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<110> PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
      E. I. DUPONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY

<120> COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR INCREASING
  PLANT TOLERANCE TO HIGH POPULATION DENSITY
  
  

<130> 1905-PCT

<150> US 60/779,720       
<151> 2007-03-07  

<160> 10

<170> FastSEQ for Windows Version 4.0

<210> 1
<211> 2496
<212> DNA
<213> Zea mays

<220> 
<221> CDS            
<222> (167)...(2444)
<223> Zm-ELF3

<400> 1
ggccgcggta gcagctgtgc gcctgcaccc cggcctcccc catcgccggc cctgacactg 60
ggtaaacgtg gtggctgaag ctgctgctga ggattcggga tcttcttgct gccgccacga 120
gctgcctgcg tgatattgac acggcgcgct cccctggctc ctgggc atg acg agg    175
                                                   Met Thr Arg
                                                    1
 
gga ggc ggt gga caa gga ggc aag gag gag ccg ggg aag gtg atg ggt   223
Gly Gly Gly Gly Gln Gly Gly Lys Glu Glu Pro Gly Lys Val Met Gly
     5                   10                  15
 
ccg ctg ttc ccg cgg ctc cac gtc agc gac gca ggc aag ggc ggc ggc   271
Pro Leu Phe Pro Arg Leu His Val Ser Asp Ala Gly Lys Gly Gly Gly
 20                  25                  30                  35
 
ccg cgg gct ccg ccc agg aac aag atg gcg ctc tac gag cag ttc acc   319
Pro Arg Ala Pro Pro Arg Asn Lys Met Ala Leu Tyr Glu Gln Phe Thr
                 40                  45                  50
 
gtg ccg tcc aac cgc ttc agc tcc ccc gcc gcc tcc gcc cgc gcc gcg   367
Val Pro Ser Asn Arg Phe Ser Ser Pro Ala Ala Ser Ala Arg Ala Ala
             55                  60                  65
 
ggg gcc agc ctc gtg ccc tcc acg gcg gct gcc cag gtt tat ggt tat   415
Gly Ala Ser Leu Val Pro Ser Thr Ala Ala Ala Gln Val Tyr Gly Tyr
         70                  75                  80
 
gac agg acg ctg ttc cag ccc ttc gat gtg cct tca aat gag cct cct   463
Asp Arg Thr Leu Phe Gln Pro Phe Asp Val Pro Ser Asn Glu Pro Pro
     85                  90                  95
 
cgt tca tct gaa aag ttc aaa gga aac act atc aac gga cag tct aat   511
Arg Ser Ser Glu Lys Phe Lys Gly Asn Thr Ile Asn Gly Gln Ser Asn
100                 105                 110                 115
 
agt aca aga aga gaa cct ttg agg atg tcc tca cag acc aag aac aag   559
Ser Thr Arg Arg Glu Pro Leu Arg Met Ser Ser Gln Thr Lys Asn Lys
                120                 125                 130
 
gac gtc tgt gct tca aaa tca att gcc aag tgc acc tca cag cat aga   607
Asp Val Cys Ala Ser Lys Ser Ile Ala Lys Cys Thr Ser Gln His Arg
            135                 140                 145
 
gtg ggc aac acc atc atg tct tct ggg aag aaa gtg gtc agt gat gat   655
Val Gly Asn Thr Ile Met Ser Ser Gly Lys Lys Val Val Ser Asp Asp
        150                 155                 160
 
gaa ttt atg gtt cct tcc atc tgt tat cct aga ttt tat cga cag tct   703
Glu Phe Met Val Pro Ser Ile Cys Tyr Pro Arg Phe Tyr Arg Gln Ser
    165                 170                 175
 
act caa gat cat gca gat aaa tca aaa ccc caa tct act aca aac cca   751
Thr Gln Asp His Ala Asp Lys Ser Lys Pro Gln Ser Thr Thr Asn Pro
180                 185                 190                 195
 
cac aaa agt cct gca atg tcc aaa tca tct gta gag tgc tat agt act   799
His Lys Ser Pro Ala Met Ser Lys Ser Ser Val Glu Cys Tyr Ser Thr
                200                 205                 210
 
gtg aac aag cac ttg gac aaa atc aat gaa gct ggt agg agg tta atg   847
Val Asn Lys His Leu Asp Lys Ile Asn Glu Ala Gly Arg Arg Leu Met
            215                 220                 225
 
aac tct cca aag gtt aag gag aaa gaa gca gtg caa gga tca aaa ggt   895
Asn Ser Pro Lys Val Lys Glu Lys Glu Ala Val Gln Gly Ser Lys Gly
        230                 235                 240
 
gtg gaa gtt aaa gaa aag agt tca tca ttt cag gca tca gaa aat ttc   943
Val Glu Val Lys Glu Lys Ser Ser Ser Phe Gln Ala Ser Glu Asn Phe
    245                 250                 255
 
aaa gac aaa tat gct aag cta tgt caa atg agg aat aag gca agt aat   991
Lys Asp Lys Tyr Ala Lys Leu Cys Gln Met Arg Asn Lys Ala Ser Asn
260                 265                 270                 275
 
ata aat cat tgt gac aac aac ggt tgc caa cct gca agc gtg aat gga   1039
Ile Asn His Cys Asp Asn Asn Gly Cys Gln Pro Ala Ser Val Asn Gly
                280                 285                 290
 
aat ttc aca gaa gca aag aac cct aca gca gct aga aat aca tct ttc   1087
Asn Phe Thr Glu Ala Lys Asn Pro Thr Ala Ala Arg Asn Thr Ser Phe
            295                 300                 305
 
tgt aaa cca tgt act gat gta gat agc tct aac agg aag tct aat tta   1135
Cys Lys Pro Cys Thr Asp Val Asp Ser Ser Asn Arg Lys Ser Asn Leu
        310                 315                 320
 
ctg gaa aga agc cca cgg gaa gtt ggt gct aag aga aaa aga gga cat   1183
Leu Glu Arg Ser Pro Arg Glu Val Gly Ala Lys Arg Lys Arg Gly His
    325                 330                 335
 


cac aat gga gag caa aat gat gat tta tct gac tcc tca gtg gaa tgc   1231
His Asn Gly Glu Gln Asn Asp Asp Leu Ser Asp Ser Ser Val Glu Cys
340                 345                 350                 355
 
ata cct ggg gag gag atc tct cca gat gaa att gtt gct gct att ggt   1279
Ile Pro Gly Glu Glu Ile Ser Pro Asp Glu Ile Val Ala Ala Ile Gly
                360                 365                 370
 
cca aag cat ttc tgg aaa gcg aga aga gct att cag aat cag cag agg   1327
Pro Lys His Phe Trp Lys Ala Arg Arg Ala Ile Gln Asn Gln Gln Arg
            375                 380                 385
 
gtt ttt gct gtc caa gtg ttc gag ctg cat aag ctg ata aaa gtg cag   1375
Val Phe Ala Val Gln Val Phe Glu Leu His Lys Leu Ile Lys Val Gln
        390                 395                 400
 
aag tta atc gcg gca tct cca cat ctg ctt att gaa ggt gat cct gtc   1423
Lys Leu Ile Ala Ala Ser Pro His Leu Leu Ile Glu Gly Asp Pro Val
    405                 410                 415
 
ctt ggc aat gca tta aca gga aaa agg aac aag ctt cct aaa gga aat   1471
Leu Gly Asn Ala Leu Thr Gly Lys Arg Asn Lys Leu Pro Lys Gly Asn
420                 425                 430                 435
 
tcg aaa gtt cgg acc ctg tca atc aca aac aaa gat gat atc cag cca   1519
Ser Lys Val Arg Thr Leu Ser Ile Thr Asn Lys Asp Asp Ile Gln Pro
                440                 445                 450
 
acc cta gag caa cca gag tta tca aaa caa gac aca gaa gga aac tta   1567
Thr Leu Glu Gln Pro Glu Leu Ser Lys Gln Asp Thr Glu Gly Asn Leu
            455                 460                 465
 
ttg gcc cat tct cat gat ggt gga ctt ggt gac aac cat cat aat caa   1615
Leu Ala His Ser His Asp Gly Gly Leu Gly Asp Asn His His Asn Gln
        470                 475                 480
 
gct gca aca aat gaa atc ttt aca agt aac cct cca gct atg cct gtt   1663
Ala Ala Thr Asn Glu Ile Phe Thr Ser Asn Pro Pro Ala Met Pro Val
    485                 490                 495
 
gct cct gac aac aaa cag aat aac tgg tgc atg aat cca ccg cag aat   1711
Ala Pro Asp Asn Lys Gln Asn Asn Trp Cys Met Asn Pro Pro Gln Asn
500                 505                 510                 515
 
caa tgg ctt gtc cca gtt atg tcg cct tct gaa ggt ctt gtc tat aag   1759
Gln Trp Leu Val Pro Val Met Ser Pro Ser Glu Gly Leu Val Tyr Lys
                520                 525                 530
 
cct ttt gcc ggc cct tgt ccc cca gtt gga aat ctg ctg aca cca ttt   1807
Pro Phe Ala Gly Pro Cys Pro Pro Val Gly Asn Leu Leu Thr Pro Phe
            535                 540                 545
 
tac gcc aac tgt act ccg tta agg ctg cct tct aca cca tat ggc gtt   1855
Tyr Ala Asn Cys Thr Pro Leu Arg Leu Pro Ser Thr Pro Tyr Gly Val
        550                 555                 560
 
cct att cct cac cag cca cag cac atg gtc cct cct ggt gcc cct gcc   1903
Pro Ile Pro His Gln Pro Gln His Met Val Pro Pro Gly Ala Pro Ala
    565                 570                 575
 


atg cat atg aac tac ttc ccg cct ttc agt atg cca gtg atg aat cca   1951
Met His Met Asn Tyr Phe Pro Pro Phe Ser Met Pro Val Met Asn Pro
580                 585                 590                 595
 
gga aca cca gca tct gca gtg gaa caa ggg agc cat gct gct gcg cca   1999
Gly Thr Pro Ala Ser Ala Val Glu Gln Gly Ser His Ala Ala Ala Pro
                600                 605                 610
 
cag cct cat ggg cac atg gac cag cag tcg ctg atc tcc tgt aac atg   2047
Gln Pro His Gly His Met Asp Gln Gln Ser Leu Ile Ser Cys Asn Met
            615                 620                 625
 
tca cac ccg agt ggc gtt tgg agg ttt ctt gca tca agg gac agc gag   2095
Ser His Pro Ser Gly Val Trp Arg Phe Leu Ala Ser Arg Asp Ser Glu
        630                 635                 640
 
cca cag gcc agc agc gcc acc agc cct ttc gac agg ctc caa gtc caa   2143
Pro Gln Ala Ser Ser Ala Thr Ser Pro Phe Asp Arg Leu Gln Val Gln
    645                 650                 655
 
ggt gat gga agt gct ccg ttg tca ttg ttg tca ttc ttt ccc acg gct   2191
Gly Asp Gly Ser Ala Pro Leu Ser Leu Leu Ser Phe Phe Pro Thr Ala
660                 665                 670                 675
 
tca gct ccg aat gtc cag cct ccg ccc tca tct gga ggc tgg gac cgg   2239
Ser Ala Pro Asn Val Gln Pro Pro Pro Ser Ser Gly Gly Trp Asp Arg
                680                 685                 690
 
gac cag cag aac cat gta atc agg gtt gtt ccg cgt aac gcc cag act   2287
Asp Gln Gln Asn His Val Ile Arg Val Val Pro Arg Asn Ala Gln Thr
            695                 700                 705
 
gct tca gtc ccg aaa gcc caa cct cag ccg tca tcc gga ggc cgg gac   2335
Ala Ser Val Pro Lys Ala Gln Pro Gln Pro Ser Ser Gly Gly Arg Asp
        710                 715                 720
 
caa aag aac cat gta atc agg gtt gtt ccg cat aac gcg cag act gct   2383
Gln Lys Asn His Val Ile Arg Val Val Pro His Asn Ala Gln Thr Ala
    725                 730                 735
 
tcg gag tca gca gcg tgg atc ttc cgg tca ata caa atg gag agg aac   2431
Ser Glu Ser Ala Ala Trp Ile Phe Arg Ser Ile Gln Met Glu Arg Asn
740                 745                 750                 755
 
caa aat gat tcg t agctggttac catatacttt cgtgtcatcc gatggcagaa     2484
Gln Asn Asp Ser

 
aagggcgaat tc                                                     2496

<210> 2
<211> 2277
<212> DNA
<213> Zea mays

<220> 
<221> CDS            
<222> (1)...(2277)
<223> ZmELF3

<400> 2
atg acg agg gga ggc ggt gga caa gga ggc aag gag gag ccg ggg aag   48
Met Thr Arg Gly Gly Gly Gly Gln Gly Gly Lys Glu Glu Pro Gly Lys
 1               5                   10                  15
 
gtg atg ggt ccg ctg ttc ccg cgg ctc cac gtc agc gac gca ggc aag   96
Val Met Gly Pro Leu Phe Pro Arg Leu His Val Ser Asp Ala Gly Lys
             20                  25                  30
 
ggc ggc ggc ccg cgg gct ccg ccc agg aac aag atg gcg ctc tac gag   144
Gly Gly Gly Pro Arg Ala Pro Pro Arg Asn Lys Met Ala Leu Tyr Glu
         35                  40                  45
 
cag ttc acc gtg ccg tcc aac cgc ttc agc tcc ccc gcc gcc tcc gcc   192
Gln Phe Thr Val Pro Ser Asn Arg Phe Ser Ser Pro Ala Ala Ser Ala
     50                  55                  60
 
cgc gcc gcg ggg gcc agc ctc gtg ccc tcc acg gcg gct gcc cag gtt   240
Arg Ala Ala Gly Ala Ser Leu Val Pro Ser Thr Ala Ala Ala Gln Val
 65                  70                  75                  80
 
tat ggt tat gac agg acg ctg ttc cag ccc ttc gat gtg cct tca aat   288
Tyr Gly Tyr Asp Arg Thr Leu Phe Gln Pro Phe Asp Val Pro Ser Asn
                 85                  90                  95
 
gag cct cct cgt tca tct gaa aag ttc aaa gga aac act atc aac gga   336
Glu Pro Pro Arg Ser Ser Glu Lys Phe Lys Gly Asn Thr Ile Asn Gly
            100                 105                 110
 
cag tct aat agt aca aga aga gaa cct ttg agg atg tcc tca cag acc   384
Gln Ser Asn Ser Thr Arg Arg Glu Pro Leu Arg Met Ser Ser Gln Thr
        115                 120                 125
 
aag aac aag gac gtc tgt gct tca aaa tca att gcc aag tgc acc tca   432
Lys Asn Lys Asp Val Cys Ala Ser Lys Ser Ile Ala Lys Cys Thr Ser
    130                 135                 140
 
cag cat aga gtg ggc aac acc atc atg tct tct ggg aag aaa gtg gtc   480
Gln His Arg Val Gly Asn Thr Ile Met Ser Ser Gly Lys Lys Val Val
145                 150                 155                 160
 
agt gat gat gaa ttt atg gtt cct tcc atc tgt tat cct aga ttt tat   528
Ser Asp Asp Glu Phe Met Val Pro Ser Ile Cys Tyr Pro Arg Phe Tyr
                165                 170                 175
 
cga cag tct act caa gat cat gca gat aaa tca aaa ccc caa tct act   576
Arg Gln Ser Thr Gln Asp His Ala Asp Lys Ser Lys Pro Gln Ser Thr
            180                 185                 190
 
aca aac cca cac aaa agt cct gca atg tcc aaa tca tct gta gag tgc   624
Thr Asn Pro His Lys Ser Pro Ala Met Ser Lys Ser Ser Val Glu Cys
        195                 200                 205
 
tat agt act gtg aac aag cac ttg gac aaa atc aat gaa gct ggt agg   672
Tyr Ser Thr Val Asn Lys His Leu Asp Lys Ile Asn Glu Ala Gly Arg
    210                 215                 220
 
agg tta atg aac tct cca aag gtt aag gag aaa gaa gca gtg caa gga   720
Arg Leu Met Asn Ser Pro Lys Val Lys Glu Lys Glu Ala Val Gln Gly
225                 230                 235                 240
 


tca aaa ggt gtg gaa gtt aaa gaa aag agt tca tca ttt cag gca tca   768
Ser Lys Gly Val Glu Val Lys Glu Lys Ser Ser Ser Phe Gln Ala Ser
                245                 250                 255
 
gaa aat ttc aaa gac aaa tat gct aag cta tgt caa atg agg aat aag   816
Glu Asn Phe Lys Asp Lys Tyr Ala Lys Leu Cys Gln Met Arg Asn Lys
            260                 265                 270
 
gca agt aat ata aat cat tgt gac aac aac ggt tgc caa cct gca agc   864
Ala Ser Asn Ile Asn His Cys Asp Asn Asn Gly Cys Gln Pro Ala Ser
        275                 280                 285
 
gtg aat gga aat ttc aca gaa gca aag aac cct aca gca gct aga aat   912
Val Asn Gly Asn Phe Thr Glu Ala Lys Asn Pro Thr Ala Ala Arg Asn
    290                 295                 300
 
aca tct ttc tgt aaa cca tgt act gat gta gat agc tct aac agg aag   960
Thr Ser Phe Cys Lys Pro Cys Thr Asp Val Asp Ser Ser Asn Arg Lys
305                 310                 315                 320
 
tct aat tta ctg gaa aga agc cca cgg gaa gtt ggt gct aag aga aaa   1008
Ser Asn Leu Leu Glu Arg Ser Pro Arg Glu Val Gly Ala Lys Arg Lys
                325                 330                 335
 
aga gga cat cac aat gga gag caa aat gat gat tta tct gac tcc tca   1056
Arg Gly His His Asn Gly Glu Gln Asn Asp Asp Leu Ser Asp Ser Ser
            340                 345                 350
 
gtg gaa tgc ata cct ggg gag gag atc tct cca gat gaa att gtt gct   1104
Val Glu Cys Ile Pro Gly Glu Glu Ile Ser Pro Asp Glu Ile Val Ala
        355                 360                 365
 
gct att ggt cca aag cat ttc tgg aaa gcg aga aga gct att cag aat   1152
Ala Ile Gly Pro Lys His Phe Trp Lys Ala Arg Arg Ala Ile Gln Asn
    370                 375                 380
 
cag cag agg gtt ttt gct gtc caa gtg ttc gag ctg cat aag ctg ata   1200
Gln Gln Arg Val Phe Ala Val Gln Val Phe Glu Leu His Lys Leu Ile
385                 390                 395                 400
 
aaa gtg cag aag tta atc gcg gca tct cca cat ctg ctt att gaa ggt   1248
Lys Val Gln Lys Leu Ile Ala Ala Ser Pro His Leu Leu Ile Glu Gly
                405                 410                 415
 
gat cct gtc ctt ggc aat gca tta aca gga aaa agg aac aag ctt cct   1296
Asp Pro Val Leu Gly Asn Ala Leu Thr Gly Lys Arg Asn Lys Leu Pro
            420                 425                 430
 
aaa gga aat tcg aaa gtt cgg acc ctg tca atc aca aac aaa gat gat   1344
Lys Gly Asn Ser Lys Val Arg Thr Leu Ser Ile Thr Asn Lys Asp Asp
        435                 440                 445
 
atc cag cca acc cta gag caa cca gag tta tca aaa caa gac aca gaa   1392
Ile Gln Pro Thr Leu Glu Gln Pro Glu Leu Ser Lys Gln Asp Thr Glu
    450                 455                 460
 
gga aac tta ttg gcc cat tct cat gat ggt gga ctt ggt gac aac cat   1440
Gly Asn Leu Leu Ala His Ser His Asp Gly Gly Leu Gly Asp Asn His
465                 470                 475                 480
 


cat aat caa gct gca aca aat gaa atc ttt aca agt aac cct cca gct   1488
His Asn Gln Ala Ala Thr Asn Glu Ile Phe Thr Ser Asn Pro Pro Ala
                485                 490                 495
 
atg cct gtt gct cct gac aac aaa cag aat aac tgg tgc atg aat cca   1536
Met Pro Val Ala Pro Asp Asn Lys Gln Asn Asn Trp Cys Met Asn Pro
            500                 505                 510
 
ccg cag aat caa tgg ctt gtc cca gtt atg tcg cct tct gaa ggt ctt   1584
Pro Gln Asn Gln Trp Leu Val Pro Val Met Ser Pro Ser Glu Gly Leu
        515                 520                 525
 
gtc tat aag cct ttt gcc ggc cct tgt ccc cca gtt gga aat ctg ctg   1632
Val Tyr Lys Pro Phe Ala Gly Pro Cys Pro Pro Val Gly Asn Leu Leu
    530                 535                 540
 
aca cca ttt tac gcc aac tgt act ccg tta agg ctg cct tct aca cca   1680
Thr Pro Phe Tyr Ala Asn Cys Thr Pro Leu Arg Leu Pro Ser Thr Pro
545                 550                 555                 560
 
tat ggc gtt cct att cct cac cag cca cag cac atg gtc cct cct ggt   1728
Tyr Gly Val Pro Ile Pro His Gln Pro Gln His Met Val Pro Pro Gly
                565                 570                 575
 
gcc cct gcc atg cat atg aac tac ttc ccg cct ttc agt atg cca gtg   1776
Ala Pro Ala Met His Met Asn Tyr Phe Pro Pro Phe Ser Met Pro Val
            580                 585                 590
 
atg aat cca gga aca cca gca tct gca gtg gaa caa ggg agc cat gct   1824
Met Asn Pro Gly Thr Pro Ala Ser Ala Val Glu Gln Gly Ser His Ala
        595                 600                 605
 
gct gcg cca cag cct cat ggg cac atg gac cag cag tcg ctg atc tcc   1872
Ala Ala Pro Gln Pro His Gly His Met Asp Gln Gln Ser Leu Ile Ser
    610                 615                 620
 
tgt aac atg tca cac ccg agt ggc gtt tgg agg ttt ctt gca tca agg   1920
Cys Asn Met Ser His Pro Ser Gly Val Trp Arg Phe Leu Ala Ser Arg
625                 630                 635                 640
 
gac agc gag cca cag gcc agc agc gcc acc agc cct ttc gac agg ctc   1968
Asp Ser Glu Pro Gln Ala Ser Ser Ala Thr Ser Pro Phe Asp Arg Leu
                645                 650                 655
 
caa gtc caa ggt gat gga agt gct ccg ttg tca ttg ttg tca ttc ttt   2016
Gln Val Gln Gly Asp Gly Ser Ala Pro Leu Ser Leu Leu Ser Phe Phe
            660                 665                 670
 
ccc acg gct tca gct ccg aat gtc cag cct ccg ccc tca tct gga ggc   2064
Pro Thr Ala Ser Ala Pro Asn Val Gln Pro Pro Pro Ser Ser Gly Gly
        675                 680                 685
 
tgg gac cgg gac cag cag aac cat gta atc agg gtt gtt ccg cgt aac   2112
Trp Asp Arg Asp Gln Gln Asn His Val Ile Arg Val Val Pro Arg Asn
    690                 695                 700
 
gcc cag act gct tca gtc ccg aaa gcc caa cct cag ccg tca tcc gga   2160
Ala Gln Thr Ala Ser Val Pro Lys Ala Gln Pro Gln Pro Ser Ser Gly
705                 710                 715                 720
 


ggc cgg gac caa aag aac cat gta atc agg gtt gtt ccg cat aac gcg   2208
Gly Arg Asp Gln Lys Asn His Val Ile Arg Val Val Pro His Asn Ala
                725                 730                 735
 
cag act gct tcg gag tca gca gcg tgg atc ttc cgg tca ata caa atg   2256
Gln Thr Ala Ser Glu Ser Ala Ala Trp Ile Phe Arg Ser Ile Gln Met
            740                 745                 750
 
gag agg aac caa aat gat tcg                                       2277
Glu Arg Asn Gln Asn Asp Ser
        755
 

<210> 3
<211> 759
<212> PRT
<213> Zea mays

<400> 3
Met Thr Arg Gly Gly Gly Gly Gln Gly Gly Lys Glu Glu Pro Gly Lys
 1               5                  10                  15      
Val Met Gly Pro Leu Phe Pro Arg Leu His Val Ser Asp Ala Gly Lys
            20                  25                  30          
Gly Gly Gly Pro Arg Ala Pro Pro Arg Asn Lys Met Ala Leu Tyr Glu
        35                  40                  45              
Gln Phe Thr Val Pro Ser Asn Arg Phe Ser Ser Pro Ala Ala Ser Ala
    50                  55                  60                  
Arg Ala Ala Gly Ala Ser Leu Val Pro Ser Thr Ala Ala Ala Gln Val
65                  70                  75                  80  
Tyr Gly Tyr Asp Arg Thr Leu Phe Gln Pro Phe Asp Val Pro Ser Asn
                85                  90                  95      
Glu Pro Pro Arg Ser Ser Glu Lys Phe Lys Gly Asn Thr Ile Asn Gly
            100                 105                 110         
Gln Ser Asn Ser Thr Arg Arg Glu Pro Leu Arg Met Ser Ser Gln Thr
        115                 120                 125             
Lys Asn Lys Asp Val Cys Ala Ser Lys Ser Ile Ala Lys Cys Thr Ser
    130                 135                 140                 
Gln His Arg Val Gly Asn Thr Ile Met Ser Ser Gly Lys Lys Val Val
145                 150                 155                 160 
Ser Asp Asp Glu Phe Met Val Pro Ser Ile Cys Tyr Pro Arg Phe Tyr
                165                 170                 175     
Arg Gln Ser Thr Gln Asp His Ala Asp Lys Ser Lys Pro Gln Ser Thr
            180                 185                 190         
Thr Asn Pro His Lys Ser Pro Ala Met Ser Lys Ser Ser Val Glu Cys
        195                 200                 205             
Tyr Ser Thr Val Asn Lys His Leu Asp Lys Ile Asn Glu Ala Gly Arg
    210                 215                 220                 
Arg Leu Met Asn Ser Pro Lys Val Lys Glu Lys Glu Ala Val Gln Gly
225                 230                 235                 240 
Ser Lys Gly Val Glu Val Lys Glu Lys Ser Ser Ser Phe Gln Ala Ser
                245                 250                 255     
Glu Asn Phe Lys Asp Lys Tyr Ala Lys Leu Cys Gln Met Arg Asn Lys
            260                 265                 270         
Ala Ser Asn Ile Asn His Cys Asp Asn Asn Gly Cys Gln Pro Ala Ser
        275                 280                 285             
Val Asn Gly Asn Phe Thr Glu Ala Lys Asn Pro Thr Ala Ala Arg Asn
    290                 295                 300                 
Thr Ser Phe Cys Lys Pro Cys Thr Asp Val Asp Ser Ser Asn Arg Lys
305                 310                 315                 320 
Ser Asn Leu Leu Glu Arg Ser Pro Arg Glu Val Gly Ala Lys Arg Lys
                325                 330                 335     
Arg Gly His His Asn Gly Glu Gln Asn Asp Asp Leu Ser Asp Ser Ser
            340                 345                 350         
Val Glu Cys Ile Pro Gly Glu Glu Ile Ser Pro Asp Glu Ile Val Ala
        355                 360                 365             
Ala Ile Gly Pro Lys His Phe Trp Lys Ala Arg Arg Ala Ile Gln Asn
    370                 375                 380                 
Gln Gln Arg Val Phe Ala Val Gln Val Phe Glu Leu His Lys Leu Ile
385                 390                 395                 400 
Lys Val Gln Lys Leu Ile Ala Ala Ser Pro His Leu Leu Ile Glu Gly
                405                 410                 415     
Asp Pro Val Leu Gly Asn Ala Leu Thr Gly Lys Arg Asn Lys Leu Pro
            420                 425                 430         
Lys Gly Asn Ser Lys Val Arg Thr Leu Ser Ile Thr Asn Lys Asp Asp
        435                 440                 445             
Ile Gln Pro Thr Leu Glu Gln Pro Glu Leu Ser Lys Gln Asp Thr Glu
    450                 455                 460                 
Gly Asn Leu Leu Ala His Ser His Asp Gly Gly Leu Gly Asp Asn His
465                 470                 475                 480 
His Asn Gln Ala Ala Thr Asn Glu Ile Phe Thr Ser Asn Pro Pro Ala
                485                 490                 495     
Met Pro Val Ala Pro Asp Asn Lys Gln Asn Asn Trp Cys Met Asn Pro
            500                 505                 510         
Pro Gln Asn Gln Trp Leu Val Pro Val Met Ser Pro Ser Glu Gly Leu
        515                 520                 525             
Val Tyr Lys Pro Phe Ala Gly Pro Cys Pro Pro Val Gly Asn Leu Leu
    530                 535                 540                 
Thr Pro Phe Tyr Ala Asn Cys Thr Pro Leu Arg Leu Pro Ser Thr Pro
545                 550                 555                 560 
Tyr Gly Val Pro Ile Pro His Gln Pro Gln His Met Val Pro Pro Gly
                565                 570                 575     
Ala Pro Ala Met His Met Asn Tyr Phe Pro Pro Phe Ser Met Pro Val
            580                 585                 590         
Met Asn Pro Gly Thr Pro Ala Ser Ala Val Glu Gln Gly Ser His Ala
        595                 600                 605             
Ala Ala Pro Gln Pro His Gly His Met Asp Gln Gln Ser Leu Ile Ser
    610                 615                 620                 
Cys Asn Met Ser His Pro Ser Gly Val Trp Arg Phe Leu Ala Ser Arg
625                 630                 635                 640 
Asp Ser Glu Pro Gln Ala Ser Ser Ala Thr Ser Pro Phe Asp Arg Leu
                645                 650                 655     
Gln Val Gln Gly Asp Gly Ser Ala Pro Leu Ser Leu Leu Ser Phe Phe
            660                 665                 670         
Pro Thr Ala Ser Ala Pro Asn Val Gln Pro Pro Pro Ser Ser Gly Gly
        675                 680                 685             
Trp Asp Arg Asp Gln Gln Asn His Val Ile Arg Val Val Pro Arg Asn
    690                 695                 700                 
Ala Gln Thr Ala Ser Val Pro Lys Ala Gln Pro Gln Pro Ser Ser Gly
705                 710                 715                 720 
Gly Arg Asp Gln Lys Asn His Val Ile Arg Val Val Pro His Asn Ala
                725                 730                 735     
Gln Thr Ala Ser Glu Ser Ala Ala Trp Ile Phe Arg Ser Ile Gln Met
            740                 745                 750         
Glu Arg Asn Gln Asn Asp Ser
        755                 


<210> 4
<211> 459
<212> DNA
<213> Zea mays

<220> 
<221> promoter       
<222> (1)...(459)
<223> ZmELF3 upstream regulatory region

<400> 4
cgaggggctc ctattttcgg accgtgctcg tgctggcccg aaaagtccgg cccatattcc 60
cagcactaga catgacatta ccatctgtag cagtttacct aaaatttatc taaaaacact 120
atttttcact ataaacttca ctattggtaa aatagagttt aaatattggt gagtttgaag 180
ataaccttaa aaagagtaag ttgttagaac ttagaagcaa cctcaccgcc taattaacac 240
accccaaaaa aacctgcttg cacatactca accgccagcg tctccactct ccggtctccc 300
tctcatggtg gagcccacct ccgcctttgt ggatcagagc gagcattcct ttcccttccc 360
ttccctggca tcagaatcaa acgtgtcccc gcagacgctc ccaatcccat gcgcccctct 420
gctctcacgg tttgatttcc ctttcagttg ggccgccat                        459

<210> 5
<211> 1401
<212> DNA
<213> Arabidopsis thaliana

<220> 
<221> CDS            
<222> (1)...(1401)
<223> bHLH041

<400> 5
atg atg cat ttg att ttg agc tgc agc tat tta ata tca atg gat gga   48
Met Met His Leu Ile Leu Ser Cys Ser Tyr Leu Ile Ser Met Asp Gly
 1               5                   10                  15
 
tat tac aat gaa gct tct gaa gaa cct tct tcg tct tct tct tct gga   96
Tyr Tyr Asn Glu Ala Ser Glu Glu Pro Ser Ser Ser Ser Ser Ser Gly
             20                  25                  30
 
agt tta gct agg agc ttg ttc cat gag tat cgc caa tcc gtt atc ccg   144
Ser Leu Ala Arg Ser Leu Phe His Glu Tyr Arg Gln Ser Val Ile Pro
         35                  40                  45
 
ctc caa aat ggg cat gtg cca agc atg gcg ttc atg aac aat ctt cca   192
Leu Gln Asn Gly His Val Pro Ser Met Ala Phe Met Asn Asn Leu Pro
     50                  55                  60
 
tac gta gaa att cga cca caa gag agt caa aga ctt gct ttt aac gac   240
Tyr Val Glu Ile Arg Pro Gln Glu Ser Gln Arg Leu Ala Phe Asn Asp
 65                  70                  75                  80
 
aca caa cgt ctc ttc tat cag atg aaa att gaa gca agt ctt cga gaa   288
Thr Gln Arg Leu Phe Tyr Gln Met Lys Ile Glu Ala Ser Leu Arg Glu
                 85                  90                  95
 
tgg ttc cct gaa gat ttc aat aga aag tct tct ccg gca aac tcc gat   336
Trp Phe Pro Glu Asp Phe Asn Arg Lys Ser Ser Pro Ala Asn Ser Asp
            100                 105                 110
 
tat ctc cgg cca cct cat tat ccc tct tca tcg tct tct tct ctt agt   384
Tyr Leu Arg Pro Pro His Tyr Pro Ser Ser Ser Ser Ser Ser Leu Ser
        115                 120                 125
 
ccc aac aac atc tcc gaa tat tcc tct ctt ttg ttc cca ctc atc cct   432
Pro Asn Asn Ile Ser Glu Tyr Ser Ser Leu Leu Phe Pro Leu Ile Pro
    130                 135                 140
 
aaa cct tca acg acg act gag gcc gtt aac gtt ccg gta ctt cca ccg   480
Lys Pro Ser Thr Thr Thr Glu Ala Val Asn Val Pro Val Leu Pro Pro
145                 150                 155                 160
 
cta gct ccg atc aat atg atc cat cca cag cat caa gag cct tta ttc   528
Leu Ala Pro Ile Asn Met Ile His Pro Gln His Gln Glu Pro Leu Phe
                165                 170                 175
 
cgt aac cgt caa cgt gag gaa gaa gca atg acg caa gca atc tta gcg   576
Arg Asn Arg Gln Arg Glu Glu Glu Ala Met Thr Gln Ala Ile Leu Ala
            180                 185                 190
 
gtt tta acg ggg cca tca agt cct ccg tca act tct tcc tcg ccg cag   624
Val Leu Thr Gly Pro Ser Ser Pro Pro Ser Thr Ser Ser Ser Pro Gln
        195                 200                 205
 
cgt aaa gga aga gcc acc gct ttt aag aga tat tac tcc atg att agt   672
Arg Lys Gly Arg Ala Thr Ala Phe Lys Arg Tyr Tyr Ser Met Ile Ser
    210                 215                 220
 
gac cgc ggt aga gcc ccg ctt ccg agt gtt cgg aag caa agt atg atg   720
Asp Arg Gly Arg Ala Pro Leu Pro Ser Val Arg Lys Gln Ser Met Met
225                 230                 235                 240
 
aca aga gcg atg tcc ttc tac aat agg ctt aac att aac cag aga gag   768
Thr Arg Ala Met Ser Phe Tyr Asn Arg Leu Asn Ile Asn Gln Arg Glu
                245                 250                 255
 
cgt ttt act agg gaa aac gct act aca cac ggc gag gga agc ggt gga   816
Arg Phe Thr Arg Glu Asn Ala Thr Thr His Gly Glu Gly Ser Gly Gly
            260                 265                 270
 
agt gga ggg ggt gga cgt tat act agc ggg cca agc gca acg caa ctg   864
Ser Gly Gly Gly Gly Arg Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro Ser Ala Thr Gln Leu
        275                 280                 285
 
caa cat atg ata tcg gag agg aaa cgg cga gag aag ctt aat gag agc   912
Gln His Met Ile Ser Glu Arg Lys Arg Arg Glu Lys Leu Asn Glu Ser
    290                 295                 300
 
ttt caa gca ttg aga tct ctc ctt cct ccc gga act aag aaa gat aaa   960
Phe Gln Ala Leu Arg Ser Leu Leu Pro Pro Gly Thr Lys Lys Asp Lys
305                 310                 315                 320
 
gca tcg gtc ctc tcc att gca aga gag caa cta tct tct ttg caa ggt   1008
Ala Ser Val Leu Ser Ile Ala Arg Glu Gln Leu Ser Ser Leu Gln Gly
                325                 330                 335
 
gag att tcg aaa cta cta gag aga aat cgg gag gta gag gca aag cta   1056
Glu Ile Ser Lys Leu Leu Glu Arg Asn Arg Glu Val Glu Ala Lys Leu
            340                 345                 350
 
gca gga gaa aga gag att gaa aat gat tta cga ccc gaa gag agg ttt   1104
Ala Gly Glu Arg Glu Ile Glu Asn Asp Leu Arg Pro Glu Glu Arg Phe
        355                 360                 365
 
aac gtt cgt ata aga cat ata cct gaa tca aca tct aga gag agg act   1152
Asn Val Arg Ile Arg His Ile Pro Glu Ser Thr Ser Arg Glu Arg Thr
    370                 375                 380
 
ttg gat cta cga gtt gtt cta agg gga gac atc att agg gtt gat gat   1200
Leu Asp Leu Arg Val Val Leu Arg Gly Asp Ile Ile Arg Val Asp Asp
385                 390                 395                 400
 
ttg atg ata aga ctt ctc gaa ttc ttg aag caa atc aac aat gtg agc   1248
Leu Met Ile Arg Leu Leu Glu Phe Leu Lys Gln Ile Asn Asn Val Ser
                405                 410                 415
 
tta gtg tca atc gaa gct cga act cta gct aga gca gag ggg gat act   1296
Leu Val Ser Ile Glu Ala Arg Thr Leu Ala Arg Ala Glu Gly Asp Thr
            420                 425                 430
 
tca att gtt ctt gtg atc agc tta agg ctc aag att gag ggt gaa tgg   1344
Ser Ile Val Leu Val Ile Ser Leu Arg Leu Lys Ile Glu Gly Glu Trp
        435                 440                 445
 
gac gaa tca gcc ttc caa gaa gca gtc aga agg gtt gtt gct gac ttg   1392
Asp Glu Ser Ala Phe Gln Glu Ala Val Arg Arg Val Val Ala Asp Leu
    450                 455                 460
 
gct cac tga                                                       1401
Ala His  *
465
 

<210> 6
<211> 466
<212> PRT
<213> Arabidopsis thaliana

<220> 
<221> DOMAIN         
<222> (287)...(339)
<223> bHLH domain

<400> 6
Met Met His Leu Ile Leu Ser Cys Ser Tyr Leu Ile Ser Met Asp Gly
 1               5                  10                  15      
Tyr Tyr Asn Glu Ala Ser Glu Glu Pro Ser Ser Ser Ser Ser Ser Gly
            20                  25                  30          
Ser Leu Ala Arg Ser Leu Phe His Glu Tyr Arg Gln Ser Val Ile Pro
        35                  40                  45              
Leu Gln Asn Gly His Val Pro Ser Met Ala Phe Met Asn Asn Leu Pro
    50                  55                  60                  
Tyr Val Glu Ile Arg Pro Gln Glu Ser Gln Arg Leu Ala Phe Asn Asp
65                  70                  75                  80  
Thr Gln Arg Leu Phe Tyr Gln Met Lys Ile Glu Ala Ser Leu Arg Glu
                85                  90                  95      
Trp Phe Pro Glu Asp Phe Asn Arg Lys Ser Ser Pro Ala Asn Ser Asp
            100                 105                 110         
Tyr Leu Arg Pro Pro His Tyr Pro Ser Ser Ser Ser Ser Ser Leu Ser
        115                 120                 125             
Pro Asn Asn Ile Ser Glu Tyr Ser Ser Leu Leu Phe Pro Leu Ile Pro
    130                 135                 140                 
Lys Pro Ser Thr Thr Thr Glu Ala Val Asn Val Pro Val Leu Pro Pro
145                 150                 155                 160 
Leu Ala Pro Ile Asn Met Ile His Pro Gln His Gln Glu Pro Leu Phe
                165                 170                 175     
Arg Asn Arg Gln Arg Glu Glu Glu Ala Met Thr Gln Ala Ile Leu Ala
            180                 185                 190         


Val Leu Thr Gly Pro Ser Ser Pro Pro Ser Thr Ser Ser Ser Pro Gln
        195                 200                 205             
Arg Lys Gly Arg Ala Thr Ala Phe Lys Arg Tyr Tyr Ser Met Ile Ser
    210                 215                 220                 
Asp Arg Gly Arg Ala Pro Leu Pro Ser Val Arg Lys Gln Ser Met Met
225                 230                 235                 240 
Thr Arg Ala Met Ser Phe Tyr Asn Arg Leu Asn Ile Asn Gln Arg Glu
                245                 250                 255     
Arg Phe Thr Arg Glu Asn Ala Thr Thr His Gly Glu Gly Ser Gly Gly
            260                 265                 270         
Ser Gly Gly Gly Gly Arg Tyr Thr Ser Gly Pro Ser Ala Thr Gln Leu
        275                 280                 285             
Gln His Met Ile Ser Glu Arg Lys Arg Arg Glu Lys Leu Asn Glu Ser
    290                 295                 300                 
Phe Gln Ala Leu Arg Ser Leu Leu Pro Pro Gly Thr Lys Lys Asp Lys
305                 310                 315                 320 
Ala Ser Val Leu Ser Ile Ala Arg Glu Gln Leu Ser Ser Leu Gln Gly
                325                 330                 335     
Glu Ile Ser Lys Leu Leu Glu Arg Asn Arg Glu Val Glu Ala Lys Leu
            340                 345                 350         
Ala Gly Glu Arg Glu Ile Glu Asn Asp Leu Arg Pro Glu Glu Arg Phe
        355                 360                 365             
Asn Val Arg Ile Arg His Ile Pro Glu Ser Thr Ser Arg Glu Arg Thr
    370                 375                 380                 
Leu Asp Leu Arg Val Val Leu Arg Gly Asp Ile Ile Arg Val Asp Asp
385                 390                 395                 400 
Leu Met Ile Arg Leu Leu Glu Phe Leu Lys Gln Ile Asn Asn Val Ser
                405                 410                 415     
Leu Val Ser Ile Glu Ala Arg Thr Leu Ala Arg Ala Glu Gly Asp Thr
            420                 425                 430         
Ser Ile Val Leu Val Ile Ser Leu Arg Leu Lys Ile Glu Gly Glu Trp
        435                 440                 445             
Asp Glu Ser Ala Phe Gln Glu Ala Val Arg Arg Val Val Ala Asp Leu
    450                 455                 460                 
Ala His
465     


<210> 7
<211> 695
<212> PRT
<213> Arabidopsis thaliana

<400> 7
Met Lys Arg Gly Lys Asp Glu Glu Lys Ile Leu Glu Pro Met Phe Pro
 1               5                  10                  15      
Arg Leu His Val Asn Asp Ala Asp Lys Gly Gly Pro Arg Ala Pro Pro
            20                  25                  30          
Arg Asn Lys Met Ala Leu Tyr Glu Gln Leu Ser Ile Pro Ser Gln Arg
        35                  40                  45              
Phe Gly Asp His Gly Thr Met Asn Ser Arg Ser Asn Asn Thr Ser Thr
    50                  55                  60                  
Leu Val His Pro Gly Pro Ser Ser Gln Pro Cys Gly Val Glu Arg Asn
65                  70                  75                  80  
Leu Ser Val Gln His Leu Asp Ser Ser Ala Ala Asn Gln Ala Thr Glu
                85                  90                  95      
Lys Phe Val Ser Gln Met Ser Phe Met Glu Asn Val Arg Ser Ser Ala
            100                 105                 110         
Gln His Asp Gln Arg Lys Met Val Arg Glu Glu Glu Asp Phe Ala Val
        115                 120                 125             


Pro Val Tyr Ile Asn Ser Arg Arg Ser Gln Ser His Gly Arg Thr Lys
    130                 135                 140                 
Ser Gly Ile Glu Lys Glu Lys His Thr Pro Met Val Ala Pro Ser Ser
145                 150                 155                 160 
His His Ser Ile Arg Phe Gln Glu Val Asn Gln Thr Gly Ser Lys Gln
                165                 170                 175     
Asn Val Cys Leu Ala Thr Cys Ser Lys Pro Glu Val Arg Asp Gln Val
            180                 185                 190         
Lys Ala Asn Ala Arg Ser Gly Gly Phe Val Ile Ser Leu Asp Val Ser
        195                 200                 205             
Val Thr Glu Glu Ile Asp Leu Glu Lys Ser Ala Ser Ser His Asp Arg
    210                 215                 220                 
Val Asn Asp Tyr Asn Ala Ser Leu Arg Gln Glu Ser Arg Asn Arg Leu
225                 230                 235                 240 
Tyr Arg Asp Gly Gly Lys Thr Arg Leu Lys Asp Thr Asp Asn Gly Ala
                245                 250                 255     
Glu Ser His Leu Ala Thr Glu Asn His Ser Gln Glu Gly His Gly Ser
            260                 265                 270         
Pro Glu Asp Ile Asp Asn Asp Arg Glu Tyr Ser Lys Ser Arg Ala Cys
        275                 280                 285             
Ala Ser Leu Gln Gln Ile Asn Glu Glu Ala Ser Asp Asp Val Ser Asp
    290                 295                 300                 
Asp Ser Met Val Asp Ser Ile Ser Ser Ile Asp Val Ser Pro Asp Asp
305                 310                 315                 320 
Val Val Gly Ile Leu Gly Gln Lys Arg Phe Trp Arg Ala Arg Lys Ala
                325                 330                 335     
Ile Ala Asn Gln Gln Arg Val Phe Ala Val Gln Leu Phe Glu Leu His
            340                 345                 350         
Arg Leu Ile Lys Val Gln Lys Leu Ile Ala Ala Ser Pro Asp Leu Leu
        355                 360                 365             
Leu Asp Glu Ile Ser Phe Leu Gly Lys Val Ser Ala Lys Ser Tyr Pro
    370                 375                 380                 
Val Lys Lys Leu Leu Pro Ser Glu Phe Leu Val Lys Pro Pro Leu Pro
385                 390                 395                 400 
His Val Val Val Lys Gln Arg Gly Asp Ser Glu Lys Thr Asp Gln His
                405                 410                 415     
Lys Met Glu Ser Ser Ala Glu Asn Val Val Gly Arg Leu Ser Asn Gln
            420                 425                 430         
Gly His His Gln Gln Ser Asn Tyr Met Pro Phe Ala Asn Asn Pro Pro
        435                 440                 445             
Ala Ser Pro Ala Pro Asn Gly Tyr Cys Phe Pro Pro Gln Pro Pro Pro
    450                 455                 460                 
Ser Gly Asn His Gln Gln Trp Leu Ile Pro Val Met Ser Pro Ser Glu
465                 470                 475                 480 
Gly Leu Ile Tyr Lys Pro His Pro Gly Met Ala His Thr Gly His Tyr
                485                 490                 495     
Gly Gly Tyr Tyr Gly His Tyr Met Pro Thr Pro Met Val Met Pro Gln
            500                 505                 510         
Tyr His Pro Gly Met Gly Phe Pro Pro Pro Gly Asn Gly Tyr Phe Pro
        515                 520                 525             
Pro Tyr Gly Met Met Pro Thr Ile Met Asn Pro Tyr Cys Ser Ser Gln
    530                 535                 540                 
Gln Gln Gln Gln Gln Gln Pro Asn Glu Gln Met Asn Gln Phe Gly His
545                 550                 555                 560 
Pro Gly Asn Leu Gln Asn Thr Gln Gln Gln Gln Gln Arg Ser Asp Asn
                565                 570                 575     
Glu Pro Ala Pro Gln Gln Gln Gln Gln Pro Thr Lys Ser Tyr Pro Arg
            580                 585                 590         
Ala Arg Lys Ser Arg Gln Gly Ser Thr Gly Ser Ser Pro Ser Gly Pro
        595                 600                 605             


Gln Gly Ile Ser Gly Ser Lys Ser Phe Arg Pro Phe Ala Ala Val Asp
    610                 615                 620                 
Glu Asp Ser Asn Ile Asn Asn Ala Pro Glu Gln Thr Met Thr Thr Thr
625                 630                 635                 640 
Thr Thr Thr Thr Arg Thr Thr Val Thr Gln Thr Thr Arg Asp Gly Gly
                645                 650                 655     
Gly Val Thr Arg Val Ile Lys Val Val Pro His Asn Ala Lys Leu Ala
            660                 665                 670         
Ser Glu Asn Ala Ala Arg Ile Phe Gln Ser Ile Gln Glu Glu Arg Lys
        675                 680                 685             
Arg Tyr Asp Ser Ser Lys Pro
    690                 695 


<210> 8
<211> 760
<212> PRT
<213> Oryza sativa

<400> 8
Met Ala Thr Arg Gly Gly Gly Gly Gly Gly Gly Gly Lys Glu Ala Lys
 1               5                  10                  15      
Gly Lys Val Met Gly Pro Leu Phe Pro Arg Leu His Val Asn Asp Ala
            20                  25                  30          
Ala Lys Gly Gly Gly Pro Arg Ala Pro Pro Arg Asn Lys Met Ala Leu
        35                  40                  45              
Tyr Glu Gln Phe Thr Val Pro Ser His Arg Phe Ser Gly Gly Gly Gly
    50                  55                  60                  
Gly Gly Gly Val Gly Gly Ser Pro Ala His Ser Thr Ser Ala Ala Ser
65                  70                  75                  80  
Gln Ser Gln Ser Gln Ser Gln Val Tyr Gly Arg Asp Ser Ser Leu Phe
                85                  90                  95      
Gln Pro Phe Asn Val Pro Ser Asn Arg Pro Gly His Ser Thr Glu Lys
            100                 105                 110         
Ile Asn Ser Asp Lys Ile Asn Lys Lys Ile Ser Gly Ser Arg Lys Glu
        115                 120                 125             
Leu Gly Met Leu Ser Ser Gln Thr Lys Gly Met Asp Ile Tyr Ala Ser
    130                 135                 140                 
Arg Ser Thr Ala Glu Ala Pro Gln Arg Arg Ala Glu Asn Thr Ile Lys
145                 150                 155                 160 
Ser Ser Ser Gly Lys Arg Leu Ala Asp Asp Asp Glu Phe Met Val Pro
                165                 170                 175     
Ser Val Phe Asn Ser Arg Phe Pro Gln Tyr Ser Thr Gln Glu Asn Ala
            180                 185                 190         
Gly Val Gln Asp Gln Ser Thr Pro Leu Val Ala Ala Asn Pro His Lys
        195                 200                 205             
Ser Pro Ser Thr Val Ser Lys Ser Ser Thr Lys Cys Tyr Asn Thr Val
    210                 215                 220                 
Ser Lys Lys Leu Glu Arg Ile His Val Ser Asp Val Lys Ser Arg Thr
225                 230                 235                 240 
Pro Leu Lys Asp Lys Glu Met Glu Ala Ala Gln Thr Ser Lys Asn Val
                245                 250                 255     
Glu Val Glu Lys Ser Ser Ser Phe His Ala Ser Lys Asp Met Phe Glu
            260                 265                 270         
Ser Arg His Ala Lys Val Tyr Pro Lys Met Asp Lys Thr Gly Ile Ile
        275                 280                 285             
Asn Asp Ser Asp Glu Pro His Gly Gly Asn Ser Gly His Gln Ala Thr
    290                 295                 300                 
Ser Arg Asn Gly Gly Ser Met Lys Phe Gln Asn Pro Pro Met Arg Arg
305                 310                 315                 320 


Asn Glu Ile Ser Ser Asn Pro Ser Ser Glu Asn Thr Asp Arg His Tyr
                325                 330                 335     
Asn Leu Pro Gln Gly Gly Ile Glu Glu Thr Gly Thr Lys Arg Lys Arg
            340                 345                 350         
Leu Leu Glu Gln His Asp Ala Glu Lys Ser Asp Asp Val Ser Arg Leu
        355                 360                 365             
Leu Glu Gln His Asp Ala Glu Asn Ile Asp Asp Val Ser Asp Ser Ser
    370                 375                 380                 
Val Glu Cys Ile Thr Gly Trp Glu Ile Ser Pro Asp Lys Ile Val Gly
385                 390                 395                 400 
Ala Ile Gly Thr Lys His Phe Trp Lys Ala Arg Arg Ala Ile Met Asn
                405                 410                 415     
Gln Gln Arg Val Phe Ala Val Gln Val Phe Glu Leu His Lys Leu Val
            420                 425                 430         
Lys Val Gln Lys Leu Ile Ala Ala Ser Pro His Val Leu Ile Glu Ser
        435                 440                 445             
Asp Pro Cys Leu Gly Asn Ala Leu Leu Gly Ser Lys Asn Lys Leu Val
    450                 455                 460                 
Glu Glu Asn Leu Lys Ala Gln Pro Leu Leu Val Ala Thr Ile Asp Asp
465                 470                 475                 480 
Val Glu Pro Ser Leu Gln Gln Pro Glu Val Ser Lys Glu Asn Thr Glu
                485                 490                 495     
Asp Ser Pro Pro Ser Pro His Asp Thr Gly Leu Gly Ser Gly Gln Arg
            500                 505                 510         
Asp Gln Ala Ala Thr Asn Gly Val Ser Lys Ser Asn Arg Arg Ala Thr
        515                 520                 525             
Pro Val Ala Ser Asp Asn Lys Gln Asn Asn Trp Gly Val Gln Leu Gln
    530                 535                 540                 
Pro Pro Gln Asn Gln Trp Leu Val Pro Val Met Ser Pro Leu Glu Gly
545                 550                 555                 560 
Leu Val Tyr Lys Pro Tyr Ser Gly Pro Cys Pro Pro Ala Gly Ser Ile
                565                 570                 575     
Leu Ala Pro Phe Tyr Ala Asn Cys Thr Pro Leu Ser Leu Pro Ser Thr
            580                 585                 590         
Ala Gly Asp Phe Met Asn Ser Ala Tyr Gly Val Pro Met Pro His Gln
        595                 600                 605             
Pro Gln His Met Gly Ala Pro Gly Pro Pro Ser Met Pro Met Asn Tyr
    610                 615                 620                 
Phe Pro Pro Phe Ser Ile Pro Val Met Asn Pro Thr Ala Pro Ala Pro
625                 630                 635                 640 
Val Val Glu Gln Gly Arg His Pro Ser Met Pro Gln Pro Tyr Gly Asn
                645                 650                 655     
Phe Glu Gln Gln Ser Trp Ile Ser Cys Asn Met Ser His Pro Ser Gly
            660                 665                 670         
Ile Trp Arg Phe His Ala Ser Arg Asp Ser Glu Ala Gln Ala Ser Ser
        675                 680                 685             
Ala Ser Ser Pro Phe Asp Arg Phe Gln Cys Ser Gly Ser Gly Pro Val
    690                 695                 700                 
Ser Ala Phe Pro Thr Val Ser Ala Gln Asn Asn Gln Pro Gln Pro Ser
705                 710                 715                 720 
Tyr Ser Ser Arg Asp Asn Gln Thr Asn Val Ile Lys Val Val Pro His
                725                 730                 735     
Asn Ser Arg Thr Ala Ser Glu Ser Ala Ala Arg Ile Phe Arg Ser Ile
            740                 745                 750         
Gln Met Glu Arg Gln Arg Asp Asp
        755                 760 


<210> 9
<211> 20
<212> DNA
<213> Arabidopsis thaliana

<220> 
<221> misc_signal    
<222> (0)...(0)
<223> evening element

<400> 9
gtcccgtcaa aatatctcgc                                             20

<210> 10
<211> 473
<212> PRT
<213> Artificial Sequence

<220> 
<223> Consensus

<400> 10
Gly Gly Lys Glu Asp Gly Lys Val Met Gly Pro Leu Phe Pro Arg Leu
 1               5                  10                  15      
His Val Asn Asp Ala Ala Lys Gly Gly Gly Pro Arg Ala Pro Pro Arg
            20                  25                  30          
Asn Lys Met Ala Leu Tyr Glu Gln Phe Thr Val Pro Ser Asn Arg Phe
        35                  40                  45              
Ser Gly Ala Ala Ala Gly Thr Ser Ser Leu Val Ser Ala Ala Ser Gln
    50                  55                  60                  
Val Tyr Gly Asp Arg Ser Leu Phe Gln Pro Phe Val Pro Ser Asn Pro
65                  70                  75                  80  
Ser Ser Glu Lys Ile Asn Ser Arg Lys Glu Leu Ser Ser Gln Thr Lys
                85                  90                  95      
Asp Ile Ala Ser Lys Ser Ile Ala Ser Gln Arg Val Asn Thr Ile Ser
            100                 105                 110         
Ser Gly Lys Lys Val Asp Asp Asp Glu Phe Met Val Pro Ser Ile Asn
        115                 120                 125             
Ser Arg Phe Gln Ser Thr Gln Asp Ala Gly Ile Asp Lys Ser Thr Pro
    130                 135                 140                 
Leu Val Ala Asn Pro His Lys Ser Pro Met Ser Lys Ser Ser Thr Cys
145                 150                 155                 160 
Tyr Asn Thr Val Lys Leu Asp Lys Ile Glu Ala Lys Leu Lys Lys Lys
                165                 170                 175     
Glu Glu Ala Gln Ser Lys Val Glu Val Glu Ser Ser Ser Asp Phe Asp
            180                 185                 190         
Lys His Ala Leu Gln Lys Tyr Ile Asn His Asn Gly Gln Ser Asn Gly
        195                 200                 205             
Ala Ser Asn Pro Ala Arg Asn Ser Pro Ser Asp Asp Ser Arg Lys Ser
    210                 215                 220                 
Asn Leu Glu Gly Lys Arg Lys Leu Leu Ile Asp Asp Ile Pro Ser Leu
225                 230                 235                 240 
Gln Pro Glu Leu Ser Lys Glu Asn Thr Glu Gly Leu Ala His Asp Gly
                245                 250                 255     
Leu Gly His Gln Ala Ala Thr Asn Ile Phe Ser Asn Pro Pro Ala Ser
            260                 265                 270         
Pro Val Ala Asp Asn Lys Gln Asn Asn Trp Met Asn Pro Gln Asn Gln
        275                 280                 285             
Trp Leu Val Pro Val Met Ser Pro Ser Glu Gly Leu Val Tyr Lys Pro
    290                 295                 300                 
His Ala Gly Pro Cys Pro Pro Ala Gly Ile Leu Pro Phe Tyr Ala Asn
305                 310                 315                 320 
Cys Thr Pro Leu Leu Pro Ser Thr Tyr Gly Val Pro Ile Pro His Gln
                325                 330                 335     
Pro Gln His Met Pro Pro Gly Pro Ala Met Met Asn Tyr Phe Pro Pro
            340                 345                 350         
Phe Ser Met Pro Val Met Asn Pro Pro Ala Val Glu Gln Gly His Ala
        355                 360                 365             
Pro Gln Pro His Gly Asn Met Asp Gln Gln Ser Ile Ser Cys Asn Met
    370                 375                 380                 
Ser His Pro Ser Gly Ile Trp Arg Phe Ala Ser Arg Asp Ser Glu Gln
385                 390                 395                 400 
Ala Ser Ser Ala Thr Ser Pro Phe Asp Arg Gln Ser Gly Gly Ser Ser
                405                 410                 415     
Pro Leu Ser Phe Pro Thr Ala Ser Ala Asn Gln Pro Ala Asn Asn Thr
            420                 425                 430         
Ser Lys Gln Pro Ser Ser Arg Asp Asn Thr Val Ile Lys Val Val Pro
        435                 440                 445             
His Asn Ala Lys Thr Ala Ser Glu Ser Ala Ala Arg Ile Phe Arg Ser
    450                 455                 460                 
Ile Gln Met Glu Arg Asn Arg Asp Ser
465                 470             

