention relates to isolated nucleic acids encoding a polypeptide having phytochelatin synthase activity. The invention also relates to recombinant DNA constructs comprising said nucleic acids; host cells transformed with said recombinant DNA constructs, and a method for producing recombinant phytochelatin synthase in said transformed host cells.

Nucleic acids encoding a phytochelatin synthase and uses thereof

The current invention provides the GRP (ZMGRP) promoter. Compositions comprising this sequence are described, as are plants transformed with such compositions. Further provided are methods for the expression of transgenes in plants comprising the use of these sequences. The methods of the invention include the direct creation of transgenic plants with the ZMGRP promoter by genetic transformation, as well as by plant breeding methods. The sequences of the invention represent a valuable new tool for the creation of transgenic plants, preferably having one or more added beneficial characteristics.

Maize glycine rich protein promoter compositions and methods for use thereof

This invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid fragment encoding a GTP cyclohydrolase II/3,4-dihydroxy-2-butanone-4-phosphate synthase protein. The invention also relates to the construction of a chimeric gene encoding all or a substantial portion of the protein, in sense or antisense orientation, wherein expression of the chimeric gene results in production of altered levels of the protein in a transformed host cell.

Plant metabolism genes

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Cochranville, PA, United States of America

Emil M Orozco, Jr