Meiosis promoter
AssigneeThe Research Foundation of State University of NY
InventorsJoseph P. Mascarehas, Caiping He
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Abstract
A novel meiosis-specific gene sequence from Arabidopsis thaliana including the promoter region is described. When operably linked to a heterologous gene or to the antisense of the MEI1 gene, the normal meiotic events which give rise to viable pollen can be altered. Transgenic male sterile plants can thereby be produced by the manipulation of gene expression using a genetic regulatory element such as the one described herein.
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An isolated nucleic acid comprising a nucleotide sequence isolated from the MEI1 gene of Arabidopsis thaliana, said nucleotide sequence having promoter activity.
A plant generated from the plant cell of claim 9.
An isolated nucleic acid comprising a meiosis-specific promoter of Arabidopsis thaliana, said promoter comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:
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An isolated promoter of Arabidopsis thaliana isolated from the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO.:
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An isolated nucleic acid comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO.:
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