Temporal seed promoters for expressing genes in plants
AssigneeMonsanto Technology LLC
InventorsQi Wang, Lisa M. Weaver, Tim N. Oulmassov, Jeffrey Ahrens, Patrice Dubois, Jeffrey Q. Shen
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Abstract
The present invention relates to the field of plant genetic engineering. More specifically, the present invention relates to seed specific gene expression during a defined period of embryogenesis. The present invention provides promoters capable of transcribing heterologous nucleic acid sequences in seeds, and methods of modifying, producing, and using the same.
Claims25
An isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising SEQ ID NO:
- 1 or a complement thereof.
A nucleic acid construct comprising a promoter operably linked to a second nucleic acid, wherein the promoter is selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:
- 1, 2, 3, 4, and complements thereof.
A method for expressing a structural nucleic acid in a plant, comprising:
- (a) transforming said plant with a nucleic acid molecule comprising a promoter operably linked to said structural nucleic acid, wherein said promoter comprises a polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:
- 1, 2, 3, and 4, and complements thereof, and wherein said promoter and said structural nucleic acid are heterologous with respect to each other;
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- (b) growing said plant.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.