초록

A promoter is described. The promoter comprises a nucleotide sequence corresponding to that shown as SEQ ID No. 1 or a variant, homologue or derivative thereof.

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The invention claimed is: 1. An isolated promoter comprising a nucleotide sequence corresponding to that shown as SEQ ID No. 6. 2. An isolated promoter having a nucleotide sequence corresponding to that shown as SEQ ID No. 6. 3. An isolated promoter comprising a nucleotide sequence correspondin

The invention claimed is: 1. An isolated promoter comprising a nucleotide sequence corresponding to that shown as SEQ ID No. 6. 2. An isolated promoter having a nucleotide sequence corresponding to that shown as SEQ ID No. 6. 3. An isolated promoter comprising a nucleotide sequence corresponding to that shown in SEQ ID No. 1. 4. An isolated promoter having a nucleotide sequence corresponding to that shown in SEQ ID No. 1. 5. A promoter according to claim 1, wherein the promoter is obtained from a plant of the genus Oryza. 6. A promoter according to claim 1, wherein the promoter is operably linked to a nucleotide sequence of interest. 7. A promoter according to claim 3, wherein the promoter is linked to the sequence presented as SEQ ID No. 2, or a nucleotide sequence with at least 95% homology to SEQ ID No. 2. 8. A promoter according to claim 7, wherein if a nucleotide sequence of interest is operably linked to the promoter then the sequence presented as SEQ ID No. 2, or a nucleotide sequence with at least 95% homology to SEQ ID No. 2, is located intermediate the promoter and the nucleotide sequence of interest. 9. A promoter according to claim 1, wherein the promoter is linked to the sequence presented as SEQ ID No. 5. 10. A promoter according to claim 9, wherein if a nucleotide sequence of interest is operably linked to the promoter then the sequence presented as SEQ ID No. 5 is located intermediate the promoter and the nucleotide sequence of interest. 11. A construct comprising the promoter according to claim 1, wherein the promoter is operably linked to a nucleotide sequence of interest. 12. An expression vector comprising the promoter according to claim 1. 13. A transformation vector comprising the promoter according to claim 1. 14. A transformed host or host cell comprising the promoter according to claim 1. 15. A transformed host or host cell according to claim 14, wherein the host or host cell is a plant or a plant cell. 16. A method of preparing a protein of interest, the method comprising expressing a nucleotide sequence of interest which encodes at least a part of the protein of interest, wherein the nucleotide sequence of interest is operably linked to the promoter according to claim 1, optionally isolating the expression product of the nucleotide sequence of interest, forming the protein of interest if the expression product of the nucleotide sequence of interest is not all of the protein of interest, optionally isolating the protein of interest. 17. A method according to claim 16 wherein the nucleotide sequence of interest codes for all of the protein of interest. 18. A method for expressing a nucleotide sequence of interest in endosperm, the method comprising expressing in endosperm the nucleotide sequence of interest operably linked to the promoter according to claim 1, wherein the endosperm is transgenic for the nucleotide sequence of interest operably linked to the promoter according to claim 1. 19. An isolated promoter sequence obtained from Deposit No. NCIMB 41011. 20. The promoter of claim 3, wherein the promoter is linked to the sequence presented as SEQ ID No. 2, or a nucleotide sequence with at least 98% homology to SEQ ID No. 2. 21. The promoter of claim 1, wherein the promoter is linked to the sequence presented as SEQ ID No. 4. 22. The promoter of claim 1, wherein the promoter is linked to the sequence presented as SEQ ID No. 2, or a nucleotide sequence with at least 95% homology to SEQ ID No. 2. 23. The promoter of claim 1, wherein the promoter is linked to the sequence presented as SEQ ID No. 2, or a nucleotide sequence with at least 98% homology to SEQ ID No. 2. 24. The promoter of claim 21, wherein the promoter is linked to the sequence presented as SEQ ID No. 2, or a nucleotide sequence with at least 95% homology to SEQ ID No. 2. 25. The promoter of claim 21, wherein the promoter is linked to the sequence presented as SEQ ID No. 2, or a nucleotide sequence with at least 98% homology to SEQ ID No. 2. 26. The promoter of claim 1, wherein the promoter is linked to the sequence presented as SEQ ID No. 5. 27. The promoter of claim 21, wherein the promoter is linked to the sequence presented as SEQ ID No. 5. 28. The promoter of claim 22, wherein the promoter is linked to the sequence presented as SEQ ID No. 5. 29. The promoter of claim 23, wherein the promoter is linked to the sequence presented as SEQ ID No. 5. 30. The promoter of claim 24, wherein the promoter is linked to the sequence presented as SEQ ID No. 5. 31. The promoter of claim 25, wherein the promoter is linked to the sequence presented as SEQ ID No. 5.