The present invention is directed to novel nucleic acid and amino acid
sequences associated with the metabolism of seed storage compounds in
plants. A novel discovery described herein lies in the identification of
the nucleic acid sequences that encode the wri1 genetic locus in
Arabidopsis thaliana, and lipid metabolism regulator (LMR) polynucleotide
sequences contained therein. Preferably, the seed storage compounds are
lipids, fatty acids, starches or seed storage proteins.