US 12,331,305 B2
Plant regulatory elements and uses thereof
Ian W. Davis, Durham, NC (US); and Aabid Shariff, Durham, NC (US)
Assigned to Monsanto Technology LLC, St. Louis, MO (US)
Filed by Monsanto Technology LLC, St. Louis, MO (US)
Filed on Nov. 22, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/518,026.
Application 18/518,026 is a division of application No. 17/489,719, filed on Sep. 29, 2021, granted, now 11,866,718.
Application 17/489,719 is a continuation of application No. 16/530,593, filed on Aug. 2, 2019, granted, now 11,168,330, issued on Nov. 9, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/714,228, filed on Aug. 3, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2024/0093216 A1, Mar. 21, 2024
Int. Cl. C12N 15/82 (2006.01)
CPC C12N 15/8234 (2013.01) [C12N 15/8218 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
 
1. A recombinant DNA molecule comprising a DNA sequence selected from the group consisting of:
a) a sequence with at least 95 percent sequence identity to any of SEQ ID NO:6, 7, 9, or 10 and having promoter activity;
b) a sequence comprising any of SEQ ID NO:6, 7, 9, or 10; and
c) a fragment comprising at least 150 contiguous nucleotides of any of SEQ ID NO:6, 7, 9, or 10, wherein the fragment has promoter activity;
wherein said DNA sequence is operably linked to a heterologous transcribable DNA molecule.