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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2007
Alison Van Eenennaam, Davis, CA (US);
Henry E. Valentin, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Balasulojini Karunanandaa, Creve Coeur, MO (US);
Ming Hao, St. Louis, MO (US);
Eric Aasen, Woodland, CA (US);
Charlene Levering, Davis, CA (US);
Alison Van Eenennaam, Davis, CA (US);
Henry E. Valentin, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Balasulojini Karunanandaa, Creve Coeur, MO (US);
Ming Hao, St. Louis, MO (US);
Eric Aasen, Woodland, CA (US);
Charlene Levering, Davis, CA (US);
Monsanto Technology LLC, St. Louis, MO (US);
Abstract
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.