Monsanto Technology LLC

Calgene Corporation

University of Massachusetts

Metabolix, Inc.

James Madison University

Henry E Valentin

Balasulojini Karunanandaa

Ming Hao

Tyamagondlu V Venkatesh

Alison Van Eenennaam

Charlene Levering

Eric Aasen

Yun-Hua Huang Wong

Steven C Slater

Ridong Chen

Katherine Karberg

Sai S Subramaniam

Farhad Moshiri

Mylavarapu Venkatramesh

Albert Boronat

Narciso Campos

Susan R Norris

Joshua Stein

Kim Lincoln

Myriam Seemann

Michel Rohmer

Manual Rodriguez-Concepcion

James Narvel

John Tamulonis

Toni Alols Voelker

Byron Froman

Timothy A Mitsky

Jonathan Jenkinson

Virginia Ursin

Mark Scott Abad

Steven E Screen

Wei Zheng

Joseph Hirschberg

Douglas E Dennis

Thomas J Savage

Qungang Qi

Jiexin Peng

Kenneth Gruys

Alexander Steinb&uuml;chel

Kenneth James Gruys

Mathias Liebergesell

Andreas Pries

Robert J Eilers

Karen Kindle Hartsuyker

Maura Cannon

Francis C Cannon

Gabriel J McCool

Karunanandaa Balasulojini

Manuel Rodriguez-Concepcion

Steven Screen

Joshua C Stein

The invention includes methods and compositions of genomic regions for screening and selecting plants and seeds from the genusassociated with soybean plant maturity and growth habit. The invention also includes methods and compositions for screening plants and seeds from the genuswith markers associated with genomic regions that are related to the plant maturity and plant growth habit ofplants.

Utility of SNP markers associated with major soybean plant maturity and growth habit genomic regions

Nucleic acid sequences and methods are provided for producing plants and seeds having altered tocopherol content and compositions. The methods find particular use in increasing the tocopherol levels in plants, and in providing desirable tocopherol compositions in a host plant cell.

Nucleic acid sequences to proteins involved in tocopherol synthesis

The invention relates generally to methods and compositions concerning desaturase enzymes that modulate the number and location of double bonds in long chain poly-unsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFA's). In particular, the invention relates to methods and compositions for improving omega-3 fatty acid profiles in plant products and parts using desaturase enzymes and nucleic acids encoding for such enzymes. In particular embodiments, the desaturase enzymes aredelta 6 desaturases. Also provided are improved soybean oil compositions having GLA and SDA.

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The invention relates generally to phosphopantetheinyl transferases that are required for activation of a polyketide synthase complex to synthesize long chain poly-unsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFA's) such as docosahexaenoic acid and eicosapentaenoic acid. In particular, the invention relates to bacterial phosphopantetheinyl transferases, DNA constructs for their expression in host cells, and seed, oil and meal when the host cells comprise a plant. Also provided is a method for making a plant oil containing docosahexaenoic acid and/or eicosapentaenoic acid.

Phosphopantetheinyl transferases from bacteria

The present invention relates to genes associated with the tocopherol biosynthesis pathway. More particularly, the present invention provides and includes nucleic acid molecules, proteins, and antibodies associated with genes that encode polypeptides that have methyltransferase activity. The present invention also provides methods for utilizing such agents, for example in gene isolation, gene analysis and the production of transgenic plants. Moreover, the present invention includes transgenic plants modified to express the aforementioned polypeptides. In addition, the present invention includes methods for the production of products from the tocopherol biosynthesis pathway.

The present invention provides and includes nucleic acids, proteins and antibodies associated with novel genes in the MEP pathway. The invention further encompasses methods utilizing such molecules, for example in gene isolation, gene analysis and the production of transgenic plants. The present invention also includes transgenic plants modified to express proteins associated with the MEP pathway.

Methyl-D-erythritol phosphate pathway genes

The present invention is in the field of plant genetics and biochemistry. More specifically, the present invention relates to genes and polypeptides associated with the tocopherol biosynthesis pathway, namely those encoding 4-Hydroxyphenylpyruvate Dioxygenase activity, and uses thereof.

Genes encoding 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase (HPPD) enzymes for plant metabolic engineering

The present invention relates to genes associated with the tocopherol biosynthesis pathway. More particularly, the present invention provides and includes nucleic acid molecules, proteins, and antibodies associated with genes that encode polypeptides that have tocopherol methyltransferase (tMT2) activity. The present invention also provides methods for utilizing such agents, for example in gene isolation, gene analysis and the production of transgenic plants. Moreover, the present invention includes transgenic plants modified to express the aforementioned polypeptides. in addition, the present invention includes methods for the production of products from the tocopherol biosynthesis pathway.

Tocopherol methyltransferase tMT2 and uses thereof

Methyltransferase from cotton and uses thereof

The present invention is in the field of plant genetics and biochemistry. More specifically, the invention relates to genes associated with the tocopherol biosynthesis pathway. The present invention provides and includes nucleic acid molecules, proteins, and antibodies associated with the genes of the tocopherol biosynthesis pathway. The present invention also provides methods for utilizing such agents, for example in gene isolation, gene analysis and the production of transgenic plants. Moreover, the present invention includes transgenic plants modified to express proteins associated with the tocopherol pathway. In addition, the present invention includes methods for the production of products from the tocopherol biosynthesis pathway.

TyrA genes and uses thereof

The present invention relates to genes associated with the tocopherol biosynthesis pathway. More particularly, the present invention provides and includes nucleic acid molecules and proteins associated with genes that encode polypeptides associated with the tocopherol biosynthesis pathway. The present invention also provides methods for utilizing such agents, for example in gene isolation, gene analysis, and the production of transgenic plants. Moreover, the present invention includes transgenic plants modified to express the aforementioned polypeptides. In addition, the present invention includes methods for the production of products from the tocopherol biosynthesis pathway as well as in production of plants that are drought resistant.

Tocopherol biosynthesis related genes and uses thereof

The present invention is in the field of plant genetics and biochemistry. More specifically, the invention relates to genes associated with nucleotide triphosphate transport. The present invention provides and includes nucleic acid molecules, proteins, and antibodies associated with the genes involved in nucleotide triphosphate transport. The present invention also provides methods for utilizing such agents, for example, in gene isolation, gene analysis, and the production of transgenic plants. Moreover, the present invention includes transgenic plants modified to express proteins associated with nucleotide triphosphate transport.

Metabolite transporters

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Henry E Valentin