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<110>  Reddy, Sam
       Sun, Yuejin
       Merlo, Donald
       Ni, Weiting
       Pareddy, Dayakar
       Zhifang, Gao
       Bradfisch, Greg
 
<120>  Drought Tolerant Genes

<130>  68241

<160>  3     

<170>  PatentIn version 3.5

<210>  1
<211>  1095
<212>  DNA
<213>  Zea mays


<220>
<221>  CDS
<222>  (1)..(1092)
<223>  ZMRING protein

<400>  1
atg gag acg gcc acc acg tcg ccg gag cac ccg ctg ctc cgc cgc tca         48
Met Glu Thr Ala Thr Thr Ser Pro Glu His Pro Leu Leu Arg Arg Ser           
1               5                   10                  15                

tca ccg tcg tcc aat acc aac gcc gac gct gat tct gtc aac ctg tct         96
Ser Pro Ser Ser Asn Thr Asn Ala Asp Ala Asp Ser Val Asn Leu Ser           
            20                  25                  30                    

tcg cct cct ccc tcc gcg gcg agg cca agc cgt ctc gcg gca ctc atc        144
Ser Pro Pro Pro Ser Ala Ala Arg Pro Ser Arg Leu Ala Ala Leu Ile           
        35                  40                  45                        

ggg cgc gtg ggg tgg ccg cgc ggg ccc tcg atg atg gtg cac gag gcg        192
Gly Arg Val Gly Trp Pro Arg Gly Pro Ser Met Met Val His Glu Ala           
    50                  55                  60                            

acg acg ctg cag ctg cat cga agg cgc gcg gac tgg gcg cac tcc cgc        240
Thr Thr Leu Gln Leu His Arg Arg Arg Ala Asp Trp Ala His Ser Arg           
65                  70                  75                  80            

ccc gtc gtc acg ctc gac atc gcc tgg aac gtc gcc tgc gcc gcc gct        288
Pro Val Val Thr Leu Asp Ile Ala Trp Asn Val Ala Cys Ala Ala Ala           
                85                  90                  95                

gcg gcc ttg gtg ctc gcg tcc tcc gcc aag gac agc ccc gtg aag cca        336
Ala Ala Leu Val Leu Ala Ser Ser Ala Lys Asp Ser Pro Val Lys Pro           
            100                 105                 110                   

ctc cgc ctg tgg ctc gtc ggg tac gcc gcc cag tgc ctg gtg cac gtc        384
Leu Arg Leu Trp Leu Val Gly Tyr Ala Ala Gln Cys Leu Val His Val           
        115                 120                 125                       

ggg atc gtc ttt acc cgt tcg aga cgc ggg acg cgg cac gcc tgg ggc        432
Gly Ile Val Phe Thr Arg Ser Arg Arg Gly Thr Arg His Ala Trp Gly           
    130                 135                 140                           

ccg gcc tca gac gtt gaa tct gcc ggc gca ggg acg gac agc tcg gga        480
Pro Ala Ser Asp Val Glu Ser Ala Gly Ala Gly Thr Asp Ser Ser Gly           
145                 150                 155                 160           

acc gac agc gaa gat gac gaa acg gcg gaa ggg agg agc agc cat gca        528
Thr Asp Ser Glu Asp Asp Glu Thr Ala Glu Gly Arg Ser Ser His Ala           
                165                 170                 175               

agt cgt tgt gag acg ata aac agg ttg ata tca ttt ctg tgg tgg atc        576
Ser Arg Cys Glu Thr Ile Asn Arg Leu Ile Ser Phe Leu Trp Trp Ile           
            180                 185                 190                   

att gga ttc tac tgg cta gta tca ggt ggg gag gtg ctg gag tat ggc        624
Ile Gly Phe Tyr Trp Leu Val Ser Gly Gly Glu Val Leu Glu Tyr Gly           
        195                 200                 205                       

gcg cca agg ctt tat tgg tta acc att gtg ttt ctg gcc ttt gat gtg        672
Ala Pro Arg Leu Tyr Trp Leu Thr Ile Val Phe Leu Ala Phe Asp Val           
    210                 215                 220                           

ttt ttc gct gtg ttt tgt gtt gct atg tcc tgt ttc att ggg att gca        720
Phe Phe Ala Val Phe Cys Val Ala Met Ser Cys Phe Ile Gly Ile Ala           
225                 230                 235                 240           

ctg tgt tgc tgc ttg cct tgt gtc gtt gct att ctg tat gct ctg gct        768
Leu Cys Cys Cys Leu Pro Cys Val Val Ala Ile Leu Tyr Ala Leu Ala           
                245                 250                 255               

ggc aag gtg ggt gca tca gat gga gat att agt gtc ctt ccg aga tat        816
Gly Lys Val Gly Ala Ser Asp Gly Asp Ile Ser Val Leu Pro Arg Tyr           
            260                 265                 270                   

aga tat tat gat cca agt gag gac agt gag gag gaa acc gat gaa ggt        864
Arg Tyr Tyr Asp Pro Ser Glu Asp Ser Glu Glu Glu Thr Asp Glu Gly           
        275                 280                 285                       

ctg atg atc cct atc ctt aat aac agt gga atg tca acg agt gag cgt        912
Leu Met Ile Pro Ile Leu Asn Asn Ser Gly Met Ser Thr Ser Glu Arg           
    290                 295                 300                           

att ctg ctt cgt gag gat gct gaa tgt tgt gtc tgt ctc tca tca tac        960
Ile Leu Leu Arg Glu Asp Ala Glu Cys Cys Val Cys Leu Ser Ser Tyr           
305                 310                 315                 320           

gaa gat gga gct gag tta tct gct ctc cct tgc aga cat cac ttc cac       1008
Glu Asp Gly Ala Glu Leu Ser Ala Leu Pro Cys Arg His His Phe His           
                325                 330                 335               

tgg agt tgt att acc aca tgg ctg cgc atg aac gcg act tgt cca ctc       1056
Trp Ser Cys Ile Thr Thr Trp Leu Arg Met Asn Ala Thr Cys Pro Leu           
            340                 345                 350                   

tgc aag tat aac att ctc gaa atc agt gac agt gca tga                   1095
Cys Lys Tyr Asn Ile Leu Glu Ile Ser Asp Ser Ala                           
        355                 360                                           


<210>  2
<211>  364
<212>  PRT
<213>  Zea mays

<400>  2

Met Glu Thr Ala Thr Thr Ser Pro Glu His Pro Leu Leu Arg Arg Ser 
1               5                   10                  15      


Ser Pro Ser Ser Asn Thr Asn Ala Asp Ala Asp Ser Val Asn Leu Ser 
            20                  25                  30          


Ser Pro Pro Pro Ser Ala Ala Arg Pro Ser Arg Leu Ala Ala Leu Ile 
        35                  40                  45              


Gly Arg Val Gly Trp Pro Arg Gly Pro Ser Met Met Val His Glu Ala 
    50                  55                  60                  


Thr Thr Leu Gln Leu His Arg Arg Arg Ala Asp Trp Ala His Ser Arg 
65                  70                  75                  80  


Pro Val Val Thr Leu Asp Ile Ala Trp Asn Val Ala Cys Ala Ala Ala 
                85                  90                  95      


Ala Ala Leu Val Leu Ala Ser Ser Ala Lys Asp Ser Pro Val Lys Pro 
            100                 105                 110         


Leu Arg Leu Trp Leu Val Gly Tyr Ala Ala Gln Cys Leu Val His Val 
        115                 120                 125             


Gly Ile Val Phe Thr Arg Ser Arg Arg Gly Thr Arg His Ala Trp Gly 
    130                 135                 140                 


Pro Ala Ser Asp Val Glu Ser Ala Gly Ala Gly Thr Asp Ser Ser Gly 
145                 150                 155                 160 


Thr Asp Ser Glu Asp Asp Glu Thr Ala Glu Gly Arg Ser Ser His Ala 
                165                 170                 175     


Ser Arg Cys Glu Thr Ile Asn Arg Leu Ile Ser Phe Leu Trp Trp Ile 
            180                 185                 190         


Ile Gly Phe Tyr Trp Leu Val Ser Gly Gly Glu Val Leu Glu Tyr Gly 
        195                 200                 205             


Ala Pro Arg Leu Tyr Trp Leu Thr Ile Val Phe Leu Ala Phe Asp Val 
    210                 215                 220                 


Phe Phe Ala Val Phe Cys Val Ala Met Ser Cys Phe Ile Gly Ile Ala 
225                 230                 235                 240 


Leu Cys Cys Cys Leu Pro Cys Val Val Ala Ile Leu Tyr Ala Leu Ala 
                245                 250                 255     


Gly Lys Val Gly Ala Ser Asp Gly Asp Ile Ser Val Leu Pro Arg Tyr 
            260                 265                 270         


Arg Tyr Tyr Asp Pro Ser Glu Asp Ser Glu Glu Glu Thr Asp Glu Gly 
        275                 280                 285             


Leu Met Ile Pro Ile Leu Asn Asn Ser Gly Met Ser Thr Ser Glu Arg 
    290                 295                 300                 


Ile Leu Leu Arg Glu Asp Ala Glu Cys Cys Val Cys Leu Ser Ser Tyr 
305                 310                 315                 320 


Glu Asp Gly Ala Glu Leu Ser Ala Leu Pro Cys Arg His His Phe His 
                325                 330                 335     


Trp Ser Cys Ile Thr Thr Trp Leu Arg Met Asn Ala Thr Cys Pro Leu 
            340                 345                 350         


Cys Lys Tyr Asn Ile Leu Glu Ile Ser Asp Ser Ala 
        355                 360                 


<210>  3
<211>  1095
<212>  DNA
<213>  Artificial Sequence

<220>
<223>  Plant-optimized ZmRING coding region

<400>  3
atggagactg ccaccacttc accagagcac cccctcttga ggcgctccag ccccagctcc       60

aacaccaatg ctgatgctga ctctgtcaac ctcagctccc cacctccctc tgctgcaagg      120

ccaagccgtt tggctgcatt gattggaagg gtggggtggc ccagaggtcc atccatgatg      180

gttcatgagg ccaccactct ccagctccac agacgcagag cagactgggc acactccaga      240

cctgttgtca cacttgacat agcctggaat gtggcctgtg cagctgcagc tgccttggtt      300

cttgcctcct ctgccaagga ctcacctgtc aaaccactca gactctggtt ggttggctat      360

gctgcccaat gcttggtcca tgtgggcatt gtgttcaccc gttcacgccg tggcacaagg      420

catgcctggg gacctgcctc tgatgttgaa tctgctggtg ctgggactga cagctctgga      480

actgactctg aggatgacga aacagcagaa gggaggtcca gccatgcaag ccgttgtgag      540

accatcaacc gcttgatctc ctttctctgg tggatcattg gcttctactg gcttgttagc      600

ggtggagagg tccttgagta tggtgcacca aggctttact ggttgaccat tgtgttcctt      660

gcctttgatg tgttctttgc tgtgttctgc gttgccatgt cctgcttcat aggcattgca      720

ctttgctgtt gcttgccttg tgttgtggcc atcctctatg cccttgctgg caaggtgggt      780

gcatcagatg gagacatctc cgtccttccc agatacagat actacgatcc atctgaggac      840

tcagaggaag agacagatga aggtctcatg atcccaatct tgaacaattc tgggatgtca      900

acctcagaga ggattctcct tcgtgaggat gctgaatgct gtgtctgctt gtccagctat      960

gaagatggag ctgagttgtc tgctctccct tgcagacatc actttcactg gtcctgcata     1020

accacatggc ttcgcatgaa tgccacttgt cctctctgca agtacaacat tcttgaaatc     1080

tcagactctg cttga                                                      1095


