Promoter for regulating expression of foreign genes

• US 7,125,978 B1
• Filed: 10/03/2000
• Issued: 10/24/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 10/04/1999
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Medicago Inc. (Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Medicago Inc. (Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corp.)
• Inventors: D'Aoust, Marc-André, Vézina, Louis-Philippe
• Primary Examiner(s): Collins, Cynthia
• Assistant Examiner(s): HELMER, GEORGIA L
• Application Number:
  US09/678,303
• Time in Patent Office: 2,212 Days
• Field of Search: 536/23.1, 536/24.1, 536/24.3, 536/24.31, 536/24.32, 536/24.33, 435/320.1, 800/278
• US Class Current: 536/24.1
• CPC Class Codes: C12N 15/8237 Externally regulated expression systems

Abstract

The present invention relates to a promoter for regulating expression of foreign genes in transgenic organisms, which comprises a promoter having the identifying characteristics of a promoter having a sequence selected from the group consisting of sequences set forth in SEQ ID NOS:1 to 3 and functional fragments or derivatives thereof, wherein said promoter is adapted to be operationally located with respect to said foreign gene for expression of said gene.

Claims

1. An isolated promoter having a sequence selected from the group consisting of the sequences set forth in SEQ ID NOs:

1 to 3, wherein said promoter is operably linked to a foreign DNA of interest for expression of said foreign DNA of interest.

2. An expression vector comprising a promoter of claim 1.

3. A plant cell or a plant genetically transformed with the expression vector of claim 2.