Ceres, Inc.

Joon-Hyun Park

Steven Craig Bobzin

Richard Schneeberger

Nestor Apuya

Emilio Margolles-Clark

Boris Jankowski

Roger I Pennell

Richard Bailey Flavell

Chuan-Yin Wu

Elena Doukhanina

Kenneth A Feldmann

Jack K Okamuro

Ke Zhang

Joel Rarang

Daniel Mumenthaler

Amr Saad Ragab

Karen Chiang

Jennifer E Van Fleet

Methods and materials for modulating biomass composition in plants are disclosed. For example, nucleic acids encoding biomass composition-modulating polypeptides are disclosed as well as methods for using such nucleic acids to transform plant cells. Also disclosed are plants having altered biomass composition and plant products produced from plants having altered biomass composition.

Transgenic plants having altered biomass composition

Materials and Methods for identifying lignin regulatory region-regulatory protein associations are disclosed. Materials and methods for modulating lignin accumulation are also disclosed. In addition, methods and materials for modulating (e.g., increasing or decreasing) the level of a component (e.g., protein, oil, lignin, carbon, a carotenoid, or a triterpenoid) in plants are disclosed.

Modulating the level of components within plants

Methods and materials for modulating (e.g., increasing or decreasing) carbon levels in plants are disclosed. For example, nucleic acids encoding carbon-modulating polypeptides are disclosed as well as methods for using such nucleic acids to transform plant cells. Also disclosed are plants having increased carbon levels.

Modulating plant carbon levels

Materials and methods for identifying terpenoid regulatory region-regulatory protein associations are disclosed. Materials and methods for modulating expression of a sequence interest are also disclosed.

Identification of terpenoid-biosynthesis related regulatory protein-regulatory region associations

Materials and methods for identifying lignin regulatory region-regulatory protein associations are disclosed. Materials and methods for modulating lignin accumulation are also disclosed.

Phenylpropanoid related regulatory protein-regulatory region associations

Materials and methods are provided for identifying regulatory region-regulatory protein associations and modulating expression of a sequence of interest. For example, a plant cell is provided containing a regulatory protein that can modulate expression of one or more genes involved in alkaloid biosynthesis in plants, which, in turn, can modulate the amount and/or rate of biosynthesis of one or more alkaloid compounds.

Modulating plant alkaloids

Methods and materials for modulating (e.g., increasing or decreasing) nitrogen levels in plants are disclosed. For example, nucleic acids encoding nitrogen-modulating polypeptides are disclosed as well as methods for using such nucleic acids to transform plant cells. Plants and plant products having increased nitrogen levels are also disclosed.

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Oak Park, CA, United States of America

Joon-Hyun Park