Cassette for expressing 5-enol-pyruvateshikimate-3-phosphate synthase in plants, useful for imparting resistance to herbicides, especially glyphosate, includes the promoter from cassava vein mosaic virus

摘要

Expression cassette (EC) containing, functionally linked in the direction of transcription, a promoter (P) functional in plant cells or plants, nucleic acid (I) encoding EPSPS (5-enol-pyruvateshikimate-3-phosphate synthase) and a terminator, also functional in plant cells or plants, is new. The novelty is that P is derived from the cassava vein mosaic virus (CsVMV). Independent claims are also included for: (1) cloning and/or expression vector for plant cell or plant transformation that includes EC; and (2) transformed plant cells, plants or their seeds that contain EC.