                        SEQUENCE LISTING

<110>  Bayer CropScience AG
 
<120>  Plants tolerant to HPPD inhibitor herbicides

<130>  BCS 09-1039-PCT

<160>  25    

<170>  PatentIn version 3.3

<210>  1
<211>  1053
<212>  DNA
<213>  Synechococcus sp.

<400>  1
atgaacccgt ccattcgaat tgtccaaggg atccaccacc tgcacttcta cctttgggat     60

ctgccccgtt ggcgggaaca cttttgtcgg gtttggggct tccgggtggc aagcgacgcc    120

ggcaacaccc tggagctgga gcagggatcc ctgcgcttgc gcctgtctca gccggcacgg    180

gcgggggacg aggtggaccg ccatttgcag cggcatgggc cgggggtggt ggatgtggcc    240

ttggcggtgg gagagcagga gctaccggcc ttggcggagc tgttgcgggg ccgaggcgcc    300

caactggcgt ggatcccggc agcagcggcg ctctgcctcc acacccccta cgggatccgg    360

cattctctga tccctggccc cttggatgcc gcccctgccg aagcgggcct gttttcccac    420

tgggatcacg tggtgttgaa cgtggagcag ggatccctgc aggcggcagc cgactggtat    480

gggcgggtgc tgggctggcg gcggctgtac cgctacagca tcggcaccgc cacctccggc    540

ctggaaagcg tggtggtggg ggatccggaa gcggggatcc aatgggccat caacgagccc    600

acctgtgccg cttcccagat tcaggagttt ttgcatgccc atggcggccc gggcattcag    660

cacgcggcgc tgcacagctc agacattgtt gccagcctgc gccggttgcg gcagggggga    720

gtggactttt tgcaagtggc gccgcagtac tacaccagcc tggaaaggga gctggggttg    780

gcgctccgtt ctgcccttgg gcaggccatc tcctggcaag acctggtgga gcagcagatc    840

cttctggatg ctaccctgcc cgcttctgat ggccaggatc gcccccttct gctgcagacc    900

tttacccagc ccctctttgg tcggcccacc tttttctttg aagtcattca acggctaggc    960

ggggccacgg gctttggcga ggccaatttt caggctttgt tcgaggccct ggaacggcaa   1020

cagcgacagc gacaccaggc gctgacccct tag                                1053


<210>  2
<211>  1074
<212>  DNA
<213>  Artificial sequence

<220>
<223>  Nucleic acid sequence encoding Synechococcus sp. HPPD obtained 
       from the strain JA-3-3Ab optimized for E. coli, containing at the
       5' end a nucleic acid encoding an alanine and 6 histidine amino 
       acids


<220>
<221>  misc_feature
<222>  (4)..(6)
<223>  sequence coding for Ala

<220>
<221>  misc_feature
<222>  (7)..(24)
<223>  sequence encoding an His Tag containing 6 His

<400>  2
atggcccacc atcaccatca tcacaatccc agcatccgca tagttcaggg cattcaccat     60

ctccatttct acctctggga tctgccgcgt tggcgcgagc acttctgccg tgtgtggggc    120

tttcgcgttg ctagcgatgc aggcaacacc ctggaactgg aacagggcag tctgcggctg    180

cgcctcagtc agccagctcg cgcaggtgat gaagtggacc gccatctgca gcggcatggg    240

ccaggtgtcg tagacgttgc gctggccgtg ggcgaacagg aacttccggc gttagcggaa    300

ctgcttcgcg gacgtggggc tcagttagcc tggattccgg ctgcagcggc cctctgcctt    360

cacacgccat atggtatccg tcacagcttg attccgggcc cgttagatgc agcccctgcg    420

gaagccgggt tattttccca ctgggatcat gtggtgctga atgtcgaaca aggctccttg    480

caagcagctg ccgactggta tggtcgtgtg ttaggatggc gtcgccttta tcgctattcc    540

attggtaccg cgacatcagg gctggagagt gtcgtggtgg gtgatcctga agcgggcatt    600

caatgggcga tcaacgaacc gacctgtgcc gcgagccaga tccaggagtt tctgcacgca    660

catggaggac cggggattca gcatgcggct ctgcattcgt cggacatcgt tgccagcctg    720

cgtcgtttgc gccaaggcgg tgtagacttc ctgcaagttg cgcctcagta ctacacgtct    780

ttggagcgtg aacttggttt ggccttgcgt tctgcactgg gtcaggcaat ttcgtggcaa    840

gacctggtag agcaacagat tctgctggat gcgaccctcc cggcatcaga tggccaggat    900

cggccactgt tactgcagac ctttactcag ccgctgtttg gccgtcccac gttcttcttc    960

gaggtcatcc aacgcctggg tggcgcgaca ggctttggtg aagccaactt tcaggccctg   1020

tttgaagcgc tggaacgcca gcaacgccaa cgccatcagg cgctgactcc gtaa         1074


<210>  3
<211>  1449
<212>  DNA
<213>  Artificial sequence

<220>
<223>  Nucleic acid sequence encoding Synechococcus sp. HPPD obtained 
       from the strain JA-3-3Ab optimized for Nicotiana tobaccum 
       containing at the 5' end a nucleic acid sequence encoding an 
       optimized transit peptide and an HIS Tag


<220>
<221>  transit_peptide
<222>  (1)..(375)
<223>  Optimized Transit Peptide to chloroplasts

<220>
<221>  misc_feature
<222>  (376)..(378)
<223>  sequence encoding a Met

<220>
<221>  misc_feature
<222>  (379)..(381)
<223>  sequence encoding an Ala

<220>
<221>  misc_feature
<222>  (382)..(399)
<223>  sequence encoding an His Tag made of 6 His

<400>  3
atggcttcta tttcttcttc tgtggctact gtttctagga ctgctccagc tcaagctaat     60

atggtggctc cattcacagg cttgaaatcc aatgctgctt tcccaactac taagaaggct    120

aacgatttct ctactctccc atctaatggt ggaagggttc agtgtatgca agtttggcca    180

gcttacggaa ataagaagtt cgagactctt tcttaccttc caccactttc tatggctcca    240

actgtgatga tggcttcttc tgctactgct gttgctccat tccaaggatt gaagtctact    300

gcttctttgc cagttgctag aaggtcatct cgttctcttg gaaacgtttc taacggtgga    360

aggattagat gtgctatggc tcatcatcat caccatcaca acccatccat taggatcgtt    420

cagggaattc atcaccttca cttctacctt tgggatcttc caaggtggag agagcatttc    480

tgtagagttt ggggattcag agttgcttct gatgctggaa acactcttga acttgagcaa    540

ggatctctta ggcttaggct ttctcaacca gctagagctg gtgatgaagt tgataggcat    600

cttcaaagac atggaccagg tgttgttgat gttgctcttg ctgttggaga acaagaactt    660

ccagctcttg ctgaacttct tagaggaagg ggtgctcaac ttgcttggat tccagctgct    720

gctgctcttt gccttcatac tccatacgga attaggcact cccttattcc aggaccactt    780

gatgctgctc cagctgaggc tggacttttt tctcattggg atcacgttgt tcttaatgtg    840

gagcagggat ctcttcaagc tgctgctgat tggtatggaa gagttcttgg atggcgtaga    900

ctttaccgtt actccatcgg aactgctact tcaggacttg agtctgttgt tgttggagat    960

ccagaggctg gaattcaatg ggctatcaac gaacctactt gcgctgcttc tcagattcaa   1020

gagttccttc atgctcatgg tggaccaggt attcaacatg ctgctctcca ctcttcagat   1080

attgtggctt ctcttagaag gcttaggcaa ggtggagttg atttccttca agtggctcca   1140

cagtactata cttctcttga gagagagctt ggacttgctc ttagatctgc tcttggacag   1200

gctatttctt ggcaggatct tgttgagcag cagattcttc ttgatgctac tcttccagct   1260

tctgatggac aagataggcc acttttgctc caaactttca ctcaaccact tttcggaagg   1320

ccaacattct tcttcgaagt gattcaaaga cttggaggtg ctactggatt tggagaggct   1380

aatttccaag ctcttttcga ggctcttgaa aggcaacaaa ggcaaaggca tcaagctctt   1440

actccatga                                                           1449


<210>  4
<211>  350
<212>  PRT
<213>  Synechococcus sp.

<400>  4

Met Asn Pro Ser Ile Arg Ile Val Gln Gly Ile His His Leu His Phe 
1               5                   10                  15      


Tyr Leu Trp Asp Leu Pro Arg Trp Arg Glu His Phe Cys Arg Val Trp 
            20                  25                  30          


Gly Phe Arg Val Ala Ser Asp Ala Gly Asn Thr Leu Glu Leu Glu Gln 
        35                  40                  45              


Gly Ser Leu Arg Leu Arg Leu Ser Gln Pro Ala Arg Ala Gly Asp Glu 
    50                  55                  60                  


Val Asp Arg His Leu Gln Arg His Gly Pro Gly Val Val Asp Val Ala 
65                  70                  75                  80  


Leu Ala Val Gly Glu Gln Glu Leu Pro Ala Leu Ala Glu Leu Leu Arg 
                85                  90                  95      


Gly Arg Gly Ala Gln Leu Ala Trp Ile Pro Ala Ala Ala Ala Leu Cys 
            100                 105                 110         


Leu His Thr Pro Tyr Gly Ile Arg His Ser Leu Ile Pro Gly Pro Leu 
        115                 120                 125             


Asp Ala Ala Pro Ala Glu Ala Gly Leu Phe Ser His Trp Asp His Val 
    130                 135                 140                 


Val Leu Asn Val Glu Gln Gly Ser Leu Gln Ala Ala Ala Asp Trp Tyr 
145                 150                 155                 160 


Gly Arg Val Leu Gly Trp Arg Arg Leu Tyr Arg Tyr Ser Ile Gly Thr 
                165                 170                 175     


Ala Thr Ser Gly Leu Glu Ser Val Val Val Gly Asp Pro Glu Ala Gly 
            180                 185                 190         


Ile Gln Trp Ala Ile Asn Glu Pro Thr Cys Ala Ala Ser Gln Ile Gln 
        195                 200                 205             


Glu Phe Leu His Ala His Gly Gly Pro Gly Ile Gln His Ala Ala Leu 
    210                 215                 220                 


His Ser Ser Asp Ile Val Ala Ser Leu Arg Arg Leu Arg Gln Gly Gly 
225                 230                 235                 240 


Val Asp Phe Leu Gln Val Ala Pro Gln Tyr Tyr Thr Ser Leu Glu Arg 
                245                 250                 255     


Glu Leu Gly Leu Ala Leu Arg Ser Ala Leu Gly Gln Ala Ile Ser Trp 
            260                 265                 270         


Gln Asp Leu Val Glu Gln Gln Ile Leu Leu Asp Ala Thr Leu Pro Ala 
        275                 280                 285             


Ser Asp Gly Gln Asp Arg Pro Leu Leu Leu Gln Thr Phe Thr Gln Pro 
    290                 295                 300                 


Leu Phe Gly Arg Pro Thr Phe Phe Phe Glu Val Ile Gln Arg Leu Gly 
305                 310                 315                 320 


Gly Ala Thr Gly Phe Gly Glu Ala Asn Phe Gln Ala Leu Phe Glu Ala 
                325                 330                 335     


Leu Glu Arg Gln Gln Arg Gln Arg His Gln Ala Leu Thr Pro 
            340                 345                 350 


<210>  5
<211>  357
<212>  PRT
<213>  Artificial sequence

<220>
<223>  Protein encoded by SEQ ID No. 2


<220>
<221>  MISC_FEATURE
<222>  (2)..(2)
<223>  Ala

<220>
<221>  MISC_FEATURE
<222>  (3)..(8)
<223>  His Tag made of 6 His

<400>  5

Met Ala His His His His His His Asn Pro Ser Ile Arg Ile Val Gln 
1               5                   10                  15      


Gly Ile His His Leu His Phe Tyr Leu Trp Asp Leu Pro Arg Trp Arg 
            20                  25                  30          


Glu His Phe Cys Arg Val Trp Gly Phe Arg Val Ala Ser Asp Ala Gly 
        35                  40                  45              


Asn Thr Leu Glu Leu Glu Gln Gly Ser Leu Arg Leu Arg Leu Ser Gln 
    50                  55                  60                  


Pro Ala Arg Ala Gly Asp Glu Val Asp Arg His Leu Gln Arg His Gly 
65                  70                  75                  80  


Pro Gly Val Val Asp Val Ala Leu Ala Val Gly Glu Gln Glu Leu Pro 
                85                  90                  95      


Ala Leu Ala Glu Leu Leu Arg Gly Arg Gly Ala Gln Leu Ala Trp Ile 
            100                 105                 110         


Pro Ala Ala Ala Ala Leu Cys Leu His Thr Pro Tyr Gly Ile Arg His 
        115                 120                 125             


Ser Leu Ile Pro Gly Pro Leu Asp Ala Ala Pro Ala Glu Ala Gly Leu 
    130                 135                 140                 


Phe Ser His Trp Asp His Val Val Leu Asn Val Glu Gln Gly Ser Leu 
145                 150                 155                 160 


Gln Ala Ala Ala Asp Trp Tyr Gly Arg Val Leu Gly Trp Arg Arg Leu 
                165                 170                 175     


Tyr Arg Tyr Ser Ile Gly Thr Ala Thr Ser Gly Leu Glu Ser Val Val 
            180                 185                 190         


Val Gly Asp Pro Glu Ala Gly Ile Gln Trp Ala Ile Asn Glu Pro Thr 
        195                 200                 205             


Cys Ala Ala Ser Gln Ile Gln Glu Phe Leu His Ala His Gly Gly Pro 
    210                 215                 220                 


Gly Ile Gln His Ala Ala Leu His Ser Ser Asp Ile Val Ala Ser Leu 
225                 230                 235                 240 


Arg Arg Leu Arg Gln Gly Gly Val Asp Phe Leu Gln Val Ala Pro Gln 
                245                 250                 255     


Tyr Tyr Thr Ser Leu Glu Arg Glu Leu Gly Leu Ala Leu Arg Ser Ala 
            260                 265                 270         


Leu Gly Gln Ala Ile Ser Trp Gln Asp Leu Val Glu Gln Gln Ile Leu 
        275                 280                 285             


Leu Asp Ala Thr Leu Pro Ala Ser Asp Gly Gln Asp Arg Pro Leu Leu 
    290                 295                 300                 


Leu Gln Thr Phe Thr Gln Pro Leu Phe Gly Arg Pro Thr Phe Phe Phe 
305                 310                 315                 320 


Glu Val Ile Gln Arg Leu Gly Gly Ala Thr Gly Phe Gly Glu Ala Asn 
                325                 330                 335     


Phe Gln Ala Leu Phe Glu Ala Leu Glu Arg Gln Gln Arg Gln Arg His 
            340                 345                 350         


Gln Ala Leu Thr Pro 
        355         


<210>  6
<211>  475
<212>  PRT
<213>  Artificial sequence

<220>
<223>  Synechococcus sp. HPPD amino acid sequence (SEQ ID No. 4) fused 
       with Optimized Transit Peptide (WO 2009/144079)


<220>
<221>  TRANSIT
<222>  (1)..(125)
<223>  Optimized Transit Peptide to Chloroplasts

<400>  6

Met Ala Ser Ile Ser Ser Ser Val Ala Thr Val Ser Arg Thr Ala Pro 
1               5                   10                  15      


Ala Gln Ala Asn Met Val Ala Pro Phe Thr Gly Leu Lys Ser Asn Ala 
            20                  25                  30          


Ala Phe Pro Thr Thr Lys Lys Ala Asn Asp Phe Ser Thr Leu Pro Ser 
        35                  40                  45              


Asn Gly Gly Arg Val Gln Cys Met Gln Val Trp Pro Ala Tyr Gly Asn 
    50                  55                  60                  


Lys Lys Phe Glu Thr Leu Ser Tyr Leu Pro Pro Leu Ser Met Ala Pro 
65                  70                  75                  80  


Thr Val Met Met Ala Ser Ser Ala Thr Ala Val Ala Pro Phe Gln Gly 
                85                  90                  95      


Leu Lys Ser Thr Ala Ser Leu Pro Val Ala Arg Arg Ser Ser Arg Ser 
            100                 105                 110         


Leu Gly Asn Val Ser Asn Gly Gly Arg Ile Arg Cys Ala Met Asn Pro 
        115                 120                 125             


Ser Ile Arg Ile Val Gln Gly Ile His His Leu His Phe Tyr Leu Trp 
    130                 135                 140                 


Asp Leu Pro Arg Trp Arg Glu His Phe Cys Arg Val Trp Gly Phe Arg 
145                 150                 155                 160 


Val Ala Ser Asp Ala Gly Asn Thr Leu Glu Leu Glu Gln Gly Ser Leu 
                165                 170                 175     


Arg Leu Arg Leu Ser Gln Pro Ala Arg Ala Gly Asp Glu Val Asp Arg 
            180                 185                 190         


His Leu Gln Arg His Gly Pro Gly Val Val Asp Val Ala Leu Ala Val 
        195                 200                 205             


Gly Glu Gln Glu Leu Pro Ala Leu Ala Glu Leu Leu Arg Gly Arg Gly 
    210                 215                 220                 


Ala Gln Leu Ala Trp Ile Pro Ala Ala Ala Ala Leu Cys Leu His Thr 
225                 230                 235                 240 


Pro Tyr Gly Ile Arg His Ser Leu Ile Pro Gly Pro Leu Asp Ala Ala 
                245                 250                 255     


Pro Ala Glu Ala Gly Leu Phe Ser His Trp Asp His Val Val Leu Asn 
            260                 265                 270         


Val Glu Gln Gly Ser Leu Gln Ala Ala Ala Asp Trp Tyr Gly Arg Val 
        275                 280                 285             


Leu Gly Trp Arg Arg Leu Tyr Arg Tyr Ser Ile Gly Thr Ala Thr Ser 
    290                 295                 300                 


Gly Leu Glu Ser Val Val Val Gly Asp Pro Glu Ala Gly Ile Gln Trp 
305                 310                 315                 320 


Ala Ile Asn Glu Pro Thr Cys Ala Ala Ser Gln Ile Gln Glu Phe Leu 
                325                 330                 335     


His Ala His Gly Gly Pro Gly Ile Gln His Ala Ala Leu His Ser Ser 
            340                 345                 350         


Asp Ile Val Ala Ser Leu Arg Arg Leu Arg Gln Gly Gly Val Asp Phe 
        355                 360                 365             


Leu Gln Val Ala Pro Gln Tyr Tyr Thr Ser Leu Glu Arg Glu Leu Gly 
    370                 375                 380                 


Leu Ala Leu Arg Ser Ala Leu Gly Gln Ala Ile Ser Trp Gln Asp Leu 
385                 390                 395                 400 


Val Glu Gln Gln Ile Leu Leu Asp Ala Thr Leu Pro Ala Ser Asp Gly 
                405                 410                 415     


Gln Asp Arg Pro Leu Leu Leu Gln Thr Phe Thr Gln Pro Leu Phe Gly 
            420                 425                 430         


Arg Pro Thr Phe Phe Phe Glu Val Ile Gln Arg Leu Gly Gly Ala Thr 
        435                 440                 445             


Gly Phe Gly Glu Ala Asn Phe Gln Ala Leu Phe Glu Ala Leu Glu Arg 
    450                 455                 460                 


Gln Gln Arg Gln Arg His Gln Ala Leu Thr Pro 
465                 470                 475 


<210>  7
<211>  482
<212>  PRT
<213>  Artificial sequence

<220>
<223>  Protein encoded by SEQ ID No. 3


<220>
<221>  TRANSIT
<222>  (1)..(125)
<223>  Optimized Transit Peptide to chloroplasts

<220>
<221>  MISC_FEATURE
<222>  (126)..(126)
<223>  Met

<220>
<221>  MISC_FEATURE
<222>  (127)..(127)
<223>  Ala

<220>
<221>  MISC_FEATURE
<222>  (128)..(133)
<223>  His Tag made of 6 His

<400>  7

Met Ala Ser Ile Ser Ser Ser Val Ala Thr Val Ser Arg Thr Ala Pro 
1               5                   10                  15      


Ala Gln Ala Asn Met Val Ala Pro Phe Thr Gly Leu Lys Ser Asn Ala 
            20                  25                  30          


Ala Phe Pro Thr Thr Lys Lys Ala Asn Asp Phe Ser Thr Leu Pro Ser 
        35                  40                  45              


Asn Gly Gly Arg Val Gln Cys Met Gln Val Trp Pro Ala Tyr Gly Asn 
    50                  55                  60                  


Lys Lys Phe Glu Thr Leu Ser Tyr Leu Pro Pro Leu Ser Met Ala Pro 
65                  70                  75                  80  


Thr Val Met Met Ala Ser Ser Ala Thr Ala Val Ala Pro Phe Gln Gly 
                85                  90                  95      


Leu Lys Ser Thr Ala Ser Leu Pro Val Ala Arg Arg Ser Ser Arg Ser 
            100                 105                 110         


Leu Gly Asn Val Ser Asn Gly Gly Arg Ile Arg Cys Ala Met Ala His 
        115                 120                 125             


His His His His His Asn Pro Ser Ile Arg Ile Val Gln Gly Ile His 
    130                 135                 140                 


His Leu His Phe Tyr Leu Trp Asp Leu Pro Arg Trp Arg Glu His Phe 
145                 150                 155                 160 


Cys Arg Val Trp Gly Phe Arg Val Ala Ser Asp Ala Gly Asn Thr Leu 
                165                 170                 175     


Glu Leu Glu Gln Gly Ser Leu Arg Leu Arg Leu Ser Gln Pro Ala Arg 
            180                 185                 190         


Ala Gly Asp Glu Val Asp Arg His Leu Gln Arg His Gly Pro Gly Val 
        195                 200                 205             


Val Asp Val Ala Leu Ala Val Gly Glu Gln Glu Leu Pro Ala Leu Ala 
    210                 215                 220                 


Glu Leu Leu Arg Gly Arg Gly Ala Gln Leu Ala Trp Ile Pro Ala Ala 
225                 230                 235                 240 


Ala Ala Leu Cys Leu His Thr Pro Tyr Gly Ile Arg His Ser Leu Ile 
                245                 250                 255     


Pro Gly Pro Leu Asp Ala Ala Pro Ala Glu Ala Gly Leu Phe Ser His 
            260                 265                 270         


Trp Asp His Val Val Leu Asn Val Glu Gln Gly Ser Leu Gln Ala Ala 
        275                 280                 285             


Ala Asp Trp Tyr Gly Arg Val Leu Gly Trp Arg Arg Leu Tyr Arg Tyr 
    290                 295                 300                 


Ser Ile Gly Thr Ala Thr Ser Gly Leu Glu Ser Val Val Val Gly Asp 
305                 310                 315                 320 


Pro Glu Ala Gly Ile Gln Trp Ala Ile Asn Glu Pro Thr Cys Ala Ala 
                325                 330                 335     


Ser Gln Ile Gln Glu Phe Leu His Ala His Gly Gly Pro Gly Ile Gln 
            340                 345                 350         


His Ala Ala Leu His Ser Ser Asp Ile Val Ala Ser Leu Arg Arg Leu 
        355                 360                 365             


Arg Gln Gly Gly Val Asp Phe Leu Gln Val Ala Pro Gln Tyr Tyr Thr 
    370                 375                 380                 


Ser Leu Glu Arg Glu Leu Gly Leu Ala Leu Arg Ser Ala Leu Gly Gln 
385                 390                 395                 400 


Ala Ile Ser Trp Gln Asp Leu Val Glu Gln Gln Ile Leu Leu Asp Ala 
                405                 410                 415     


Thr Leu Pro Ala Ser Asp Gly Gln Asp Arg Pro Leu Leu Leu Gln Thr 
            420                 425                 430         


Phe Thr Gln Pro Leu Phe Gly Arg Pro Thr Phe Phe Phe Glu Val Ile 
        435                 440                 445             


Gln Arg Leu Gly Gly Ala Thr Gly Phe Gly Glu Ala Asn Phe Gln Ala 
    450                 455                 460                 


Leu Phe Glu Ala Leu Glu Arg Gln Gln Arg Gln Arg His Gln Ala Leu 
465                 470                 475                 480 


Thr Pro 
        


<210>  8
<211>  1422
<212>  DNA
<213>  Arabidopsis thaliana

<400>  8
atgtgtctat cgttagcttc tacagctcaa cgaaacacac agttccgtag cagagtttta     60

gttttagcag agttggtgaa atcaatgggc caccaaaacg ccgccgtttc agagaatcaa    120

aaccatgatg acggcgctgc gtcgtcgccg ggattcaagc tcgtcggatt ttccaagttc    180

gtaagaaaga atccaaagtc tgataaattc aaggttaagc gcttccatca catcgagttc    240

tggtgcggcg acgcaaccaa cgtcgctcgt cgcttctcct ggggtctggg gatgagattc    300

tccgccaaat ccgatctttc caccggaaac atggttcacg cctcttacct actcacctcc    360

ggtgacctcc gattcctttt cactgctcct tactctccgt ctctctccgc cggagagatt    420

aaaccgacaa ccacagcttc tatcccaagt ttcgatcacg gctcttgtcg ttccttcttc    480

tcttcacatg gtctcggtgt tagagccgtt gcgattgaag tagaagacgc agagtcagct    540

ttctccatca gtgtagctaa tggcgctatt ccttcgtcgc ctcctatcgt cctcaatgaa    600

gcagttacga tcgctgaggt taaactatac ggcgatgttg ttctccgata tgttagttac    660

aaagcagaag ataccgaaaa atccgaattc ttgccagggt tcgagcgtgt agaggatgcg    720

tcgtcgttcc cattggatta tggtatccgg cggcttgacc acgccgtggg aaacgttcct    780

gagcttggtc cggctttaac ttatgtagcg gggttcactg gttttcacca attcgcagag    840

ttcacagcag acgacgttgg aaccgccgag agcggtttaa attcagcggt cctggctagc    900

aatgatgaaa tggttcttct accgattaac gagccagtgc acggaacaaa gaggaagagt    960

cagattcaga cgtatttgga acataacgaa ggcgcagggc tacaacatct ggctctgatg   1020

agtgaagaca tattcaggac cctgagagag atgaggaaga ggagcagtat tggaggattc   1080

gacttcatgc cttctcctcc gcctacttac taccagaatc tcaagaaacg ggtcggcgac   1140

gtgctcagcg atgatcagat caaggagtgt gaggaattag ggattcttgt agacagagat   1200

gatcaaggga cgttgcttca aatcttcaca aaaccactag gtgacaggcc gacgatattt   1260

atagagataa tccagagagt aggatgcatg atgaaagatg aggaagggaa ggcttaccag   1320

agtggaggat gtggtggttt tggcaaaggc aatttctctg agctcttcaa gtccattgaa   1380

gaatacgaaa agactcttga agccaaacag ttagtgggat ga                      1422


<210>  9
<211>  445
<212>  PRT
<213>  Arabidopsis thaliana

<400>  9

Met Gly His Gln Asn Ala Ala Val Ser Glu Asn Gln Asn His Asp Asp 
1               5                   10                  15      


Gly Ala Ala Ser Ser Pro Gly Phe Lys Leu Val Gly Phe Ser Lys Phe 
            20                  25                  30          


Val Arg Lys Asn Pro Lys Ser Asp Lys Phe Lys Val Lys Arg Phe His 
        35                  40                  45              


His Ile Glu Phe Trp Cys Gly Asp Ala Thr Asn Val Ala Arg Arg Phe 
    50                  55                  60                  


Ser Trp Gly Leu Gly Met Arg Phe Ser Ala Lys Ser Asp Leu Ser Thr 
65                  70                  75                  80  


Gly Asn Met Val His Ala Ser Tyr Leu Leu Thr Ser Gly Asp Leu Arg 
                85                  90                  95      


Phe Leu Phe Thr Ala Pro Tyr Ser Pro Ser Leu Ser Ala Gly Glu Ile 
            100                 105                 110         


Lys Pro Thr Thr Thr Ala Ser Ile Pro Ser Phe Asp His Gly Ser Cys 
        115                 120                 125             


Arg Ser Phe Phe Ser Ser His Gly Leu Gly Val Arg Ala Val Ala Ile 
    130                 135                 140                 


Glu Val Glu Asp Ala Glu Ser Ala Phe Ser Ile Ser Val Ala Asn Gly 
145                 150                 155                 160 


Ala Ile Pro Ser Ser Pro Pro Ile Val Leu Asn Glu Ala Val Thr Ile 
                165                 170                 175     


Ala Glu Val Lys Leu Tyr Gly Asp Val Val Leu Arg Tyr Val Ser Tyr 
            180                 185                 190         


Lys Ala Glu Asp Thr Glu Lys Ser Glu Phe Leu Pro Gly Phe Glu Arg 
        195                 200                 205             


Val Glu Asp Ala Ser Ser Phe Pro Leu Asp Tyr Gly Ile Arg Arg Leu 
    210                 215                 220                 


Asp His Ala Val Gly Asn Val Pro Glu Leu Gly Pro Ala Leu Thr Tyr 
225                 230                 235                 240 


Val Ala Gly Phe Thr Gly Phe His Gln Phe Ala Glu Phe Thr Ala Asp 
                245                 250                 255     


Asp Val Gly Thr Ala Glu Ser Gly Leu Asn Ser Ala Val Leu Ala Ser 
            260                 265                 270         


Asn Asp Glu Met Val Leu Leu Pro Ile Asn Glu Pro Val His Gly Thr 
        275                 280                 285             


Lys Arg Lys Ser Gln Ile Gln Thr Tyr Leu Glu His Asn Glu Gly Ala 
    290                 295                 300                 


Gly Leu Gln His Leu Ala Leu Met Ser Glu Asp Ile Phe Arg Thr Leu 
305                 310                 315                 320 


Arg Glu Met Arg Lys Arg Ser Ser Ile Gly Gly Phe Asp Phe Met Pro 
                325                 330                 335     


Ser Pro Pro Pro Thr Tyr Tyr Gln Asn Leu Lys Lys Arg Val Gly Asp 
            340                 345                 350         


Val Leu Ser Asp Asp Gln Ile Lys Glu Cys Glu Glu Leu Gly Ile Leu 
        355                 360                 365             


Val Asp Arg Asp Asp Gln Gly Thr Leu Leu Gln Ile Phe Thr Lys Pro 
    370                 375                 380                 


Leu Gly Asp Arg Pro Thr Ile Phe Ile Glu Ile Ile Gln Arg Val Gly 
385                 390                 395                 400 


Cys Met Met Lys Asp Glu Glu Gly Lys Ala Tyr Gln Ser Gly Gly Cys 
                405                 410                 415     


Gly Gly Phe Gly Lys Gly Asn Phe Ser Glu Leu Phe Lys Ser Ile Glu 
            420                 425                 430         


Glu Tyr Glu Lys Thr Leu Glu Ala Lys Gln Leu Val Gly 
        435                 440                 445 


<210>  10
<211>  450
<212>  PRT
<213>  Artificial sequence

<220>
<223>  Protein encoded by SEQ ID No. 8 plus an additional alanine 
       directly downstream of the initial amino acid methionine followed
       by 6 histidine amino acids


<220>
<221>  MISC_FEATURE
<222>  (2)..(2)
<223>  Ala

<220>
<221>  MISC_FEATURE
<222>  (3)..(8)
<223>  His Tag made of 6 His

<400>  10

Met Ala His His His His His His Gln Asn Ala Ala Val Ser Glu Asn 
1               5                   10                  15      


Gln Asn His Asp Asp Gly Ala Ala Ser Ser Pro Gly Phe Lys Leu Val 
            20                  25                  30          


Gly Phe Ser Lys Phe Val Arg Lys Asn Pro Lys Ser Asp Lys Phe Lys 
        35                  40                  45              


Val Lys Arg Phe His His Ile Glu Phe Trp Cys Gly Asp Ala Thr Asn 
    50                  55                  60                  


Val Ala Arg Arg Phe Ser Trp Gly Leu Gly Met Arg Phe Ser Ala Lys 
65                  70                  75                  80  


Ser Asp Leu Ser Thr Gly Asn Met Val His Ala Ser Tyr Leu Leu Thr 
                85                  90                  95      


Ser Gly Asp Leu Arg Phe Leu Phe Thr Ala Pro Tyr Ser Pro Ser Leu 
            100                 105                 110         


Ser Ala Gly Glu Ile Lys Pro Thr Thr Thr Ala Ser Ile Pro Ser Phe 
        115                 120                 125             


Asp His Gly Ser Cys Arg Ser Phe Phe Ser Ser His Gly Leu Gly Val 
    130                 135                 140                 


Arg Ala Val Ala Ile Glu Val Glu Asp Ala Glu Ser Ala Phe Ser Ile 
145                 150                 155                 160 


Ser Val Ala Asn Gly Ala Ile Pro Ser Ser Pro Pro Ile Val Leu Asn 
                165                 170                 175     


Glu Ala Val Thr Ile Ala Glu Val Lys Leu Tyr Gly Asp Val Val Leu 
            180                 185                 190         


Arg Tyr Val Ser Tyr Lys Ala Glu Asp Thr Glu Lys Ser Glu Phe Leu 
        195                 200                 205             


Pro Gly Phe Glu Arg Val Glu Asp Ala Ser Ser Phe Pro Leu Asp Tyr 
    210                 215                 220                 


Gly Ile Arg Arg Leu Asp His Ala Val Gly Asn Val Pro Glu Leu Gly 
225                 230                 235                 240 


Pro Ala Leu Thr Tyr Val Ala Gly Phe Thr Gly Phe His Gln Phe Ala 
                245                 250                 255     


Glu Phe Thr Ala Asp Asp Val Gly Thr Ala Glu Ser Gly Leu Asn Ser 
            260                 265                 270         


Ala Val Leu Ala Ser Asn Asp Glu Met Val Leu Leu Pro Ile Asn Glu 
        275                 280                 285             


Pro Val His Gly Thr Lys Arg Lys Ser Gln Ile Gln Thr Tyr Leu Glu 
    290                 295                 300                 


His Asn Glu Gly Ala Gly Leu Gln His Leu Ala Leu Met Ser Glu Asp 
305                 310                 315                 320 


Ile Phe Arg Thr Leu Arg Glu Met Arg Lys Arg Ser Ser Ile Gly Gly 
                325                 330                 335     


Phe Asp Phe Met Pro Ser Pro Pro Pro Thr Tyr Tyr Gln Asn Leu Lys 
            340                 345                 350         


Lys Arg Val Gly Asp Val Leu Ser Asp Asp Gln Ile Lys Glu Cys Glu 
        355                 360                 365             


Glu Leu Gly Ile Leu Val Asp Arg Asp Asp Gln Gly Thr Leu Leu Gln 
    370                 375                 380                 


Ile Phe Thr Lys Pro Leu Gly Asp Arg Pro Thr Ile Phe Ile Glu Ile 
385                 390                 395                 400 


Ile Gln Arg Val Gly Cys Met Met Lys Asp Glu Glu Gly Lys Ala Tyr 
                405                 410                 415     


Gln Ser Gly Gly Cys Gly Gly Phe Gly Lys Gly Asn Phe Ser Glu Leu 
            420                 425                 430         


Phe Lys Ser Ile Glu Glu Tyr Glu Lys Thr Leu Glu Ala Lys Gln Leu 
        435                 440                 445             


Val Gly 
    450 


<210>  11
<211>  568
<212>  PRT
<213>  Artificial sequence

<220>
<223>  Protein of SEQ ID No. 9 plus the Optimized Transit Peptide 
       sequence located at the N-terminal extremity of the protein


<220>
<221>  TRANSIT
<222>  (1)..(125)
<223>  Optimized Transit Peptide for the chloroplasts

<220>
<221>  TRANSIT
<222>  (1)..(125)
<223>  Optimized Transit Peptide to chloroplasts

<400>  11

Met Ala Ser Ile Ser Ser Ser Val Ala Thr Val Ser Arg Thr Ala Pro 
1               5                   10                  15      


Ala Gln Ala Asn Met Val Ala Pro Phe Thr Gly Leu Lys Ser Asn Ala 
            20                  25                  30          


Ala Phe Pro Thr Thr Lys Lys Ala Asn Asp Phe Ser Thr Leu Pro Ser 
        35                  40                  45              


Asn Gly Gly Arg Val Gln Cys Met Gln Val Trp Pro Ala Tyr Gly Asn 
    50                  55                  60                  


Lys Lys Phe Glu Thr Leu Ser Tyr Leu Pro Pro Leu Ser Met Ala Pro 
65                  70                  75                  80  


Thr Val Met Met Ala Ser Ser Ala Thr Ala Val Ala Pro Phe Gln Gly 
                85                  90                  95      


Leu Lys Ser Thr Ala Ser Leu Pro Val Ala Arg Arg Ser Ser Arg Ser 
            100                 105                 110         


Leu Gly Asn Val Ser Asn Gly Gly Arg Ile Arg Cys Ala Met Gln Asn 
        115                 120                 125             


Ala Ala Val Ser Glu Asn Gln Asn His Asp Asp Gly Ala Ala Ser Ser 
    130                 135                 140                 


Pro Gly Phe Lys Leu Val Gly Phe Ser Lys Phe Val Arg Lys Asn Pro 
145                 150                 155                 160 


Lys Ser Asp Lys Phe Lys Val Lys Arg Phe His His Ile Glu Phe Trp 
                165                 170                 175     


Cys Gly Asp Ala Thr Asn Val Ala Arg Arg Phe Ser Trp Gly Leu Gly 
            180                 185                 190         


Met Arg Phe Ser Ala Lys Ser Asp Leu Ser Thr Gly Asn Met Val His 
        195                 200                 205             


Ala Ser Tyr Leu Leu Thr Ser Gly Asp Leu Arg Phe Leu Phe Thr Ala 
    210                 215                 220                 


Pro Tyr Ser Pro Ser Leu Ser Ala Gly Glu Ile Lys Pro Thr Thr Thr 
225                 230                 235                 240 


Ala Ser Ile Pro Ser Phe Asp His Gly Ser Cys Arg Ser Phe Phe Ser 
                245                 250                 255     


Ser His Gly Leu Gly Val Arg Ala Val Ala Ile Glu Val Glu Asp Ala 
            260                 265                 270         


Glu Ser Ala Phe Ser Ile Ser Val Ala Asn Gly Ala Ile Pro Ser Ser 
        275                 280                 285             


Pro Pro Ile Val Leu Asn Glu Ala Val Thr Ile Ala Glu Val Lys Leu 
    290                 295                 300                 


Tyr Gly Asp Val Val Leu Arg Tyr Val Ser Tyr Lys Ala Glu Asp Thr 
305                 310                 315                 320 


Glu Lys Ser Glu Phe Leu Pro Gly Phe Glu Arg Val Glu Asp Ala Ser 
                325                 330                 335     


Ser Phe Pro Leu Asp Tyr Gly Ile Arg Arg Leu Asp His Ala Val Gly 
            340                 345                 350         


Asn Val Pro Glu Leu Gly Pro Ala Leu Thr Tyr Val Ala Gly Phe Thr 
        355                 360                 365             


Gly Phe His Gln Phe Ala Glu Phe Thr Ala Asp Asp Val Gly Thr Ala 
    370                 375                 380                 


Glu Ser Gly Leu Asn Ser Ala Val Leu Ala Ser Asn Asp Glu Met Val 
385                 390                 395                 400 


Leu Leu Pro Ile Asn Glu Pro Val His Gly Thr Lys Arg Lys Ser Gln 
                405                 410                 415     


Ile Gln Thr Tyr Leu Glu His Asn Glu Gly Ala Gly Leu Gln His Leu 
            420                 425                 430         


Ala Leu Met Ser Glu Asp Ile Phe Arg Thr Leu Arg Glu Met Arg Lys 
        435                 440                 445             


Arg Ser Ser Ile Gly Gly Phe Asp Phe Met Pro Ser Pro Pro Pro Thr 
    450                 455                 460                 


Tyr Tyr Gln Asn Leu Lys Lys Arg Val Gly Asp Val Leu Ser Asp Asp 
465                 470                 475                 480 


Gln Ile Lys Glu Cys Glu Glu Leu Gly Ile Leu Val Asp Arg Asp Asp 
                485                 490                 495     


Gln Gly Thr Leu Leu Gln Ile Phe Thr Lys Pro Leu Gly Asp Arg Pro 
            500                 505                 510         


Thr Ile Phe Ile Glu Ile Ile Gln Arg Val Gly Cys Met Met Lys Asp 
        515                 520                 525             


Glu Glu Gly Lys Ala Tyr Gln Ser Gly Gly Cys Gly Gly Phe Gly Lys 
    530                 535                 540                 


Gly Asn Phe Ser Glu Leu Phe Lys Ser Ile Glu Glu Tyr Glu Lys Thr 
545                 550                 555                 560 


Leu Glu Ala Lys Gln Leu Val Gly 
                565             


<210>  12
<211>  575
<212>  PRT
<213>  Artificial sequence

<220>
<223>  Protein of SEQ ID No. 10 plus the Optimized Transit Peptide 
       sequence directly located at the N-terminal extremity of the 
       protein.


<220>
<221>  TRANSIT
<222>  (1)..(125)
<223>  Optimized Transit peptide to chloroplasts

<220>
<221>  MISC_FEATURE
<222>  (126)..(126)
<223>  Met

<220>
<221>  MISC_FEATURE
<222>  (127)..(127)
<223>  Ala

<220>
<221>  MISC_FEATURE
<222>  (128)..(133)
<223>  His Tag made of 6 His

<400>  12

Met Ala Ser Ile Ser Ser Ser Val Ala Thr Val Ser Arg Thr Ala Pro 
1               5                   10                  15      


Ala Gln Ala Asn Met Val Ala Pro Phe Thr Gly Leu Lys Ser Asn Ala 
            20                  25                  30          


Ala Phe Pro Thr Thr Lys Lys Ala Asn Asp Phe Ser Thr Leu Pro Ser 
        35                  40                  45              


Asn Gly Gly Arg Val Gln Cys Met Gln Val Trp Pro Ala Tyr Gly Asn 
    50                  55                  60                  


Lys Lys Phe Glu Thr Leu Ser Tyr Leu Pro Pro Leu Ser Met Ala Pro 
65                  70                  75                  80  


Thr Val Met Met Ala Ser Ser Ala Thr Ala Val Ala Pro Phe Gln Gly 
                85                  90                  95      


Leu Lys Ser Thr Ala Ser Leu Pro Val Ala Arg Arg Ser Ser Arg Ser 
            100                 105                 110         


Leu Gly Asn Val Ser Asn Gly Gly Arg Ile Arg Cys Ala Met Ala His 
        115                 120                 125             


His His His His His Gln Asn Ala Ala Val Ser Glu Asn Gln Asn His 
    130                 135                 140                 


Asp Asp Gly Ala Ala Ser Ser Pro Gly Phe Lys Leu Val Gly Phe Ser 
145                 150                 155                 160 


Lys Phe Val Arg Lys Asn Pro Lys Ser Asp Lys Phe Lys Val Lys Arg 
                165                 170                 175     


Phe His His Ile Glu Phe Trp Cys Gly Asp Ala Thr Asn Val Ala Arg 
            180                 185                 190         


Arg Phe Ser Trp Gly Leu Gly Met Arg Phe Ser Ala Lys Ser Asp Leu 
        195                 200                 205             


Ser Thr Gly Asn Met Val His Ala Ser Tyr Leu Leu Thr Ser Gly Asp 
    210                 215                 220                 


Leu Arg Phe Leu Phe Thr Ala Pro Tyr Ser Pro Ser Leu Ser Ala Gly 
225                 230                 235                 240 


Glu Ile Lys Pro Thr Thr Thr Ala Ser Ile Pro Ser Phe Asp His Gly 
                245                 250                 255     


Ser Cys Arg Ser Phe Phe Ser Ser His Gly Leu Gly Val Arg Ala Val 
            260                 265                 270         


Ala Ile Glu Val Glu Asp Ala Glu Ser Ala Phe Ser Ile Ser Val Ala 
        275                 280                 285             


Asn Gly Ala Ile Pro Ser Ser Pro Pro Ile Val Leu Asn Glu Ala Val 
    290                 295                 300                 


Thr Ile Ala Glu Val Lys Leu Tyr Gly Asp Val Val Leu Arg Tyr Val 
305                 310                 315                 320 


Ser Tyr Lys Ala Glu Asp Thr Glu Lys Ser Glu Phe Leu Pro Gly Phe 
                325                 330                 335     


Glu Arg Val Glu Asp Ala Ser Ser Phe Pro Leu Asp Tyr Gly Ile Arg 
            340                 345                 350         


Arg Leu Asp His Ala Val Gly Asn Val Pro Glu Leu Gly Pro Ala Leu 
        355                 360                 365             


Thr Tyr Val Ala Gly Phe Thr Gly Phe His Gln Phe Ala Glu Phe Thr 
    370                 375                 380                 


Ala Asp Asp Val Gly Thr Ala Glu Ser Gly Leu Asn Ser Ala Val Leu 
385                 390                 395                 400 


Ala Ser Asn Asp Glu Met Val Leu Leu Pro Ile Asn Glu Pro Val His 
                405                 410                 415     


Gly Thr Lys Arg Lys Ser Gln Ile Gln Thr Tyr Leu Glu His Asn Glu 
            420                 425                 430         


Gly Ala Gly Leu Gln His Leu Ala Leu Met Ser Glu Asp Ile Phe Arg 
        435                 440                 445             


Thr Leu Arg Glu Met Arg Lys Arg Ser Ser Ile Gly Gly Phe Asp Phe 
    450                 455                 460                 


Met Pro Ser Pro Pro Pro Thr Tyr Tyr Gln Asn Leu Lys Lys Arg Val 
465                 470                 475                 480 


Gly Asp Val Leu Ser Asp Asp Gln Ile Lys Glu Cys Glu Glu Leu Gly 
                485                 490                 495     


Ile Leu Val Asp Arg Asp Asp Gln Gly Thr Leu Leu Gln Ile Phe Thr 
            500                 505                 510         


Lys Pro Leu Gly Asp Arg Pro Thr Ile Phe Ile Glu Ile Ile Gln Arg 
        515                 520                 525             


Val Gly Cys Met Met Lys Asp Glu Glu Gly Lys Ala Tyr Gln Ser Gly 
    530                 535                 540                 


Gly Cys Gly Gly Phe Gly Lys Gly Asn Phe Ser Glu Leu Phe Lys Ser 
545                 550                 555                 560 


Ile Glu Glu Tyr Glu Lys Thr Leu Glu Ala Lys Gln Leu Val Gly 
                565                 570                 575 


<210>  13
<211>  26
<212>  DNA
<213>  Artificial sequence

<220>
<223>  Primer XhoI-OTP-for

<400>  13
ctcgagatgg cttcgatctc ctcctc                                          26


<210>  14
<211>  26
<212>  DNA
<213>  Artificial sequence

<220>
<223>  Primer NcoI-OTP-rev

<400>  14
cccatggcgc accggattct tccgcc                                          26


<210>  15
<211>  1080
<212>  DNA
<213>  Synechoccocus sp.

<400>  15
atgaaccagt ccaatcgaat cgtccaaggg atccatcacc tgcacttcta tctttgggat     60

ctgccccgtt ggcaggaaca cttttgtcaa gtttggggct tccgaatgga aggacagctc    120

ggcagtaccc tctgtctgcg tcagggatcc ctgcgcttgc gcctatctca gccggctcac    180

gccggggatg aggtggatcg ctatttgcag caacattcgc ctggcgtggt ggatgtggcc    240

ttagcggtgg tggagcaaga gctgttgggc ttggcagagc ttctgcagag gcgaggagcc    300

caagtggagt ggatcccggc agaagaggaa ggcggcccca ctctgcgcct gcgcaccccc    360

tatggacttc ggcattcttt gctccccggc tcagggatcc ccgattcagc ccctgctgag    420

gagaacctgt tttcccactg ggatcacctg gtattgaacg tggagcaggg atccctgcag    480

gcagcggcgg attggtatga gcaggtgctg ggttggcggt ctctgtatcg ctatagcatc    540

cgcaccaaca cctctggcct agaaagtgtg gtggtgggag atcctgaagc cgggatccag    600

ttggccatca acgagcccac ctgtgccgct tcccagatcc aggagttttt ggatgcccat    660

catggccctg gcctgcaaca tgcggcgttg cacagctcag atgtcttcgc cagtgtgcgc    720

cggctgcgac agggaggcgt aaactttctg caggtgccac cggagtacta cacaaacctg    780

gcaagggagc tggcttctgg agcaatactc cgttctggtg ggttgccccc cgccatctcc    840

tggcacgact tggtggagca gcagctcctt ttggatgcca ccttgcctgc ttctgattcc    900

ccacaccccc ccctgttgtt gcaaaccttc actcagcctc tgtttggtcg gcccacgttt    960

tttttcgagg tcatccaacg attgggtgga gccacaggct ttggcgaagc caactttcaa   1020

gccctgtttg aagctctaga acgccaacag cgacaacggc agcaagccct ggtctgctaa   1080


<210>  16
<211>  359
<212>  PRT
<213>  Synechoccocus sp.

<400>  16

Met Asn Gln Ser Asn Arg Ile Val Gln Gly Ile His His Leu His Phe 
1               5                   10                  15      


Tyr Leu Trp Asp Leu Pro Arg Trp Gln Glu His Phe Cys Gln Val Trp 
            20                  25                  30          


Gly Phe Arg Met Glu Gly Gln Leu Gly Ser Thr Leu Cys Leu Arg Gln 
        35                  40                  45              


Gly Ser Leu Arg Leu Arg Leu Ser Gln Pro Ala His Ala Gly Asp Glu 
    50                  55                  60                  


Val Asp Arg Tyr Leu Gln Gln His Ser Pro Gly Val Val Asp Val Ala 
65                  70                  75                  80  


Leu Ala Val Val Glu Gln Glu Leu Leu Gly Leu Ala Glu Leu Leu Gln 
                85                  90                  95      


Arg Arg Gly Ala Gln Val Glu Trp Ile Pro Ala Glu Glu Glu Gly Gly 
            100                 105                 110         


Pro Thr Leu Arg Leu Arg Thr Pro Tyr Gly Leu Arg His Ser Leu Leu 
        115                 120                 125             


Pro Gly Ser Gly Ile Pro Asp Ser Ala Pro Ala Glu Glu Asn Leu Phe 
    130                 135                 140                 


Ser His Trp Asp His Leu Val Leu Asn Val Glu Gln Gly Ser Leu Gln 
145                 150                 155                 160 


Ala Ala Ala Asp Trp Tyr Glu Gln Val Leu Gly Trp Arg Ser Leu Tyr 
                165                 170                 175     


Arg Tyr Ser Ile Arg Thr Asn Thr Ser Gly Leu Glu Ser Val Val Val 
            180                 185                 190         


Gly Asp Pro Glu Ala Gly Ile Gln Leu Ala Ile Asn Glu Pro Thr Cys 
        195                 200                 205             


Ala Ala Ser Gln Ile Gln Glu Phe Leu Asp Ala His His Gly Pro Gly 
    210                 215                 220                 


Leu Gln His Ala Ala Leu His Ser Ser Asp Val Phe Ala Ser Val Arg 
225                 230                 235                 240 


Arg Leu Arg Gln Gly Gly Val Asn Phe Leu Gln Val Pro Pro Glu Tyr 
                245                 250                 255     


Tyr Thr Asn Leu Ala Arg Glu Leu Ala Ser Gly Ala Ile Leu Arg Ser 
            260                 265                 270         


Gly Gly Leu Pro Pro Ala Ile Ser Trp His Asp Leu Val Glu Gln Gln 
        275                 280                 285             


Leu Leu Leu Asp Ala Thr Leu Pro Ala Ser Asp Ser Pro His Pro Pro 
    290                 295                 300                 


Leu Leu Leu Gln Thr Phe Thr Gln Pro Leu Phe Gly Arg Pro Thr Phe 
305                 310                 315                 320 


Phe Phe Glu Val Ile Gln Arg Leu Gly Gly Ala Thr Gly Phe Gly Glu 
                325                 330                 335     


Ala Asn Phe Gln Ala Leu Phe Glu Ala Leu Glu Arg Gln Gln Arg Gln 
            340                 345                 350         


Arg Gln Gln Ala Leu Val Cys 
        355                 


<210>  17
<211>  1056
<212>  DNA
<213>  Artificial sequence

<220>
<223>  Nucleic acid sequence encoding Synechococcus sp. HPPD obtained 
       from the strain JA-3-3Ab optimized for dicotyledoneous plants

<400>  17
atggctaacc catccattag gatcgttcag ggaatccatc accttcactt ctacctttgg     60

gatcttccaa ggtggagaga gcatttctgt agagtttggg gattcagagt tgcttctgat    120

gctggaaaca ctcttgaact tgagcaagga tctcttaggc ttaggctttc tcaaccagct    180

agagctggtg atgaagttga taggcatctt caaagacatg gaccaggtgt tgttgatgtt    240

gctcttgctg ttggagaaca agaacttcca gctcttgctg aacttcttag aggaaggggt    300

gctcaacttg cttggattcc agctgctgct gctctttgcc ttcatactcc atacggaatt    360

aggcactccc ttattccagg accacttgat gctgctccag ctgaggctgg acttttttct    420

cattgggatc acgttgttct taatgtggag cagggatctc ttcaagctgc tgctgattgg    480

tatggaagag ttcttggatg gcgtagactt taccgttact ccatcggaac tgctacttca    540

ggacttgagt ctgttgttgt tggagatcca gaggctggca ttcaatgggc tatcaacgaa    600

cctacttgcg ctgcttctca gattcaagag ttccttcatg ctcatggtgg accaggtatt    660

caacatgctg ctctccactc ttcagatatt gtggcttctc ttagaaggct taggcaaggt    720

ggagttgatt tccttcaagt ggctccacag tactatactt ctcttgagag agagcttgga    780

cttgctctta gatctgctct tggacaggct atttcttggc aggatcttgt tgagcagcag    840

attcttcttg atgctactct tccagcttct gatggacaag ataggccact tttgctccaa    900

actttcactc aaccactttt cggaaggcca acattcttct tcgaagtgat tcaaagactt    960

ggaggtgcta ctggatttgg agaggctaat ttccaagctc ttttcgaggc tcttgaaagg   1020

caacaaaggc aaaggcatca agctcttact ccatga                             1056


<210>  18
<211>  1056
<212>  DNA
<213>  Artificial sequence

<220>
<223>  Nucleic acid sequence encoding Synechococcus sp. HPPD obtained 
       from the strain JA-3-3Ab optimized for Zea mays plants

<400>  18
atggcaaacc cgtccattcg aattgtccaa gggatccacc acctgcactt ctacctttgg     60

gatctgcccc gttggcggga acacttttgt cgggtttggg gcttccgggt ggcaagcgac    120

gccggcaaca ccctggagct ggagcaggga tccctgcgct tgcgcctgtc tcagccggca    180

cgggcggggg acgaggtgga ccgccatttg cagcggcatg ggccgggggt ggtggatgtg    240

gccttggcgg tgggagagca ggagctaccg gccttggcgg agctgttgcg gggccgaggc    300

gcccaactgg cgtggatccc ggcagcagcg gcgctctgcc tccacacccc ctacgggatc    360

cggcattctc tgatccctgg ccccttggat gccgcccctg ccgaagcggg cctgttttcc    420

cactgggatc acgtggtgtt gaacgtggag cagggatccc tgcaggcggc agccgactgg    480

tatgggcggg tgctgggctg gcggcggctg taccgctaca gcatcggcac cgccacctcc    540

ggcctggaaa gcgtggtggt gggggatccg gaagcgggga tccaatgggc catcaacgag    600

cccacctgtg ccgcttccca gattcaggag tttttgcatg cccatggcgg cccgggcatt    660

cagcacgcgg cgctgcacag ctcagacatt gttgccagcc tgcgccggtt gcggcagggg    720

ggagtggact ttttgcaagt ggcgccgcag tactacacca gcctggaaag ggagctgggg    780

ttggcgctcc gttctgccct tgggcaggcc atctcctggc aagacctggt ggagcagcag    840

atccttctgg atgctaccct gcccgcttct gatggccagg atcgccccct tctgctgcag    900

acctttaccc agcccctctt tggtcggccc acctttttct ttgaagtcat tcaacggcta    960

ggcggggcca cgggctttgg cgaggccaat tttcaggctt tgttcgaggc cctggaacgg   1020

caacagcgac agcgacacca ggcgctgacc ccttga                             1056


<210>  19
<211>  1056
<212>  DNA
<213>  Artificial sequence

<220>
<223>  Nucleic acid sequence encoding Synechococcus sp. HPPD obtained 
       from the strain JA-3-3Ab optimized for Brassica napus plants

<400>  19
atggctaatc ctagtatcag aattgtgcaa ggaatacacc acttgcattt ctacctctgg     60

gatctgccga gatggcgtga gcatttctgc agagtgtggg gattccgcgt agcttccgac    120

gctggaaaca cgctggaact tgagcaggga tcattgaggc ttagactcag tcaaccagct    180

agagctgggg atgaggtaga tagacacttg cagagacatg gacccggtgt cgtggacgtt    240

gcgctggctg tgggtgaaca agaacttccg gctctcgctg aactcttgag gggtagaggt    300

gctcaattgg cgtggattcc agctgcagcc gcactttgtt tgcatacgcc gtacggtata    360

aggcattcat taattccagg acccctagat gctgccccag cagaggctgg acttttctcc    420

cactgggacc acgtggtgct aaacgtcgag cagggatccc tacaagccgc tgcggattgg    480

tatggtaggg tcctcggttg gagaagacta tatagatact ccatcggtac ggcaacaagc    540

ggtttggaat ccgtggtcgt tggggacccc gaagcaggga tccagtgggc cataaacgaa    600

ccgacatgtg cggctagtca gattcaggaa ttcctacacg cacacggtgg acccggcatc    660

cagcatgccg ccctccattc aagcgatatc gttgcttctc taagacgact tagacaggga    720

ggggttgact tcttgcaggt ggccccgcaa tactatacca gcttggagag agaattgggt    780

ctcgcattgc gttccgcttt agggcaggca atatcgtggc aagatcttgt cgagcaacaa    840

atcttactcg acgctacttt gccagcaagt gatggtcaag atcggccact cttactacaa    900

acgttcactc aaccgctctt cggaagaccg actttttttt tcgaagttat ccagcgactt    960

ggaggggcta ctggatttgg ggaggcaaac tttcaagcac tgttcgaagc tctggagcgc   1020

cagcagagac aacggcatca ggctttgact ccctaa                             1056


<210>  20
<211>  1056
<212>  DNA
<213>  Artificial sequence

<220>
<223>  Nucleic acid sequence encoding Synechococcus sp. HPPD obtained 
       from the strain JA-3-3Ab optimized for Beta vulgaris plants

<400>  20
atggctaacc cttctattcg tattgtgcag gggattcatc accttcattt ctatttgtgg     60

gatcttccgc gatggcgtga gcacttttgt cgagtatggg gatttcgtgt agctagtgat    120

gctggaaaca cactcgaact cgaacaggga tcgttaaggt tacgactaag ccagccggca    180

agagcaggag atgaagttga caggcatcta caaagacatg gtcccggcgt tgttgatgta    240

gctcttgctg ttggggaaca agagttaccc gctttggcag aattacttag agggcggggg    300

gctcaacttg cctggatacc tgctgcagcg gccctttgct tacatacccc ttacggtata    360

agacactcgc ttattccagg accacttgac gccgcaccag ctgaggcagg cctctttagc    420

cattgggatc atgtggtgtt gaacgttgaa cagggcagcc tccaagcagc tgctgattgg    480

tatggtcggg tcctgggctg gagaaggtta tacaggtata gcatcggtac cgctactagt    540

ggtttggaaa gtgttgtggt tggagaccct gaagcgggta tccagtgggc tatcaacgaa    600

cctacatgtg ctgccagtca aattcaggaa ttccttcatg cacatggtgg tccaggaatc    660

caacatgctg ctttacacag ttctgatatc gtggcatcac tgcgtaggtt gcgacagggc    720

ggggttgatt tccttcaggt cgctcctcaa tattacactt cccttgagag ggaacttgga    780

ttggcgttaa ggtccgctct tggtcaggct ataagttggc aagatctcgt ggagcagcaa    840

atcttactcg atgcaacatt gccagcctca gacggtcagg atagacctct attattgcaa    900

acttttacac aacctctttt cggtagacca acattctttt ttgaggttat acaacgctta    960

ggtggggcga ctggatttgg tgaggccaat ttccaggctt tgtttgaagc ccttgaaagg   1020

cagcaacgtc aaagacacca ggccttaaca ccataa                             1056


<210>  21
<211>  1056
<212>  DNA
<213>  Artificial sequence

<220>
<223>  Nucleic acid sequence encoding Synechococcus sp. HPPD obtained 
       from the strain JA-3-3Ab optimized for Gossypium hirsutum plants

<400>  21
atggctaacc cgagtatccg tattgtacaa ggcattcatc acctacactt ttacctttgg     60

gatctgccaa ggtggaggga gcatttctgt agagtttggg gctttcgtgt cgcaagtgac    120

gcaggtaata ccctggaact ggagcagggt tcacttaggt taagactgtc tcagcctgca    180

agagctgggg acgaggtgga ccgtcattta caaagacatg gccctggggt cgtagatgta    240

gccctggccg tgggggagca agaactaccc gccttggccg aacttttacg tggtcgcggt    300

gcccaacttg cgtggattcc tgcagcagct gcactttgtc tgcatacgcc ttacggtatt    360

cgccactccc ttatcccggg accattggat gctgctccgg ctgaggccgg gctattttcg    420

cattgggatc atgtagtctt gaacgtagaa caaggaagtc tccaggcggc tgccgattgg    480

tatggacggg tactgggttg gaggcggctt taccggtact caattggcac tgctacctct    540

ggtttagaaa gtgttgtggt gggtgatcct gaggccggta tccaatgggc gattaatgaa    600

cctacttgcg cagcctccca gattcaagag tttttgcatg ctcacggggg tccgggtatc    660

caacacgctg ctcttcacag tagcgatatc gttgcctctc tgagaagatt gagacaagga    720

ggagttgatt tcttgcaggt tgcccctcaa tattatacaa gtctggagag ggagcttggc    780

ctggcccttc gaagtgcatt gggtcaagcg atatcctggc aagatctcgt agaacaacag    840

attttgcttg atgcaacgct acctgcatcg gatggtcaag atagaccttt attgcttcaa    900

acatttaccc aaccattgtt cggtaggcca actttttttt ttgaggtgat tcagaggttg    960

ggaggcgcta ctggatttgg ggaggcaaat tttcaggcct tatttgaggc actggaaagg   1020

cagcaacgcc aaagacacca ggccttgact ccatga                             1056


<210>  22
<211>  1056
<212>  DNA
<213>  Artificial sequence

<220>
<223>  Nucleic acid sequence encoding Synechococcus sp. HPPD obtained 
       from the strain JA-3-3Ab optimized for Glycine max plants

<400>  22
atggcaaatc ctagtatacg cattgtccag ggaattcacc atcttcactt ttacctctgg     60

gatcttccta ggtggagaga gcatttctgt agagtttggg gatttagggt cgcgtctgat    120

gctggtaata cacttgaatt ggaacagggc tcactacgct tgcgtcttag tcaacccgct    180

cgtgctggcg atgaggttga ccgccatttg caaagacacg ggcccggggt tgtcgatgtt    240

gctctggctg tcggtgaaca agaattgccc gccttggccg agcttttgag gggtaggggg    300

gcacaattgg catggatccc agcagcagcc gctctttgtt tgcacactcc atacggtatt    360

agacactcac ttatacctgg tccgctggat gcagcacctg cggaagctgg actcttttca    420

cattgggatc atgttgtgct caacgttgaa cagggctctt tacaggcggc agctgattgg    480

tatggccgtg tgcttggatg gagacgactg tacagatact ctatcggaac tgcaacctct    540

ggtcttgaat ccgtagttgt tggagatcca gaagctggca ttcagtgggc tatcaacgaa    600

ccaacctgtg ctgcatccca aattcaggaa tttctgcatg ctcatggtgg tccaggaata    660

caacatgctg cacttcactc ttctgacatt gttgcctctc tccgcagact gagacaggga    720

ggggttgact ttctccaagt tgctcctcag tattatacct cccttgaaag agaactaggg    780

ctggctctcc gatctgcctt ggggcaagca atctcatggc aagatctcgt ggagcagcaa    840

atactacttg atgcaacgtt gcctgcatct gacggtcagg acagaccact actcctgcaa    900

acatttacgc aaccactgtt tggaagaccc acattctttt tcgaggtgat ccaaaggctc    960

ggcggggcta ctggttttgg ggaggctaac ttccaggcct tgttcgaggc tcttgagagg   1020

cagcagcgac agaggcacca agcactaaca ccttag                             1056


<210>  23
<211>  1056
<212>  DNA
<213>  Artificial sequence

<220>
<223>  Nucleic acid sequence encoding Synechococcus sp. HPPD obtained 
       from the strain JA-3-3Ab optimized for Hordeum vulgare plants

<400>  23
atggctaatc ccagcattcg catcgtgcaa gggatccacc acctgcattt ctatctgtgg     60

gatttgccgc gctggcggga gcatttctgt cgagtctggg gcttccgtgt cgccagcgat    120

gcgggtaaca cattagaact cgaacaaggc tcgctgcgcc ttcgcctttc acagccggcg    180

cgggctggcg acgaggttga ccgccacctt cagcgacacg gtcctggcgt cgttgacgta    240

gctctcgctg taggggaaca agagctgcca gcgcttgcgg aactgctccg tggccggggt    300

gctcagctgg catggatccc cgccgcagcg gccctgtgtc tccacacccc gtacggtatt    360

cggcattccc tcatcccggg gcccctcgac gccgcgcccg ccgaagcggg tcttttcagc    420

cattgggacc acgtcgttct gaacgttgag cagggcagct tgcaagcggc ggccgactgg    480

tacggcagag tgctgggttg gaggaggctc tacaggtatt ctattggtac tgccacgtcc    540

ggccttgagt ctgtcgtcgt cggggatccg gaggccggta tacaatgggc tatcaacgaa    600

ccgacctgtg ctgcgtcgca gatccaggaa ttcctccacg cccacggggg gccggggatc    660

cagcacgcgg cgctccattc ttctgacatc gtggcgtcat tgcggaggct gagacagggc    720

ggcgtggact tcctccaggt cgctccacag tattacactt cgttggaacg cgagttgggc    780

ttggcgctta gatccgcctt gggccaggcc atatcgtggc aagatctggt ggagcagcag    840

attctccttg atgcaacact tcccgcatcc gacggccagg ataggcctct gctactccaa    900

acattcaccc agccgctctt cggcagaccc acatttttct tcgaagtgat ccagaggtta    960

ggcggggcaa caggcttcgg agaggccaac ttccaggccc tctttgaggc gttggagcgc   1020

caacagcggc agcggcacca ggccctaacc ccttga                             1056


<210>  24
<211>  1056
<212>  DNA
<213>  Artificial sequence

<220>
<223>  Nucleic acid sequence encoding Synechococcus sp. HPPD obtained 
       from the strain JA-3-3Ab optimized for Oryza sativa plants

<400>  24
atggcgaatc cgtcgatccg tattgtccag ggtattcatc acctgcactt ctatctgtgg     60

gacctccctc ggtggagaga gcacttctgc cgggtctggg ggttcagggt ggcctccgac    120

gcgggcaaca ctttggaact tgaacaggga agtttgagat taagacttag tcagccagcc    180

agggcaggag atgaggtgga tagacacctc caacgtcatg gccctggcgt cgtagacgtg    240

gccttagcgg tgggtgaaca ggagctccca gccctggccg agctccttag gggtcgcggt    300

gcacagttgg catggatacc tgccgccgct gcactctgcc tgcatacgcc ctatggaatt    360

cgccattcac taatacccgg accccttgac gctgcgcctg ccgaggcggg cctgttcagc    420

cattgggatc acgttgtcct caacgtcgaa caaggttcac tgcaggcagc ggcagactgg    480

tatggacggg tgcttggttg gcgtcgactc taccgttaca gcattgggac cgcaaccagt    540

ggcctggaat cggtggtcgt cggagacccg gaggctggca ttcagtgggc catcaacgag    600

cctacatgcg cagcttcgca gatacaggag ttcctgcatg cccacggggg cccgggaatc    660

caacacgccg ctttacatag ctcggatatt gtcgcttctc tcaggaggtt gaggcaaggt    720

ggtgttgatt tcctccaggt cgcaccacag tactacactt cgttggagcg cgagctcggc    780

ttggccttgc ggtcggctct cggccaggct atatcatggc aagacctggt ggaacaacag    840

attctgctag atgccacgct cccagctagc gacgggcaag acagaccact gctacttcag    900

acgttcacgc aaccactttt tggtcggcct acattcttct tcgaagtgat tcagcgtctt    960

ggaggcgcta ccggtttcgg ggaagctaat tttcaagctc tgtttgaagc gctggagcgt   1020

caacagcgac aacgccatca agccctgaca ccctga                             1056


<210>  25
<211>  1056
<212>  DNA
<213>  Artificial sequence

<220>
<223>  Nucleic acid sequence encoding Synechococcus sp. HPPD obtained 
       from the strain JA-3-3Ab optimized for Triticum aestivum plants

<400>  25
atggccaacc ctagtatccg cattgttcaa gggattcacc acctgcattt ctatctctgg     60

gatttgccca gatggaggga acacttttgt agagtgtggg gattccgtgt ggcttctgat    120

gccgggaata ccctcgaact ggagcaggga tctctccggc tgcggctcag ccagcccgca    180

agagcaggcg acgaagttga taggcacctc cagaggcatg ggccaggtgt agtcgatgtc    240

gcgctggctg tcggtgagca agagctgccg gcgctcgcag agctactgcg aggcagagga    300

gcccagctgg cttggatccc cgccgcagca gccctttgcc tgcatacccc atatggaatt    360

cgccactcgc tcatacctgg tcctttagac gcggccccag ctgaggccgg gctcttttcc    420

cattgggatc acgtcgtcct caatgtcgag cagggatccc tccaagcggc tgcggactgg    480

tacggtaggg tgttaggctg gcgccgtttg taccgttaca gtatcggaac agctaccagc    540

ggcctagaga gtgttgtggt tggtgatcca gaggcaggaa ttcagtgggc cataaacgag    600

cctacgtgcg ccgcgtctca gattcaagag ttccttcacg cgcatggcgg ccccggcatc    660

cagcacgctg cgttgcatag ttccgacatc gtggcgtcgc ttaggcggct gagacagggc    720

ggggtagact tcctccaggt cgccccgcaa tattacacgt ctctggaacg agagctgggg    780

cttgcgctgc ggtcagcact tggccaagct atctcatggc aagatctcgt cgaacagcag    840

attctgctcg acgctacact accggcgagc gatgggcagg accggccatt gctcctccaa    900

acctttaccc aaccgctctt cgggaggccc actttcttct tcgaggtcat acagaggttg    960

gggggcgcta caggctttgg agaggcgaac ttccaggccc tcttcgaagc ccttgaacga   1020

caacaaaggc aacgtcacca ggcgctcaca ccctga                             1056

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