Patent ID: 8716559

Claim:
A transformed plant comprising in its genome: (a) a first recombinant nucleic acid molecule comprising at least one regulatory sequence operably linked to at least one nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (i) the nucleotide sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:15; (ii) a nucleotide sequence encoding the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:16; and (iii) a nucleotide sequence that encodes a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence having the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:16, wherein said polypeptide is a gamma tocopherol methyltransferase; and (b) a second recombinant nucleic acid molecule comprising at least one regulatory sequence operably linked to at least one nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (iv) the nucleotide sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:1; (v) a nucleotide sequence encoding the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:2; and (vi) a nucleotide sequence that encodes a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence having the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:2, wherein said polypeptide is a homogentisate geranylgeranyl transferase; and wherein the first nucleic acid molecule and the second nucleic acid molecule are stably incorporated into the genome of the transgenic plant and wherein said transformed plant produces a seed with one or both of an increased alpha- and beta-tocotrienol level relative to a seed produced by a plant with a similar genetic background but lacking said first recombinant nucleic acid molecule and said recombinant second nucleic acid molecule.