US 6,338,961 · Granted 2002-01-15

Isolated DNA sequence capable of serving as regulatory element in a chimeric gene which can be used for the transformation of plants

An isolated DNA sequence capable of serving as regulatory element in a chimeric gene which can be used for the transformation of plants is disclosed. A chimeric gene for the transformation of plants is also disclosed. The gene comprises at least, in the direction of transcription, a promoter sequence, a transgene and a regulatory element, characterized in that the regulatory element consists of at least one intron 1 in the noncoding 5' region of a plant histone gene allowing the expression of the protein in the zones and undergoing rapid growth. The production of transgenic plants is also disclosed.

Fig. 1. Illustration of a DNA double helix. Not this patent’s official drawing.

Patent details

Publication number
US 6,338,961
Filing date
1996-07-17
Grant date
2002-01-15
Assignee
Rhone-Poulenc Agrochimie
Inventor(s)
DEROSE RICHARD, CHAUBET NICOLE, GIGOT CLAUDE
CPC class
C12N9/1092

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