Monsanto Technology LLC

Calgene Corporation

Aventis Cropsciences Gmbh

Toni Alols Voelker

Joanne J Fillatti

Tim Ulmasov

Greg E Keithly

Larry A Gilbertson

Neal A Bringe

Thomas J Savage

Gregory R Heck

Byron Froman

Ty T Vaughn

Virginia Ursin

Tichafa R I Munyikwa

Dale Val

Jean C Goley

Henry E Valentin

Huw Maelor Davies

Deborah J Hawkins

Katayoon Dehesh

Nicholas Wagner

Wei Zheng

Danielle Lando

Alexander Steinbuchel

Monica Gervais

Charles J Van Assche

Jean Michel Bruneau

Monica P Ravanello

Andrew M Mroczka

Rainer Kalscheuer

Virginia M Ursin

Dale L Val

This invention relates to methods of controlling gene expression or gene suppression in eukaryotic cells. One aspect of this invention includes modifying the degree of silencing of a target gene by use of a modified suppression element. Another aspect includes providing a eukaryotic cell having a desired phenotype resulting from transcription in the eukaryotic cell of a modified suppression element. Also provided are transgenic eukaryotic cells, transgenic plant cells, plants, and seeds containing modified suppression elements, and useful derivatives of such transgenic plant cells, plants, or seeds, such as food or feed products.

Modified gene silencing

Methods for obtaining soybean plants that produce seed with low linolenic acid levels and moderately increased oleic levels are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods for producing seed with low linolenic acid levels, moderately increased oleic levels and low saturated fatty acid levels. These methods entail the combination of transgenes that provide moderate oleic acid levels with soybean germplasm that contains mutations in soybean genes that confer low linolenic acid phenotypes. These methods also entail the combination of transgenes that provide both moderate oleic acid levels and low saturated fat levels with soybean germplasm that contains mutations in soybean genes that confer low linolenic acid phenotypes. Soybean plants and seeds produced by these methods are also disclosed.

Soybean seed and oil compositions and methods of making same

Methods of providing gene suppression DNA in a eukaryotic organism comprising introducing a first DNA segment and at least one second DNA segment into the genome of the organism. One of the DNA segments contains a promoter and a transcribable DNA. Another DNA segment contains at least part of the transcribable DNA. When inserted in tandem, the DNA segments are assembled in vivo forming a recombinant transcription unit. RNA transcribed from the transcription unit can form double-stranded RNA.

In vivo assembly of transcription units

The present invention is in the field of plant genetics and provides recombinant nucleic acid molecules, constructs, and other agents associated with the coordinate manipulation of multiple genes in the fatty acid synthesis pathway. In particular, the agents of the present invention are associated with the simultaneous enhanced expression of certain genes in the fatty acid synthesis pathway and suppressed expression of certain other genes in the same pathway. Also provided are plants incorporating such agents, and in particular plants incorporating such constructs where the plants exhibit altered seed oil compositions.

Nucleic acid constructs and methods for producing altered seed oil compositions

The present invention provides novel promoters for use in plants. Specifically, the present invention provides novel enhanced plant promoters. The present invention also provides DNA constructs; transgenic cells, plants, and seeds containing these novel promoters; and methods for preparing and using the same.

Chimeric promoters and their uses thereof in plants

The invention relates generally to methods and compositions concerning fungal 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 are fungal &#x2212;15 desaturases. Also provided are improved canola oil compositions having SDA and maintaining beneficial oleic acid content.

Fatty acid desaturases from fungi

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Davis, CA, United States of America

Toni Alols Voelker