Patent ID: 6388170
Filing Date: 2002-05-14
Classification: C12N

Abstract:
An artificial nucleic acid construct, comprising a bidirectional promoter having a minimal promoter and a common promoter, each end of the bidirectional promoter operably linked to a polynucleotide coding for a polypeptide,(a) wherein said minimal promoter is operably linked to said common promoter, in opposite orientation to said common promoter, and 5â€² to said common promoter; (b) wherein said bidirectional promoter further comprises a bidirectional promoter feature selected from the group consisting of said minimal promoter, and said common promoter; (b) wherein said minimal promoter is a minimal promoter of a promoter selected from the group consisting of 35S, PClSV OPR, and SAG12; and (c) wherein said common promoter is selected from the group consisting of 35S, PCISV, OPR, and SAG12.