Monsanto Technology LLC

Qungang Qi

James H Crowley

Barry S Goldman

Balasulojini Karunanandaa

Henry E Valentin

Timothy A Mitsky

Scott E Andersen

Clayton T Larue

Jintai Huang

Steven E Screen

Sherry L LeClere

Christine M Ellis

Stephen M Duff

Bo-Xing Qiu

Ming Hao

William D Rapp

Michael E Goley

Aihua Shao

Bradon James Fabbri

Kwan Y Thai

Sherry L Leclere

Steven Screen

Bradon J Fabbri

The invention provides recombinant DNA molecules and constructs useful for providing efficient transgene sub-cellular localization of proteins in transgenic plants. Recombinant DNA molecules and constructs for conferring herbicide tolerance or resistance to plants are further provided, as well as plants exhibiting herbicide tolerance and methods for producing or utilizing such plants.

Compositions and methods for efficient targeting of transgenes

Threonine is an essential amino acid for humans and in the animal feed industry where its levels in feed rations can significantly impact the cost of production of important meat sources, such as swine and poultry. Threonine as well as essential amino acids lysine and methionine are all synthesized via the aspartate family pathway. Aspartate kinase (AK) is the first enzyme in the pathway, and catalyzes the ATP-dependent phosphorylation of aspartate to form &#x3b2;-aspartyl phosphate. AK constitutes the main regulatory step controlling the metabolic flux through the pathway, and is subject to end product inhibition by Lys and/or Thr. The current invention provides a method to produce a transgenic high free threonine soybean via the overexpression of feedback-resistant AK enzymes in developing soybean plants and seeds. These modifications provide a method to enhance both plant nitrogen metabolism and crop growth performance.

Compositions and methods for enhanced amino acid levels in plants conferred by lysine and/or threonine feedback insensitive aspartate kinase proteins

The present invention relates to a corn plant and seed with enhanced levels of protein and amino acids. The invention also relates to DNA constructs that provide expression in transgenic corn cells of an asparagine synthetase enzyme. The DNA constructs are used in a method to produce transgenic corn plants and seeds and to select for plants and seeds with enhanced levels of protein and amino acids.

Corn plants and seed enhanced for asparagine and protein

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

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