US 7,732,669 B2 · Regulatory sequences for regulation of gene expression in plants and other organisms, and compositions, products and methods related thereto

Abstract

The invention relates to regulatory sequences that regulate gene expression in the mesocarp and/or senescent leaves of certain plants. In certain embodiments, the invention is directed to abundant and selective expression of type 3 metallothionein-like genes in the mesocarp of a variety of plants including members of the Palme family. The invention also relates to methods of generating transgenic plants and plant tissues that comprise a nucleic acid of the invention. The invention further provides products derived from transgenic plants, plant materials or plant cells of the invention. Particular applications in oil palms are discussed. The invention further relates to nucleic acid constructs of the invention in cells of organisms other than plants.

Claims9

Dependent claims

An isolated nucleic acid comprising a regulatory nucleic acid comprising the nucleic acid set forth in SEQ ID No:

1, or fragments of SEQ ID No:
1 with tissue specific promoter activity effective to regulate expression of an operably linked gene in the mesocarp.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

11/635,790Filed 8 Dec 2006 · division

Priority

MY PI 2002116529 Mar 2002

Published

US 2007/0238890 A111 Oct 2007

Granted

8 Jun 2010

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification10 codes

C12N 15/8247
Involving biosynthetic or metabolic pathways, i.e. metabolic engineering, e.g. nicotine, caffeine: involving modified lipid metabolism, e.g. seed…
A23D 9/00
Edible oils or fats: other edible oils or fats
C07K 14/825
Peptides having more than 20 amino acids; Gastrins; Somatostatins; Melanotropins; Derivatives thereof: metallothioneins
C12N 15/8234
Reproductive tissue-specific promoters: seed-specific, e.g. embryo, endosperm

Regulatory sequences for regulation of gene expression in plants and other organisms, and compositions, products and methods related thereto

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Regulatory sequences for regulation of gene expression in plants and other organisms, and compositions, products and methods related thereto

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