Transgenic plants and DNA comprising anther specific promoter 5126 and gene to achieve male sterility
AssigneePioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
InventorsAndrew M. Cigan, Marc C. Albertsen
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Abstract
Plant development can be altered by transforming a plant with a genetic construct that includes regulatory elements and DNA sequences capable of acting in a fashion to inhibit pollen formation or function, thus rendering the transformed plant male-sterile. In particular, the present invention relates to an isolated DNA molecule comprising an anther-specific promoter, designated 5126, its operable linkage to a DNA sequence encoding a gene product and transgenic plants comprising said DNA. More particularly the gene product linked to promoter 5126 disrupts the function or formation of pollen.
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An isolated DNA molecule comprising a nucleotide sequence of promoter 5126, said nucleotide sequence capable of regulating the expression of a DNA sequence in anther tissue when said molecule is part of an operable recombinant DNA construct.
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