Synthetic hybrid tomato E4/E8 plant promoter
US6118049A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 18, 1998 |
| Grant date | Sep 12, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 18, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12N15/8249
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a synthetic hybrid promoter composed of polynucleotide segments derived from the E8 and E4 gene promoters. The hybrid promoter is capable of providing high-level expression of heterologous genes, particularly in transformed fruit. DNA constructs containing the E8-E4 hybrid promoter operably linked to an exemplary heterologous SAMase gene are effective in conferring a delayed ripening phenotype to transformed fruit.
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