Nucleic Acid Molecules and Other Molecules Associated with Plants and Uses Thereof for Plant Improvement

Abstract

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.

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         4 . A transformed plant comprising 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 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: 31,564, or the complement of SEQ ID NO: 1 through SEQ ID NO: 31,564,   
       which is operably 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. 
 
     
     
         5 . The transformed plant according to  claim 4 , wherein said nucleic acid sequence is the complement of a nucleic acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 1 through SEQ ID NO: 31,564. 
     
     
         6 . The transformed plant according to  claim 4 , wherein said nucleic acid sequence is in the antisense orientation of a nucleic acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 1 through SEQ ID NO: 31,564. 
     
     
         7 . The transformed plant according to  claim 4 , wherein said nucleic acid sequence shares between 100% and 95% sequence identity with a nucleic acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 1 through SEQ ID NO: 31,564 or the complement of SEQ ID NO: 1 through SEQ ID NO: 31,564. 
     
     
         8 . The transformed plant according to  claim 7 , wherein said nucleic acid sequence shares between 100% and 98% sequence identity with a nucleic acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 1 through SEQ ID NO: 31,564 or the complement of SEQ ID NO: 1 through SEQ ID NO: 31,564. 
     
     
         9 . The transformed plant according to  claim 8 , wherein said nucleic acid sequence shares between 100% and 99% sequence identity with a nucleic acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 1 through SEQ ID NO: 31,564 or the complement of SEQ ID NO: 1 through SEQ ID NO: 31,564. 
     
     
         10 . The transformed plant according to  claim 9 , wherein said nucleic acid sequence shares 100% sequence identity with a nucleic acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 1 through SEQ ID NO: 31,564 and the complement of SEQ ID NO: 1 through SEQ ID NO: 31,564. 
     
     
         11 . 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 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: 31,564, or the complement of SEQ ID NO: 1 through SEQ ID NO: 31,564,   
       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. 
 
     
     
         12 . The transformed seed according to  claim 11 , wherein said nucleic acid sequence is the complement of a nucleic acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 1 through SEQ ID NO: 31,564. 
     
     
         13 . The transformed seed according to  claim 11 , wherein said exogenous promoter region functions in a seed cell. 
     
     
         14 . The transformed seed according to  claim 11 , wherein said nucleic acid sequence shares between 100% and 95% sequence identity with a nucleic acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 1 through SEQ ID NO: 31,564 or the complement of SEQ ID NO: 1 through SEQ ID NO: 31,564. 
     
     
         15 . The transformed seed according to  claim 14 , wherein said nucleic acid sequence shares between 100% and 98% sequence identity with a nucleic acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 1 through SEQ ID NO: 31,564 or the complement of SEQ ID NO: 1 through SEQ ID NO: 31,564. 
     
     
         16 . The transformed seed according to  claim 15 , wherein said nucleic acid sequence shares between 100% and 99% sequence identity with a nucleic acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 1 through SEQ ID NO: 31,564 or the complement of SEQ ID NO: 1 through SEQ ID NO: 31,564. 
     
     
         17 . The transformed seed according to  claim 16 , wherein said nucleic acid sequence shares 100% sequence identity with a nucleic acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 1 through SEQ ID NO: 31,564 and the complement of SEQ ID NO: 1 through SEQ ID NO: 31,564. 
     
     
         18 . A method of growing a transgenic plant comprising
 (a) planting a transformed seed comprising a nucleic acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 1 through SEQ ID NO: 31,564, or the complement of SEQ ID NO: 1 through SEQ ID NO: 31,564, and   (b) growing a plant from said seed.   
     
     
         19 . A substantially purified nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleic acid sequence, wherein said nucleic acid sequence 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: 31,564, or the complement of SEQ ID NO: 1 through SEQ ID NO: 31,564. 
     
     
         20 . The substantially purified nucleic acid molecule of  claim 19 , wherein said nucleic acid molecule encodes a sorghum protein or fragment thereof.