| Promoter |
Source |
Relative Activity |
| 35S |
CaMV 35S RNA gene |
Constitutive, high activity; most commonly used in dicots |
| 35S + Adh1-I 1 |
35S promoter + first intron of maize Adh1 gene |
Enhanced promoter activity; constitutive |
| 35S + sh1-I 1 |
35S promoter + first intron of maize shrunken 1 gene |
Better than 35S + Adh1-I 1 in monocots; constitutive |
| Adh1 |
Promoter of alcohol dehydrogenase gene of maize |
Moderate activity in cereals; anaerobic expression |
| Emu |
Modified from Adh1 promoter and its first intron |
Moderate activity in cereals; anaerobic expression |
| Act1 + Act-I 1 |
Rice actin gene + its first intron |
Moderate activity; constitutive |
| Ubi1 + Ubi1-I 1 (or I 6) |
Maize ubiquitin 1 gene promoter + its first (or sixth) intron |
High activity in cereals; constitutive |
| Vicilin promoter |
Pea vicilin storage protein gene |
Seed-specific promoter |