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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2009
Applicants:
Fumio Takaiwa, Ibaraki, JP;
Taiji Kawakatsu, Ibaraki, JP;
Inventors:
Fumio Takaiwa, Ibaraki, JP;
Taiji Kawakatsu, Ibaraki, JP;
Assignee:
National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K 14/415 (2006.01); C12N 15/86 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present inventors identified a novel rice glutelin gene, GluD-1, which is expressed specifically in seeds. The promoter of the GluD-1 gene was confirmed to induce seed-specific gene expression, and to induce expression of downstream genes specifically in the endosperm during the early stage of seed maturation process. More specifically, the GluD-1 promoter can induce strong expression of an exogenous gene in sites including the endosperm.