Patent ID: 7202083

Claim:
An isolated promoter comprising the following DNA (a) or (b), characterized in that said promoter is capable of functioning in plant cells: (a) DNA comprising the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:1, or (b) DNA having promoter functions equivalent to those of the above DNA (a) and comprising a modified nucleotide sequence in which one or more bases are deleted, substituted, or added in the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:1, and wherein: (i) said modified nucleotide sequence has more than 90% identity to the nucleotide sequence of any region consisting of 250 bp or more within the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:1, (ii) said modified nucleotide sequence contains the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:24, and (iii) said modified nucleotide sequence hybridizes to the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:1 under conditions that include washing in 300 mM sodium chloride, 30 mM sodium citrate, and 1% SDS at 55° C.