Monsanto Technology LLC

Ming Hao

Balasulojini Karunanandaa

Henry E Valentin

Alison Van Eenennaam

Charlene Levering

Eric Aasen

Timothy A Mitsky

Farhad Moshiri

Tyamagondlu V Venkatesh

Steven C Slater

Qungang Qi

Yun-Hua Huang Wong

Steven E Reiser

Kathryn L Houmiel

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.

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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

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 use of multigene vectors for the preparation of transformed host cells and plants is disclosed. Multigene vectors reduce the number of transformations required, and leads to increased production of polyhydroxyalkanoate polymer in the resulting transformed host cells and plants.

Multigene expression vectors for the biosynthesis of products via multienzyme biological pathways

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