NUCLEAR-ENCODED TRANSCRIPTION SYSTEM IN PLASTIDS OF HIGHER PLANTS

摘要

The present invention provides novel DNA constructs and methods for stablytransforming the plastids of higher plants. The constructsdescribed herein contain unique promoters that are transcribed by both nuclearencoded plastid polymerases and plastid encoded plastidpolymerases. Use of the novel constructs of the invention facilitatestransformation of a wider range of plant species and enables tissuespecific expression of a transforming DNA in plastids of multicellular plants.