Patent ID: 8013138

Claim:
A chimeric promoter capable of local gene expression in plants of an operably linked nucleic acid sequence, wherein the expression is induced by a pathogen elicitor treatment, a pathogen infection, or both, wherein the chimeric promoter comprises: (i) two or more cis-acting elements sufficient to direct the pathogen-elicitor-induced expression of the nucleic acid sequence, the pathogen-infection-induced expression of the nucleic acid sequence, or both and (ii) a minimal promoter, wherein induction of said local gene expression upon the pathogen elicitor treatment and/or the pathogen infection is between 10-fold and 15-fold, the two or more cis-acting elements comprising: four copies of SEQ ID NO:11; the combination of one copy of SEQ ID NO:11 followed by one copy of SEQ ID NO:3 or SEQ ID NO:4; the combination of four copies of SEQ ID NO:11 followed by four copies of SEQ ID NO:3 or SEQ ID NO:4; or the combination of four copies of SEQ ID NO:7 followed by four copies of SEQ ID NO:11.