Nucleic acid molecules and other molecules associated with plants

A substantially purified nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleic acid sequence wherein said nucleic acid sequence:

• (a) hybridizes under high stringency conditions to a nucleic acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:
• 1 through SEQ ID NO:
• 43701 and a complete complement of SEQ ID NO:
• 1 through SEQ ID NO:
• 43701, or
• (b) shares between 100% and 90% sequence identity to a nucleic acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:
• 1 through SEQ ID NO:
• 43701 and a complete complement of SEQ ID NO:
• 1 through SEQ ID NO:
• 43701.

A substantially purified nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleic acid sequence that shares between 100% and 90% sequence identity with a nucleic acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:

• 1 through SEQ ID NO:
• 43701 and a complete complement of SEQ ID NO:
• 1 through SEQ ID NO:
• 43701.

A substantially purified polypeptide, wherein said polypeptide is encoded by a nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleic acid sequence, wherein said nucleic acid sequence:

• (a) hybridizes under high stringency conditions to a nucleic acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:
• 1 through SEQ ID NO:
• 43701 and a complete complement of SEQ ID NO:
• 1 through SEQ ID NO:
• 43701, or
• (b) shares between 100% and 90% sequence identity to a nucleic acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:
• 1 through SEQ ID NO:
• 43701 and a complete complement of SEQ ID NO:
• 1 through SEQ ID NO:
• 43701.

A transformed plant having a nucleic acid molecule which comprises:

• (a) an exogenous promoter region which functions in a plant cell to cause the production of an mRNA molecule;
• which is linked to;
• (b) a structural nucleic acid molecule, wherein said structural nucleic acid molecule comprises a nucleic acid sequence, wherein said nucleic acid sequence
• (i) hybridizes under high stringency conditions to a nucleic acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:
• 1 through SEQ ID NO:
• 43701, a complete complement of SEQ ID NO:
• 1 through SEQ ID NO:
• 43701, and a fragment of either;
• or
• (ii) shares between 100% and 90% sequence identity to a nucleic acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:
• 1 through SEQ ID NO:
• 43701, a complete complement of SEQ ID NO:
• 1 through SEQ ID NO:
• 43701, and a fragment of either, which is linked to
• (c) a 3′ non-translated sequence that functions in said plant cell to cause the termination of transcription and the addition of polyadenylated ribonucleotides to said 3′ end of said mRNA molecule.

A transformed seed comprising a transformed plant cell comprising a nucleic acid molecule which comprises:

• (a) an exogenous promoter region which functions in said plant cell to cause the production of an mRNA molecule;
• which is linked to;
• (b) a structural nucleic acid molecule, wherein said structural nucleic acid molecule comprises a nucleic acid sequence, wherein said nucleic acid sequence
• (i) hybridizes under high stringency conditions to a nucleic acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:
• 1 through SEQ ID NO:
• 43701 and a complete complement of SEQ ID NO:
• 1 through SEQ ID NO:
• 43701;
• or
• (ii) shares between 100% and 90% sequence identity to a nucleic acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:
• 1 through SEQ ID NO:
• 43701 and a complete complement of SEQ ID NO:
• 1 through SEQ ID NO:
• 43701,
• which is linked to
• (c) a 3′ non-translated sequence that functions in said plant cell to cause the termination of transcription and the addition of polyadenylated ribonucleotides to said 3′ end of said mRNA molecule.

A method of producing a genetically transformed plant, comprising the steps of:

• (a) inserting into the genome of a plant cell a recombinant, double-stranded DNA molecule comprising
• (i) a promoter which functions in plant cells to cause the production of an RNA sequence,
• (ii) a structural nucleic acid molecule, wherein said structural nucleic acid molecule comprises a nucleic acid sequence, wherein said nucleic acid sequence
• (A) hybridizes under high stringency conditions to a nucleic acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:
• 1 through SEQ ID NO:
• 43701 and a complete complement of SEQ ID NO:
• 1 through SEQ ID NO:
• 43701;
• or
• (B) shares between 100% and 90% sequence identity to a nucleic acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:
• 1 through SEQ ID NO:
• 43701 and a complete complement of SEQ ID NO:
• 1 through SEQ ID NO:
• 43701, which is linked to
• (iii) a 3′ non-translated sequence which functions in plant cells to cause the addition of polyadenylated nucleotides to the 3′ end of RNA sequence,
• (b) obtaining a transformed plant cell with said structural nucleic acid molecule that encodes one or more proteins, wherein said structural nucleic acid molecule is transcribed and results in expression of said protein(s);
• and
• (c) regenerating from said transformed plant cell a genetically transformed plant.

A method for reducing expression of a protein in a plant cell comprising growing a transformed plant cell containing a nucleic acid molecule wherein the non-transcribed strand of said nucleic acid molecule encodes a protein or fragment thereof, and wherein the transcribed strand of said nucleic acid molecule is complementary to a nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleic acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:

• 1 through SEQ ID NO:
• 43701, a complete complement of SEQ ID NO:
• 1 through SEQ ID NO:
• 43701, and a fragment of either, and whereby said transcribed strand reduces or depresses expression of said protein.

A method for increasing expression of a protein in a plant cell comprising growing a transformed plant cell containing a polynucleotide that encodes a protein or fragment thereof, wherein said polynucleotide is selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:

• 1 through SEQ ID NO:
• 43701, a complete complement of SEQ ID NO:
• 1 through SEQ ID NO:
• 43701 and a fragment of either, and whereby said polynucleotide increases expression of said protein.

A method of producing a plant containing reduced levels of a protein comprising:

• (a) transforming a plant cell with a nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleic acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:
• 1 through SEQ ID NO:
• 43701, a complete complement of SEQ ID NO:
• 1 through SEQ ID NO:
• 43701, and a fragment of either, wherein said nucleic acid molecule is transcribed and results in co-suppression of endogenous protein synthesis activity, and
• (b) regenerating said plant comprising said plant cell and producing subsequent progeny from said plant.

A method of growing a transgenic plant comprising

• (a) planting a transformed seed comprising a polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:
• 1 through SEQ ID NO:
• 43701, and a complete complement of SEQ ID NO:
• 1 through SEQ ID NO:
• 43701, and
• (b) growing a plant from said seed.