Patent ID: 7335815

Claim:
An isolated polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of: a) an isolated polynucleotide comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding amino acids 81 to 477 of the polypeptide of SEQ ID NO:2; b) an isolated polynucleotide comprising the regions of SEQ ID NO:1 that encode amino acids 81 to 477 of SEQ ID NO:2, which isolated polynucleotide has been deposited as ATCC Accession No. PTA-4728; c) an isolated polynucleotide comprising a nucleotide sequence which has at least 95% identity to that of SEQ ID NO:1 over the entire length of SEQ ID NO:1 that encodes amino acids 81 to 477 of SEQ ID NO:2; d) an isolated polynucleotide that hybridizes, under stringent conditions, said stringent conditions comprising overnight incubation at 42° C. in a solution comprising 50% formamide, 5×SSC (150 mM NaCl, 15 mM trisodium citrate), 50 mM sodium phosphate (pH 7.6), 5X Denhardt's solution, 10% dextran sulfate and 20 micrograms/milliliter denatured, sheared salmon sperm DNA, followed by washing the hybridization support in 0.1×SSC at approximately 65° C.; to the entire length of SEQ ID NO:1 that encodes amino acids 81 to 477 of SEQ ID NO:2, and which encodes a 1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate reductoisomerase; and e) an isolated polynucleotide complementary to the polynucleotide sequence of (a), (b), (c), or (d).