US 12,467,056 B2
Plant regulatory elements and uses thereof
Ian W. Davis, Durham, NC (US); Matthew S. Marengo, Wildwood, MO (US); and Ervin D. Nagy, South Holland (NL)
Assigned to Monsanto Technology LLC, St. Louis, MO (US)
Filed by Monsanto Technology LLC, St. Louis, MO (US)
Filed on Apr. 28, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/731,856.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/295,061, filed on Dec. 30, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/182,288, filed on Apr. 30, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0372502 A1, Nov. 24, 2022
Int. Cl. C12N 15/82 (2006.01)
CPC C12N 15/8213 (2013.01) 27 Claims
 
1. A synthetic small nuclear RNA (snRNA) promoter comprising a DNA sequence selected from the group consisting of:
a) a sequence with at least 95% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:1 or 6 and having promoter activity;
b) a sequence comprising SEQ ID NO: 1 or 6; and
c) a fragment comprising at least 300 contiguous nucleotides of SEQ ID NO:1, wherein said fragment has promoter activity.