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. 2014 Sep 24;1:14047. doi: 10.1038/hortres.2014.47

Table 1. Description of the promoter fragments either isolated from horticultural crops or used to genetically modify a horticultural crop for improved traits.

Promoter Origin Crop use References
Constitutive expression
BSV Banana streak badnavirus Banana, Sunflower 96
CaMV 35S Cauliflower mosaic virus Apple, broccoli, citrus, chrysanthemum, cocoa, collard, grape, Indian Mustard, Lilium, Nicotiana glutinosa, papaya, peach, petunia, plum, poplar, rose, strawberry, tomato, torenia 41–44, 47–63, 65–79, 84, 85, 87
CMPS Cestrum Yellow Leaf curling virus Grape 95
Lhca3.St.1 Potato Chrysanthemum 100
Mannopin synthase Gladiolus Gladiolus 99
RolD A. rhizogenes Gladiolus 99
Uep1 Oilpalm Oilpalm, tobacco 98
Ubiquitin Grape, gladiolus Grape, gladiolus 49, 99
Fruit-specific expression
ACC-oxidase Peach, apple, tomato, banana Tomato, banana 104–107
ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase Watermelon Tomato 115
Expansin Cherry, cucumber Tomato, cucumber 109, 110
Cucumisin Melon Melon 114
C11 Citrus Lemon 117
CsACS1G/CsACS1 Cucumber Arabidopsis 111
CsExp Cucumber Cucumber 110
DefH9 Grape Grape 138
DFR Grape Grape 124
E8 Tomato Tomato 133
Faxyl1 Strawberry Strawberry 112
GIZEP Gentiana lutea Tomato 126
Metallothionin Citrus, oilpalm Arabidopsis 118, 119
Pac1 Yeast Avocado 136
RolB A. rhizogenes Tomato 134
SPS Banana Banana 116
SIACS4/SIEXP1 Tomato Tomato 127
Seed-specific expression
2S Grape Grape, tobacco 145, 147
CuMFT1 Citrus Arabidopsis 171
Dc3 Carrot Arabidopsis 163
HaG3-A Sunflower Tobacco 170
LeB4 Vicia faba Tobacco 156
LegA Pea Helianthus 143
NapA Brassica napus Tobacco 150
Phas Bean Tobacco 140, 172
Psl Pea Tobacco 168
Str Catharanthus roseus Tobacco 173
USP Vicia faba Tomato 158
Floral tissue-specific expression
BAN215-6 Brassica campestris Tobacco 249
CHS Bean Petunia, tobacco 197, 198
END1 Pea Tobacco 250
GTCHS1 Gentiana triflora Petunia 210
LAT52 Tomato Lilium longiflorum 246
PsTL1 Pyrus serotina Tobacco 214
SK2 Potato Potato 224
TomA108 Tomato Tobacco 248
Root-specific expression
B33 Potato Potato 284
FaRB7 Strawberry Tobacco 267
Glb3 5' Sesbania rostrata Lotus 273
MipB Mesembryanthemum crystallinum Tobacco 268
Npv30 Bean Lotus 275
PsENOD12A/PsENOD12B Pea Vicia hirsuta 274
RB7 Tobacco Tomato 267
SLREO Tomato Tomato 263
VfLb29 Vicia faba Vicia faba 271
Sporamin Sweet potato Potato, tobacco 287, 288
Vascular tissue-specific expression
AtSUC2 Arabidopsis Citrus, pear, strawberries 307, 309, 310
CoYMVP Commelina Yellow Mottle Virus Apple 313
CsPP2 Citrus Sweet orange 308
CsSUS1p Citrus Arabidopsis/tobacco 311
GRP 1.8 Bean Tobacco 300
GS3A Pea Alfalfa 305
PAL2 Bean Tobacco 302
RolC A. rhizogenes Apple 313
RTBV Rice Tungro Virus Citrus 307
Rice sucrose synthase l Rice Citrus 307
Inducible expression
4CL Parsley/tobacco Parsley/tobacco 352
CM-ACO1 Melon Tobacco 351
HSP Tomato Sunflower 344
Lehsp23.8 Tomato Tomato 341
PinII Potato Alfalfa, Nicotiana plumbaginifolia, rice 334–336
PR-1 Tobacco Broccoli 353
PR 10 Alfalfa Grape 354
Prosystemin Tomato Tomato 323
Rd29A Arabidopsis Potato 350
SWPA2 Sweet potato Tobacco 349
Wun1 Potato Tobacco 340