WHEAT ALEURONE PROMOTER

摘要

This invention is directed to a promoter obtained from a wheat aleurone gene LtpW1. This promoter, or truncated derivatives of this promoter, can be used to express heterologous genes of interest within the aleurone cells of a plant. This invention is also directed to vectors comprising these promoters operatively linked with a heterologous gene of interest, as well as plant cell cultures and transgenic plants comprising these vectors. A method for the preparation of a plant using the promoters of this invention are also disclosed. Furthermore, this invention is directed to a truncated LtpW1 promoter that exhibits constitutive activity within plants.