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Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2013

Filed:

Feb. 04, 2008
Applicants:

Aaron Wiig, Chapel Hill, NC (US);

Robert Ascenzi, Cary, NC (US);

Xiang Huang, Apex, NC (US);

Sumita Chaudhuri, Cary, NC (US);

Rui-guang Zhen, Chapel Hill, NC (US);

Yu Han, Cary, NC (US);

Inventors:

Aaron Wiig, Chapel Hill, NC (US);

Robert Ascenzi, Cary, NC (US);

Xiang Huang, Apex, NC (US);

Sumita Chaudhuri, Cary, NC (US);

Rui-Guang Zhen, Chapel Hill, NC (US);

Yu Han, Cary, NC (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 15/82 (2006.01); C12N 15/87 (2006.01); C12N 15/63 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

The invention provides isolated promoter polynucleotides that are root-specific and/or induced by plant parasitic nematodes. The promoters of the invention are useful for controlling expression of nucleic acids of interest in plant roots and are particularly useful for controlling transcription of nucleic acids encoding agents that disrupt formation or maintenance of parasitic nematode feeding sites in plants.


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