Monsanto Technology LLC

Yongwei Cao

David K Kovalic

Wei Wu

Andrey A Boukharov

Jingdong Liu

Linda L Lutfiyya

Stanton B Dotson

Qi Wang

James D McIninch

Maolong Lu

Zhaolong Li

James Morrell

Ping Li

Michelle Lacy

Jeffrey M Koshi

Stanislaw Flasinski

Scott E Andersen

Michael D Edgerton

Donald E Nelson

Peter T Hajdukiewicz

Gregory Hinkle

Barry S Goldman

Steven C Slater

Brendan S Hinchey

Xianfeng Chen

Yihua Zhou

Gregory R Heck

Timothy W Conner

Thomas R Adams

Jingrui Wu

Zhidong Xie

Thomas J La Rosa

Garrett J Lee

The present invention discloses rice genomic promoter sequences. The promoters are particularly suited for use in rice and other cereal crops. Methods of modifying, producing, and using the promoters are also disclosed. The invention further discloses compositions, transformed host cells, transgenic plants, and seeds containing the rice genomic promoter sequences, and methods for preparing and using the same.

Genomic plant sequences and uses thereof

This invention provides transgenic plant cells with recombinant DNA for expression of proteins that are useful for imparting enhanced agronomic trait(s) to transgenic crop plants. This invention also provides transgenic plants and progeny seed comprising the transgenic plant cells where the plants are selected for having an enhanced trait selected from the group of traits consisting of enhanced water use efficiency, enhanced cold tolerance, increased yield, enhanced nitrogen use efficiency, enhanced seed protein and enhanced seed oil. Also disclosed are methods for manufacturing transgenic seed and plants with enhanced traits.

Transgenic plants with enhanced agronomic traits

Recombinant constructs and methods useful for improvement of plants are provided. In particular, recombinant constructs comprising promoters functional in plant cells positioned for expression of polynucleotides encoding starch branching enzymes from microbial sources are provided. The disclosed constructs and methods find use in production of transgenic plants to provide plants, particularly crop plants, having improved yield.

Polynucleotides for expression of microbial starch branching enzymes in plants for production of plants with improved yield

The present invention provides non-coding regulatory element polynucleotide molecules isolated from the lipid transfer protein (LTP) gene ofand useful for expressing transgenes in plants. The invention further discloses compositions, polynucleotide constructs, transformed host cells, transgenic plants and seeds containing theregulatory polynucleotide sequences, and methods for preparing and using the same.

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The present invention provides non-coding regulatory element polynucleotide molecules isolated from the transcription factor Nuclear Factor B (NFB2) gene ofand useful for expressing transgenes in plants. The invention further discloses compositions, polynucleotide constructs, transformed host cells, transgenic plants and seeds containing theNFB2 regulatory polynucleotide sequences, and methods for preparing and using the same.

Polynucleotides useful for improvement of plants are provided. In particular, polynucleotide sequences are provided from plant sources. Polypeptides encoded by the polynucleotide sequences are also provided. The disclosed polynucleotides and polypeptides find use in production of transgenic plants to produce plants having improved properties.

Nucleic acid molecules and other molecules associated with plants and uses thereof for plant improvement

Recombinant polynucleotides and recombinant polypeptides useful for improvement of plants are provided. The disclosed recombinant polynucleotides and recombinant polypeptides find use in production of transgenic plants to produce plants having improved properties.

The present invention is in the field of plant biochemistry and genetics. More specifically the invention relates to nucleic acid molecules from plant cells, in particular, genomic DNA sequences from rice plants and nucleic acid molecules that contain markers, in particular, single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) and repetitive element markers. In addition, the present invention provides nucleic acid molecules having regulatory elements or encoding proteins or fragments thereof. The invention also relates to proteins and fragments of proteins so encoded and antibodies capable of binding the proteins. The invention also relates to methods of using the nucleic acid molecules, markers, repetitive elements and fragments of repetitive elements, regulatory elements, proteins and fragments of proteins, and antibodies, for example for genome mapping, gene identification and analysis, plant breeding, preparation of constructs for use in plant gene expression, and transgenic plants.

Plant genome sequence and uses thereof

Recombinant polypeptides associated with plants

The present invention provides non-coding regulatory element polynucleotide molecules isolated fromuseful for expressing transgenes in plants. The invention further discloses compositions, polynucleotide constructs, transformed host cells, transgenic plants and seeds containing theregulatory polynucleotide sequences, and methods for preparing and using the same.

The present invention provides non-coding regulatory element polynucleotide molecules isolated fromand useful for expressing transgenes in plants. The invention further discloses compositions, polynucleotide constructs, transformed host cells, transgenic plants and seeds containing theregulatory polynucleotide sequences, and methods for preparing and using the same.

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Chesterfield, MO, United States of America

Yongwei Cao