Gene For Increasing The Production Of Plant Biomass And/or Seeds And Method For Use Thereof

Abstract

A technique by which the production of plant biomass can be significantly increased is provided. A protein phosphatase 2C gene having 3 consensus sequences comprising the amino acid sequences shown in SEQ ID NOS: 1-3 from the N-terminal side in such order is over-expressed.

Description

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0001] This is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/609,830, filed Jan. 30, 2015, which is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/922,432 filed on Dec. 3, 2010, which is a National Stage of International Application No. PCT/JP2009/054953 filed Mar. 13, 2009, claiming priority based on Japanese Patent Application No. JP 2008-066460 filed Mar. 14, 2008, the contents of all of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0002] The present invention relates to: a plant in which a given gene is over-expressed; a method for increasing the production of biomass and/or seeds through overexpression of a given gene; and a method for producing such plant capable of producing an increased amount of biomass and/or seeds.

BACKGROUND ART

[0003] The term "biomass" generally refers to the total amount of organisms that inhabit or exist in a given area. When such term is used with regard to plants, in particular, it refers to dry weight per unit area. Biomass units are quantified in terms of mass or energy. The expression "biomass" is synonymous with "Seibutsutairyo" or "Seibutsuryo." In the case of plant biomass, the term "standing crop" is occasionally used for "biomass." Since plant biomass is generated by fixing atmospheric carbon dioxide with the use of solar energy, it can be regarded as so-called "carbon-neutral energy." Accordingly, an increase of plant biomass is effective for global environmental preservation, the prevention of global warming, and mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions. Thus, technologies for increasing the production of plant biomass have been industrially significant.

[0004] Plants are cultivated for the purpose of using some tissues thereof (e.g., seeds, roots, leaves, or stems) or for the purpose of producing various materials, such as fats and oils. Examples of fats and oils produced from plants that have been heretofore known include soybean oil, sesame oil, olive oil, coconut oil, rice oil, cottonseed oil, sunflower oil, corn oil, safflower oil, palm oil, and rapeseed oil. Such fats and oils are extensively used for household and industrial applications. Also, fats and oils produced from plants are used as raw materials for biodiesel fuel or bioplastic, and the applicability thereof is increasing for alternative energy to petroleum.

[0005] In particular, an energy crop such as sugar cane can be used as a raw material for biofuel. Hence, the increased production of the total mass of a plant itself (the amount of plant biomass) is expected. Under such circumstances, improvement in productivity per unit of cultivation area is required in order to increase the production of the amount of plant biomass. It has been found that if the number of cultivated plants is assumed to be constant per unit of cultivation area, improvement in the amount of biomass per plant would be necessary.

[0006] However, it is thought that since many genes are involved in the amount of plant biomass (a so-called "kind of quantitative trait"), individual gene introduction or individual genetic modification cannot lead to an effective increase in production. Meanwhile, a great deal of difficulties are associated with introduction of many genes in a desired state into a plant. Such gene introduction is also problematic in that if successful introduction takes place, desirable traits cannot always be acquired.

[0007] Various gene introduction techniques are known as techniques for increasing the production of plant biomass, as disclosed in Patent Documents 1-7, for example. However, none of these techniques can be said to exert sufficient effects of increasing the production of biomass.

PATENT DOCUMENTS

[0008] Patent Document 1: JP Patent Publication (Kohyo) No. 2001-505410 A [0009] Patent Document 2: JP Patent Publication (Kohyo) No. 2001-519659 A [0010] Patent Document 3: JP Patent Publication (Kohyo) No. 2007-530063 A [0011] Patent Document 4: JP Patent Publication (Kokai) No. 2005-130770 A [0012] Patent Document 5: JP Patent Publication (Kohyo) No. 2000-515020 A [0013] Patent Document 6: JP Patent Publication (Kohyo) No. 9-503389 A [0014] Patent Document 7: JP Patent Publication (Kokai) No. 2005-52114 A

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION

Object to be Achieved by the Invention

[0015] In view of the above circumstances, an object of the present invention is to search for genes having novel functions of drastically improving the amount of plant biomass and thus to provide a technique with which the production of plant biomass can be drastically increased.

Means to Achieve the Object

[0016] As a result of intensive studies to achieve the above object, the present inventors have made the novel finding that the production of plant biomass can be drastically increased by causing overexpression of a gene encoding protein phosphatase 2C having characteristic consensus sequences. Thus, they have completed the present invention.

[0017] Specifically, the plant according to the present invention is a plant in which a gene encoding protein phosphatase 2C having 3 consensus sequences comprising the amino acid sequences shown in SEQ ID NOS: 1-3 from the N-terminal side in such order is over-expressed.

[0018] Also, the method for increasing the production of biomass according to the present invention comprises causing the overexpression of a gene encoding protein phosphatase 2C having 3 consensus sequences comprising the amino acid sequences shown in SEQ ID NOS: 1-3 from the N-terminal side in such order.

[0019] Furthermore, the method for producing a plant according to the present invention comprises the steps of: [0020] preparing a transformed plant in which a gene encoding protein phosphatase 2C having 3 consensus sequences comprising the amino acid sequences shown in SEQ ID NOS: 1-3 from the N-terminal side in such order is over-expressed; and [0021] measuring the amount of biomass of a progeny plant of the transformed plant and then selecting a line in which the amount of biomass is significantly improved.

[0022] In the present invention, the above gene encoding protein phosphatase 2C can be at least one type of gene selected from the group consisting of At1g03590-AtPP2C6-6 (SEQ ID NO:63), At1g16220 (SEQ ID NO:61), At1g79630 (SEQ ID NO:62), At5g01700 (SEQ ID NO:65), At3g02750 (SEQ ID NO:42), At5g36250 (SEQ ID NO:64), At5g26010 (SEQ ID NO:59), At4g32950 (SEQ ID NO:60), At3g16800 (SEQ ID NO:48), At3g05640 (SEQ ID NO:5), At5g27930-AtPP2C6-7 (SEQ ID NO:36), At2g20050 (SEQ ID NO:66), and At3g06270 (SEQ ID NO:67), or a gene functionally equivalent thereto.

[0023] In the present invention, the gene encoding protein phosphatase 2C preferably encodes any one of the following proteins (a) to (c):

[0024] (a) a protein comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOS: 5, 7, 36, 42, and 48;

[0025] (b) a protein comprising an amino acid sequence that has a deletion, a substitution, an addition, or an insertion of one or a plurality of amino acids with respect to an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOS: 5, 7, 36, 42, and 48 and having protein phosphatase 2C activity; and

[0026] (c) a protein that is encoded by a polynucleotide hybridizing under stringent conditions to a polynucleotide comprising a nucleotide sequence complementary to a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOS: 4, 6, 35, 41, and 47 and has protein phosphatase 2C activity.

[0027] Also, in the present invention, an example of the above functionally equivalent gene is a protein phosphatase 2C gene from an organism other than Arabidopsis thaliana. Another example of an organism other than Arabidopsis thaliana is an organism selected from the group consisting of rice (Oryza sativa), black cottonwood (Populus trichocarpa), european grape (Vitis vinifera), Medicago truncatula (Medicago truncatula), alfalfa (Medicago sativa), Physcomitrella patens (Physcomitrella patens), ice plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum), Chlamydomonas reinhardtii (Chlamydomonas reinhardtii), corn (Zea mays), rapeseed (Brassica rapa), tomato (Solanum lycopersicum), monkey flower (Mimulus guttatus), and monocellular red alga (Cyanidioschyzon merolae).

[0028] Examples of plants to be subjected to the present invention include dicotyledons such as plants of the family Brassicaceae. Examples of plants of the family Brassicaceae include Arabidopsis thaliana and rapeseed. Other examples of plants to be subjected to the present invention include monocotyledons such as plants of the family Gramineae. Examples of plants of the family Gramineae include rice and sugarcane.

Effect of the Invention

[0029] The plant according to the present invention is a plant capable of producing significantly improved amount of biomass and/or seeds compared with wild-type plants. Also, the method for increasing the production of biomass and/or seeds according to the present invention can realize the significantly increased production of biomass and/or seeds compared with target wild-type plants. Furthermore, the method for producing a plant according to the present invention makes it possible to produce a plant capable of producing significantly improved amount of biomass and/or seeds compared with wild-type plants. Therefore, through application of the present invention, for example, productivity can be improved when the plant itself is a product and this can be achieved at lower cost. Also, through application of the present invention, for example, the productivity can be improved when seeds are directly products or ingredients contained in seeds are directly products and this can be achieved at lower cost.

[0030] This description hereby incorporates the entire content of the description and/or the drawings of Japanese Patent Application No. 2008-066460, which is the basis of the priority claim of this application.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0031] FIGS. 1-1, 1-2 and 1-3 are characteristic diagrams showing the results of alignment analysis using a CLUSTAL W (1.83) multiple sequence alignment program for amino acid sequences encoded by At1g03590-AtPP2C6-6 (SEQ ID NO:63), At1g16220 (SEQ ID NO:61), At1g79630 (SEQ ID NO:62), At5g01700 (SEQ ID NO:65), At3g02750 (SEQ ID NO:42), At5g36250 (SEQ ID NO:64), At5g26010 (SEQ ID NO:59), At4g32950 (SEQ ID NO:60), At3g16800 (SEQ ID NO:48), At3g05640 (SEQ ID NO:5), At5g27930-AtPP2C6-7 (SEQ ID NO:36), At2g20050 (SEQ ID NO:66), and At3g06270 (SEQ ID NO:67).

[0032] FIGS. 2-1, 2-2 and 2-3 are characteristic diagrams showing the results of alignment analysis using a CLUSTAL W (1.83) multiple sequence alignment program for amino acid sequences encoded by At1g03590-AtPP2C6-6 (SEQ ID NO:63), At1g16220 (SEQ ID NO:61), At1g79630 (SEQ ID NO:62), At5g01700 (SEQ ID NO:65), At3g02750 (SEQ ID NO:42), At5g36250 (SEQ ID NO:64), At5g26010 (SEQ ID NO:59), At4g32950 (SEQ ID NO:60), At3g16800 (SEQ ID NO:48), At3g05640 (SEQ ID NO:5), and At5g27930-AtPP2C6-7 (SEQ ID NO:36).

[0033] FIG. 3 is a photo showing the above-ground parts of wild-type plants and transformed plants into which a fragment containing ORF of the PP2C (protein phosphatase 2C) gene (At3g05640 (SEQ ID NO:5)) was introduced.

[0034] FIG. 4 is a characteristic diagram showing the results of measuring the amounts of biomass of the above-ground parts of wild-type plants and transformed plants into which a fragment containing ORF of the PP2C (protein phosphatase 2C) gene (At3g05640 (SEQ ID NO:5)) was introduced. The result for the wild-type plants is the average value for 12 individual wild-type plants and each result for the transformed plants is the average value for 5 individual transformed plants.

[0035] FIG. 5 is a characteristic diagram showing the results of measuring the amounts of seeds of wild-type plants and transformed plants into which a fragment containing ORF of the PP2C (protein phosphatase 2C) gene (At3g05640 (SEQ ID NO:5)) was introduced. The result for wild-type plants is the average value for 12 individual wild-type plants and each result for the transformed plants is the average value for 5 individual transformed plants.

[0036] FIG. 6 shows photos showing the above-ground parts of a rice control plant into which a plant expression vector (constructed by ligating 3 multiple cloning sites of a pST-Blue1 vector to pBI-sGFP-R4R3) was introduced and a transformed rice plant into which the coding region of PP2C (protein phosphatase 2C) (At3g05640 (SEQ ID NO:5)) was introduced.

[0037] FIG. 7 shows photos showing the above-ground parts of a control rice plant into which no gene was introduced and a transformed rice plant into which the coding region of rice-derived PP2C (protein phosphatase 2C) (Os05g0358500) was introduced.

[0038] FIG. 8 is a photo showing the above-ground parts of a wild type plant and a transformed plant into which a fragment containing ORF of a PP2C (protein phosphatase 2C) gene (At5g27930 (SEQ ID NO:36)) was introduced.

[0039] FIG. 9 is a photo showing the above-ground parts of a wild-type plant and a transformed plant into which a fragment containing ORF of a PP2C (protein phosphatase 2C) gene (At5g27930 (SEQ ID NO:36)) was introduced.

[0040] FIG. 10 is a photo showing the above-ground parts of a wild-type plant and transformed plants into which a fragment containing ORF of a PP2C (protein phosphatase 2C) gene (At3g02750 (SEQ ID NO:42)) was introduced.

[0041] FIG. 11 is a photo showing the above-ground parts of a wild-type plant and transformed plants into which a fragment containing ORF of a PP2C (protein phosphatase 2C) gene (At3g16800 (SEQ ID NO:48)) was introduced.

[0042] FIG. 12 is a photo showing the above-ground parts of a wild-type plant and transformed plants into which the coding region of a rice-derived PP2C (protein phosphatase 2C) gene (Os05g0358500) was introduced.

Best Mode for Carrying Out the Invention

[0043] The present invention will be described in detail as follows.

[0044] The plant according to the present invention is a plant in which: a gene encoding protein phosphatase 2C having characteristic consensus sequences is over-expressed; and the amount of biomass is significantly improved compared with wild-type plants. The plant according to the present invention may be a plant in which the protein phosphatase 2C gene is over-expressed in all plant tissues or at least some plant tissues. Here, the term "plant tissue(s)" refers to plant organ(s) such as leaves, stems, seeds, roots, and flowers.

[0045] Here, the term "overexpression" refers to an expression level that can be confirmed as a transcript as a result of transcription of the protein phosphatase 2C gene introduced into a plant.

Protein Phosphatase 2C Gene

[0046] The protein phosphatase 2C gene to be over-expressed in a plant encodes protein phosphatase 2C that has 3 consensus sequences comprising the amino acid sequences shown in SEQ ID NOS: 1-3 in such order from the N-terminal side. In addition, a gene group classified as Group E as in FIG. 1 of Topographic cladogram (on page 237 of Reference: TRENDS in Plant Science Vol. 9 No. 5 May 2004 pages 236-243) encodes protein phosphatase 2C having 3 consensus sequences comprising the amino acid sequences shown in SEQ ID NOS: 1-3 in such order from the N-terminal side. In addition, the reference predicts the presence of 76 protein phosphatase 2C genes in

[0047] Arabidopsis thaliana and discloses the results of producing a phylogenetic tree of these genes using T-Coffee software (reference; Notredame, C. et al. 2000 T-Coffee: a novel method for fast and accurate multiple sequence alignment. J. Mol. Biol. 302, 205-247) as in FIGS. 1-1, 1-2 and 1-3. In this phylogenetic tree, protein phosphatase 2C genes classified as members of Group E encode protein phosphatase 2C that has 3 consensus sequences comprising the amino acid sequences shown in SEQ ID NOS: 1-3 in such order from the N-terminal side. The 3 consensus sequences comprising the amino acid sequences shown in SEQ ID NOS: 1-3 are characteristic sequences in Group E in the above-mentioned classification and serve as a basis for clear differentiation from other groups.

[0048] Group E in the above classification includes protein phosphatase 2C genes specified by Arabidopsis thaliana-derived At1g03590-AtPP2C6-6 (SEQ ID NO:63), At1g16220 (SEQ ID NO:61), At1g79630 (SEQ ID NO:62), At5g01700 (SEQ ID NO:65), At3g02750 (SEQ ID NO:42), At5g36250 (SEQ ID NO:64), At5g26010 (SEQ ID NO:59), At4g32950 (SEQ ID NO:60), At3g16800 (SEQ ID NO:48), At3g05640 (SEQ ID NO:5), At5g27930-AtPP2C6-7 (SEQ ID NO:36), At2g20050 (SEQ ID NO:66), and At3g06270 (SEQ ID NO:67). FIGS. 1-1, 1-2 and 1-3 show the results of alignment analysis using a CLUSTAL W (1.83) multiple sequence alignment program (which can be used with the DDBJ of the National Institute of Genetics (on world wide web at clustalw.ddbj.nig.ac.jp/top-j)) for the amino acid sequences encoded by these Arabidopsis thaliana-derived protein phosphatase 2C genes, At1g03590-AtPP2C6-6 (SEQ ID NO:63), At1g16220 (SEQ ID NO:61), At1g79630 (SEQ ID NO:62), At5g01700 (SEQ ID NO:65), At3g02750 (SEQ ID NO:42), At5g36250 (SEQ ID NO:64), At5g26010 (SEQ ID NO:59), At4g32950 (SEQ ID NO:60), At3g16800 (SEQ ID NO:48), At3g05640 (SEQ ID NO:5), At5g27930-AtPP2C6-7 (SEQ ID NO:36), At2g20050 (SEQ ID NO:66), and At3g06270 (SEQ ID NO:67) (with the amino acid (sequence) substitution matrix used herein being a default matrix known as BLOSUM (Blocks of Amino Acid Substitution Matrix)). As shown in FIGS. 1-1, 1-2 and 1-3, these protein phosphatase 2C genes classified as members of Group E have consensus sequences characteristic in the regions denoted as I to III. These regions denoted as I to III are subjected with a rice-derived protein phosphatase 2C gene (described later) to alignment analysis, so that the 3 consensus sequences comprising the amino acid sequences shown in SEQ ID NOS: 1-3 can be defined.

[0049] Herein, in the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 1, which is an amino acid residue denoted as "Xaa," may be any amino acid, and it is not limited to any particular amino acid. However, the 1.sup.st amino acid residue from the N-terminal side in the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 1 is preferably leucine (three character code: Leu and single character code: L; the same applies to the following) or phenylalanine (Phe, F). The 4.sup.th amino acid residue from the N-terminal side in the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 1 is preferably valine (Val, V), isoleucine (Ile, I), or methionine (Met, M). The 16.sup.th amino acid residue from the N-terminal side in the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 1 is preferably serine (Ser, S) or alanine (Ala, A). The 17.sup.th amino acid residue from the N-terminal side in the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 1 is preferably lysine (Lys, K), arginine (Arg, R), glutamine (Gln, Q), or asparagine (Asn, N). More specifically, a consensus sequence comprising the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 1 is preferably (L/F)XG(V/I/M)FDGHGXXGXXX(S/A)(K/R/Q/N)XV. In such amino acid sequence, pluralities of amino acids in parentheses represent possible variations of amino acid residues at the relevant positions. Also, in the following amino acid sequences, "X" means that any amino acid residue may be present at the relevant position.

[0050] Also, such a consensus sequence may be a sequence containing the following 3 amino acid residues on the N-terminal side of Region I in FIGS. 1-1, 1-2 and 1-3: (D/E/N)XX.

[0051] Here, in the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 2, an amino acid residue denoted as "Xaa," may be any amino acid, and it is not limited to any particular amino acid. However, the 5.sup.th amino acid residue from the N-terminal side in the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 2 is preferably glycine (Gly, G), alanine (Ala, A), or serine (Ser, S). The 6.sup.th amino acid residue from the N-terminal side in the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 2 is preferably valine (Val, V), leucine (Leu, L), or isoleucine (Ile, I). The 9.sup.th amino acid residue from the N-terminal side in the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 2 is preferably isoleucine (Ile, I), valine (Val, V), phenylalanine (Phe, F), methionine (Met, M), or leucine (Leu, L). The 12.sup.th amino acid residue from the N-terminal side in the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 2 is preferably glycine (Gly, G) or alanine (Ala, A). The 15.sup.th amino acid residue from the N-terminal side in the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 2 is preferably leucine (Leu, L), valine (Val, V), or isoleucine (Ile, I). The 17.sup.th amino acid residue from the N-terminal side in the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 2 is preferably isoleucine (Ile, I), valine (Val, V), or methionine (Met, M). The 18.sup.th amino acid residue from the N-terminal side in the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 2 is preferably glycine (Gly, G) or alanine (Ala, A). The 22.sup.nd amino acid residue from the N-terminal side in the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 2 is preferably aspartic acid (Asp, D) or histidine (His, H). The 26.sup.th amino acid residue from the N-terminal side in the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 2 is preferably valine (Val, V) or isoleucine (Ile, I). The 27.sup.th amino acid residue from the N-terminal side in the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 2 is preferably leucine (Leu, L), methionine (Met, M), or isoleucine (Ile, I). More specifically, a consensus sequence comprising the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 2 is preferably SGXT(G/A/S)(V/L/I)XX(I/V/F/M/L)XX(G/A)XX(L/V/I)X(I/V/M)(A/G)NXG(D/H)SRA(V- /I)(L/M/I). In such amino acid sequence, pluralities of amino acids in parentheses represent possible variations of amino acid residues at the relevant positions. Also, in the following amino acid sequences, "X" means that any amino acid residue may be present at the relevant position.

[0052] Here, the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 3, an amino acid residue denoted as "Xaa," may be any amino acid, and it is not limited to any particular amino acid. However, the 4.sup.th amino acid residue from the N-terminal side in the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 3 is preferably methionine (Met, M), valine (Val, V), or phenylalanine (Phe, F). The 5.sup.th amino acid residue from the N-terminal side in the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 3 is preferably serine (Ser, S), alanine (Ala, A), or threonine (Thr, T). The 7.sup.th amino acid residue from the N-terminal side in the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 3 is preferably alanine (Ala, A) or serine (Ser, S). The 8.sup.th amino acid residue from the N-terminal side in the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 3 is preferably phenylalanine (Phe, F), isoleucine (Ile, I), or valine (Val, V). The 14.sup.th amino acid residue from the N-terminal side in the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 3 is preferably lysine (Lys, K) or glutamic acid (Glu, E). The 18.sup.th amino acid residue from the N-terminal side in the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 3 is preferably valine (Val, V) or leucine (Leu, L). The 19.sup.th amino acid residue from the N-terminal side in the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 3 is preferably isoleucine (Ile, I) or valine (Val, V). The 23.sup.rd amino acid residue from the N-terminal side in the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 3 is preferably glutamic acid (Glu, E), glutamine (Gln, Q), or aspartic acid (Asp, D). The 24.sup.th amino acid residue from the N-terminal side in the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 3 is preferably isoleucine (Ile, I), valine (Val, V), or phenylalanine (Phe, F). The 29.sup.th amino acid residue from the N-terminal side in the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 3 is preferably isoleucine (Ile, I), leucine (Leu, L), or valine (Val, V). The 30.sup.th amino acid residue from the N-terminal side in the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 3 is preferably serine (Ser, S), threonine (Thr, T), or asparagine (Asn, N). The 33.sup.rd amino acid residue from the N-terminal side in the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 3 is preferably aspartic acid (Asp, D), asparagine (Asn, N), or histidine (His, H). The 35.sup.th amino acid residue from the N-terminal side in the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 3 is preferably phenylalanine (Phe, F) or tyrosine (Tyr, Y). The 36.sup.th amino acid residue from the N-terminal side in the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 3 is preferably leucine (Leu, L), isoleucine (Ile, I), valine (Val, V), phenylalanine (Phe, F), or methionine (Met, M). The 37.sup.th amino acid residue from the N-terminal side in the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 3 is preferably valine (Val, V), leucine (Leu, L), or isoleucine (Ile, I). The 38.sup.th amino acid residue from the N-terminal side in the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 3 is preferably leucine (Leu, L) or valine (Val, V). The 40.sup.th amino acid residue from the N-terminal side in the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 3 is preferably threonine (Thr, T) or serine (Ser, S). The 43.sup.rd amino acid residue from the N-terminal side in the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 3 is preferably valine (Val, V), isoleucine (Ile, I), or methionine (Met, M). The 44.sup.th amino acid residue from the N-terminal side in the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 3 is preferably tryptophan (Trp, W) or phenylalanine (Phe, F). The 45.sup.th amino acid residue from the N-terminal side in the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 3 is preferably aspartic acid (Asp, D) or glutamic acid (Glu, E). The 47.sup.th amino acid residue from the N-terminal side in the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 3 is preferably leucine (Leu, L), isoleucine (Ile, I), or methionine (Met, M). The 48.sup.th amino acid residue from the N-terminal side in the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 3 is preferably serine (Ser, S), threonine (Thr, T), or proline (Pro, P). The 49.sup.th amino acid residue from the N-terminal side in the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 3 is preferably asparagine (Asn, N) or serine (Ser, S). The 52.sup.nd amino acid residue from the N-terminal side in the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 3 is preferably valine (Val, V) or alanine (Ala, A). The 55.sup.th amino acid residue from the N-terminal side in the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 3 is preferably leucine (Leu, L), valine (Val, V), isoleucine (Ile, I), or methionine (Met, M). The 56.sup.th amino acid residue from the N-terminal side in the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 3 is preferably isoleucine (Ile, I) or valine (Val, V). Preferably, an example of the consensus sequence comprising the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 3 is more specifically GXA(M/V/F)(S/A/T)R(A/S)(F/I/V)GDXXX(K/E)XXG(V/L)(I/V)XXP(E/Q/D)(I/V/F)XXX X(I/L/V)(T/S)XX(D/N/H)X(F/Y)(L/I/V/F)(V/L/I)(L/V)A(T/S)DG(V/I/M)(W/F)(D/E- )X(L/I/M)(S/T/P)(N/S)XX(V/A)XX(L/V/I/M)(I/V). In such amino acid sequence, pluralities of amino acids in parentheses represent possible variations of amino acid residues at the relevant positions. Also, in the following amino acid sequences, "X" means that any amino acid residue may be present at the relevant position.

[0053] Here, the 20.sup.th amino acid residue from the N-terminal side in the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 3 is more preferably alanine (Ala, A), serine (Ser, S), or cysteine (Cys, C). Also, the 50.sup.th amino acid residue from the N-terminal side in the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 3 is more preferably aspartic acid (Asp, D), glutamic acid (Glu, E), lysine (Lys, K), glutamine (Gln, Q), or asparagine (Asn, N).

[0054] Variations of amino acid residues that can be present at given positions are determined based on the following reasons. As described in Reference (1) ("McKee Biochemistry," 3.sup.rd ed., Chapter 5 Amino Acid.cndot.Peptide.cndot.Protein 5.1 Amino Acid; editorial supervisor: Atsushi Ichikawa; translation supervisor: Shinichi Fukuoka; publisher: Ryosuke Sone; publishing office: Kagaku-Dojin Publishing Company, INC, ISBN4-7598-0944-9), it is well known that amino acids are classified based on side chains having similar properties (e.g., chemical properties and physical sizes). Also, it is well known that molecular evolutionary substitution frequently takes place among amino acid residues classified in a given group, while retaining protein activity. Based on these concepts, a substitution (mutation) score matrix for amino acid residues (BLOSUM: Blocks of Amino Acid Substitution Matrix) is proposed in FIGS. 2-1, 2-2 and 2-3 of Reference (2): Henikoff S., Henikoff J. G, Amino-acid substitution matrices from protein blocks, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A., 89, 10915-10919 (1992) and is broadly used. Reference (2) is based on a finding that amino acid substitutions that take place among amino acids with side chains having similar chemical properties result in less structural or functional changes in the entire protein. According to References (1) and (2) above, amino acid side chain groups to be used in multiple alignment can be considered based on indices such as chemical properties and physical sizes. They are shown as amino acid groups with a score of 0 or higher and preferably as amino acid groups with a score of 1 or higher through the use of the score matrix (BLOSUM) disclosed in Reference (2). Typical groups are the following 8 groups. Further precisely grouped amino acid groups may be amino acid groups with a score of 0 or higher, preferably a score of 1 or higher, and further preferably a score of 2 or higher. [0055] 1) Aliphatic Hydrophobic Amino Acid Group (ILMV Group)

[0056] This group is a group of amino acids having aliphatic hydrophobic side chains, among neutral nonpolar amino acids disclosed in Reference (1) above, which is composed of V (Val, valine), L (Leu, leucine), I (Ile, isoleucine), and M (Met, methionine). Among amino acids classified as neutral nonpolar amino acids according to Reference (1), FGACWP is not included in this "aliphatic hydrophobic amino acid group" because of the following reasons: G (Gly, glycine) and A (Ala, alanine) are the same size as that of or smaller in size than a methyl group and have weak non polar effects; C (Cys, cysteine) may play an important role in S--S bonds and has a property of forming a hydrogen bond with an oxygen atom or a nitrogen atom; F (Phe, phenylalanine) and W (Trp, tryptophan) have side chains with significantly large molecular weights and have strong aromatic effects; P (Pro, proline) has strong imino acid effects, so as to fix the angle of the main chain of the polypeptide. [0057] 2) Group Having Hydroxymethylene Group (ST Group)

[0058] This group is a group of amino acids (from among neutral polar amino acids) having hydroxymethylene groups in side chains, which is composed of S (Ser, serine) and T (Thr, threonine). Hydroxy groups existing in the side chains of S and T constitute sugar-binding sites, so that these sites are often important for a polypeptide (protein) to have specific activity. [0059] 3) Acidic Amino Acid (DE Group)

[0060] This group is a group of amino acids having acidic carboxyl groups in side chains, which is composed of D (Asp, aspartic acid) and E (Glu, glutamic acid). [0061] 4) Basic Amino Acid (KR Group)

[0062] This group is a group of basic amino acids, which is composed of K (Lys, lysine) and R (Arg, arginine). These K and R are positively charged within a wide pH range and have basic properties. On the other hand, H (His, histidine) classified in basic amino acids is almost never ionized at pH 7, so that H is not classified in this group. [0063] 5) Methylene Group=Polar Group (DHN Group)

[0064] This group is characterized in that: in all cases, a methylene group as a side chain binds to an .alpha.-carbon element beyond which a polar group is present; and the physical sizes of methylene groups (nonpolar groups) closely resemble from each other. This group is composed of N (Asn, asparagine; polar group is an amide group), D (Asp, aspartic acid; polar groups are carboxyl groups), and H (His, histidine; polar groups are imidazole groups). [0065] 6) Dimethylene Group=Polar Group (EKQR Group)

[0066] This group is characterized in that: in all cases, linear hydrocarbon having a length longer than that of a dimethylene group binds as a side chain to an a-carbon element, beyond which a polar group is present; and the physical sizes of dimethylene groups that are nonpolar groups closely resemble from each other. This group is composed of E (Glu, glutamic acid, polar group is a carboxyl group), K (Lys, lysine; polar groups are amino groups), Q (Gln, glutamine; polar groups are amide groups), and R (Arg, arginine; polar groups are imino groups and amino groups). [0067] 7) Aromatic Series (FYW Group)

[0068] This group is a group of aromatic amino acids having benzene nuclei in the side chains and characterized by having chemical properties unique in aromatic series. This group is composed of F (Phe, phenylalanine), Y (Tyr, tyrosine), and W (Trp, tryptophan). [0069] 8) Ring & Polar (HY Group)

[0070] This group is a group of amino acids having both ring structures in the side chains and polarity, which is composed of H (H, histidine; Both ring structures and polar groups are imidazole groups), and Y (Tyr, tyrosine; Ring structures are benzene nuclei and polar groups are hydroxy groups).

[0071] As described above, it is understood that: in the given amino acid sequences shown in SEQ ID NOS: 1-3, an amino acid residue denoted as Xaa may be any amino acid; or amino acid residues denoted as Xaa may be substituted with each other within the above groups 1)-8). Hence, in the present invention, the protein phosphatase 2C gene to be over-expressed in a plant may be a protein phosphatase 2C gene from any plant, as long as it has the 3 consensus sequences comprising the amino acid sequences shown in SEQ ID NOS: 1-3 in such order from the N-terminal side.

[0072] More specifically, examples of an Arabidopsis thaliana protein phosphatase 2C-coding gene having the 3 consensus sequences (comprising the amino acid sequences shown in SEQ ID NOS: 1-3) in such order from the N-terminal side include At1g03590-AtPP2C6-6 (SEQ ID NO:63), At1g16220 (SEQ ID NO:61), At1g79630 (SEQ ID NO:62), At5g01700 (SEQ ID NO:65), At3g02750 (SEQ ID NO:42), At5g36250 (SEQ ID NO:64), At5g26010 (SEQ ID NO:59), At4g32950 (SEQ ID NO:60), At3g16800 (SEQ ID NO:48), At3g05640 (SEQ ID NO:5), At5g27930-AtPP2C6-7 (SEQ ID NO:36), At2g20050 (SEQ ID NO:66), and At3g06270 (SEQ ID NO:67). In the present invention, at least one type of gene selected from the gene group is over-expressed. Particularly in the present invention, it is preferable to cause overexpression of at least one type of gene selected from among At1g03590-AtPP2C6-6 (SEQ ID NO:63), At1g16220 (SEQ ID NO:61), At1g79630 (SEQ ID NO:62), At5g01700 (SEQ ID NO:65), At3g02750 (SEQ ID NO:42), At5g36250 (SEQ ID NO:64), At5g26010 (SEQ ID NO:59), At4g32950 (SEQ ID NO:60), At3g16800 (SEQ ID NO:48), At3g05640 (SEQ ID NO:5), and At5g27930-AtPP2C6-7 (SEQ ID NO:36). Particularly, in the present invention, it is more preferable to cause overexpression of at least one type of gene selected from among At3g16800 (SEQ ID NO:48), At3g05640 (SEQ ID NO:5), and At5g27930-AtPP2C6-7 (SEQ ID NO:36)and it is most preferable to cause overexpression of a gene specified by At3g05640 (SEQ ID NO:5).

[0073] In addition, FIGS. 2-1, 2-2 and 2-3 show the results of alignment analysis using a CLUSTAL W (1.83) multiple sequence alignment program (that can be used with the DDBJ of the National Institute of Genetics (on world wide web at clustalw.ddbj.nig.ac.jp/top-j)) for amino acid sequences encoded by At1g03590 (SEQ ID NO:63)-AtPP2C6-6, At1g16220 (SEQ ID NO:61), At1g79630 (SEQ ID NO:62), At5g01700 (SEQ ID NO:65), At3g02750 (SEQ ID NO:42), At5g36250 (SEQ ID NO:64), At5g26010 (SEQ ID NO:59), At4g32950 (SEQ ID NO:60), At3g16800 (SEQ ID NO:48), At3g05640 (SEQ ID NO:5), and At5g27930 (SEQ ID NO:36)-AtPP2C6-7 (amino acid (sequence) substitution matrix used herein is default matrix, BLOSUM (Blocks of Amino Acid Substitution Matrix)).

[0074] That is, FIGS. 2-1, 2-2 and 2-3 show the 3 consensus sequences in protein phosphatase 2C encoded by At1g03590-AtPP2C6-6 (SEQ ID NO:63), At1g16220 (SEQ ID NO:61), At1g79630 (SEQ ID NO:62), At5g01700 (SEQ ID NO:65), At3g02750 (SEQ ID NO:42), At5g36250 (SEQ ID NO:64), At5g26010 (SEQ ID NO:59), At4g32950 (SEQ ID NO:60), At3g16800 (SEQ ID NO:48), At3g05640 (SEQ ID NO:5), and At5g27930-AtPP2C6-7 (SEQ ID NO:36). Regions denoted as I-III in FIGS. 2-1, 2-2 and 2-3 are subjected with an ortholog of a rice-derived protein phosphatase 2C gene (described later) to alignment analysis, so that the 3 consensus sequences comprising the amino acid sequences shown in SEQ ID NOS: 1-3 above can be defined as the 3 consensus sequences comprising the amino acid sequences shown in SEQ ID NOS: 53-55, respectively.

[0075] The consensus sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 53 is more specifically (L/F)CG(V/I/M)FDGHGXXGXX(V/I)(S/A)(K/R)XV. The consensus sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 54 is more specifically SGXT(G/A/S)(V/L)XX(I/V/F/L)XX(G/A)XX(L/V/I)X(I/V/M)(A/G)NXG(D/H)SRA(V/I)(- L/M/I). The consensus sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 55 is more specifically GLA(M/V)(S/A)R(A/S)(F/L)GDXX(L/I/V)KX(Y/F/H)G(V/L)(I/V)XXP(E/Q/D)(I/V/F)X- X XX(I/L/V)(T/S)XXDX(F/Y)(L/I/V/M)(V/L/I)LA(T/S)DG(V/I/M)WDX(L/I/M/V)(S/T)- NX(E/D)(V/A)XX(L/V/I)(I/V).

[0076] In addition, in such amino acid sequences, pluralities of amino acids in parentheses represent possible variations of amino acid residues at the relevant positions. Also, in these amino acid sequences, "X" means that any amino acid residue may be present at the relevant position.

[0077] Here, the 9.sup.th amino acid residue from the N-terminal side in the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 54 is more preferably isoleucine (Ile, I), valine (Val, V), or phenylalanine (Phe, F). Also, the 11.sup.th amino acid residue from the N-terminal side in the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 54 is more preferably glutamine (Gln, Q) or histidine (His, H). Moreover, the 13.sup.th amino acid residue from the N-terminal side in the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 54 is more preferably lysine (Lys, K), glutamic acid (Glu, E), serine (Ser, S), glutamine (Gln, Q), aspartic acid (Asp, D), or asparagine (Asn, N).

[0078] Here, the 7.sup.th amino acid residue from the N-terminal side in the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 55 is more preferably alanine (Ala, A). Also, the 8.sup.th amino acid residue from the N-terminal side in the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 55 is more preferably phenylalanine (Phe, F). Moreover, the 11.sup.th amino acid residue from the N-terminal side in the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 55 is more preferably phenylalanine (Phe, F) or tyrosine (Tyr, Y). Furthermore, the 13.sup.th amino acid residue from the N-terminal side in the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 55 is more preferably leucine (Leu, L) or isoleucine (Ile, I). Moreover, the 15.sup.th amino acid residue from the N-terminal side in the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 55 is more preferably aspartic acid (Asp, D), serine (Ser, S), or glutamic acid (Glu, E). Furthermore, the 20.sup.th amino acid residue from the N-terminal side in the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 55 is more preferably serine (Ser, S), alanine (Ala, A), or cysteine (Cys, C). Moreover, the 27.sup.th amino acid residue from the N-terminal side in the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 55 is more preferably histidine (His, H) or arginine (Arg, R). Furthermore, the 34.sup.th amino acid residue from the N-terminal side in the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 55 is more preferably glutamine (Gln, Q), glutamic acid (Glu, E), or histidine (His, H). Furthermore, the 36.sup.th amino acid residue from the N-terminal side in the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 55 is more preferably leucine (Leu, L), isoleucine (Ile, I), or valine (Val, V). Furthermore, the 47.sup.th amino acid residue from the N-terminal side in the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 55 is more preferably leucine (Leu, L), isoleucine (Ile, I), or valine (Val, V). Furthermore, the 50.sup.th amino acid residue from the N-terminal side in the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 55 is more preferably lysine (Lys, K), glutamic acid (Glu, E), glutamine (Gln, Q), aspartic acid (Asp, D), or asparagine (Asn, N).

[0079] As examples, the nucleotide sequence of the coding region in the gene specified by At3g05640 (SEQ ID NO:5) is shown in SEQ ID NO: 4 and the amino acid sequence of protein phosphatase 2C encoded by the gene specified by At3g05640 is shown in SEQ ID NO: 5. Also, the nucleotide sequence of the coding region in the gene specified by At5g27930 (SEQ ID NO:36) is shown in SEQ ID NO: 35 and the amino acid sequence of protein phosphatase 2C encoded by the gene specified by At5g27930 is shown in SEQ ID NO: 36. Moreover, the nucleotide sequence of the coding region in the gene specified by At3g02750 (SEQ ID NO:42) is shown in SEQ ID NO: 41 and the amino acid sequence of protein phosphatase 2C encoded by the gene specified by At3g02750 is shown in SEQ ID NO: 42. Furthermore, the nucleotide sequence of the coding region in the gene specified by At3g16800 (SEQ ID NO:48) is shown in SEQ ID NO: 47 and the amino acid sequence of protein phosphatase 2C encoded by the gene specified by At3g16800 is shown in SEQ ID NO: 48.

[0080] Also, in the present invention, genes functionally equivalent to genes listed above may also be over-expressed. Here, the term "functionally equivalent gene" refers to, for example, a gene (from an organism other than Arabidopsis thaliana) that: has the 3 consensus sequences (preferably, the 3 consensus sequences comprising the amino acid sequences shown in SEQ ID NOS: 53-55. The same applies to the following) comprising the amino acid sequences shown in SEQ ID NOS: 1-3 in such order from the N-terminal side; and encodes protein phosphatase 2C. Also, the term "functionally equivalent gene" refers to a gene that encodes a protein having protein phosphatase 2C activity. The term "protein phosphatase 2C activity" refers to Mg.sup.2+- or Mn.sup.2--dependent serine/threonine phosphatase (Ser/Thr phosphatase) activity. Therefore, whether or not a gene encodes a protein having protein phosphatase 2C activity can be confirmed by examining whether or not the gene product has serine/threonine phosphatase activity in the presence of Mg.sup.2- or Mn.sup.2+. Conventionally known techniques can be appropriately employed for determining serine/threonine phosphatase activity. For example, a commercially available activity determination kit ProFluor (registered trademark) Ser/Thr Phosphatase Assay (Promega) can be used.

[0081] Here, example of organisms is not limited to Arabidopsis thaliana. For example, rice (Oryza sativa) is included. Specifically, an example of a functionally equivalent gene is a rice Os05g0358500 gene. The nucleotide sequence of a coding region of the Os05g0358500 gene is shown in SEQ ID NO: 6 and the amino acid sequence of the protein encoded by the gene is shown in SEQ ID NO: 7. Also, examples of the above-mentioned rice-derived functionally equivalent gene include Os11g0109000 (the nucleotide sequence and the amino acid sequence are shown in SEQ ID NOS: 8 and 9, respectively), Os12g0108600 (the nucleotide sequence and the amino acid sequence are shown in SEQ ID NOS: 10 and 11, respectively), Os02g0471500 (the nucleotide sequence and the amino acid sequence are shown in SEQ ID NOS: 12 and 13, respectively), Os04g0321800 (the nucleotide sequence and the amino acid sequence are shown in SEQ ID NOS: 14 and 15, respectively), Os11g0417400 (the nucleotide sequence and the amino acid sequence are shown in SEQ ID NOS: 16 and 17, respectively), Os07g0566200 (the nucleotide sequence and the amino acid sequence are shown in SEQ ID NOS: 18 and 19, respectively), Os08g0500300 (the nucleotide sequence and the amino acid sequence are shown in SEQ ID NOS: 20 and 21, respectively), Os02g0224100 (the nucleotide sequence and the amino acid sequence are shown in SEQ ID NOS: 22 and 23, respectively), and Os02g0281000 (the nucleotide sequence and the amino acid sequence are shown in SEQ ID NOS: 56 and 57, respectively).

[0082] Moreover, examples of the above-mentioned functionally equivalent genes from plants other than Arabidopsis thaliana and rice include genes (UniProt data base Accession Nos. A9P973, A9PFS0, and A9P7U4) from black cottonwood (Populus trichocarpa), genes (UniProt data base Accession Nos. A7PRZ8, A7Q8H4, A7PV59, A5C3B0, A5BF43, A7QFG6, A7P4H7, A5C0C9, A5AP53, A7QQF9, and A5BDP5) from european grape (Vitis vinifera), genes (UniProt data base Accession Nos. Q2HW33 and Q4L0F8) from Medicago truncatula (Medicago truncatula), a gene (GenBank data base Accession No. AY651248) from alfalfa (Medicago sativa), genes (UniProt data base Accession Nos. A9SE70, A9SE69, and A9RFU1) from Physcomitrella patens (Physcomitrella patens), a gene (UniProt data base Accession No. 2511453C) from ice plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum), a gene (UniProt data base Accession No. A8HQG8) from Chlamydomonas reinhardtii (Chlamydomonas reinhardtii), genes (GenBank data base Accession Nos. BT024031, BT017414, and BT024134) from corn (Zea mays), genes (GenBank data base Accession Nos. AC189312 and AC189579) from rapeseed (Brassica rapa), genes (GenBank data base Accession Nos. AP009550, AP009302, and AP009278) from tomato (Solanum lycopersicum), a gene (GenBank data base Accession No. AC182571) from monkey flower (Mimulus guttatus), and a gene (GenBank data base Accession No. AP006489) from monocellular red alga (Cyanidioschyzon merolae).

[0083] In these plants other than Arabidopsis thaliana, which are represented by the above examples, a gene encoding protein phosphatase 2C that has the 3 consensus sequences comprising the amino acid sequences shown in SEQ ID NOS: 1-3 in such order from the N-terminal side can be easily searched for and/or identified from a known database such as GenBank based on the above-listed nucleotide sequence of Arabidopsis thaliana-derived protein phosphatase 2C gene or amino acid sequence of protein phosphatase 2C.

[0084] In addition, a protein phosphatase 2C gene to be over-expressed in the present invention is not limited to the above described protein phosphatase 2C genes comprising the nucleotide sequences and the amino acid sequences shown in SEQ ID NOS: 4-23, 35, 36, 41, 42, 47, and 48. Hence, the protein phosphatase 2C gene may be a gene that contains an amino acid sequence having a deletion, a substitution, an addition, or an insertion of one or a plurality of amino acid sequences with respect to the amino acid sequences shown in odd numbers of SEQ ID NOS: 4-23 or the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 36, 42, or 48, and, has protein phosphatase 2C activity. Here the term "a plurality of amino acids" refers to 1 to 20, preferably 1 to 10, more preferably 1 to 7, further preferably 1 to 5, and particularly preferably 1 to 3 amino acids, for example. In addition, amino acid deletion, substitution, or addition can be performed by altering a nucleotide sequence encoding the above protein phosphatase 2C gene by a technique known in the art. Mutation can be introduced into a nucleotide sequence by a known technique such as the Kunkel method or the Gapped duplex method or a method based thereof. For example, mutation is introduced with a mutagenesis kit using site-directed mutagenesis (e.g., Mutant-K or Mutant-G (both are trade names of Takara Bio)) or the like, or a LA PCR in vitro Mutagenesis series kit (trade name, Takara Bio). Also, a mutagenesis method may be: a method using a chemical mutation agent represented by EMS (ethyl methanesulfonate), 5-bromouracil, 2-aminopurine, hydroxylamine, N-methyl-N'-nitro-N nitrosoguanidine, or other carcinogenic compounds; or a method that involves radiation treatment or ultraviolet [UV] treatment typically using X-rays, alpha rays, beta rays, gamma rays, an ion beam, or the like.

[0085] Also, protein phosphatase 2C genes to be over-expressed herein may be genes homologous to the protein phosphatase 2C genes comprising the nucleotide sequences and the amino acid sequences shown in SEQ ID NOS: 4-23. Here, the term "homologous gene" generally refers to a gene that has evolutionarily branched off from a common ancestor gene, including a homologous gene (ortholog) of 2 types of species and a homologous gene (paralog) generated by overlapping branching that takes place within the same species. In other words, the above term "functionally equivalent gene" refers to a homologous gene such as an ortholog or a paralog. Furthermore, the above term "functionally equivalent gene" may also refer to a gene that does not evolve from a common gene, but simply has analogous functions.

[0086] Examples of genes analogous to the protein phosphatase 2C genes comprising the nucleotide sequences and the amino acid sequences shown in SEQ ID NOS: 4-23, 35, 36, 41, 42, 47, and 48 include genes encoding proteins having: amino acid sequences that have 70% or more, preferably 80% or more, more preferably 90% or more, and most preferably 95% or more similarity to these amino acid sequences; the 3 consensus sequences comprising the amino acid sequences shown in SEQ ID NOS: 1-3 in such order from the N-terminal side; and protein phosphatase 2C activity. Here, the value of similarity refers to a value that can be found based on default setting using a computer mounted with a BLAST (Basic Local Alignment Search Tool) program and a database containing gene sequence information.

[0087] Also, genes analogous to protein phosphatase 2C genes comprising the nucleotide sequences and the amino acid sequences shown in SEQ ID NOS: 4-23, 35, 36, 41, 42, 47, and 48 can be identified by, when the plant genome information remains unclarified, extracting the genome from a target plant or constructing a cDNA library for a target plant and then isolating a genomic region or cDNA hybridizing under stringent conditions to at least a portion of the protein phosphatase 2C genes comprising the nucleotide sequences shown in even numbers of SEQ ID NOS: 4-23 or the nucleotide sequence shown in 35, 41, or 47. Here, the term "stringent conditions" refers to conditions under which namely a specific hybrid is formed, but a non-specific hybrid is never formed. For example, such conditions comprise hybridization at 45.degree. C. with 6.times.SSC (sodium chloride/sodium citrate), followed by washing at 50.degree. C. to 65.degree. C. with 0.2-1.times.SSC and 0.1% SDS. Alternatively, such conditions comprise hybridization at 65.degree. C. to 70.degree. C. with 1.times.SSC, followed by washing at 65.degree. C. to 70.degree. C. with 0.3.times.SSC. Hybridization can be performed by a conventionally known method such as a method described in J. Sambrook et al. Molecular Cloning, A Laboratory Manual, 2nd Ed., Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (1989).

[0088] The plant according to the present invention exerts significantly improved production of biomass and/or seeds compared with wild-type plants, as a result of overexpression of a protein phosphatase 2C gene having the above described 3 consensus sequences that comprise the amino acid sequences shown in SEQ ID NOS: 1-3 from the N-terminal side in such order. Examples of a technique for causing the overexpression of such protein phosphatase 2C gene include a technique for modifying a promoter of an endogenous protein phosphatase 2C gene in a target plant, a technique for introducing an expression vector in which an exogenous protein phosphatase 2C gene is arranged under control of a promoter that enables overexpression, and a technique by which the two above techniques are performed simultaneously.

[0089] A preferred example is a technique for introducing an expression vector in which the above protein phosphatase 2C gene is arranged under control of a promoter that enables overexpression into a target plant.

Expression Vector

[0090] An expression vector is constructed to contain a promoter that enables overexpression and the above described protein phosphatase 2C gene. As a vector serving as a mother body for an expression vector, various conventionally known vectors can be used. For example, plasmids, phages, cosmids, or the like can be used and such vector can be appropriately selected depending on plant cells into which it is introduced and introduction methods. Specific examples of such vector include pBR322, pBR325, pUC19, pUC119, pBluescript, pBluescriptSK, and pBI vectors. Particularly, when a method for introduction of a vector into a plant uses Agrobacterium, a pBI binary vector is preferably used. Specific examples of such pBI binary vector include pBIG, pBIN19, pBI101, pBI121, and pBI221.

[0091] A promoter to be used herein is not particularly limited, as long as it enables overexpression of a protein phosphatase 2C gene within a plant. Any known promoter can be appropriately used. Examples of such promoter include a cauliflower mosaic virus 35S promoter (CaMV35S), various actin gene promoters, various ubiquitin gene promoters, a nopaline synthase gene promoter, a tobacco PR1a gene promoter, a tomato ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase.cndot.oxidase small subunit gene promoter, a napin gene promoter, and an oleosin gene promoter. Of these, a cauliflower mosaic virus 35S promoter, an actin gene promoter, or a ubiquitin gene promoter can be more preferably used. The use of each of the above promoters enables strong expression of any gene when it is introduced into plant cells.

[0092] Also, a promoter having functions of causing site-specific overexpression in a plant can also be used herein. As such promoter, any conventionally known promoter can be used. When the above described protein phosphatase 2C gene is site-specifically over-expressed using such promoter, a plant organ in which the gene is over-expressed can be more increased than wild-type plant organs.

[0093] In addition, an expression vector may further contain other DNA segments in addition to a promoter and the above protein phosphatase 2C gene. Such other DNA segments are not particularly limited and examples thereof include a terminator, a selection marker, an enhancer, and a nucleotide sequence for enhancing translation efficiency. Also, the above recombinant expression vector may further have a T-DNA region. A T-DNA region can enhance efficiency for gene introduction particularly when the above recombinant expression vector is introduced into a plant using Agrobacterium.

[0094] A transcription terminator is not particularly limited, as long as it has functions as a transcription termination site and may be any known transcription terminator. For example, specifically, a transcription termination region (Nos terminator) of a nopaline synthase gene, a transcription termination region (CaMV35S terminator) of cauliflower mosaic virus 35S, or the like can be preferably used. Of them, the Nos terminator can be more preferably used. In the case of the above recombinant vector, a phenomenon such that an unnecessarily long transcript is synthesized and that a strong promoter decreases the number of copies of a plasmid after introduction into plant cells can be prevented by arranging a transcription terminator at an appropriate position.

[0095] As a transformant selection marker, a drug resistance gene can be used, for example. Specific examples of such drug resistance gene include drug resistance genes against hygromycin, bleomycin, kanamycin, gentamicin, chloramphenicol, and the like. Transformed plants can be easily selected by selecting plants that can grow in medium containing the above antibiotics.

[0096] An example of a nucleotide sequence for increasing translation efficiency is an omega sequence from tobacco mosaic virus. This omega sequence is arranged in an untranslated region (5'UTR) of a promoter, so that the translation efficiency of the fusion gene can be increased. As such, the recombinant expression vector may contain various DNA segments depending on purposes.

[0097] A method for constructing a recombinant expression vector is not particularly limited. To an appropriately selected vector serving as a mother body, the above promoter and the above protein phosphatase 2C gene, and if necessary, the above other DNA segments may be introduced in an predetermined order. For example, the above protein phosphatase 2C gene and a promoter (and, if necessary, a transcription terminator or the like) are linked to construct an expression cassette and then the cassette may be introduced into a vector. In construction of an expression cassette, for example, cleavage sites of DNA segments are prepared to have protruding ends complementary to each other and then performing a reaction with a ligation enzyme, making it possible to specify the order of the DNA segments. In addition, when an expression cassette contains a terminator, DNA segments may be arranged in the following order from upstream: a promoter, the above protein phosphatase 2C gene, and a terminator. Also, reagents for construction of an expression vector (that is, types of restriction enzymes, ligation enzymes, and the like) are also not particularly limited. Hence, commercially available reagents can be appropriately selected and used.

[0098] Also, a method for replicating (a method for producing) the above expression vector is not particularly limited and conventionally known replication methods can be used herein. In general, such expression vector may be replicated within Escherichia coli as a host. At this time, preferred types of Escherichia coli may be selected depending on the types of vector.

Transformation

[0099] The above-described expression vector is introduced into a target plant by a general transformation method. A method for introducing an expression vector into plant cells (transformation method) is not particularly limited. Conventionally known appropriate introduction methods can be used depending on plant cells. Specifically, a method using Agrobacterium or a method that involves direct introduction into plant cells can be used, for example. As a method using Agrobacterium, a method described in Bechtold, E., Ellis, J. and Pelletier, G (1993) In Planta Agrobacterium-mediated gene transfer by infiltration of adult Arabidopsis plants. C.R. Acad. Sci. Paris Sci. Vie, 316, 1194-1199., or a method described in Zyprian E, Kado Cl, Agrobacterium-mediated plant transformation by novel mini-T vectors in conjunction with a high-copy vir region helper plasmid. Plant Molecular Biology, 1990, 15(2), 245-256. can be employed, for example.

[0100] As a method for directly introducing an expression vector into plant cells, microinjection, electroporation, a polyethylene glycol method, a particle gun method, protoplast fusion, a calcium phosphate method, or the like can be employed.

[0101] Also, when a method for directly introducing DNA into plant cells is employed, DNA that can be used herein contains transcriptional units required for the expression of a target gene, such as a promoter and a transcription terminator, and a target gene. Vector functions are not essential in such case. Moreover, a DNA that contains a protein coding region alone of a target gene having no transcriptional unit may be used herein, as long as it is integrated into a host's transcriptional unit and then the target gene can be expressed.

[0102] Examples of plant cells into which the above expression vector or an expression cassette containing no expression vector, but a target gene is introduced include cells of each tissue of plant organs such as flowers, leaves, and roots, calluses, and suspension-cultured cells. At this time, an appropriate expression vector may be constructed according to the types of plant to be produced or a versatile expression vector may be constructed in advance and then introduced into plant cells.

[0103] Plants into which an expression vector is introduced or in other words, plants required to increase the production of biomass are not particularly limited. Specifically, through overexpression of the above-described protein phosphatase 2C gene, effects of increasing the production of biomass can be expected for all plants. Examples of target plants include, but are not limited to, dicotyledons and monocotyledons, such as plants (see below) belonging to the families Brassicaceae, Gramineae, Solanaceae, Leguminosae, Salicaceae, and the like. [0104] Family Brassicaceae: Arabidopsis thaliana (Arabidopsis thaliana), rapeseed (Brassica rapa, Brassica napus, Brassica campestris), cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata), napa (Brassica rapa var pekinensis), ging-geng-cai (Brassica rapa var chinensis), turnip (Brassica rapa var. rapa), turnip greens (Brassica rapa var. hakabura), potherb mustard (Brassica rapa var lancinifolia), komatsuna (Brassica rapa var peruviridis), pak Choi (Brassica rapa var. chinensis), daikon (Raphanus sativus), Japanese horseradish (Wasabia japonica), and the like. [0105] Family Solanaceae: tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum), eggplant (Solanum melongena), potato (Solaneum tuberosum), tomato (Lycopersicon lycopersicum), chile pepper (Capsicum annuum), petunia, and the like. [0106] Family Leguminosae: soy (Glycine max), pea (Pisum sativum), broad bean (Vicia faba), Wisteria (Wisteria floribunda), peanuts (Arachis hypogaea), bird's foot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus var japonicus), common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris), azuki bean (Vigna angularis), Acacia, and the like. [0107] Family Asteraceae: florists' daisy (Chrysanthemum morifolium), sunflower (Helianthus annuus), and the like. [0108] Family Arecaceae: oil palm (Elaeis guineensis, Elaeis oleifera), coconut (Cocos nucifera), date palm (Phoenix dactylifera), copernicia, and the like. [0109] Family Anacardiaceae: wax tree (Rhus succedanea), cashew nut (Anacardium occidentale), lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum), mango (Mangifera indica), pistachio (Pistacia vera), and the like. [0110] Family Cucurbitaceae: pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima, Cucurbita moschata, Cucurbita pepo), cucumber (Cucumis sativus), snake gourd (Trichosanthes cucumeroides), gourd (Lagenaria siceraria var gourda), and the like. [0111] Family Rosaceae: almond (Amygdalus communis), rose (Rosa), strawberry (Fragaria), cherry (Prunus), apple (Malus pumila var domestica), and the like. [0112] Family Caryophyllaceae: carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus) and the like. [0113] Family Salicaceae: poplar (Populus trichocarpa, Populus nigra, or Populus tremula) and the like. [0114] Family Gramineae: corn (Zea mays), rice (Oryza sativa), barley (Hordeum vulgare), wheat (Triticum aestivum), bamboo (Phyllostachys), sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum), napier grass (Pennisetum pupureum), erianthus (Erianthus ravenae), miscanthus (Japanese silver grass) (Miscanthus virgatum), sorghum (Sorghum) and switch grass (Panicum), and the like. [0115] Family Liliaceae: tulip (Tulipa), lily (Lilium), and the like.

[0116] Of these examples, energy crops such as sugarcane, corn, rapeseed, and sunflower, which can serve as raw materials for biofuel, may be preferable targets. This is because the costs for biofuel such as bioethanol, biodiesel, biomethanol, bioDME, bioGTL (BTL), and biobutanol can be reduced by increasing the production of biomass using energy crops.

[0117] Also, as described above, protein phosphatase 2C genes that can be used in the present invention can be isolated from various plants and used. Such protein phosphatase 2C genes can be appropriately selected and used, depending on the types of target plant required to increase the biomass production. Specifically, when a plant required to increase the biomass production is a monocotyledon, a protein phosphatase 2C gene that is isolated from a monocotyledon is preferably over-expressed. In particular, when a plant required to increase the biomass production is rice, the rice-derived protein phosphatase 2C gene (SEQ ID NO: 6) is preferably over-expressed.

[0118] In addition, in the present invention, even when a plant required to increase the biomass production is a monocotyledon, a dicotyledon-derived protein phosphatase 2C gene may be over-expressed. Specifically, for example, the Arabidopsis thaliana-derived protein phosphatase 2C gene (SEQ ID NO: 4) may be introduced into not only dicotyledons, but also a variety of plants that are classified as monocotyledons, so that the gene is over-expressed.

Other Steps and Methods

[0119] After the above transformation, a step of selecting proper transformants from plants can be performed by a conventionally known method. Such selection method is not particularly limited. For example, selection can be made based on drug resistance such as hygromycin resistance. Alternatively, after the growth of transformants, plants are directly weighed or the any organs or tissues thereof are weighed, the weights are compared with those of wild-type plants, and then plants with significantly increased weights thereof may be selected.

[0120] Also, progeny plants can be obtained from transformed plants obtained by transformation according to a conventional method. Progeny plants retaining a trait such that the protein phosphatase 2C gene is over-expressed are selected based on the amount of biomass. Therefore, a stable plant line capable of producing an increased amount of biomass because of having the above trait can be produced. Also, plant cells or reproductive materials, such as seeds, fruits, stocks, calluses, tubers, cut ears, or lumps, may be obtained from a transformed plant or an offspring plant thereof. A stable plant line capable of producing an increased amount of biomass because of having the above trait can be mass-produced therefrom based on such materials.

[0121] In addition, examples of the term "plant(s)" in the present invention include at least any of grown plants, plant cells, plant tissues, calluses, and seeds. Specifically, in the present invention, any forms of plants that can be finally grown to mature plants are regarded as "plants." Also, examples of such plant cells include various forms of plant cells, such as suspended culture cells, protoplasts, and leaf sections. Plants can be obtained through the growth and differentiation of these plant cells. In addition, regeneration of plants from plant cells can be performed using a conventionally known method depending on the type of plant cells.

[0122] As explained above, according to the present invention, plants capable of exerting the significantly increased production of biomass and/or seeds per plant compared with wild-type plants can be provided through overexpression of the above described protein phosphatase 2C gene. Here, the term "significantly increased production of biomass" refers to a situation in which the total weight of each plant is statistically significantly increased compared with the same of a wild-type plant. In this case, even when some plant tissues become specifically large and the sizes of the other tissues are equivalent to those of a wild-type plant, it is concluded that the production of biomass is increased if the total weight of the entire plant is large. Also, the term "significantly increased production of seeds" refers to a situation in which the total amount and/or total number of seeds harvested from a plant is statistically significantly high compared with wild-type plants. That is, the term "significantly increased production of seeds" may refer to any of: a case in which the size of each seed is improved; a case where the size per seed is equivalent but the number of seeds is improved; or a case in which the size per seed is improved and the number of seeds is also improved.

[0123] According to the present invention, the production of biomass and/or seeds by plants is increased. Hence, improvement in productivity can be achieved in both of the following cases: a case in which a purpose is to produce the whole plant; and a case in which a purpose is to produce some plant tissues (e.g., seeds) or components contained in plants. For example, when a purpose is to produce fats and oils contained in plant seeds, the amounts of fats and oils that can be harvested per area under cultivation can be greatly improved. Here, examples of fats and oils include, but are not particularly limited to, plant-derived fats and oils such as soybean oil, sesame oil, olive oil, coconut oil, rice oil, cottonseed oil, sunflower oil, corn oil, safflower oil, and rapeseed oil. Also, the thus produced fats and oils can be broadly used for household uses or industrial uses and can be further used as raw materials for biodiesel fuel. Hence, according to the present invention, the above fats and oils for household uses or industrial uses, biodiesel fuel, and the like can be produced at low cost with the use of plants over-expressing the above protein phosphatase 2C gene.

EXAMPLES

[0124] The present invention will be specifically described in the following reference examples and examples. However, the examples are not intended to limit the technical scope of the present invention.

Example 1

[0125] Preparation of transformants (Arabidopsis thaliana) through introduction of the PP2C (protein phosphatase 2C) gene (At3g05640 (SEQ ID NO:5))

1. Materials and Methods

1-1. Experimental Materials

[0126] As experimental materials, seeds of Arabidopsis thaliana mutants (Activation-tag T-DNA lines: Weigel T-DNS lines, Total of 20072 lines) were used. In addition, the seeds were purchased from the Nottingham Arabidopsis Stock Centre (NASC). Regarding the seeds used as experimental materials, Weigel, D. et al., 2000, Plant Physiol. 122, 1003-1013 can be referred to.

1-2. Methods

1-2-1. Selection of Salt-Resistant Mutants

[0127] Seeds of Weigel T-DNA lines were aseptically sowed on 125 mM or 150 mM NaCl-containing modified MS agar (1%) medium [vitamins in B5 medium, 10 g/l sucrose, and 8 g/L agar (for bacterial medium; Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Ltd.)] and then cultured at 22.degree. C. under 30-100 .mu.mol/m.sup.2/sec illumination (a cycle of 16 hours in the light/8 hours in the dark). Two to 4 weeks after sowing, salt-resistant mutant candidates were selected. In addition, regarding MS medium, see Murashige, T. et al., 1962, Physiol. Plant. 15, 473-497. Also, regarding the B5 medium, see Gamborg, O. L. et al., 1968, Experimental Cell Research 50, 151-158.

1-2-2. DNA Preparation

[0128] A site for insertion of T-DNA into the genome of the thus selected salt-resistant Arabidopsis thaliana line was determined by a TAIL-PCR method. First, young leaves were harvested from the cultivated Arabidopsis thaliana plants and then crushed under liquid nitrogen freezing. DNA was prepared using a DNA preparation kit (DNeasy Plant Mini Kit, QIAGEN.RTM.) according to the standard protocols included with the kit.

1-2-3. TAIL-PCR Method and Presumption of T-DNA Insertion Site

[0129] Three (3) types of specific primer, TL1, TL2, and TL3, were determined to be located near the left T-DNA sequence (T-DNA left border) of an activation-tagging vector (pSKI015: GenBank accession No. AF187951) used in Weigel T-DNA lines. With the use of an arbitrary primer P1 and the following PCR reaction solutions and reaction conditions, TAIL-PCR (supervisors, Isao Shimamoto and Takuji Sasaki, New Edition, Plant PCR Experimental Protocols, 2000, pp. 83-89, Shujunsha, Tokyo, Japan; Liu, Y. G. and Whttier, R. F., 1995, Genomics 25, 674-681; Liu, Y. G. et al., Plant J., 8, 457-463, 1995) was performed, so that genomic DNA adjacent to T-DNA was amplified.

The specific sequences of the primers TL1, TL2, TL3, and P1 are as follows.

TABLE-US-00001 TL1: (SEQ ID NO: 24) 5'-TGC TTT CGC CAT TAA ATA GCG ACG G-3' TL2: (SEQ ID NO: 25) 5'-CGC TGC GGA CAT CTA CAT TTT TG-3' TL3: (SEQ ID NO: 26) 5'-TCC CGG ACA TGA AGC CAT TTA C-3' P1: (SEQ ID NO: 27) 5'-NGT CGA SWG ANA WGA A-3'

[0130] In addition, in SEQ ID NO: 25, "n" represents "a," "g," "c," or "t" (location: 1 and 11), "s" represents "g" or "c" (location: 7), and "w" represents "a" or "t" (location: 8 and 13).

[0131] The 1.sup.st PCR reaction solution composition and reaction conditions are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively.

TABLE-US-00002 TABLE 1 Template (genomic DNA) 10 ng 10 .times. PCR buffer (Takara Bio) 2 .mu.l 2.5 mM dNTPs (Takara Bio) 1.6 .mu.l 1.sup.st specific primer (TL1: SEQ ID NO: 24) 0.5 pmol Arbitrary primer 1 (SEQ ID NO: 27) 100 pmol TaKaRa Ex Taq (Takara Bio) 1.0 unit Total 20 .mu.l

TABLE-US-00003 TABLE 2 #1: 94.degree. C. (30 seconds)/95.degree. C. (30 seconds) #2: 5 cycles of 94.degree. C. (30 seconds)/65.degree. C. (30 seconds)/72.degree. C. (1 minute) #3: 1 cycle of 94.degree. C. (30 seconds)/25.degree. C. (1 minute).fwdarw.raised to 72.degree. C. within 3 minutes/72.degree. C. (3 minutes) #4: 94.degree. C. (15 seconds)/65.degree. C. (30 seconds)/72.degree. C. (1 minute), 94.degree. C. (15 seconds)/68.degree. C. (30 seconds)/72.degree. C. (1 minute), and 15 cycles of 94.degree. C. (15 seconds)/44.degree. C. (30 seconds)/72.degree. C. (1 minute) #5: 72.degree. C. (3 minutes)

[0132] The 2.sup.nd PCR reaction solution composition and reaction conditions are shown in Table 3 and Table 4, respectively.

TABLE-US-00004 TABLE 3 Template (50-fold dilution of the 1.sup.st PCR product) 1 .mu.l 10 .times. PCR buffer (Takara Bio) 2 .mu.l 2.5 mM dNTPs (Takara Bio) 1.5 .mu.l 2.sup.nd specific primer (TL2: SEQ ID NO: 25) 5 pmol Arbitrary primer 1 (SEQ ID NO: 27) 100 pmol TaKaRa Ex Taq (Takara Bio) 0.8 unit Total 20 .mu.l

TABLE-US-00005 TABLE 4 #6: 94.degree. C. (15 seconds)/64.degree. C. (30 seconds)/72.degree. C. (1 minute), 94.degree. C. (15 seconds)/64.degree. C. (30 seconds)/72.degree. C. (1 minute), and 12 cycles of 94.degree. C. (15 seconds)/44.degree. C. (30 seconds)/72.degree. C. (1 minute) #5: 72.degree. C. (5 minutes)

[0133] The 3.sup.rd PCR reaction solution composition and reaction conditions are shown in Table 5 and Table 6, respectively.

TABLE-US-00006 TABLE 5 Template (50-fold dilution of the 2.sup.nd PCR product) 1 .mu.l 10 .times. PCR buffer (Takara Bio) 5 .mu.l 2.5 mM dNTPs (Takara Bio) 0.5 .mu.l 3.sup.rd specific primer (TL3: SEQ ID NO: 26) 10 pmol Arbitrary primer 1 (SEQ ID NO: 27) 100 pmol TaKaRa Ex Taq (Takara Bio) 1.5 unit Total 50 .mu.l

TABLE-US-00007 TABLE 6 #7: 20 cycles of 94.degree. C. (30 seconds)/44.degree. C. (30 seconds)/72.degree. C. (1 minute) #5: 72.degree. C. (3 minutes)

[0134] Subsequently, the 2.sup.nd and the 3.sup.rd reaction products were subjected to agarose gel electrophoresis and then the presence or the absence of amplification and the specificity of reaction products were confirmed. Also, the 3.sup.rd amplification products were subjected to a sequencing reaction directly using a BigDye Terminator Cycle Sequencing Kit Ver. 3. 1 (Applied Biosystems) and the specific primer TL3. Thus, a nucleotide sequence was determined using an ABI PRISM 3100 Genetic Analyzer (Applied Biosystems). As a result, 498-bp sequence information was obtained (SEQ ID NO: 28).

[0135] The Arabidopsis Information Resource (TAIR on world wide web at arabidopsis.org) was subjected to a BLAST search for the thus obtained sequence. Thus, the insertion site was found to be the gene of [AGI (Arabidopsis Genome Initiative gene code) code: At3g05630] of Arabidopsis thaliana chromosome 3.

1-2-4. Prediction of Activated Genes

[0136] Activated genes were predicted from the sequence of a presumed open reading frame (ORF) gene existing within a 10-Kb range near the T-DNA insertion site (At3g05630) revealed in 1-2-3.

1-2-5. Obtainment of Predicted Genes

[0137] For amplification of a fragment containing the ORF region of PP2C (protein phosphatase 2C) gene (At3g05640 (SEQ ID NO:5)) predicted to be activated in 1-2-4, PCR primers 5640PF1 and 5640PR1 were designed and synthesized based on the sequence information disclosed at the TAIR (on world wide web at arabidopsis.org/home). In addition, these primers were designed, so that a restriction enzyme site (BsrG I or Sal I) required for introduction into expression vectors was added to the terminus of each primer.

TABLE-US-00008 5640PF1 (SEQ ID NO: 29): 5'-ACG CGT CGA CAT GGG ACA TTT CTC TTC CAT GTT CAA CGG-3' 5640PR1 (SEQ ID NO: 30): 5'-TGT ACA TGT ACA CTA TAG AGA TGG CGA CGA CGA TGA AGA ATG G-3'

[0138] According to the method described in 1-2-2, a template DNA was prepared from wild-type Arabidopsis thaliana (ecotype Col-0). Phusion High-Fidelity DNA Polymerase (New England BioLabs: NEB) was used as an enzyme and the above 5640PF1 and 5640PR1 were used as primers. The relevant PCR reaction solution composition and reaction conditions are shown in Table 7 and Table 8, respectively.

TABLE-US-00009 TABLE 7 Template (genomic DNA) 60 ng 10 .times. HF buffer (NEB) 5 .mu.l 10 mM dNTPs (NEB) 1.0 .mu.l Each primer 20 pmol Phusion High-Fidelity DNA Polymerase 1.0 unit Total 50 .mu.l

TABLE-US-00010 TABLE 8 #1: 98.degree. C. (30 seconds) #2: 15 cycles of 98.degree. C. (10 seconds)/55.degree. C. (30 seconds)/72.degree. C. (30 seconds) #5: 72.degree. C. (10 minutes)

[0139] PCR amplification products were subjected to electrophoresis with 2% agarose gel (TAE buffer) and then fragments were stained with ethidium bromide. A gel containing target fragments was excised using a scalpel. Target DNA fragments were eluted and purified using GFX PCR DNA and a GEL Band Purification Kit (Amersham). Adenin was added to the thus obtained DNA fragment using an A-Addition Kit (QIAGEN.RTM.). The amplified DNA to which adenine had been added was ligated to a TA-Cloning pCR2.1 vector using a TOPO TA Cloning Kit (Invitrogen.RTM.) and then transformed into competent cells (E. coli TOP 10) included with the kit. After transformation, cells were cultured in LB medium supplemented with 50 .mu.l/ml kanamycin and then transformants were selected. Colonies that had appeared were subjected to liquid culture in LB medium supplemented with 50 .mu.l/ml kanamycin. Plasmid DNA was prepared from the thus obtained microorganisms using a Plasmid Mini Kit (QIAGEN.RTM.). The thus obtained fragment containing ORF of the PP2C (protein phosphatase 2C) gene (At3g05640 (SEQ ID NO:5)) was cloned into a vector, followed by determination of the nucleotide sequence and sequence analysis.

1-2-6. Construction of Plant Expression Vector

[0140] A fragment containing ORF of the PP2C (protein phosphatase 2C) gene (At3g05640 (SEQ ID NO:5)) was inserted into a plant expression vector pBI121 containing an omega sequence from tobacco mosaic virus. Thus, a construct was prepared.

[0141] First, the pCR2.1 vector, in which a fragment containing ORF of the PP2C (protein phosphatase 2C) gene (At3g05640 (SEQ ID NO:5)) had been cloned in 1-2-5, was treated with restriction enzymes Sal I and BsrG I.

[0142] Next, similarly pBI121 containing an omega sequence was treated with restriction enzymes Sal I and BsrG I. The products digested with these restriction enzymes were subjected to 0.8% agarose gel electrophoresis. A fragment of about 2700 bp containing ORF of the PP2C (protein phosphatase 2C) gene (At3g05640 (SEQ ID NO:5)) and pBI121 containing the omega sequence were each fractioned and purified from the gel using GFX PCR DNA and a GEL Band Purification Kit (Amersham).

[0143] For introduction of a fragment containing ORF of the PP2C (protein phosphatase 2C) gene (At3g05640 (SEQ ID NO:5)) using a pBI121 fragment containing the omega sequence as a vector, the vector and the insert were mixed at a ratio of 1 : 10, followed by an overnight ligation reaction at 16.degree. C. using an equivalent amount of a TaKaRa Ligation kit ver. 2 (Takara Bio Inc.).

[0144] The total amount of the reaction solution was added to 100 .mu.l of competent cells (E. coli strain DH5.alpha., TOYOBO), so that transformation was performed according to protocols included with the kit. Cells were applied to LB agar medium containing 50 .mu.g/ml kanamycin and then cultured overnight. Colonies that had appeared were subjected to liquid culture in LB medium supplemented with 50 .mu.g/ml kanamycin. Plasmid DNA was prepared from the thus obtained microorganisms using a Plasmid Mini Kit (QIAGEN.RTM.).

[0145] The thus obtained fragment containing ORF of the PP2C (protein phosphatase 2C) gene (At3g05640 (SEQ ID NO:5)) was subcloned into an expression vector, followed by determination of the nucleotide sequence and sequence analysis.

1-2-7. Gene Introduction into Arabidopsis thaliana Using Agrobacterium Method

[0146] The plant expression vector constructed in 1-2-6 was introduced into Agrobacterium tumefaciens C58C1 strain by electroporation (Plant Molecular Biology Mannal, Second Edition, B. G Stanton and A. S. Robbert, Kluwer Acdemic Publishers 1994).

[0147] Subsequently, Agrobacterium tumefaciens in which the plant expression vector had been introduced was introduced into wild-type Arabidopsis thaliana (ecotype Col-0) by an infiltration method described by Clough et al. (Steven J. Clough and Andrew F. Bent, 1998, The Plant Journal 16, 735-743).

[0148] Transformants were selected using kanamycin-containing medium. T1 generation plants were produced by self-pollination from the transformants, so that T2 seeds were obtained.

1-2-8. Confirmation of the Phenotype of Transformant

[0149] T2 seeds produced in 1-2-7 were aseptically sowed and then the resulting plants were transplanted into pots (each with a diameter of 50 mm) containing vermiculite mixed soil. As control plants for comparison, Arabidopsis plants that had not undergone recombination were transplanted. They were cultivated under conditions of 22.degree. C. and 16 hours in the light/8 hours in the dark, and with a light intensity ranging from about 30 to 45 .mu.mol/m.sup.-2/s.sup.-1, for a total of 11 weeks after transplantation. After cultivation, above-ground parts of the plants were placed in paper bags and dried under conditions of 22.degree. C. and humidity of 60% for 2 weeks. The total amounts of biomass and seeds were weighed using an electronic balance.

1-3. Results

[0150] Regarding the results of 1-2-8, FIG. 3 shows a photo of the above-ground parts of wild-type plants and transformed plants into which a fragment containing ORF of the PP2C (protein phosphatase 2C) gene (At3g05640 (SEQ ID NO:5)) had been introduced. Also, FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 show the results of measuring the total amounts of biomass and seeds of the above-ground parts of the plants.

[0151] As shown in FIGS. 3, 4, and 5, it was revealed that in the case of transformed plants into which the fragment containing ORF of the PP2C (protein phosphatase 2C) gene (At3g05640 (SEQ ID NO:5)) had been introduced, the total amounts of biomass of the above-ground parts were much higher (about 1.9 to 2.1 times) than the amounts of the same in the cases of wild-type plants. In addition, the amounts of seeds were much greater (by about 1.7 to 1.8 times) than the same in the cases of wild-type plants.

Example 2

[0152] Preparation of transformants (rice) through introduction of the PP2C (protein phosphatase 2C) cDNA (At3g05640 (SEQ ID NO:5))

2. Materials and Methods

2-1. Experimental Materials

[0153] As experimental materials, Arabidopsis transformants into which a fragment containing ORF of the PP2C gene (At3g05640 (SEQ ID NO:5)) prepared in 1 was introduced into Arabidopsis thaliana and rice (Oryza sativa L. ssp. japonica (cv. Nipponbare)) to make transformants as experimental materials.

2-2. Methods

[0154] 2-2-1. Obtainment of PP2C (Protein Phosphatase 2C) cDNA (At3g05640 (SEQ ID NO:5))

[0155] Arabidopsis transformants prepared by introduction of a fragment containing ORF of the PP2C gene (At3g05640 (SEQ ID NO:5)) prepared in 1 were grown until the plants reached 4 weeks of age. Total RNA was isolated from the above-ground parts, then RT-PCR was performed using TaqMan Reverse Transcription Reagents (Applied Biosystems), so that cDNA was prepared.

[0156] PCR was performed using the following primers that had been designed based on the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO: 4) of the coding region of PP2C (At3g05640 (SEQ ID NO:5)) and PrimeSTAR HS DNA Polymerease (Takara Bio). The thus amplified fragment was TA-cloned into a pCR-Blunt II-TOPO vector (Invitrogen.RTM.).

TABLE-US-00011 (SEQ ID NO: 31) AP041-F: 5'-AGGATCCATGGGACATTTCTCTTCCATGT-3' (SEQ ID NO: 32) AP041-R: 5'-AGAGCTCCTATAGAGATGGCGACGACG-3'

2-2-2. Construction of Plant Expression Vector

[0157] A GUS (13-Glucuronidase) portion of pIG121-Hm (Ohat, S. et al., 1990, Plant Cell Physiol. 31, 805-813) was substituted with sGFP (S65T) having an intron fragment of Ricinus communis-derived catalase, so that a plant expression vector, pBIsGFP, was constructed. Furthermore, a sequence containing pDEST R4-R3 recombination sites (attR4 and attR3) included in a MultiSite Gateway Three-Fragement Vector Construction Kit (Invitrogen.RTM.) was inserted, so that a destination vector, pBI-sGFP-R4R3, was constructed.

[0158] A corn-derived ubiquitin gene promoter (SEQ ID NO: 33: Christensen, A. H. and Quail, P. H., Transgenic Research 1996, 5, 213-218), PP2C cDNA (At3g05640 (SEQ ID NO:5)) obtained in 2-2-1, and an Agrobacterium tumefaciens Ti plasmid-derived nopaline synthase gene (NOS) terminator (obtained from SEQ ID NO: 34: pIG121-Hm) were cloned by BP reaction to result in donor clones, pDONR P4-P1R, pDONR 221, and DONR P2R-P3, respectively, included in a Multi Site Gateway Three-Fragement Vector Construction Kit (Invitrogen), so that entry clones were prepared.

[0159] An LR reaction was performed for each of the thus prepared entry clones and a destination vector, pBI-sGFP-R4R3, so that a plant expression vector containing the corn-derived ubiquitin gene promoter, PP2C cDNA (At3g05640 (SEQ ID NO:5)), and the nopaline synthase gene (NOS) terminator, in such order, was constructed. The nucleotide sequences of the thus obtained expression vectors were determined and sequence analysis was conducted.

2-2-3. Gene Introduction into Rice using Agrobacterium Method

[0160] The plant expression vectors constructed in 2-2-2 were introduced into an Agrobacterium tumefaciens EHA101 strain. Then Agrobacterium tumefaciens in which the plant expression vector had been introduced was introduced into rice (Oryza sativa L. ssp. japonica (cv. Nipponbare)). Specifically, the experiment was conducted under conditions in accordance with the method disclosed in JP Patent No. 3141084.

[0161] Transformed rice plants that had grown in hygromycin-containing medium were selected and then T1 seedlings (about 12 cm) were aseptically prepared.

2-2-4. Confirmation of Phenotype of Transformant

[0162] T1 plants prepared in 2-2-3 were transplanted in pots with a diameter of about 10 cm containing Kumiai Hitetsu culture soil No. 2 (JA Aichi Keizairen (economic federation)). After acclimatization, the plants were transplanted into 1/5000a Wagner pots containing the same culture soil and then cultivated under conditions of 30.degree. C., 16 hours in the light/8 hours in the dark, and a light intensity of about 100 .mu.mol m.sup.-2s.sup.-1.

[0163] As control plants, T1 plants into which a plant expression vector (constructed by ligating 3 multiple cloning sites of a pST-Blue1 vector (Novagen) to a destination vector pBI-sGFP-R4R3) had been introduced were similarly cultivated.

2-3. Results

[0164] Regarding the results of 2-2-4 above, FIG. 6 shows photos showing a control rice plant and a transformed rice plant prepared by introduction of the coding region of PP2C (protein phosphatase 2C) (At3g05640 (SEQ ID NO:5)). As shown in FIG. 6, in the above-ground parts of the transformed rice plant into which the coding region of PP2C (protein phosphatase 2C) (At3g05640 (SEQ ID NO:5)) had been introduced, the total amount of biomass was improved compared with the control rice plant. It was revealed through the above results that when the Arabidopsis thaliana-derived PP2C gene is expressed at a high level in a plant other than Arabidopsis thaliana, the production of plant biomass can be increased.

Example 3

[0165] Preparation of transformant (rice) through introduction of PP2C (protein phosphatase 2C) cDNA (Os05g0358500)

3. Materials and Methods

3-1. Experimental Materials

[0166] As experimental materials, rice (Oryza sativa L. ssp. japonica (cv. Nipponbare)) was used.

3-2. Methods

[0167] 3-2-1. Obtainment of Rice PP2C (Protein Phosphatase 2C) cDNA (Os05g0358500)

[0168] In this Example, a rice homologous gene (PP2C gene (Os05g0358500)) homologous to PP2C (protein phosphatase 2C) (At3g05640 (SEQ ID NO:5)) used in Examples 1 and 2 was used. The entire sequence was chemically synthesized based on the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO: 6) of the coding region of rice PP2C (Os05g0358500). A fragment of the chemically synthesized entire sequence was cloned into pDONR 221 that was a donor clone of a MultiSite Gateway Three-Fragement Vector Construction Kit (Invitrogen.RTM.).

3-2-2. Construction of Plant Expression Vector

[0169] A corn-derived ubiquitin gene promoter (SEQ ID NO: 33: Christensen, A. H. and Quail, P. H., Transgenic Research 1996, 5, 213-218) and an Agrobacterium tumefaciens Ti plasmid-derived nopaline synthase gene (NOS) terminator (SEQ ID NO: 34: obtained from pIG121-Hm) were cloned by BP reaction to result in donor clones, pDONR P4-P1R and DONR P2R-P3, respectively, included in a MultiSite Gateway Three-Fragement Vector Construction Kit (Invitrogen.RTM.), so that entry clones were prepared.

[0170] An LR reaction was performed for pDONR 221 into which the rice PP2C (Os05g0358500) cDNA sequence prepared in 3-2-1 had been cloned, pDONR P4-P1R into which the above prepared corn-derived ubiquitin gene promoter sequence had been cloned, DONR P2R-P3 into which the nopaline synthase gene (NOS) terminator sequence had been cloned, and the destination vector pBI-sGFP-R4R3 constructed in 2-2-2. Thus, a plant expression vector containing the corn-derived ubiquitin gene promoter, the rice PP2C cDNA (Os05g0358500), and the nopaline synthase gene (NOS) terminator, in such order, was constructed. The nucleotide sequence of the thus obtained expression vector was determined and then sequence analysis was conducted.

3-2-3. Gene Introduction into Rice Using Agrobacterium Method

[0171] The plant expression vector constructed in 2-2-2 was introduced into an Agrobacterium tumefaciens EHA101 strain. Then Agrobacterium tumefaciens in which the plant expression vector had been introduced was introduced into rice (Oryza sativa L. ssp. japonica (cv. Nipponbare)). Specifically, the experiment was conducted under conditions according to the method disclosed in JP Patent No. 3141084.

[0172] Transformed rice plants that had grown in hygromycin-containing medium were selected and then T1 seedlings (about 12 cm) were aseptically prepared.

3-2-4. Confirmation of the Phenotype of Transformant

[0173] T1 plants prepared in 3-2-3 were transplanted in pots with a diameter of about 10 cm containing Kumiai Hitetsu culture soil No. 2 (JA Aichi Keizairen (economic federation)). After acclimatization, the plants were transplanted into 1/5000a Wagner pots containing the same culture soil and then cultivated under conditions of 30.degree. C., 16 hours in the light/8 hours in the dark, and a light intensity of about 100 .mu.mol m.sup.-2s.sup.-1.

[0174] As control plants, rice plants, into which no gene had been introduced, were regulated to be at almost the same growth stage as that of transformants, transplanted simultaneously with the transplantation of transformants, and then cultivated similarly.

3-3. Results

[0175] As the results of 3-2-4 above, FIG. 7 shows photos showing control rice plants and transformed rice plants into which the coding region of rice-derived plant PP2C (protein phosphatase 2C) (Os05g0358500) had been introduced. As shown in FIG. 7, in the above-ground parts of the transformed rice plants into which the coding region of the rice-derived PP2C (protein phosphatase 2C) (Os05g0358500) had been introduced, the total amount of biomass was improved compared with the control rice plants. It was revealed by the above results that when the rice-derived PP2C gene is expressed at a high level in a rice plant, the production of rice plant biomass can be increased.

Example 4

[0176] Preparation of transformant (Arabidopsis thaliana) through introduction of PP2C (protein phosphatase 2C) gene (At5g27930 (SEQ ID NO:36))

4. Materials and Methods

4-1. Experimental Materials

[0177] As experimental materials, wild-type Arabidopsis thaliana (ecotype Col-0) was used.

4-2. Methods

[0178] 4-2-1. Obtainment of Arabidopsis thaliana PP2C (Protein Phosphatase 2C) Gene (At5g27930 (SEQ ID NO:36))

[0179] In this Example, a PP2C (protein phosphatase 2C) gene (At5g27930 (SEQ ID NO:36)) having 3 consensus sequences comprising the amino acid sequences shown in SEQ ID NOS: 1-3 from the N-terminal side in such order was used, instead of PP2C (protein phosphatase 2C) (At3g05640 (SEQ ID NO:5)) used in Examples 1 and 2. For amplification of a fragment containing an ORF region of Arabidopsis PP2C (protein phosphatase 2C) gene (At5g27930 (SEQ ID NO:36)), PCR primers, AP042-F5 and AP042-R, were designed and synthesized based on the sequence information disclosed in TAIR (on world wide web at arabidopsis.org/home). Also, PCR primers SalI-AP042-F2 and AP042-BsrGI-R2 were also designed and synthesized so as to add a sequence (restriction enzyme site: BsrG I or Sal I) on the vector side required upon cloning of the thus amplified fragment into the vector using an In-Fusion cloning system (Clontech). The nucleotide sequence of the coding region in the PP2C gene (At5g27930 (SEQ ID NO: 36)) is shown in SEQ ID NO: 35 and the amino acid sequence of the protein encoded by the PP2C gene (At5g27930) is shown in SEQ ID NO: 36.

TABLE-US-00012 AP042-F5: (SEQ ID NO: 37) 5'-ATGGGACATTTCTCATCGATGTTC-3' AP042-R: (SEQ ID NO: 38) 5'-TTACTTTAAAATCGTCATGGCATGATG-3' SalI-AP042-F2: (SEQ ID NO: 39) 5'-AATTACTATTTACAATTACAGTCGACATGGGACATTTCTCATCGATG TTCAATGGA-3' AP042-B srGI-R2: (SEQ ID NO: 40) 5'-AGCCGGGCGGCCGCTTTACTTGTACATTACTTTAAAATCGTCATGGC ATGATGATGTTG-3'

[0180] PCR was performed using template DNA prepared from wild-type Arabidopsis thaliana (ecotype Col-0) according to the method of 1-2-2, the above primers, AP042-F5 and AP042-R, and PrimeSTAR HS DNA Polymerase (Takara Bio), so that a fragment containing ORF of the PP2C (protein phosphatase 2C) gene (At5g27930 (SEQ ID NO:36)) was obtained.

4-2-2. Construction of Plant Expression Vector

[0181] A fragment containing ORF of the PP2C (protein phosphatase 2C) gene (At5g27930 (SEQ ID NO:36)) was inserted into a plant expression vector pBI121 containing a tobacco mosaic virus-derived omega sequence, so that a construct was prepared.

[0182] A fragment containing the PP2C gene (At5g27930 (SEQ ID NO:36)) obtained in 4-2-1 was cloned into a vector using an In-Fusion cloning system (Clontech), so that a construct was prepared. The nucleotide sequence of the thus obtained expression vector in which the fragment containing the PP2C gene (At5g27930 (SEQ ID NO:36)) had been subcloned was determined and sequence analysis was conducted.

4-2-3. Gene Introduction into Arabidopsis thaliana Using Agrobacterium Method

[0183] The plant expression vector constructed in 4-2-2 was introduced by electroporation (Plant Molecular Biology Mannal, Second Edition, B. G. Stanton A. S. Robbert, Kluwer Acdemic Publishers 1994) into an Agrobacterium tumefaciens C58C1 strain. Subsequently, Agrobacterium tumefaciens into which the plant expression vector had been introduced was introduced into wild-type Arabidopsis thaliana (ecotype Col-0) by an infiltration method described by Clough et al. (1998, The Plant Journal 16 : 735-743). T1 seeds were obtained by self-pollination.

4-2-4. Confirmation of the Phenotype of Transformant

[0184] T1 seeds obtained in 4-2-3 were aseptically sowed in kanamycin-containing medium, so that T1 plants were prepared. Seedlings selected using kanamycin-containing medium were transplanted in pots with a diameter of 50 mm containing vermiculite-mixed soil. As control plants, non-recombinant Arabidopsis plants were transplanted. They were cultivated under conditions of 22.degree. C., 16 hours in the light/8 hours in the dark, and a light intensity of about 30-45 .mu.mol m.sup.-2s.sup.-1.

4-3. Results

[0185] As the results of 4-2-4 above, FIGS. 8 and 9 show photos showing the above-ground parts of wild-type plants and transformed plants into which a fragment containing ORF of the PP2C (protein phosphatase 2C) gene (At5g27930 (SEQ ID NO:36)) had been introduced. As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, in the above-ground parts of the transformed plants into which the fragment containing ORF of the PP2C gene (At5g27930 (SEQ ID NO:36)) had been introduced, the total amount of biomass was improved compared with the wild-type plants. It was revealed by the above results that when the PP2C (protein phosphatase 2C) gene having 3 consensus sequences comprising the amino acid sequences shown in SEQ ID NOS: 1-3 from the N-terminal side in such order is expressed at a high level, the production of the plant biomass can be increased.

Example 5

[0186] Preparation of transformant (Arabidopsis thaliana) through introduction of PP2C (protein phosphatase 2C) gene (At3g02750 (SEQ ID NO:42))

5. Materials and Methods

5-1. Experimental Materials

[0187] As experimental materials, wild-type Arabidopsis thaliana (ecotype Col-0) was used.

5-2. Methods

[0188] 5-2-1. Obtainment of Arabidopsis thaliana PP2C (protein phosphatase 2C) gene (At3g02750 (SEQ ID NO:42))

[0189] In this Example, a PP2C (protein phosphatase 2C) gene (At3g02750 (SEQ ID NO:42)) having 3 consensus sequences comprising the amino acid sequences shown in SEQ ID NOS: 1-3 from the N-terminal side in such order was used, instead of PP2C (protein phosphatase 2C) (At3g05640 (SEQ ID NO:5)) used in Examples 1 and 2. For amplification of a fragment containing an ORF region of the PP2C (protein phosphatase 2C) gene (At3g02750 (SEQ ID NO:42)), PCR primers, AP036-F4 and AP036-R, were designed and synthesized based on the sequence information disclosed in TAIR (on world wide web at arabidopsis.org/home).

[0190] Also, PCR primers, SalI-AP036-F2 and AP036-BsrGI-R2, were designed and synthesized so as to add a sequence (restriction enzyme site: BsrG I or Sal I) on the vector side required upon cloning of the thus amplified fragment into the vector using an In-Fusion cloning system (Clontech). The nucleotide sequence of the coding region in the PP2C gene (At3g02750 (SEQ ID NO:42)) is shown in SEQ ID NO: 41 and the amino acid sequence of the protein encoded by the PP2C gene (At3g02750) is shown in SEQ ID NO: 42.

TABLE-US-00013 AP036-F4: (SEQ ID NO: 43) 5'-ATGGGGTCCTGTTTATCTGCAG-3' AP036-R: (SEQ ID NO: 44) 5'-TCACTTTCCAGGCACAAATCTTG-3' SalI-AP036-F2: (SEQ ID NO: 45) 5'-AATTACTATTTACAATTACAGTCGACATGGGGTCCTGTTTATCTGCA GAGAGCAGG-3' AP036-BsrGI-R2: (SEQ ID NO: 46) 5'-AGCCGGGCGGCCGCTTTACTTGTACATCACTTTCCAGGCACAAATCT TGGTAAGTT-3'

[0191] PCR was performed using template DNA prepared from wild-type Arabidopsis thaliana (ecotype Col-0) according to the method of 1-2-2, the above primers, and PrimeSTAR HS DNA Polymerase (Takara Bio), so that a fragment containing ORF of the PP2C (protein phosphatase 2C) gene (At3g02750 (SEQ ID NO:42)) was obtained.

5-2-2. Construction of Plant Expression Vector

[0192] A fragment containing ORF of the PP2C (protein phosphatase 2C) gene (At3g02750 (SEQ ID NO:42)) was inserted into a plant expression vector pBI121 containing a tobacco mosaic virus-derived omega sequence, so that a construct was prepared.

[0193] A fragment containing the PP2C gene (At3g02750 (SEQ ID NO:42)) obtained in 5-2-1 was cloned into a vector using an In-Fusion cloning system (Clontech), so that a construct was prepared. The nucleotide sequence of the thus obtained expression vector in which the fragment containing the PP2C gene (At3g02750 (SEQ ID NO:42)) had been subcloned was determined and sequence analysis was conducted.

5-2-3. Gene Introduction into Arabidopsis thaliana Using Agrobacterium Method

[0194] The plant expression vector constructed in 5-2-2 was introduced by electroporation (Plant Molecular Biology Mannal, Second Edition, B. G Stanton A. S. Robbert, Kluwer Acdemic Publishers 1994) into an Agrobacterium tumefaciens C58C1 strain. Subsequently, Agrobacterium tumefaciens into which the plant expression vector had been introduced was introduced into wild-type Arabidopsis thaliana (ecotype Col-0) by an infiltration method described by Clough et al. (1998, The Plant Journal 16: 735-743). T1 seeds were obtained by self-pollination.

5-2-4. Confirmation of the Phenotype of Transformant

[0195] T1 seeds obtained in 5-2-3 were aseptically sowed in kanamycin-containing medium, so that T1 plants were prepared. Seedlings selected using kanamycin-containing medium were transplanted in pots with a diameter of 50 mm containing vermiculite-mixed soil. As control plants, non-recombinant Arabidopsis plants were transplanted. They were cultivated under conditions of 22.degree. C., 16 hours in the light/8 hours in the dark, and a light intensity of about 30-45 .mu.mol m.sup.-2s.sup.-1.

5-3. Results

[0196] As the results of 5-2-4 above, FIG. 10 shows a photo showing the above-ground parts of wild-type plants and transformed plants into which a fragment containing ORF of the PP2C (protein phosphatase 2C) gene (At3g02750 (SEQ ID NO:42)) had been introduced. As shown in FIG. 10, in the above-ground parts of the transformed plants into which the fragment containing ORF of the PP2C gene (At3g02750 (SEQ ID NO:42)) had been introduced, the total amount of biomass was improved compared with the wild-type plants. It was revealed by the above results that when the PP2C (protein phosphatase 2C) gene having 3 consensus sequences comprising the amino acid sequences shown in SEQ ID NOS: 1-3 from the N-terminal side in such order is expressed at a high level, the production of the plant biomass can be increased.

Example 6

[0197] Preparation of transformants (Arabidopsis thaliana) through introduction of PP2C (protein phosphatase 2C) gene (At3g16800 (SEQ ID NO:48))

6. Materials and Methods

6-1. Experimental Materials

[0198] As experimental materials, wild-type Arabidopsis thaliana (ecotype Col-0) was used.

6-2. Methods

[0199] 6-2-1. Obtainment of Arabidopsis thaliana PP2C (Protein Phosphatase 2C) Gene (At3g16800 (SEQ ID NO:48))

[0200] In this Example, a PP2C (protein phosphatase 2C) gene (At3g16800 (SEQ ID NO:48)) having 3 consensus sequences comprising the amino acid sequences shown in SEQ ID NOS: 1-3 from the N-terminal side in such order was used, instead of PP2C (protein phosphatase 2C) (At3g05640 (SEQ ID NO:5)) used in Examples 1 and 2. For amplification of a fragment containing an ORF region of the PP2C (protein phosphatase 2C) gene (At3g16800 (SEQ ID NO:48)), PCR primers, AP040-F4 and AP040-R, were designed and synthesized based on the sequence information disclosed in TAIR (on world wide web at arabidopsis.org/home). Also, PCR primers, SalI-AP040-F2 and AP040-BsrGI-R2, were synthesized and designed so as to add a sequence (restriction enzyme site: BsrG I or Sal I) on the vector side required upon cloning of the thus amplified fragment into the vector using an In-Fusion cloning system (Clontech). The nucleotide sequence of the coding region in the PP2C gene (At3g16800 (SEQ ID NO:48)) is shown in SEQ ID NO: 47 and the amino acid sequence of the protein encoded by the PP2C gene (At3g16800) is shown in SEQ ID NO: 48.

TABLE-US-00014 AP040-F4: (SEQ ID NO: 49) 5'-ATGGTGCTTTTACCAGCGTTTTTG-3' AP040-R: (SEQ ID NO: 50) 5'-CTAAGAAGGACGAAAGAAGAGAC-3' SalI-AP040-F2: (SEQ ID NO: 51) 5'-AATTACTATTTACAATTACAGTCGACATGGTGCTTTTACCAGCGTTT TTGGACGGATTAG-3' AP040-B srGI-R2: (SEQ ID NO: 52) 5'-AGCCGGGCGGCCGCTTTACTTGTACACTAAGAAGGACGAAAGAAGAG ACAGAGAAC-3'

[0201] PCR was performed using template DNA prepared from wild-type Arabidopsis thaliana (ecotype Col-0) according to the method of 1-2-2, the above primers, and PrimeSTAR HS DNA Polymerase (Takara Bio), so that a fragment containing ORF of the PP2C (protein phosphatase 2C) gene (At3g16800 (SEQ ID NO:48)) was obtained.

6-2-2. Construction of Plant Expression Vector

[0202] The fragment containing ORF of the PP2C (protein phosphatase 2C) gene (At3g16800 (SEQ ID NO:48)) was inserted to a plant expression vector pBI121 containing a tobacco mosaic virus-derived omega sequence, so that a construct was prepared.

[0203] The fragment containing the PP2C gene (At3g16800 (SEQ ID NO:48)) obtained in 6-2-1 was cloned into a vector using an In-Fusion cloning system (Clontech), so that a construct was prepared. The nucleotide sequence of the thus obtained expression vector into which the fragment containing the PP2C gene (At3g16800 (SEQ ID NO:48)) had been subcloned was determined and sequence analysis was conducted.

6-2-3. Gene Introduction into Arabidopsis thaliana Using Agrobacterium Method

[0204] The plant expression vector constructed in 6-2-2 was introduced by electroporation (Plant Molecular Biology Mannal, Second Edition, B. G Stanton A. S. Robbert, Kluwer Acdemic Publishers 1994) into an Agrobacterium tumefaciens C58C1 strain. Subsequently, Agrobacterium tumefaciens into which the plant expression vector had been introduced was introduced into wild-type Arabidopsis thaliana (ecotype Col-0) by an infiltration method described by Clough et al. (1998, The Plant Journal 16: 735-743). T1 seeds were obtained by self-pollination.

6-2-4. Confirmation of the Phenotype of Transformant

[0205] T1 seeds obtained in 6-2-3 were aseptically sowed in kanamycin-containing medium, so that T1 plants were prepared. Seedlings selected using kanamycin-containing medium were transplanted in pots with a diameter of 50 mm containing vermiculite-mixed soil. As control plants, non-recombinant Arabidopsis plants were transplanted. They were cultivated under conditions of 22.degree. C., 16 hours in the light/8 hours in the dark, and a light intensity of about 30-45 .mu.mol m.sup.-2s.sup.-1.

6-3. Results

[0206] As the results of 6-2-4 above, FIG. 11 shows a photo showing the above-ground parts of a wild-type plant and transformed plants into which a fragment containing ORF of the PP2C (protein phosphatase 2C) gene (At3g16800 (SEQ ID NO:48)) had been introduced. As shown in FIG. 11, in the above-ground parts of the transformed plants into which the fragment containing ORF of the PP2C gene (At3g16800 (SEQ ID NO:48)) had been introduced, the total amount of biomass was improved compared with the wild-type plant. It was revealed by the above results that when the PP2C (protein phosphatase 2C) gene having 3 consensus sequences comprising the amino acid sequences shown in SEQ ID NOS: 1-3 from the N-terminal side in such order is expressed at a high level, the production of the plant biomass can be increased.

Example 7

[0207] Preparation of transformant (Arabidopsis thaliana) through introduction of PP2C (protein phosphatase 2C) cDNA (Os05g0358500)

7. Materials and Methods

7-1. Experimental Materials

[0208] An experimental material, wild-type Arabidopsis thaliana (ecotype Col-0) was used.

7-2. Methods

[0209] 7-2-1. Obtainment of Rice PP2C (Protein Phosphatase 2C) cDNA (Os05g0358500)

[0210] In this Example, a rice homologous gene (PP2C gene (Os05g0358500)) homologous to PP2C (protein phosphatase 2C) (At3g05640 (SEQ ID NO:5)) used in Examples 1 and 2 was used. The entire sequence was chemically synthesized based on the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO: 6) of the coding region of rice PP2C (Os05g0358500). A fragment of the chemically synthesized entire sequence was cloned into pDONR 221 that was a donor clone of a MultiSite Gateway Three-Fragement Vector Construction Kit (Invitrogen.RTM.).

7-2-2. Construction of Plant Expression Vector

[0211] A cauliflower mosaic virus-derived 35S (CaMV35S .OMEGA.) promoter (SEQ ID NOS: 58) containing a tobacco mosaic virus-derived omega sequence and an Agrobacterium tumefaciens Ti plasmid-derived nopaline synthase gene (NOS) terminator (SEQ ID NOS: 34: obtained from pIG121-Hm) were cloned by BP reaction to result in donor clones, pDONR P4-P1R and DONR P2R-P3, respectively, included in a MultiSite Gateway Three-Fragement Vector Construction Kit (Invitrogen.RTM.), so that entry clones were prepared.

[0212] An LR reaction was performed for pDONR 221 into which the rice PP2C (Os05g0358500) cDNA sequence prepared in 7-2-1 had been cloned, pDONR P4-P1R into which the above prepared CaMV35S S .OMEGA. promoter sequence had been cloned, DONR P2R-P3 into which the nopaline synthase gene (NOS) terminator sequence had been cloned, and the destination vector pBI-sGFP-R4R3 constructed in 2-2-2. Thus, a plant expression vector containing the CaMV35S S .OMEGA. promoter, the rice PP2C cDNA (Os05g0358500), and the nopaline synthase gene (NOS) terminator in such order was constructed. The nucleotide sequence of the thus obtained expression vector was determined and then sequence analysis was conducted.

7-2-3. Gene Introduction into Arabidopsis thaliana Using Agrobacterium Method

[0213] The plant expression vector constructed in 7-2-2 was introduced by electroporation (Plant Molecular Biology Mannal, Second Edition, B. G. Stanton A. S. Robbert, Kluwer Acdemic Publishers 1994) into an Agrobacterium tumefaciens C58C1 strain. Subsequently, Agrobacterium tumefaciens into which the plant expression vector had been introduced was introduced into wild-type Arabidopsis thaliana (ecotype Col-0) by an infiltration method described by Clough et al. (1998, The Plant Journal 16: 735-743). T1 seeds were obtained by self-pollination.

7-2-4. Confirmation of the Phenotype of Transformant

[0214] T1 seeds obtained in 7-2-3 were aseptically sowed in kanamycin-containing medium, so that T1 plants were prepared. Seedlings selected using kanamycin-containing medium were transplanted in pots with a diameter of 50 mm containing vermiculite-mixed soil. As control plants, non-recombinant Arabidopsis plants were transplanted. They were cultivated under conditions of 22.degree. C., 16 hours in the light/8 hours in the dark, and a light intensity of about 30-45 .mu.mol m.sup.-2s.sup.-1.

7-3. Results

[0215] As the results of 7-2-4 above, FIG. 12 shows a photo showing the above-ground parts of a wild-type plant and transformed plants into which the coding region of the rice-derived PP2C (protein phosphatase 2C) gene (Os05g0358500) had been introduced. As shown in FIG. 12, in the above-ground parts of the transformed plants into which the coding region of the rice-derived PP2C gene (Os05g0358500) had been introduced, the total amount of biomass was improved compared with the wild-type plant. It was revealed by the above results that when the rice-derived PP2C gene is expressed at a high level in Arabidopsis thaliana, the production of Arabidopsis biomass can be increased.

[0216] All publications, patents, and patent applications cited herein are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.

Sequence CWU 1

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can be any naturally occurring amino acid, or preferably F or Ymisc_feature(36)..(36)Xaa can be any naturally occurring amino acid, or preferably L, I, V or Fmisc_feature(37)..(37)Xaa can be any naturally occurring amino acid, or preferably V, L or Imisc_feature(38)..(38)Xaa can be any naturally occurring amino acid, or preferably L or Vmisc_feature(40)..(40)Xaa can be any naturally occurring amino acid, or preferably T or Smisc_feature(43)..(43)Xaa can be any naturally occurring amino acid, or preferably V, I or Mmisc_feature(44)..(44)Xaa can be any naturally occurring amino acid, or preferably W or Fmisc_feature(45)..(45)Xaa can be any naturally occurring amino acid, or preferably D or Emisc_feature(46)..(46)Xaa can be any naturally occurring amino acidmisc_feature(47)..(47)Xaa can be any naturally occurring amino acid, or preferably L, I or Mmisc_feature(48)..(48)Xaa can be any naturally occurring amino acid, or preferably S, T or Pmisc_feature(49)..(49)Xaa can be any naturally occurring amino acid, or preferably N or Smisc_feature(50)..(50)Xaa can be any naturally occurring amino acidmisc_feature(51)..(51)Xaa can be any naturally occurring amino acidmisc_feature(52)..(52)Xaa can be any naturally occurring amino acid, or preferably V or Amisc_feature(53)..(54)Xaa can be any naturally occurring amino acidmisc_feature(55)..(55)Xaa can be any naturally occurring amino acid, or preferably L, V, I or Mmisc_feature(56)..(56)Xaa can be any naturally occurring amino acid, or preferably I or V 3Gly Xaa Ala Xaa Xaa Arg Xaa Xaa Gly Asp Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa 1 5 10 15 Gly Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Pro Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa 20 25 30 Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Ala Xaa Asp Gly Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa 35 40 45 Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa 50 55 41077DNAArabidopsis thalianaCDS(1)..(1077) 4atg gga cat ttc tct tcc atg ttc aac ggt ata gct aga tcc ttc tcg 48Met Gly His Phe Ser Ser Met Phe Asn Gly Ile Ala Arg Ser Phe Ser 1 5 10 15 atc aag aaa gcg aag aac atc aac agc agc aaa agc tac gct aag gaa 96Ile Lys Lys Ala Lys Asn Ile Asn Ser Ser Lys Ser Tyr Ala Lys Glu 20 25 30 gcc aca gat gaa atg gcg aga gag gcg aag aag aag gaa ctt att ttg 144Ala Thr Asp Glu Met Ala Arg Glu Ala Lys Lys Lys Glu Leu Ile Leu 35 40 45 aga tcc tct ggt tgc att aat gca gat gga tct aat aac ttg gct tct 192Arg Ser Ser Gly Cys Ile Asn Ala Asp Gly Ser Asn Asn Leu Ala Ser 50 55 60 gtt ttc tct aga cgc ggt gag aaa ggc gtt aat cag gac tgt gcc atc 240Val Phe Ser Arg Arg Gly Glu Lys Gly Val Asn Gln Asp Cys Ala Ile 65 70 75 80 gtc tgg gag gga tat ggg tgt caa gaa gac atg ata ttc tgt ggg ata 288Val Trp Glu Gly Tyr Gly Cys Gln Glu Asp Met Ile Phe Cys Gly Ile 85 90 95 ttc gat gga cat ggt ccc tgg gga cac ttt gtt tct aaa caa gtc aga 336Phe Asp Gly His Gly Pro Trp Gly His Phe Val Ser Lys Gln Val Arg 100 105 110 aac tca atg cct ata tct ttg ctc tgt aac tgg aaa gag act ctt tct 384Asn Ser Met Pro Ile Ser Leu Leu Cys Asn Trp Lys Glu Thr Leu Ser 115 120 125 cag acc aca ata gca gaa ccc gat aaa gag cta cag cgg ttt gca atc 432Gln Thr Thr Ile Ala Glu Pro Asp Lys Glu Leu Gln Arg Phe Ala Ile 130 135 140 tgg aaa tac tca ttc ctc aaa acc tgt gaa gct gtt gat ctg gag ctt 480Trp Lys Tyr Ser Phe Leu Lys Thr Cys Glu Ala Val Asp Leu Glu Leu 145 150 155 160 gag cat cac cga aag ata gat tct ttc aac agc ggt acg acc gct cta 528Glu His His Arg Lys Ile Asp Ser Phe Asn Ser Gly Thr Thr Ala Leu 165 170 175 acc att gtg aga cag ggt gat gtt att tat ata gca aac gtc ggg gat 576Thr Ile Val Arg Gln Gly Asp Val Ile Tyr Ile Ala Asn Val Gly Asp 180 185 190 tca cgt gcg gta ttg gcc aca gtt tca gac gaa gga agc ttg gtc gcg 624Ser Arg Ala Val Leu Ala Thr Val Ser Asp Glu Gly Ser Leu Val Ala 195 200 205 gtt cag ctc acc gta gat ttc aag cca aac ctg cct cag gag gaa gag 672Val Gln Leu Thr Val Asp Phe Lys Pro Asn Leu Pro Gln Glu Glu Glu 210 215 220 cgg ata atc gga tgc aac ggg aga gta ttt tgc ctt caa gat gag cca 720Arg Ile Ile Gly Cys Asn Gly Arg Val Phe Cys Leu Gln Asp Glu Pro 225 230 235 240 ggg gtc cac cgt gta tgg caa cca gta gat gaa tct ccg ggg ctc gca 768Gly Val His Arg Val Trp Gln Pro Val Asp Glu Ser Pro Gly Leu Ala 245 250 255 atg tca aga gca ttc gga gac tat tgt atc aaa gat tac gga ttg gtc 816Met Ser Arg Ala Phe Gly Asp Tyr Cys Ile Lys Asp Tyr Gly Leu Val 260 265 270 tca gtg cct gaa gtc act cag agg cat ata tcc att aga gac cag ttt 864Ser Val Pro Glu Val Thr Gln Arg His Ile Ser Ile Arg Asp Gln Phe 275 280 285 ata atc ttg gcc act gat ggg gta tgg gat gtg ata tca aac caa gag 912Ile Ile Leu Ala Thr Asp Gly Val Trp Asp Val Ile Ser Asn Gln Glu 290 295 300 gcc ata gat att gtt tcc tcg acg gcg gag cgg gca aaa gct gcc aag 960Ala Ile Asp Ile Val Ser Ser Thr Ala Glu Arg Ala Lys Ala Ala Lys 305 310 315 320 cga ctg gta cag caa gca gtt agg gct tgg aat aga aag aga cgc gga 1008Arg Leu Val Gln Gln Ala Val Arg Ala Trp Asn Arg Lys Arg Arg Gly 325 330 335 atc gcc atg gat gat atc tct gcc gtg tgc ctc ttc ttc cat tct tca 1056Ile Ala Met Asp Asp Ile Ser Ala Val Cys Leu Phe Phe His Ser Ser 340 345 350 tcg tcg tcg cca tct cta tag 1077Ser Ser Ser Pro Ser Leu 355 5358PRTArabidopsis thaliana 5Met Gly His Phe Ser Ser Met Phe Asn Gly Ile Ala Arg Ser Phe Ser 1 5 10 15 Ile Lys Lys Ala Lys Asn Ile Asn Ser Ser Lys Ser Tyr Ala Lys Glu 20 25 30 Ala Thr Asp Glu Met Ala Arg Glu Ala Lys Lys Lys Glu Leu Ile Leu 35 40 45 Arg Ser Ser Gly Cys Ile Asn Ala Asp Gly Ser Asn Asn Leu Ala Ser 50 55 60 Val Phe Ser Arg Arg Gly Glu Lys Gly Val Asn Gln Asp Cys Ala Ile 65 70 75 80 Val Trp Glu Gly Tyr Gly Cys Gln Glu Asp Met Ile Phe Cys Gly Ile 85 90 95 Phe Asp Gly His Gly Pro Trp Gly His Phe Val Ser Lys Gln Val Arg 100 105 110 Asn Ser Met Pro Ile Ser Leu Leu Cys Asn Trp Lys Glu Thr Leu Ser 115 120 125 Gln Thr Thr Ile Ala Glu Pro Asp Lys Glu Leu Gln Arg Phe Ala Ile 130 135 140 Trp Lys Tyr Ser Phe Leu Lys Thr Cys Glu Ala Val Asp Leu Glu Leu 145 150 155 160 Glu His His Arg Lys Ile Asp Ser Phe Asn Ser Gly Thr Thr Ala Leu 165 170 175 Thr Ile Val Arg Gln Gly Asp Val Ile Tyr Ile Ala Asn Val Gly Asp 180 185 190 Ser Arg Ala Val Leu Ala Thr Val Ser Asp Glu Gly Ser Leu Val Ala 195 200 205 Val Gln Leu Thr Val Asp Phe Lys Pro Asn Leu Pro Gln Glu Glu Glu 210 215 220 Arg Ile Ile Gly Cys Asn Gly Arg Val Phe Cys Leu Gln Asp Glu Pro 225 230 235 240 Gly Val His Arg Val Trp Gln Pro Val Asp Glu Ser Pro Gly Leu Ala 245 250 255 Met Ser Arg Ala Phe Gly Asp Tyr Cys Ile Lys Asp Tyr Gly Leu Val 260 265 270 Ser Val Pro Glu Val Thr Gln Arg His Ile Ser Ile Arg Asp Gln Phe 275 280 285 Ile Ile Leu Ala Thr Asp Gly Val Trp Asp Val Ile Ser Asn Gln Glu 290 295 300 Ala Ile Asp Ile Val Ser Ser Thr Ala Glu Arg Ala Lys Ala Ala Lys 305 310 315 320 Arg Leu Val Gln Gln Ala Val Arg Ala Trp Asn Arg Lys Arg Arg Gly 325 330 335 Ile Ala Met Asp Asp Ile Ser Ala Val Cys Leu Phe Phe His Ser Ser 340 345 350 Ser Ser Ser Pro Ser Leu 355 61176DNAOryza sativaCDS(1)..(1176) 6atg cgg cac atc tcg tcg ctg ctg cag ggg ctg gcg cgc tcg ctg tcg 48Met Arg His Ile Ser Ser Leu Leu Gln Gly Leu Ala Arg Ser Leu Ser 1 5 10 15 gtg ggg aag gag agg aag ggc ggc gac ggc gac gac ggg aag gcg gcg 96Val Gly Lys Glu Arg Lys Gly Gly Asp Gly Asp Asp Gly Lys Ala Ala 20 25 30 gcg gcg acg gcg acg gcg gtg ctg agg aca tcg ggg acg ctg tgg ggc 144Ala Ala Thr Ala Thr Ala Val Leu Arg Thr Ser Gly Thr Leu Trp Gly 35 40 45 gag ggc tct gag acg ttc gcc gcc gtc tgc tcc cgc cgc ggc gag aag 192Glu Gly Ser Glu Thr Phe Ala Ala Val Cys Ser Arg Arg Gly Glu Lys 50 55 60 ggc atc aac cag gac tgc tcc atc gtc tgc gag gga ttc ggg tgc gag 240Gly Ile Asn Gln Asp Cys Ser Ile Val Cys Glu Gly Phe Gly Cys Glu 65 70 75 80 gag ggg agc gtg ttg tgc ggc atc ttc gac ggg cac ggg cag tgg ggc 288Glu Gly Ser Val Leu Cys Gly Ile Phe Asp Gly His Gly Gln Trp Gly 85 90 95 cac tac gtg gcg aag gcg gtg agg gag tcg ctg ccg ccg gcg ctg ctc 336His Tyr Val Ala Lys Ala Val Arg Glu Ser Leu Pro Pro Ala Leu Leu 100 105 110 cgg cgg tgg cgg gag gcc gtg acg ctg gcg gcg ctc atc gac ggc ggc 384Arg Arg Trp Arg Glu Ala Val Thr Leu Ala Ala Leu Ile Asp Gly Gly 115 120 125 gag aag cgg ctc tgc gag tgc cgg ccc gac ctg tgg cgc cag tcc tac 432Glu Lys Arg Leu Cys Glu Cys Arg Pro Asp Leu Trp Arg Gln Ser Tyr 130 135 140 ctg gcc gcc tgc gcc gcc gtc gac gcc gag ctc cgc gcc agc cgc cgc 480Leu Ala Ala Cys Ala Ala Val Asp Ala Glu Leu Arg Ala Ser Arg Arg 145 150 155 160 ctc gac gcc gtc cac agc ggc tgc acc gcg ctg tcc ctc gtc aag cac 528Leu Asp Ala Val His Ser Gly Cys Thr Ala Leu Ser Leu Val Lys His 165 170 175 ggc gac ctc ctc gtc gtc gcc aac gtc ggc gac tcg cgc gcc gtc ctg 576Gly Asp Leu Leu Val Val Ala Asn Val Gly Asp Ser Arg Ala Val Leu 180 185 190 gcc acc gcc tcc ccc gac gac ggt ggc ggc gcc cgc ctc gcc gcc gtg 624Ala Thr Ala Ser Pro Asp Asp Gly Gly Gly Ala Arg Leu Ala Ala Val 195 200 205 cag ctc acc gtc gac ttc aag ccc aac ctg ccc cag gag agg gag agg 672Gln Leu Thr Val Asp Phe Lys Pro Asn Leu Pro Gln Glu Arg Glu Arg 210 215 220 atc atg gag tgc aac ggg agg gtg cag tgc ctc gcc gac gag ccc ggg 720Ile Met Glu Cys Asn Gly Arg Val Gln Cys Leu Ala Asp Glu Pro Gly 225 230 235 240 gtg cac cgg gtg tgg cgg ccg gac agg gag ggc cca ggc ctc gcc atg 768Val His Arg Val Trp Arg Pro Asp Arg Glu Gly Pro Gly Leu Ala Met 245 250 255 tcg cgc gcc ttc ggc gac tac tgc gtc aag gat tac ggc gtc atc tcg 816Ser Arg Ala Phe Gly Asp Tyr Cys Val Lys Asp Tyr Gly Val Ile Ser 260 265 270

gcg ccg gag gtg acg cac cgc cgg atc acc gcc cag gac cac ttc gtc 864Ala Pro Glu Val Thr His Arg Arg Ile Thr Ala Gln Asp His Phe Val 275 280 285 atc ctc gcc acc gac ggg gac aaa cat ctc aac ttg ttc gtc ttc gtc 912Ile Leu Ala Thr Asp Gly Asp Lys His Leu Asn Leu Phe Val Phe Val 290 295 300 tgc gcg gca ggt gtg gga cgt ggt gtc gaa cga gga ggc ggt gca gat 960Cys Ala Ala Gly Val Gly Arg Gly Val Glu Arg Gly Gly Gly Ala Asp 305 310 315 320 cgt ggc gtc ggc gcc gga gag gga gaa ggc ggc gaa gcg gct cgt cga 1008Arg Gly Val Gly Ala Gly Glu Gly Glu Gly Gly Glu Ala Ala Arg Arg 325 330 335 gtt cgc cgt ccg ggc atg gag gcg caa gcg ccg ggg cat cgc cgt cga 1056Val Arg Arg Pro Gly Met Glu Ala Gln Ala Pro Gly His Arg Arg Arg 340 345 350 cga ctg ctc ggc gat ctg cct ctt ctt cca ctc gcc gcc gtc cta aac 1104Arg Leu Leu Gly Asp Leu Pro Leu Leu Pro Leu Ala Ala Val Leu Asn 355 360 365 aac aca cac gct gac acg cac gca gcc aac aaa aac cgc aca cgc cga 1152Asn Thr His Ala Asp Thr His Ala Ala Asn Lys Asn Arg Thr Arg Arg 370 375 380 cga caa tgt cgc cgt cgt cgt tga 1176Arg Gln Cys Arg Arg Arg Arg 385 390 7391PRTOryza sativa 7Met Arg His Ile Ser Ser Leu Leu Gln Gly Leu Ala Arg Ser Leu Ser 1 5 10 15 Val Gly Lys Glu Arg Lys Gly Gly Asp Gly Asp Asp Gly Lys Ala Ala 20 25 30 Ala Ala Thr Ala Thr Ala Val Leu Arg Thr Ser Gly Thr Leu Trp Gly 35 40 45 Glu Gly Ser Glu Thr Phe Ala Ala Val Cys Ser Arg Arg Gly Glu Lys 50 55 60 Gly Ile Asn Gln Asp Cys Ser Ile Val Cys Glu Gly Phe Gly Cys Glu 65 70 75 80 Glu Gly Ser Val Leu Cys Gly Ile Phe Asp Gly His Gly Gln Trp Gly 85 90 95 His Tyr Val Ala Lys Ala Val Arg Glu Ser Leu Pro Pro Ala Leu Leu 100 105 110 Arg Arg Trp Arg Glu Ala Val Thr Leu Ala Ala Leu Ile Asp Gly Gly 115 120 125 Glu Lys Arg Leu Cys Glu Cys Arg Pro Asp Leu Trp Arg Gln Ser Tyr 130 135 140 Leu Ala Ala Cys Ala Ala Val Asp Ala Glu Leu Arg Ala Ser Arg Arg 145 150 155 160 Leu Asp Ala Val His Ser Gly Cys Thr Ala Leu Ser Leu Val Lys His 165 170 175 Gly Asp Leu Leu Val Val Ala Asn Val Gly Asp Ser Arg Ala Val Leu 180 185 190 Ala Thr Ala Ser Pro Asp Asp Gly Gly Gly Ala Arg Leu Ala Ala Val 195 200 205 Gln Leu Thr Val Asp Phe Lys Pro Asn Leu Pro Gln Glu Arg Glu Arg 210 215 220 Ile Met Glu Cys Asn Gly Arg Val Gln Cys Leu Ala Asp Glu Pro Gly 225 230 235 240 Val His Arg Val Trp Arg Pro Asp Arg Glu Gly Pro Gly Leu Ala Met 245 250 255 Ser Arg Ala Phe Gly Asp Tyr Cys Val Lys Asp Tyr Gly Val Ile Ser 260 265 270 Ala Pro Glu Val Thr His Arg Arg Ile Thr Ala Gln Asp His Phe Val 275 280 285 Ile Leu Ala Thr Asp Gly Asp Lys His Leu Asn Leu Phe Val Phe Val 290 295 300 Cys Ala Ala Gly Val Gly Arg Gly Val Glu Arg Gly Gly Gly Ala Asp 305 310 315 320 Arg Gly Val Gly Ala Gly Glu Gly Glu Gly Gly Glu Ala Ala Arg Arg 325 330 335 Val Arg Arg Pro Gly Met Glu Ala Gln Ala Pro Gly His Arg Arg Arg 340 345 350 Arg Leu Leu Gly Asp Leu Pro Leu Leu Pro Leu Ala Ala Val Leu Asn 355 360 365 Asn Thr His Ala Asp Thr His Ala Ala Asn Lys Asn Arg Thr Arg Arg 370 375 380 Arg Gln Cys Arg Arg Arg Arg 385 390 81263DNAOryza sativaCDS(1)..(1263) 8atg ggg ata tgc tgc agc aag ggg aag gag gag ctt gag gag gag gga 48Met Gly Ile Cys Cys Ser Lys Gly Lys Glu Glu Leu Glu Glu Glu Gly 1 5 10 15 ttt cca tgg aag cac gac gcc ttc ttc cac gac cag ctt tgg agc gct 96Phe Pro Trp Lys His Asp Ala Phe Phe His Asp Gln Leu Trp Ser Ala 20 25 30 ggc gtc tcc atg cac acc aag caa ggc tgg aag ggc gcc aac cag gac 144Gly Val Ser Met His Thr Lys Gln Gly Trp Lys Gly Ala Asn Gln Asp 35 40 45 gcc atg act acc tgc cag gac ttt gcg ggg cac aag ggc cag ata ttt 192Ala Met Thr Thr Cys Gln Asp Phe Ala Gly His Lys Gly Gln Ile Phe 50 55 60 tgt gga gtt ttt gat ggg cat ggc cct ctc gga agg gaa gtt gct cgc 240Cys Gly Val Phe Asp Gly His Gly Pro Leu Gly Arg Glu Val Ala Arg 65 70 75 80 cat gtc cgc gac gtc ctt cca gtg aaa cta tcc tcc tct ttg gca ctg 288His Val Arg Asp Val Leu Pro Val Lys Leu Ser Ser Ser Leu Ala Leu 85 90 95 aag act gaa caa gat cca tcc agc aac aca gat aag gaa acc ttg gaa 336Lys Thr Glu Gln Asp Pro Ser Ser Asn Thr Asp Lys Glu Thr Leu Glu 100 105 110 aag tca gat tgc acc tca ttg agc gat aca agc aat gag aag caa ttg 384Lys Ser Asp Cys Thr Ser Leu Ser Asp Thr Ser Asn Glu Lys Gln Leu 115 120 125 tta tcc acc tgg aag aac ata ttt gtc aag aca ttt gag gat gtt gat 432Leu Ser Thr Trp Lys Asn Ile Phe Val Lys Thr Phe Glu Asp Val Asp 130 135 140 gag gat ctg agg caa cat tct gga att gac tgc att tgt agt ggc aca 480Glu Asp Leu Arg Gln His Ser Gly Ile Asp Cys Ile Cys Ser Gly Thr 145 150 155 160 act gct gtc act gtc gtt agg cag ggt gat cac ctg atc att gca aat 528Thr Ala Val Thr Val Val Arg Gln Gly Asp His Leu Ile Ile Ala Asn 165 170 175 ttg ggc gat tca cgt gcg gtt ctt tgc acc cga gac agc aag gac cgc 576Leu Gly Asp Ser Arg Ala Val Leu Cys Thr Arg Asp Ser Lys Asp Arg 180 185 190 cca att tca gtc caa cta acc act gac ctg aaa cca aat ctt cca agc 624Pro Ile Ser Val Gln Leu Thr Thr Asp Leu Lys Pro Asn Leu Pro Ser 195 200 205 gaa gct gag aga atc ctg aat tcc aag ggg cgg gtt ttc gcc atg gac 672Glu Ala Glu Arg Ile Leu Asn Ser Lys Gly Arg Val Phe Ala Met Asp 210 215 220 gat gag ccg gac gtg cct agg atg tgg cta cca gac caa gac gcg ccg 720Asp Glu Pro Asp Val Pro Arg Met Trp Leu Pro Asp Gln Asp Ala Pro 225 230 235 240 ggc ctc gcc atg gca agg gca ttt gga gat ttc tgc ttg aag agt cat 768Gly Leu Ala Met Ala Arg Ala Phe Gly Asp Phe Cys Leu Lys Ser His 245 250 255 gga cta atc tgt aca cca gaa gtc tac tac agg aag cta tct gca aaa 816Gly Leu Ile Cys Thr Pro Glu Val Tyr Tyr Arg Lys Leu Ser Ala Lys 260 265 270 gat gac ttc ttg gta ctt gct act gac ggg ata tgg gac gtg ctg tcg 864Asp Asp Phe Leu Val Leu Ala Thr Asp Gly Ile Trp Asp Val Leu Ser 275 280 285 aac aag gag gtg atc aag atc gta tcg tcg gct act gac cat tcc aag 912Asn Lys Glu Val Ile Lys Ile Val Ser Ser Ala Thr Asp His Ser Lys 290 295 300 gcc gcc aag cag ctc gtc gag cgg gcg gtg cgc acg tgg cgg cgc aag 960Ala Ala Lys Gln Leu Val Glu Arg Ala Val Arg Thr Trp Arg Arg Lys 305 310 315 320 ttc ccg acg tcg atg gtc gac gac tgc gcc gtg gtg tgc ctc ttc ttg 1008Phe Pro Thr Ser Met Val Asp Asp Cys Ala Val Val Cys Leu Phe Leu 325 330 335 aag cct tca ccg tcg tcg tcg gag agc acc ccc ggg gac gcg aaa cct 1056Lys Pro Ser Pro Ser Ser Ser Glu Ser Thr Pro Gly Asp Ala Lys Pro 340 345 350 cct cag gcc gtg tcg ttc acg ggc agc ttc cga aag gtc ctg ggc ggc 1104Pro Gln Ala Val Ser Phe Thr Gly Ser Phe Arg Lys Val Leu Gly Gly 355 360 365 ggc ggc ggc gag gcg gag gag ggg acg aat gta tgg aga gct ctg gag 1152Gly Gly Gly Glu Ala Glu Glu Gly Thr Asn Val Trp Arg Ala Leu Glu 370 375 380 ggg gtg gct cgg gtg aac tcg gtg gtg agg ctg ccg cgg atg ggc gcc 1200Gly Val Ala Arg Val Asn Ser Val Val Arg Leu Pro Arg Met Gly Ala 385 390 395 400 gtg ctg agc tgg cgg cgg cgg tcg acg tcg ctg gag gaa gac gac gag 1248Val Leu Ser Trp Arg Arg Arg Ser Thr Ser Leu Glu Glu Asp Asp Glu 405 410 415 gcg agg att gat tga 1263Ala Arg Ile Asp 420 9420PRTOryza sativa 9Met Gly Ile Cys Cys Ser Lys Gly Lys Glu Glu Leu Glu Glu Glu Gly 1 5 10 15 Phe Pro Trp Lys His Asp Ala Phe Phe His Asp Gln Leu Trp Ser Ala 20 25 30 Gly Val Ser Met His Thr Lys Gln Gly Trp Lys Gly Ala Asn Gln Asp 35 40 45 Ala Met Thr Thr Cys Gln Asp Phe Ala Gly His Lys Gly Gln Ile Phe 50 55 60 Cys Gly Val Phe Asp Gly His Gly Pro Leu Gly Arg Glu Val Ala Arg 65 70 75 80 His Val Arg Asp Val Leu Pro Val Lys Leu Ser Ser Ser Leu Ala Leu 85 90 95 Lys Thr Glu Gln Asp Pro Ser Ser Asn Thr Asp Lys Glu Thr Leu Glu 100 105 110 Lys Ser Asp Cys Thr Ser Leu Ser Asp Thr Ser Asn Glu Lys Gln Leu 115 120 125 Leu Ser Thr Trp Lys Asn Ile Phe Val Lys Thr Phe Glu Asp Val Asp 130 135 140 Glu Asp Leu Arg Gln His Ser Gly Ile Asp Cys Ile Cys Ser Gly Thr 145 150 155 160 Thr Ala Val Thr Val Val Arg Gln Gly Asp His Leu Ile Ile Ala Asn 165 170 175 Leu Gly Asp Ser Arg Ala Val Leu Cys Thr Arg Asp Ser Lys Asp Arg 180 185 190 Pro Ile Ser Val Gln Leu Thr Thr Asp Leu Lys Pro Asn Leu Pro Ser 195 200 205 Glu Ala Glu Arg Ile Leu Asn Ser Lys Gly Arg Val Phe Ala Met Asp 210 215 220 Asp Glu Pro Asp Val Pro Arg Met Trp Leu Pro Asp Gln Asp Ala Pro 225 230 235 240 Gly Leu Ala Met Ala Arg Ala Phe Gly Asp Phe Cys Leu Lys Ser His 245 250 255 Gly Leu Ile Cys Thr Pro Glu Val Tyr Tyr Arg Lys Leu Ser Ala Lys 260 265 270 Asp Asp Phe Leu Val Leu Ala Thr Asp Gly Ile Trp Asp Val Leu Ser 275 280 285 Asn Lys Glu Val Ile Lys Ile Val Ser Ser Ala Thr Asp His Ser Lys 290 295 300 Ala Ala Lys Gln Leu Val Glu Arg Ala Val Arg Thr Trp Arg Arg Lys 305 310 315 320 Phe Pro Thr Ser Met Val Asp Asp Cys Ala Val Val Cys Leu Phe Leu 325 330 335 Lys Pro Ser Pro Ser Ser Ser Glu Ser Thr Pro Gly Asp Ala Lys Pro 340 345 350 Pro Gln Ala Val Ser Phe Thr Gly Ser Phe Arg Lys Val Leu Gly Gly 355 360 365 Gly Gly Gly Glu Ala Glu Glu Gly Thr Asn Val Trp Arg Ala Leu Glu 370 375 380 Gly Val Ala Arg Val Asn Ser Val Val Arg Leu Pro Arg Met Gly Ala 385 390 395 400 Val Leu Ser Trp Arg Arg Arg Ser Thr Ser Leu Glu Glu Asp Asp Glu 405 410 415 Ala Arg Ile Asp 420 101632DNAOryza sativaCDS(1)..(1632) 10atg gat ggg gtg cct gat gcc caa cgc aca aca tca cca tca atg ata 48Met Asp Gly Val Pro Asp Ala Gln Arg Thr Thr Ser Pro Ser Met Ile 1 5 10 15 aaa caa caa aac tac ttc aac tac ccc tac gca ttc aac tcc att cta 96Lys Gln Gln Asn Tyr Phe Asn Tyr Pro Tyr Ala Phe Asn Ser Ile Leu 20 25 30 ctc tct acc ccc tcc ttc ctt cct tcc ttc ctt cct agc tac ctc tac 144Leu Ser Thr Pro Ser Phe Leu Pro Ser Phe Leu Pro Ser Tyr Leu Tyr 35 40 45 gaa gta cca gca gca gaa gaa gca atg ggg atc tgc tgc agc aag ggg 192Glu Val Pro Ala Ala Glu Glu Ala Met Gly Ile Cys Cys Ser Lys Gly 50 55 60 aag gag gag ctt gag gag gga ttt cca tgg aag cac gac gcc ttc ttc 240Lys Glu Glu Leu Glu Glu Gly Phe Pro Trp Lys His Asp Ala Phe Phe 65 70 75 80 cac gac cag ctt tgg agc gct ggc gtc tcc atg cac acc aag caa ggc 288His Asp Gln Leu Trp Ser Ala Gly Val Ser Met His Thr Lys Gln Gly 85 90 95 tgg aag ggc gct aac cag gat gcc atg act acc tgc cag gac ttt gcg 336Trp Lys Gly Ala Asn Gln Asp Ala Met Thr Thr Cys Gln Asp Phe Ala 100 105 110 ggg cac aag ggc cag ata ttt tgt gga gtt ttt gat ggg cat ggc cct 384Gly His Lys Gly Gln Ile Phe Cys Gly Val Phe Asp Gly His Gly Pro 115 120 125 ctc gga agg gaa gtt gct cgc cat gtc cgc gac gtc ctt cca atg aaa 432Leu Gly Arg Glu Val Ala Arg His Val Arg Asp Val Leu Pro Met Lys 130 135 140 cta tcc tcc tct ttg gca ctg aaa act gaa caa gat cca tcc agc aac 480Leu Ser Ser Ser Leu Ala Leu Lys Thr Glu Gln Asp Pro Ser Ser Asn 145 150 155 160 aca gat aag gaa gcc ttg gaa aaa tca gat tgc acc tca ttg agc gat 528Thr Asp Lys Glu Ala Leu Glu Lys Ser Asp Cys Thr Ser Leu Ser Asp 165 170 175 aca agc aat gag aag caa ttg tta tcc acc tgg aag aac ata ttt gtc 576Thr Ser Asn Glu Lys Gln Leu Leu Ser Thr Trp Lys Asn Ile Phe Val 180 185 190 aag aca ttt gag gat gta gat gat gat ctg aga caa aat tct gga att 624Lys Thr Phe Glu Asp Val Asp Asp Asp Leu Arg Gln Asn Ser Gly Ile 195 200 205 gac tgc att tgt agt ggc aca act gct gtc act gtc gtc agg cag ggt 672Asp Cys Ile Cys Ser Gly Thr Thr Ala Val Thr Val Val Arg Gln Gly 210 215 220 gat cac ctg atc att gca aat ttg ggc gat tca cgt gcg gtt ctt tgc 720Asp His Leu Ile Ile Ala Asn Leu Gly Asp Ser Arg Ala Val Leu Cys 225 230 235 240 acc cga gat agc aag gac cgc cca att cca gtt caa cta acc act gac 768Thr Arg Asp Ser Lys Asp Arg Pro Ile Pro Val Gln Leu Thr Thr Asp 245 250 255 ctg aaa cca aat ctt cca agc gaa gct gag aga atc ctg aat tgt aag 816Leu Lys Pro Asn Leu Pro Ser Glu Ala Glu Arg Ile Leu Asn Cys Lys 260 265 270 ggg cgg gtt ttt gcc atg gac gac gag ccg gac gtg tct agg atg tgg 864Gly Arg Val Phe Ala Met Asp Asp Glu Pro Asp Val Ser Arg Met Trp 275 280 285 cta cca gac caa gac gcg ccg ggc ctc gcc atg gca agg gca ttt gga 912Leu Pro Asp Gln Asp Ala Pro Gly Leu Ala Met Ala Arg Ala Phe Gly 290 295 300

gat ttc tgc ttg aag agt cat gga ctt atc tgt aca cca gaa gtc tat 960Asp Phe Cys Leu Lys Ser His Gly Leu Ile Cys Thr Pro Glu Val Tyr 305 310 315 320 tac agg aag cta tcc gaa aaa gat gaa ttc ttg gta ctt gct act gac 1008Tyr Arg Lys Leu Ser Glu Lys Asp Glu Phe Leu Val Leu Ala Thr Asp 325 330 335 ggg ata tgg gac gtg cta tcg aac aag gaa gtg atc aag atc gta tcg 1056Gly Ile Trp Asp Val Leu Ser Asn Lys Glu Val Ile Lys Ile Val Ser 340 345 350 tcg gct act gac cat tcc aag gcc gcc aag cag ctg gtc gag cgg gcg 1104Ser Ala Thr Asp His Ser Lys Ala Ala Lys Gln Leu Val Glu Arg Ala 355 360 365 gtg cgc gcg tgg cgg cgc aag ttc ccg acg tca atg gtc gac gac tgc 1152Val Arg Ala Trp Arg Arg Lys Phe Pro Thr Ser Met Val Asp Asp Cys 370 375 380 gcc gtc gtc tgc ctc ttc ttg aag cct tct ccg tcg tcg gag gag agc 1200Ala Val Val Cys Leu Phe Leu Lys Pro Ser Pro Ser Ser Glu Glu Ser 385 390 395 400 acc cat gta gac gcg aag gcg cct cag gtc gtg tcg ttc acg ggc agc 1248Thr His Val Asp Ala Lys Ala Pro Gln Val Val Ser Phe Thr Gly Ser 405 410 415 ttc cgc aag gcc ctg ggt ggt ggc ggc ggc ggc gag gcg gag gag gtg 1296Phe Arg Lys Ala Leu Gly Gly Gly Gly Gly Gly Glu Ala Glu Glu Val 420 425 430 gaa aag att tat cga cga agt atc cgc act gtc aca cgg gac att tgg 1344Glu Lys Ile Tyr Arg Arg Ser Ile Arg Thr Val Thr Arg Asp Ile Trp 435 440 445 gac aaa gta tct gca aga ctc gac tgt gat cac ata tcc acg acg cac 1392Asp Lys Val Ser Ala Arg Leu Asp Cys Asp His Ile Ser Thr Thr His 450 455 460 aac cca gat gaa acg ctg ctt gat tgg tgg gaa aga aga aca gag caa 1440Asn Pro Asp Glu Thr Leu Leu Asp Trp Trp Glu Arg Arg Thr Glu Gln 465 470 475 480 aat gac aag gac aag acg aag gga acg cgc tcc att cac atg ctc ctt 1488Asn Asp Lys Asp Lys Thr Lys Gly Thr Arg Ser Ile His Met Leu Leu 485 490 495 agc tgg gaa atc tgg tgt gaa agg aat agg cgc gtt ttc agg aat aag 1536Ser Trp Glu Ile Trp Cys Glu Arg Asn Arg Arg Val Phe Arg Asn Lys 500 505 510 gag ctc gct atc tca caa ttg gtg acc aaa atc ctt gat gaa atc aat 1584Glu Leu Ala Ile Ser Gln Leu Val Thr Lys Ile Leu Asp Glu Ile Asn 515 520 525 gtc tgg att gca tgc ggg gcg aag aat tta gcg aga ata gtg ttg taa 1632Val Trp Ile Ala Cys Gly Ala Lys Asn Leu Ala Arg Ile Val Leu 530 535 540 11543PRTOryza sativa 11Met Asp Gly Val Pro Asp Ala Gln Arg Thr Thr Ser Pro Ser Met Ile 1 5 10 15 Lys Gln Gln Asn Tyr Phe Asn Tyr Pro Tyr Ala Phe Asn Ser Ile Leu 20 25 30 Leu Ser Thr Pro Ser Phe Leu Pro Ser Phe Leu Pro Ser Tyr Leu Tyr 35 40 45 Glu Val Pro Ala Ala Glu Glu Ala Met Gly Ile Cys Cys Ser Lys Gly 50 55 60 Lys Glu Glu Leu Glu Glu Gly Phe Pro Trp Lys His Asp Ala Phe Phe 65 70 75 80 His Asp Gln Leu Trp Ser Ala Gly Val Ser Met His Thr Lys Gln Gly 85 90 95 Trp Lys Gly Ala Asn Gln Asp Ala Met Thr Thr Cys Gln Asp Phe Ala 100 105 110 Gly His Lys Gly Gln Ile Phe Cys Gly Val Phe Asp Gly His Gly Pro 115 120 125 Leu Gly Arg Glu Val Ala Arg His Val Arg Asp Val Leu Pro Met Lys 130 135 140 Leu Ser Ser Ser Leu Ala Leu Lys Thr Glu Gln Asp Pro Ser Ser Asn 145 150 155 160 Thr Asp Lys Glu Ala Leu Glu Lys Ser Asp Cys Thr Ser Leu Ser Asp 165 170 175 Thr Ser Asn Glu Lys Gln Leu Leu Ser Thr Trp Lys Asn Ile Phe Val 180 185 190 Lys Thr Phe Glu Asp Val Asp Asp Asp Leu Arg Gln Asn Ser Gly Ile 195 200 205 Asp Cys Ile Cys Ser Gly Thr Thr Ala Val Thr Val Val Arg Gln Gly 210 215 220 Asp His Leu Ile Ile Ala Asn Leu Gly Asp Ser Arg Ala Val Leu Cys 225 230 235 240 Thr Arg Asp Ser Lys Asp Arg Pro Ile Pro Val Gln Leu Thr Thr Asp 245 250 255 Leu Lys Pro Asn Leu Pro Ser Glu Ala Glu Arg Ile Leu Asn Cys Lys 260 265 270 Gly Arg Val Phe Ala Met Asp Asp Glu Pro Asp Val Ser Arg Met Trp 275 280 285 Leu Pro Asp Gln Asp Ala Pro Gly Leu Ala Met Ala Arg Ala Phe Gly 290 295 300 Asp Phe Cys Leu Lys Ser His Gly Leu Ile Cys Thr Pro Glu Val Tyr 305 310 315 320 Tyr Arg Lys Leu Ser Glu Lys Asp Glu Phe Leu Val Leu Ala Thr Asp 325 330 335 Gly Ile Trp Asp Val Leu Ser Asn Lys Glu Val Ile Lys Ile Val Ser 340 345 350 Ser Ala Thr Asp His Ser Lys Ala Ala Lys Gln Leu Val Glu Arg Ala 355 360 365 Val Arg Ala Trp Arg Arg Lys Phe Pro Thr Ser Met Val Asp Asp Cys 370 375 380 Ala Val Val Cys Leu Phe Leu Lys Pro Ser Pro Ser Ser Glu Glu Ser 385 390 395 400 Thr His Val Asp Ala Lys Ala Pro Gln Val Val Ser Phe Thr Gly Ser 405 410 415 Phe Arg Lys Ala Leu Gly Gly Gly Gly Gly Gly Glu Ala Glu Glu Val 420 425 430 Glu Lys Ile Tyr Arg Arg Ser Ile Arg Thr Val Thr Arg Asp Ile Trp 435 440 445 Asp Lys Val Ser Ala Arg Leu Asp Cys Asp His Ile Ser Thr Thr His 450 455 460 Asn Pro Asp Glu Thr Leu Leu Asp Trp Trp Glu Arg Arg Thr Glu Gln 465 470 475 480 Asn Asp Lys Asp Lys Thr Lys Gly Thr Arg Ser Ile His Met Leu Leu 485 490 495 Ser Trp Glu Ile Trp Cys Glu Arg Asn Arg Arg Val Phe Arg Asn Lys 500 505 510 Glu Leu Ala Ile Ser Gln Leu Val Thr Lys Ile Leu Asp Glu Ile Asn 515 520 525 Val Trp Ile Ala Cys Gly Ala Lys Asn Leu Ala Arg Ile Val Leu 530 535 540 121557DNAOryza sativaCDS(1)..(1557) 12atg gtg gag gcc gcc gcg ggg cgc cgg tcg ggg gcc aac cgt cgg cgg 48Met Val Glu Ala Ala Ala Gly Arg Arg Ser Gly Ala Asn Arg Arg Arg 1 5 10 15 cct agc ggc ggg ggc gag cgg cgg cgg cag cag cag cag cac cag cgc 96Pro Ser Gly Gly Gly Glu Arg Arg Arg Gln Gln Gln Gln His Gln Arg 20 25 30 ctc gtc gcg gtc gcg gtg gcc gcg cgc gtc gtc atg gtg gcg ccc gcg 144Leu Val Ala Val Ala Val Ala Ala Arg Val Val Met Val Ala Pro Ala 35 40 45 gcc acg ccc gcg ccc gcg gcg ggg ggt ggc ggg ggc tgc gtc gag gac 192Ala Thr Pro Ala Pro Ala Ala Gly Gly Gly Gly Gly Cys Val Glu Asp 50 55 60 atc ctc ggg tgc ctc ctc ggc gtg ctg cgc gcg ctc ggc gtc acg tgg 240Ile Leu Gly Cys Leu Leu Gly Val Leu Arg Ala Leu Gly Val Thr Trp 65 70 75 80 gcg gcg gcg gcg agg ccg cag agg cag cag ccg cgc ctg gcg gcg cag 288Ala Ala Ala Ala Arg Pro Gln Arg Gln Gln Pro Arg Leu Ala Ala Gln 85 90 95 acg ccg cga ggg ccc gcg cct ggg gcg gat ggg cgc cgc gcc gcc gcc 336Thr Pro Arg Gly Pro Ala Pro Gly Ala Asp Gly Arg Arg Ala Ala Ala 100 105 110 gag ctg agg ggg atc ccc ggc cgg atc gcg ggg aac ggg gcc tgc gcc 384Glu Leu Arg Gly Ile Pro Gly Arg Ile Ala Gly Asn Gly Ala Cys Ala 115 120 125 gtc gcg tcg ctc tac acg ctg cag ggg aag aaa ggc gtc aac caa gac 432Val Ala Ser Leu Tyr Thr Leu Gln Gly Lys Lys Gly Val Asn Gln Asp 130 135 140 gcc atg atc gtc tgg gag aat ttc tgt tca aga gag gat acc att ttt 480Ala Met Ile Val Trp Glu Asn Phe Cys Ser Arg Glu Asp Thr Ile Phe 145 150 155 160 tgt ggt gtt ttt gat ggc cat gga cca aac ggc cat ttg gtt gct aag 528Cys Gly Val Phe Asp Gly His Gly Pro Asn Gly His Leu Val Ala Lys 165 170 175 agg gtg aga gat ctt ctg ccc att aag ctt ggt gcg gat ttg ggg acg 576Arg Val Arg Asp Leu Leu Pro Ile Lys Leu Gly Ala Asp Leu Gly Thr 180 185 190 gat gaa gga cga cag aca tcc act agc agc atc aaa agc aat gga gat 624Asp Glu Gly Arg Gln Thr Ser Thr Ser Ser Ile Lys Ser Asn Gly Asp 195 200 205 gaa aca gga tcc cct gga aac atg ggc aga gat gct gag cag aac gga 672Glu Thr Gly Ser Pro Gly Asn Met Gly Arg Asp Ala Glu Gln Asn Gly 210 215 220 gag tac cca gag atc ttc aca gca ttg aga act tca ttt ttg agg gcg 720Glu Tyr Pro Glu Ile Phe Thr Ala Leu Arg Thr Ser Phe Leu Arg Ala 225 230 235 240 ttc aat gtc atg gat aga gat ctc aag tta cat aaa agt ata gat tgt 768Phe Asn Val Met Asp Arg Asp Leu Lys Leu His Lys Ser Ile Asp Cys 245 250 255 ttt ttc agt gga aca aca gca gtg gca gtg ctc aag cag gga cgg aat 816Phe Phe Ser Gly Thr Thr Ala Val Ala Val Leu Lys Gln Gly Arg Asn 260 265 270 ctt ata att ggt aac ctc ggg gac tcg cgg gcc atc tta ggc aca aga 864Leu Ile Ile Gly Asn Leu Gly Asp Ser Arg Ala Ile Leu Gly Thr Arg 275 280 285 gat aaa gat aat cag ctt atg gct gtc caa ttg aca gtt gat ctc aaa 912Asp Lys Asp Asn Gln Leu Met Ala Val Gln Leu Thr Val Asp Leu Lys 290 295 300 cct aac att cca agt gaa gca cag cga atc agg caa cgc agg ggc agg 960Pro Asn Ile Pro Ser Glu Ala Gln Arg Ile Arg Gln Arg Arg Gly Arg 305 310 315 320 ata ttt gca ctt cct gag gag cca gag gtt gct cgt gtt tgg ctt ccg 1008Ile Phe Ala Leu Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu Val Ala Arg Val Trp Leu Pro 325 330 335 aag tac aac tcc cct gga ctg gcc atg gct agg gca ttt gga gac ttc 1056Lys Tyr Asn Ser Pro Gly Leu Ala Met Ala Arg Ala Phe Gly Asp Phe 340 345 350 tgt ctc aag gat tat ggt cta atc tct atg cct gaa gtc tcg tac cac 1104Cys Leu Lys Asp Tyr Gly Leu Ile Ser Met Pro Glu Val Ser Tyr His 355 360 365 cgt atc aca gaa aag gat gag ttt gtt gta ttg gct act gat ggg gtt 1152Arg Ile Thr Glu Lys Asp Glu Phe Val Val Leu Ala Thr Asp Gly Val 370 375 380 tgg gat gtg ctg tca aac act gaa gtt gtt agt att gtc aac aga gct 1200Trp Asp Val Leu Ser Asn Thr Glu Val Val Ser Ile Val Asn Arg Ala 385 390 395 400 act tct cgg gcc tct gca gca cga ttg cta gtc gaa tca gct cac cgt 1248Thr Ser Arg Ala Ser Ala Ala Arg Leu Leu Val Glu Ser Ala His Arg 405 410 415 gcc tgg cgt gca cgt ttc ccc act tct aaa att gat gat tgt gct gtg 1296Ala Trp Arg Ala Arg Phe Pro Thr Ser Lys Ile Asp Asp Cys Ala Val 420 425 430 gtc tgc cta ttc ctg gat aca gac gaa tta agt gaa aca tcc agt tct 1344Val Cys Leu Phe Leu Asp Thr Asp Glu Leu Ser Glu Thr Ser Ser Ser 435 440 445 atg gcc cgc gat atg aca aat gct gta gaa gtt agc agt ggg cag cac 1392Met Ala Arg Asp Met Thr Asn Ala Val Glu Val Ser Ser Gly Gln His 450 455 460 tcc aat act atc caa ttg agc act gga gta tct tca gat gtt gtt act 1440Ser Asn Thr Ile Gln Leu Ser Thr Gly Val Ser Ser Asp Val Val Thr 465 470 475 480 gca gtt cta aca gat ggt gat gat ctg tct gct gtt gat gca gtt gca 1488Ala Val Leu Thr Asp Gly Asp Asp Leu Ser Ala Val Asp Ala Val Ala 485 490 495 aag ctg gtt act ctc acg gat ttg ccg aac aat gct tca ggc gca acg 1536Lys Leu Val Thr Leu Thr Asp Leu Pro Asn Asn Ala Ser Gly Ala Thr 500 505 510 caa agc atc acc acc aag tga 1557Gln Ser Ile Thr Thr Lys 515 13518PRTOryza sativa 13Met Val Glu Ala Ala Ala Gly Arg Arg Ser Gly Ala Asn Arg Arg Arg 1 5 10 15 Pro Ser Gly Gly Gly Glu Arg Arg Arg Gln Gln Gln Gln His Gln Arg 20 25 30 Leu Val Ala Val Ala Val Ala Ala Arg Val Val Met Val Ala Pro Ala 35 40 45 Ala Thr Pro Ala Pro Ala Ala Gly Gly Gly Gly Gly Cys Val Glu Asp 50 55 60 Ile Leu Gly Cys Leu Leu Gly Val Leu Arg Ala Leu Gly Val Thr Trp 65 70 75 80 Ala Ala Ala Ala Arg Pro Gln Arg Gln Gln Pro Arg Leu Ala Ala Gln 85 90 95 Thr Pro Arg Gly Pro Ala Pro Gly Ala Asp Gly Arg Arg Ala Ala Ala 100 105 110 Glu Leu Arg Gly Ile Pro Gly Arg Ile Ala Gly Asn Gly Ala Cys Ala 115 120 125 Val Ala Ser Leu Tyr Thr Leu Gln Gly Lys Lys Gly Val Asn Gln Asp 130 135 140 Ala Met Ile Val Trp Glu Asn Phe Cys Ser Arg Glu Asp Thr Ile Phe 145 150 155 160 Cys Gly Val Phe Asp Gly His Gly Pro Asn Gly His Leu Val Ala Lys 165 170 175 Arg Val Arg Asp Leu Leu Pro Ile Lys Leu Gly Ala Asp Leu Gly Thr 180 185 190 Asp Glu Gly Arg Gln Thr Ser Thr Ser Ser Ile Lys Ser Asn Gly Asp 195 200 205 Glu Thr Gly Ser Pro Gly Asn Met Gly Arg Asp Ala Glu Gln Asn Gly 210 215 220 Glu Tyr Pro Glu Ile Phe Thr Ala Leu Arg Thr Ser Phe Leu Arg Ala 225 230 235 240 Phe Asn Val Met Asp Arg Asp Leu Lys Leu His Lys Ser Ile Asp Cys 245 250 255 Phe Phe Ser Gly Thr Thr Ala Val Ala Val Leu Lys Gln Gly Arg Asn 260 265 270 Leu Ile Ile Gly Asn Leu Gly Asp Ser Arg Ala Ile Leu Gly Thr Arg 275 280 285 Asp Lys Asp Asn Gln Leu Met Ala Val Gln Leu Thr Val Asp Leu Lys 290 295 300 Pro Asn Ile Pro Ser Glu Ala Gln Arg Ile Arg Gln Arg Arg Gly Arg 305 310 315 320 Ile Phe Ala Leu Pro Glu Glu Pro Glu Val Ala Arg Val Trp Leu Pro 325 330 335 Lys Tyr Asn Ser Pro Gly Leu Ala Met Ala Arg Ala Phe Gly Asp Phe 340 345 350 Cys Leu Lys Asp Tyr Gly Leu Ile Ser Met Pro Glu Val Ser Tyr His 355 360 365 Arg Ile Thr Glu Lys Asp Glu Phe Val Val Leu Ala Thr Asp Gly Val 370 375 380 Trp Asp Val Leu Ser Asn Thr Glu Val Val Ser Ile Val Asn Arg Ala 385 390 395 400 Thr Ser Arg Ala Ser Ala Ala Arg Leu Leu Val Glu Ser Ala His Arg 405 410 415 Ala Trp Arg Ala Arg Phe Pro Thr Ser Lys Ile Asp Asp Cys Ala Val 420 425 430 Val Cys Leu Phe Leu Asp Thr Asp Glu Leu Ser Glu Thr Ser

Ser Ser 435 440 445 Met Ala Arg Asp Met Thr Asn Ala Val Glu Val Ser Ser Gly Gln His 450 455 460 Ser Asn Thr Ile Gln Leu Ser Thr Gly Val Ser Ser Asp Val Val Thr 465 470 475 480 Ala Val Leu Thr Asp Gly Asp Asp Leu Ser Ala Val Asp Ala Val Ala 485 490 495 Lys Leu Val Thr Leu Thr Asp Leu Pro Asn Asn Ala Ser Gly Ala Thr 500 505 510 Gln Ser Ile Thr Thr Lys 515 141383DNAOryza sativaCDS(1)..(1383) 14atg gtg gcg gtg acc ggg ggc agg ccc ccc ggc ctg cag gat gcg ccg 48Met Val Ala Val Thr Gly Gly Arg Pro Pro Gly Leu Gln Asp Ala Pro 1 5 10 15 ggg gca cca cca cca gca cca gca gca gag gct gtg ccg tcg cgc ccg 96Gly Ala Pro Pro Pro Ala Pro Ala Ala Glu Ala Val Pro Ser Arg Pro 20 25 30 ctc gcg cgg gac gcg act tac gga ggc cgc gtg tac ggt ggc gta gga 144Leu Ala Arg Asp Ala Thr Tyr Gly Gly Arg Val Tyr Gly Gly Val Gly 35 40 45 gga gga gga tgc tgc ctc gag ttc ctc gac tgc gtg ctc cgg gcg atg 192Gly Gly Gly Cys Cys Leu Glu Phe Leu Asp Cys Val Leu Arg Ala Met 50 55 60 ggc gtc gcc acc ccg gcc gag atc atg ccc ccc gcg gac ttc agg tgg 240Gly Val Ala Thr Pro Ala Glu Ile Met Pro Pro Ala Asp Phe Arg Trp 65 70 75 80 gcc gcg cgc ccg atg cgg cgg cgc cgc cgc ggg ggc tcc tcg tcc tcc 288Ala Ala Arg Pro Met Arg Arg Arg Arg Arg Gly Gly Ser Ser Ser Ser 85 90 95 tcc tcc tcg ccg cgc gac cgc gag ccg agg gac ggc cgg atc gcc gcc 336Ser Ser Ser Pro Arg Asp Arg Glu Pro Arg Asp Gly Arg Ile Ala Ala 100 105 110 aac ggc gcc tcc gct gcc gcc tcg ctc tac acg atg cgg ggc aac aag 384Asn Gly Ala Ser Ala Ala Ala Ser Leu Tyr Thr Met Arg Gly Asn Lys 115 120 125 ggc gtc aac cag gac gcc atg ctt gtc tgg gag aat ttc tgt tca aag 432Gly Val Asn Gln Asp Ala Met Leu Val Trp Glu Asn Phe Cys Ser Lys 130 135 140 gaa gat aca att ttt tgt ggt gtt ttt gat ggc cat gga cca tat ggc 480Glu Asp Thr Ile Phe Cys Gly Val Phe Asp Gly His Gly Pro Tyr Gly 145 150 155 160 cat ttg gtg tcc aag agg gtc aga gat ctc ctc cct ata aag ttg agt 528His Leu Val Ser Lys Arg Val Arg Asp Leu Leu Pro Ile Lys Leu Ser 165 170 175 gca aat tta gga aga gat gga cac aaa gaa act tca act aac att gtc 576Ala Asn Leu Gly Arg Asp Gly His Lys Glu Thr Ser Thr Asn Ile Val 180 185 190 aca agc agc atg act gaa ggt ggt ggc acc gaa cgc atg gat aga gat 624Thr Ser Ser Met Thr Glu Gly Gly Gly Thr Glu Arg Met Asp Arg Asp 195 200 205 act gaa act ccc ctg gga acg gag gag aat gga gac tac ccc gag atg 672Thr Glu Thr Pro Leu Gly Thr Glu Glu Asn Gly Asp Tyr Pro Glu Met 210 215 220 ttt gct gca tta aga act tca tta tta agg gca ttt tat gta atg gac 720Phe Ala Ala Leu Arg Thr Ser Leu Leu Arg Ala Phe Tyr Val Met Asp 225 230 235 240 agg gat ctt aag ttt cat aaa acc att gac tct gtg ttc agt ggt act 768Arg Asp Leu Lys Phe His Lys Thr Ile Asp Ser Val Phe Ser Gly Thr 245 250 255 aca gca gtc aca gtg atc aag cag gga cat gat ctc ctg att gga aac 816Thr Ala Val Thr Val Ile Lys Gln Gly His Asp Leu Leu Ile Gly Asn 260 265 270 ttg ggg gat tct aga gct gtc ttg gga act aga gat gaa tat gac cag 864Leu Gly Asp Ser Arg Ala Val Leu Gly Thr Arg Asp Glu Tyr Asp Gln 275 280 285 ttt ttt gct gta caa ttg aca gtt gac ctg aag cct acc att cca agt 912Phe Phe Ala Val Gln Leu Thr Val Asp Leu Lys Pro Thr Ile Pro Ser 290 295 300 gaa gct gca cga att agg gaa cga agt ggc aga ata ttc tct ctg cca 960Glu Ala Ala Arg Ile Arg Glu Arg Ser Gly Arg Ile Phe Ser Leu Pro 305 310 315 320 gat gag cca gat gtt gct cgt gtt tgg ctt ccg aag tac aac atg cca 1008Asp Glu Pro Asp Val Ala Arg Val Trp Leu Pro Lys Tyr Asn Met Pro 325 330 335 ggg ttg gcc atg gca aga gca ttt gga gac ttt tgt cta aag gat tat 1056Gly Leu Ala Met Ala Arg Ala Phe Gly Asp Phe Cys Leu Lys Asp Tyr 340 345 350 ggt cta att tct atg cct gat gtt tcc tac cac cgc atc act gaa aag 1104Gly Leu Ile Ser Met Pro Asp Val Ser Tyr His Arg Ile Thr Glu Lys 355 360 365 gat gaa ttt gtt gtg ttg gca act gat ggg gtg tgg gat gta ctt tcc 1152Asp Glu Phe Val Val Leu Ala Thr Asp Gly Val Trp Asp Val Leu Ser 370 375 380 aac tca gaa gtt gtt agc att gtc agc caa gcc aag tca gaa gcc tca 1200Asn Ser Glu Val Val Ser Ile Val Ser Gln Ala Lys Ser Glu Ala Ser 385 390 395 400 gcg gca cga ttt gtt gtt gaa tcg gct caa cgt gca tgg aga aca cgg 1248Ala Ala Arg Phe Val Val Glu Ser Ala Gln Arg Ala Trp Arg Thr Arg 405 410 415 ttc ccc aca tca aaa att gat gac tgc gct gtt gtc tgc ctg ttc ttg 1296Phe Pro Thr Ser Lys Ile Asp Asp Cys Ala Val Val Cys Leu Phe Leu 420 425 430 aat aca gat gct aga aat aaa ccc ccc ggt tca gga atc aaa gat ttg 1344Asn Thr Asp Ala Arg Asn Lys Pro Pro Gly Ser Gly Ile Lys Asp Leu 435 440 445 gcc aat gcc ata gaa ctg ggt ggt ggt aat ctt tct tga 1383Ala Asn Ala Ile Glu Leu Gly Gly Gly Asn Leu Ser 450 455 460 15460PRTOryza sativa 15Met Val Ala Val Thr Gly Gly Arg Pro Pro Gly Leu Gln Asp Ala Pro 1 5 10 15 Gly Ala Pro Pro Pro Ala Pro Ala Ala Glu Ala Val Pro Ser Arg Pro 20 25 30 Leu Ala Arg Asp Ala Thr Tyr Gly Gly Arg Val Tyr Gly Gly Val Gly 35 40 45 Gly Gly Gly Cys Cys Leu Glu Phe Leu Asp Cys Val Leu Arg Ala Met 50 55 60 Gly Val Ala Thr Pro Ala Glu Ile Met Pro Pro Ala Asp Phe Arg Trp 65 70 75 80 Ala Ala Arg Pro Met Arg Arg Arg Arg Arg Gly Gly Ser Ser Ser Ser 85 90 95 Ser Ser Ser Pro Arg Asp Arg Glu Pro Arg Asp Gly Arg Ile Ala Ala 100 105 110 Asn Gly Ala Ser Ala Ala Ala Ser Leu Tyr Thr Met Arg Gly Asn Lys 115 120 125 Gly Val Asn Gln Asp Ala Met Leu Val Trp Glu Asn Phe Cys Ser Lys 130 135 140 Glu Asp Thr Ile Phe Cys Gly Val Phe Asp Gly His Gly Pro Tyr Gly 145 150 155 160 His Leu Val Ser Lys Arg Val Arg Asp Leu Leu Pro Ile Lys Leu Ser 165 170 175 Ala Asn Leu Gly Arg Asp Gly His Lys Glu Thr Ser Thr Asn Ile Val 180 185 190 Thr Ser Ser Met Thr Glu Gly Gly Gly Thr Glu Arg Met Asp Arg Asp 195 200 205 Thr Glu Thr Pro Leu Gly Thr Glu Glu Asn Gly Asp Tyr Pro Glu Met 210 215 220 Phe Ala Ala Leu Arg Thr Ser Leu Leu Arg Ala Phe Tyr Val Met Asp 225 230 235 240 Arg Asp Leu Lys Phe His Lys Thr Ile Asp Ser Val Phe Ser Gly Thr 245 250 255 Thr Ala Val Thr Val Ile Lys Gln Gly His Asp Leu Leu Ile Gly Asn 260 265 270 Leu Gly Asp Ser Arg Ala Val Leu Gly Thr Arg Asp Glu Tyr Asp Gln 275 280 285 Phe Phe Ala Val Gln Leu Thr Val Asp Leu Lys Pro Thr Ile Pro Ser 290 295 300 Glu Ala Ala Arg Ile Arg Glu Arg Ser Gly Arg Ile Phe Ser Leu Pro 305 310 315 320 Asp Glu Pro Asp Val Ala Arg Val Trp Leu Pro Lys Tyr Asn Met Pro 325 330 335 Gly Leu Ala Met Ala Arg Ala Phe Gly Asp Phe Cys Leu Lys Asp Tyr 340 345 350 Gly Leu Ile Ser Met Pro Asp Val Ser Tyr His Arg Ile Thr Glu Lys 355 360 365 Asp Glu Phe Val Val Leu Ala Thr Asp Gly Val Trp Asp Val Leu Ser 370 375 380 Asn Ser Glu Val Val Ser Ile Val Ser Gln Ala Lys Ser Glu Ala Ser 385 390 395 400 Ala Ala Arg Phe Val Val Glu Ser Ala Gln Arg Ala Trp Arg Thr Arg 405 410 415 Phe Pro Thr Ser Lys Ile Asp Asp Cys Ala Val Val Cys Leu Phe Leu 420 425 430 Asn Thr Asp Ala Arg Asn Lys Pro Pro Gly Ser Gly Ile Lys Asp Leu 435 440 445 Ala Asn Ala Ile Glu Leu Gly Gly Gly Asn Leu Ser 450 455 460 161299DNAOryza sativaCDS(1)..(1299) 16atg ggg aca tgc ctt acg acg gcg gag cag cgg gcc atg gag gtg ccg 48Met Gly Thr Cys Leu Thr Thr Ala Glu Gln Arg Ala Met Glu Val Pro 1 5 10 15 gct gcg tcg gtg aag gga gga ggg ggc agg agg agt gac gag gag gcg 96Ala Ala Ser Val Lys Gly Gly Gly Gly Arg Arg Ser Asp Glu Glu Ala 20 25 30 ccc ggc agg atc gcg ggt aac ggc gcg ggg aat gtg gcc tgc ctg ttc 144Pro Gly Arg Ile Ala Gly Asn Gly Ala Gly Asn Val Ala Cys Leu Phe 35 40 45 act cgg cag ggg aag aag ggc acc aac cag gat gcc atg gtc gcg tgg 192Thr Arg Gln Gly Lys Lys Gly Thr Asn Gln Asp Ala Met Val Ala Trp 50 55 60 gag aac tat aac gga aga tca gac acg gta ttt tgt gga gtt ttt gat 240Glu Asn Tyr Asn Gly Arg Ser Asp Thr Val Phe Cys Gly Val Phe Asp 65 70 75 80 ggc cac ggt cca cat ggc cat ctc att gct agg aaa gta aga gat att 288Gly His Gly Pro His Gly His Leu Ile Ala Arg Lys Val Arg Asp Ile 85 90 95 ctc cct tcg aga ctc tgt gat ttg ata tat gaa gac tgt ggg gat agt 336Leu Pro Ser Arg Leu Cys Asp Leu Ile Tyr Glu Asp Cys Gly Asp Ser 100 105 110 cca acc agc aat tca gat gtc tca act ctg gaa gag aat tta tct ccg 384Pro Thr Ser Asn Ser Asp Val Ser Thr Leu Glu Glu Asn Leu Ser Pro 115 120 125 tat gca gat gca gag tgc aga tct ccc aca ttg gct gga caa aaa gaa 432Tyr Ala Asp Ala Glu Cys Arg Ser Pro Thr Leu Ala Gly Gln Lys Glu 130 135 140 cat caa gaa ttc ttc aac gca atg aaa gaa tct ttc aga aag gct ttt 480His Gln Glu Phe Phe Asn Ala Met Lys Glu Ser Phe Arg Lys Ala Phe 145 150 155 160 aaa aat gtg gat aag gag ctc aaa tta caa cgg aac att gat agc att 528Lys Asn Val Asp Lys Glu Leu Lys Leu Gln Arg Asn Ile Asp Ser Ile 165 170 175 tgc agt gga act act gca gtt act tta atc aag caa ggt cat gat ctt 576Cys Ser Gly Thr Thr Ala Val Thr Leu Ile Lys Gln Gly His Asp Leu 180 185 190 att gtt ggg aat cta ggt gac tct aga gct gta tta ggc acc aga gat 624Ile Val Gly Asn Leu Gly Asp Ser Arg Ala Val Leu Gly Thr Arg Asp 195 200 205 cag aac gat aag ttg gtt gct cat cag ttg act gtt gac ctg aaa cct 672Gln Asn Asp Lys Leu Val Ala His Gln Leu Thr Val Asp Leu Lys Pro 210 215 220 gat cat cca agg gag gct agg agg atc aga cgg tgt aat ggg agg gtc 720Asp His Pro Arg Glu Ala Arg Arg Ile Arg Arg Cys Asn Gly Arg Val 225 230 235 240 ttt gct cat cag gat gaa cca gat gtg gct cgc ctt tgg ctt cct aat 768Phe Ala His Gln Asp Glu Pro Asp Val Ala Arg Leu Trp Leu Pro Asn 245 250 255 tgc aac tct cct gga ctg gca atg gcc cga gct ttt ggt gac ttt tgt 816Cys Asn Ser Pro Gly Leu Ala Met Ala Arg Ala Phe Gly Asp Phe Cys 260 265 270 cta aag gat ttt ggg ttg atc tca gta cct gat gtc acc tat agg caa 864Leu Lys Asp Phe Gly Leu Ile Ser Val Pro Asp Val Thr Tyr Arg Gln 275 280 285 att act gaa aaa gac gag ttt att gtc ctg gcg aca gat ggg gtg tgg 912Ile Thr Glu Lys Asp Glu Phe Ile Val Leu Ala Thr Asp Gly Val Trp 290 295 300 gat gtt ctc tcc aac cag gaa gtg gtg gat gtt gtt gcc tca tgc tct 960Asp Val Leu Ser Asn Gln Glu Val Val Asp Val Val Ala Ser Cys Ser 305 310 315 320 ggt cgt ttc gct gca gct cgt tct gtt gtt gat tta gca aat gag act 1008Gly Arg Phe Ala Ala Ala Arg Ser Val Val Asp Leu Ala Asn Glu Thr 325 330 335 tgg agg ttc aaa tac cca acc tca aaa act gat gat tgt gca gtg gtc 1056Trp Arg Phe Lys Tyr Pro Thr Ser Lys Thr Asp Asp Cys Ala Val Val 340 345 350 tgt ctt ttc ctg aac aag tat gaa gtt acc ggt ggt tta tca ggg caa 1104Cys Leu Phe Leu Asn Lys Tyr Glu Val Thr Gly Gly Leu Ser Gly Gln 355 360 365 cct gga tat agt cca agg atg cct gcc cta tca ggt att acc cgg ccc 1152Pro Gly Tyr Ser Pro Arg Met Pro Ala Leu Ser Gly Ile Thr Arg Pro 370 375 380 aat agt aaa agg gtt act cct gac gac gtc gat gat ggt agt gac tca 1200Asn Ser Lys Arg Val Thr Pro Asp Asp Val Asp Asp Gly Ser Asp Ser 385 390 395 400 aac gta agc gga gat gag agg tcc ttg gat ggt ttc act cga ttg aac 1248Asn Val Ser Gly Asp Glu Arg Ser Leu Asp Gly Phe Thr Arg Leu Asn 405 410 415 aca ttg ttg gca cta cca aag ttt ggt gac aca agt cca act aag aaa 1296Thr Leu Leu Ala Leu Pro Lys Phe Gly Asp Thr Ser Pro Thr Lys Lys 420 425 430 tga 129917432PRTOryza sativa 17Met Gly Thr Cys Leu Thr Thr Ala Glu Gln Arg Ala Met Glu Val Pro 1 5 10 15 Ala Ala Ser Val Lys Gly Gly Gly Gly Arg Arg Ser Asp Glu Glu Ala 20 25 30 Pro Gly Arg Ile Ala Gly Asn Gly Ala Gly Asn Val Ala Cys Leu Phe 35 40 45 Thr Arg Gln Gly Lys Lys Gly Thr Asn Gln Asp Ala Met Val Ala Trp 50 55 60 Glu Asn Tyr Asn Gly Arg Ser Asp Thr Val Phe Cys Gly Val Phe Asp 65 70 75 80 Gly His Gly Pro His Gly His Leu Ile Ala Arg Lys Val Arg Asp Ile 85 90 95 Leu Pro Ser Arg Leu Cys Asp Leu Ile Tyr Glu Asp Cys Gly Asp Ser 100 105 110 Pro Thr Ser Asn Ser Asp Val Ser Thr Leu Glu Glu Asn Leu Ser Pro 115 120 125 Tyr Ala Asp Ala Glu Cys Arg Ser Pro Thr Leu Ala Gly Gln Lys Glu 130 135 140 His Gln Glu Phe Phe Asn Ala Met Lys Glu Ser Phe Arg Lys Ala Phe 145 150 155 160 Lys Asn Val Asp Lys Glu Leu Lys Leu Gln Arg Asn Ile Asp Ser Ile 165 170 175 Cys Ser Gly Thr Thr Ala Val Thr Leu Ile Lys Gln Gly His Asp Leu 180 185 190 Ile Val Gly Asn Leu Gly Asp Ser Arg Ala Val Leu Gly Thr Arg Asp 195 200 205

Gln Asn Asp Lys Leu Val Ala His Gln Leu Thr Val Asp Leu Lys Pro 210 215 220 Asp His Pro Arg Glu Ala Arg Arg Ile Arg Arg Cys Asn Gly Arg Val 225 230 235 240 Phe Ala His Gln Asp Glu Pro Asp Val Ala Arg Leu Trp Leu Pro Asn 245 250 255 Cys Asn Ser Pro Gly Leu Ala Met Ala Arg Ala Phe Gly Asp Phe Cys 260 265 270 Leu Lys Asp Phe Gly Leu Ile Ser Val Pro Asp Val Thr Tyr Arg Gln 275 280 285 Ile Thr Glu Lys Asp Glu Phe Ile Val Leu Ala Thr Asp Gly Val Trp 290 295 300 Asp Val Leu Ser Asn Gln Glu Val Val Asp Val Val Ala Ser Cys Ser 305 310 315 320 Gly Arg Phe Ala Ala Ala Arg Ser Val Val Asp Leu Ala Asn Glu Thr 325 330 335 Trp Arg Phe Lys Tyr Pro Thr Ser Lys Thr Asp Asp Cys Ala Val Val 340 345 350 Cys Leu Phe Leu Asn Lys Tyr Glu Val Thr Gly Gly Leu Ser Gly Gln 355 360 365 Pro Gly Tyr Ser Pro Arg Met Pro Ala Leu Ser Gly Ile Thr Arg Pro 370 375 380 Asn Ser Lys Arg Val Thr Pro Asp Asp Val Asp Asp Gly Ser Asp Ser 385 390 395 400 Asn Val Ser Gly Asp Glu Arg Ser Leu Asp Gly Phe Thr Arg Leu Asn 405 410 415 Thr Leu Leu Ala Leu Pro Lys Phe Gly Asp Thr Ser Pro Thr Lys Lys 420 425 430 181284DNAOryza sativaCDS(1)..(1284) 18atg ggg aac tgc gtg gcg agg agc ggg acg gcg gtg gat gcg ggt ggt 48Met Gly Asn Cys Val Ala Arg Ser Gly Thr Ala Val Asp Ala Gly Gly 1 5 10 15 gat gga ggg gag gat ggg aag agg cgg agg agg agg tgg aag gcg ccg 96Asp Gly Gly Glu Asp Gly Lys Arg Arg Arg Arg Arg Trp Lys Ala Pro 20 25 30 cgg gaa gat cag ctc ggg atg gtg ccc ggc cgg atc ttc tcc aac gac 144Arg Glu Asp Gln Leu Gly Met Val Pro Gly Arg Ile Phe Ser Asn Asp 35 40 45 ggc cgc agc cgg acg gcg acg gtg tac acg cag caa ggg cgc aag ggg 192Gly Arg Ser Arg Thr Ala Thr Val Tyr Thr Gln Gln Gly Arg Lys Gly 50 55 60 atc aac cag gac gcc atg ctc gtc tgg gat ggg ttc ggc ggc gag gac 240Ile Asn Gln Asp Ala Met Leu Val Trp Asp Gly Phe Gly Gly Glu Asp 65 70 75 80 gac ggc gtg ctg tgc ggg gtg ttc gac ggg cac ggg ccg cac ggg cac 288Asp Gly Val Leu Cys Gly Val Phe Asp Gly His Gly Pro His Gly His 85 90 95 gtg gtg gcg cgg agg gtc cgc gac tcg ctg ccg ctg agg ctc atg tcc 336Val Val Ala Arg Arg Val Arg Asp Ser Leu Pro Leu Arg Leu Met Ser 100 105 110 gcg gcg cgc gac agc ggg gcg gac atg ccg gcc gcc gca tgg agg aag 384Ala Ala Arg Asp Ser Gly Ala Asp Met Pro Ala Ala Ala Trp Arg Lys 115 120 125 gcc ttc gcg cgc gcc tac aag gcc atg gac aag gac ctc cgg tcg cac 432Ala Phe Ala Arg Ala Tyr Lys Ala Met Asp Lys Asp Leu Arg Ser His 130 135 140 cct tcc ctc gat tgc ttc tgc agc gga agc act gcc gtc acc gtc ctc 480Pro Ser Leu Asp Cys Phe Cys Ser Gly Ser Thr Ala Val Thr Val Leu 145 150 155 160 aag ctc ggc tcg gat ctc tac atg gcc aac att ggg gac tcg cgc gcc 528Lys Leu Gly Ser Asp Leu Tyr Met Ala Asn Ile Gly Asp Ser Arg Ala 165 170 175 gtg ctc ggc tcc agg gag gcc acc ggc ggc ggc atg gtc gcc gtg cag 576Val Leu Gly Ser Arg Glu Ala Thr Gly Gly Gly Met Val Ala Val Gln 180 185 190 ctc acc gtt gat ctc aag ccg gat gtc ccc agc gaa gcg gag agg atc 624Leu Thr Val Asp Leu Lys Pro Asp Val Pro Ser Glu Ala Glu Arg Ile 195 200 205 aag aag tgc agg ggc agg gtg ttc gcg ctg cag gac gag ccg gag gtg 672Lys Lys Cys Arg Gly Arg Val Phe Ala Leu Gln Asp Glu Pro Glu Val 210 215 220 cca agg gtc tgg ctg ccg ttc gac gac gcg ccg ggc ctc gcg atg gcg 720Pro Arg Val Trp Leu Pro Phe Asp Asp Ala Pro Gly Leu Ala Met Ala 225 230 235 240 cga gcg ttc ggg gac ttc tgc ctg aaa gat tac ggg gtc atc tcg gtg 768Arg Ala Phe Gly Asp Phe Cys Leu Lys Asp Tyr Gly Val Ile Ser Val 245 250 255 ccg gaa ttc ttc cac tgg tct ctc aca gaa aag gac cag ttc gtc att 816Pro Glu Phe Phe His Trp Ser Leu Thr Glu Lys Asp Gln Phe Val Ile 260 265 270 ctt gca tcg gat ggg gta tgg gat gtc ctc agc aat caa gag gct gtt 864Leu Ala Ser Asp Gly Val Trp Asp Val Leu Ser Asn Gln Glu Ala Val 275 280 285 gat ata gtg tcc gcg tcc cca agc aga tca aag gct gca aaa tcc ctt 912Asp Ile Val Ser Ala Ser Pro Ser Arg Ser Lys Ala Ala Lys Ser Leu 290 295 300 gtt gag gca gcc act cgt gaa tgg aaa acc aaa tat cca aca tcc aaa 960Val Glu Ala Ala Thr Arg Glu Trp Lys Thr Lys Tyr Pro Thr Ser Lys 305 310 315 320 atc gat gat tgc gcg gtt gtt tgc tta tat ttg gat gga aaa atg gac 1008Ile Asp Asp Cys Ala Val Val Cys Leu Tyr Leu Asp Gly Lys Met Asp 325 330 335 cat gag cgt gac tca act gcc tca ttg gac aac atc agt att gaa gag 1056His Glu Arg Asp Ser Thr Ala Ser Leu Asp Asn Ile Ser Ile Glu Glu 340 345 350 ggt tca gtt gca gat cct aat gaa cct cag gag cag gag ccc acc tta 1104Gly Ser Val Ala Asp Pro Asn Glu Pro Gln Glu Gln Glu Pro Thr Leu 355 360 365 act cgg aat ttc aca gtt agg aca gtt gca ggc agc acg caa gag aag 1152Thr Arg Asn Phe Thr Val Arg Thr Val Ala Gly Ser Thr Gln Glu Lys 370 375 380 acc tta gca ggg gtg gat gcg agg att gct ggt gta gcg aac gac caa 1200Thr Leu Ala Gly Val Asp Ala Arg Ile Ala Gly Val Ala Asn Asp Gln 385 390 395 400 aat tgg tca ggt ctc gat gga gtg aca cgg gta aac tca ctt gtt cag 1248Asn Trp Ser Gly Leu Asp Gly Val Thr Arg Val Asn Ser Leu Val Gln 405 410 415 ctt cct agg ttt tct gaa gag agg gca att ggc tga 1284Leu Pro Arg Phe Ser Glu Glu Arg Ala Ile Gly 420 425 19427PRTOryza sativa 19Met Gly Asn Cys Val Ala Arg Ser Gly Thr Ala Val Asp Ala Gly Gly 1 5 10 15 Asp Gly Gly Glu Asp Gly Lys Arg Arg Arg Arg Arg Trp Lys Ala Pro 20 25 30 Arg Glu Asp Gln Leu Gly Met Val Pro Gly Arg Ile Phe Ser Asn Asp 35 40 45 Gly Arg Ser Arg Thr Ala Thr Val Tyr Thr Gln Gln Gly Arg Lys Gly 50 55 60 Ile Asn Gln Asp Ala Met Leu Val Trp Asp Gly Phe Gly Gly Glu Asp 65 70 75 80 Asp Gly Val Leu Cys Gly Val Phe Asp Gly His Gly Pro His Gly His 85 90 95 Val Val Ala Arg Arg Val Arg Asp Ser Leu Pro Leu Arg Leu Met Ser 100 105 110 Ala Ala Arg Asp Ser Gly Ala Asp Met Pro Ala Ala Ala Trp Arg Lys 115 120 125 Ala Phe Ala Arg Ala Tyr Lys Ala Met Asp Lys Asp Leu Arg Ser His 130 135 140 Pro Ser Leu Asp Cys Phe Cys Ser Gly Ser Thr Ala Val Thr Val Leu 145 150 155 160 Lys Leu Gly Ser Asp Leu Tyr Met Ala Asn Ile Gly Asp Ser Arg Ala 165 170 175 Val Leu Gly Ser Arg Glu Ala Thr Gly Gly Gly Met Val Ala Val Gln 180 185 190 Leu Thr Val Asp Leu Lys Pro Asp Val Pro Ser Glu Ala Glu Arg Ile 195 200 205 Lys Lys Cys Arg Gly Arg Val Phe Ala Leu Gln Asp Glu Pro Glu Val 210 215 220 Pro Arg Val Trp Leu Pro Phe Asp Asp Ala Pro Gly Leu Ala Met Ala 225 230 235 240 Arg Ala Phe Gly Asp Phe Cys Leu Lys Asp Tyr Gly Val Ile Ser Val 245 250 255 Pro Glu Phe Phe His Trp Ser Leu Thr Glu Lys Asp Gln Phe Val Ile 260 265 270 Leu Ala Ser Asp Gly Val Trp Asp Val Leu Ser Asn Gln Glu Ala Val 275 280 285 Asp Ile Val Ser Ala Ser Pro Ser Arg Ser Lys Ala Ala Lys Ser Leu 290 295 300 Val Glu Ala Ala Thr Arg Glu Trp Lys Thr Lys Tyr Pro Thr Ser Lys 305 310 315 320 Ile Asp Asp Cys Ala Val Val Cys Leu Tyr Leu Asp Gly Lys Met Asp 325 330 335 His Glu Arg Asp Ser Thr Ala Ser Leu Asp Asn Ile Ser Ile Glu Glu 340 345 350 Gly Ser Val Ala Asp Pro Asn Glu Pro Gln Glu Gln Glu Pro Thr Leu 355 360 365 Thr Arg Asn Phe Thr Val Arg Thr Val Ala Gly Ser Thr Gln Glu Lys 370 375 380 Thr Leu Ala Gly Val Asp Ala Arg Ile Ala Gly Val Ala Asn Asp Gln 385 390 395 400 Asn Trp Ser Gly Leu Asp Gly Val Thr Arg Val Asn Ser Leu Val Gln 405 410 415 Leu Pro Arg Phe Ser Glu Glu Arg Ala Ile Gly 420 425 201596DNAOryza sativaCDS(1)..(1596) 20atg ggc tcc tgc ctc tcc tcc gac ctg cct ccc cgc gcc ggc gcc ggc 48Met Gly Ser Cys Leu Ser Ser Asp Leu Pro Pro Arg Ala Gly Ala Gly 1 5 10 15 gcg gga gcg tca ccc ggg tgg ccg cag cgg tgg cgg agg agg agg cag 96Ala Gly Ala Ser Pro Gly Trp Pro Gln Arg Trp Arg Arg Arg Arg Gln 20 25 30 cgg ggg gtg gag cgg ggc ggg gct gtt tcc ggc ggc ggc ggc ggc gtc 144Arg Gly Val Glu Arg Gly Gly Ala Val Ser Gly Gly Gly Gly Gly Val 35 40 45 ttc tcc atc ggc gtc ggc ggc aag aag ctg cac cac ggc ggc gga gga 192Phe Ser Ile Gly Val Gly Gly Lys Lys Leu His His Gly Gly Gly Gly 50 55 60 gga ggg gag atg acg gag gag gag ctc gcg aag gtc gag ggg agg gtg 240Gly Gly Glu Met Thr Glu Glu Glu Leu Ala Lys Val Glu Gly Arg Val 65 70 75 80 tgc gtc aac ggc gcg agc gcg gcg gcg tgc ctg cac acg cag cag ggg 288Cys Val Asn Gly Ala Ser Ala Ala Ala Cys Leu His Thr Gln Gln Gly 85 90 95 cgg aag ggc acc aac cag gac gcc atg gtc gtg tgg gag aac ttt aat 336Arg Lys Gly Thr Asn Gln Asp Ala Met Val Val Trp Glu Asn Phe Asn 100 105 110 aca agt gat agt gtc ttc tgt ggt gtg ttt gat ggt cat ggt cca tat 384Thr Ser Asp Ser Val Phe Cys Gly Val Phe Asp Gly His Gly Pro Tyr 115 120 125 ggt cat ttt gtt gcc aag aag gtc aga gat tct ctt cct gtc aaa ata 432Gly His Phe Val Ala Lys Lys Val Arg Asp Ser Leu Pro Val Lys Ile 130 135 140 cgc aca cta tgg aaa acc agt gcc aac gag gac act agt tcc cac caa 480Arg Thr Leu Trp Lys Thr Ser Ala Asn Glu Asp Thr Ser Ser His Gln 145 150 155 160 aat gga agc att tct gga agt gtt aat tca gaa gag tca cct gtt gtt 528Asn Gly Ser Ile Ser Gly Ser Val Asn Ser Glu Glu Ser Pro Val Val 165 170 175 gat gat gaa tgg ggt gaa tat gct gat gac agc gag aag ctt cct gag 576Asp Asp Glu Trp Gly Glu Tyr Ala Asp Asp Ser Glu Lys Leu Pro Glu 180 185 190 atg ttt ctt cca ctt aag cag tct tat ttt aag gct ttc aaa ttg atg 624Met Phe Leu Pro Leu Lys Gln Ser Tyr Phe Lys Ala Phe Lys Leu Met 195 200 205 gac aag gaa ctc aaa atg cac cct aca gtt gat tgc ttt tgc agt gga 672Asp Lys Glu Leu Lys Met His Pro Thr Val Asp Cys Phe Cys Ser Gly 210 215 220 tca aca gca gtc acg tta gta aaa cag gga ttg gat ctt gtg gtt ggg 720Ser Thr Ala Val Thr Leu Val Lys Gln Gly Leu Asp Leu Val Val Gly 225 230 235 240 aac ctt ggg gac tcg aga gca ata atg ggg aca cga gat gct gcc aat 768Asn Leu Gly Asp Ser Arg Ala Ile Met Gly Thr Arg Asp Ala Ala Asn 245 250 255 aat cta act gct gta caa ctc aca gtt gat ttg aag cct aac ctt cca 816Asn Leu Thr Ala Val Gln Leu Thr Val Asp Leu Lys Pro Asn Leu Pro 260 265 270 agg gaa gct gcg agg atc cag cag tgt agg gga aga gtt ttt gct ctt 864Arg Glu Ala Ala Arg Ile Gln Gln Cys Arg Gly Arg Val Phe Ala Leu 275 280 285 cag gat gaa cca gaa gtt gcc aga gta tgg ttg cca aat aat gac tct 912Gln Asp Glu Pro Glu Val Ala Arg Val Trp Leu Pro Asn Asn Asp Ser 290 295 300 cct gga ttg gca atg gca aga gct ttt gga gac ttc tgc ctt aaa gat 960Pro Gly Leu Ala Met Ala Arg Ala Phe Gly Asp Phe Cys Leu Lys Asp 305 310 315 320 tat ggt tta ata tct gtt cca cag ata tcc tat cgt cgt ctt act gaa 1008Tyr Gly Leu Ile Ser Val Pro Gln Ile Ser Tyr Arg Arg Leu Thr Glu 325 330 335 aag gat gag ttc ata ata ctg gcc act gat ggg gtt tgg gac gtc ctc 1056Lys Asp Glu Phe Ile Ile Leu Ala Thr Asp Gly Val Trp Asp Val Leu 340 345 350 tca aac aag gag gct gtt gac ata gta gcc gca gct cca tct cgt gca 1104Ser Asn Lys Glu Ala Val Asp Ile Val Ala Ala Ala Pro Ser Arg Ala 355 360 365 acg gct gcc agg gct ctt gtc gac tgt gct gtc aga tca tgg aga ttg 1152Thr Ala Ala Arg Ala Leu Val Asp Cys Ala Val Arg Ser Trp Arg Leu 370 375 380 aag ttc cca aca tcc aag agc gat gac tgc gct gtt gtg tgc cta ttc 1200Lys Phe Pro Thr Ser Lys Ser Asp Asp Cys Ala Val Val Cys Leu Phe 385 390 395 400 tta gac cat gca aag tca cct gac ttg att caa gag aac gag agc gag 1248Leu Asp His Ala Lys Ser Pro Asp Leu Ile Gln Glu Asn Glu Ser Glu 405 410 415 gaa gaa act aca gag gat gtt gca atc cca gac acc gtt gct aag gtt 1296Glu Glu Thr Thr Glu Asp Val Ala Ile Pro Asp Thr Val Ala Lys Val 420 425 430 gac caa gac att gca caa gga gat gca cat atc tcc agt gaa gag caa 1344Asp Gln Asp Ile Ala Gln Gly Asp Ala His Ile Ser Ser Glu Glu Gln 435 440 445 atc acc gag cca gca ttg cag cac tcc tac aca tta agg gat gtt gat 1392Ile Thr Glu Pro Ala Leu Gln His Ser Tyr Thr Leu Arg Asp Val Asp 450 455 460 gag att gta ccg gta gag gag cct cca gtc tca aag gaa cct gaa aga 1440Glu Ile Val Pro Val Glu Glu Pro Pro Val Ser Lys Glu Pro Glu Arg 465 470 475 480 tgt gga tct gcc cgc agc ctt gct gat tgt ata tcc aca aac gag gag 1488Cys Gly Ser Ala Arg Ser Leu Ala Asp Cys Ile Ser Thr Asn Glu Glu 485 490 495 gag gaa tgg tca gca ctc gaa ggt gtg acg cgg gtc aat tcc ctc ttg 1536Glu Glu Trp Ser Ala Leu Glu Gly Val Thr Arg Val Asn Ser Leu Leu 500 505 510 aac ctt ccc aga ata ctt tca ggc gag aag aga tca acc agc tgg agg 1584Asn Leu Pro Arg Ile Leu Ser Gly Glu Lys Arg Ser Thr Ser Trp Arg 515 520 525

aag cgg cga tga 1596Lys Arg Arg 530 21531PRTOryza sativa 21Met Gly Ser Cys Leu Ser Ser Asp Leu Pro Pro Arg Ala Gly Ala Gly 1 5 10 15 Ala Gly Ala Ser Pro Gly Trp Pro Gln Arg Trp Arg Arg Arg Arg Gln 20 25 30 Arg Gly Val Glu Arg Gly Gly Ala Val Ser Gly Gly Gly Gly Gly Val 35 40 45 Phe Ser Ile Gly Val Gly Gly Lys Lys Leu His His Gly Gly Gly Gly 50 55 60 Gly Gly Glu Met Thr Glu Glu Glu Leu Ala Lys Val Glu Gly Arg Val 65 70 75 80 Cys Val Asn Gly Ala Ser Ala Ala Ala Cys Leu His Thr Gln Gln Gly 85 90 95 Arg Lys Gly Thr Asn Gln Asp Ala Met Val Val Trp Glu Asn Phe Asn 100 105 110 Thr Ser Asp Ser Val Phe Cys Gly Val Phe Asp Gly His Gly Pro Tyr 115 120 125 Gly His Phe Val Ala Lys Lys Val Arg Asp Ser Leu Pro Val Lys Ile 130 135 140 Arg Thr Leu Trp Lys Thr Ser Ala Asn Glu Asp Thr Ser Ser His Gln 145 150 155 160 Asn Gly Ser Ile Ser Gly Ser Val Asn Ser Glu Glu Ser Pro Val Val 165 170 175 Asp Asp Glu Trp Gly Glu Tyr Ala Asp Asp Ser Glu Lys Leu Pro Glu 180 185 190 Met Phe Leu Pro Leu Lys Gln Ser Tyr Phe Lys Ala Phe Lys Leu Met 195 200 205 Asp Lys Glu Leu Lys Met His Pro Thr Val Asp Cys Phe Cys Ser Gly 210 215 220 Ser Thr Ala Val Thr Leu Val Lys Gln Gly Leu Asp Leu Val Val Gly 225 230 235 240 Asn Leu Gly Asp Ser Arg Ala Ile Met Gly Thr Arg Asp Ala Ala Asn 245 250 255 Asn Leu Thr Ala Val Gln Leu Thr Val Asp Leu Lys Pro Asn Leu Pro 260 265 270 Arg Glu Ala Ala Arg Ile Gln Gln Cys Arg Gly Arg Val Phe Ala Leu 275 280 285 Gln Asp Glu Pro Glu Val Ala Arg Val Trp Leu Pro Asn Asn Asp Ser 290 295 300 Pro Gly Leu Ala Met Ala Arg Ala Phe Gly Asp Phe Cys Leu Lys Asp 305 310 315 320 Tyr Gly Leu Ile Ser Val Pro Gln Ile Ser Tyr Arg Arg Leu Thr Glu 325 330 335 Lys Asp Glu Phe Ile Ile Leu Ala Thr Asp Gly Val Trp Asp Val Leu 340 345 350 Ser Asn Lys Glu Ala Val Asp Ile Val Ala Ala Ala Pro Ser Arg Ala 355 360 365 Thr Ala Ala Arg Ala Leu Val Asp Cys Ala Val Arg Ser Trp Arg Leu 370 375 380 Lys Phe Pro Thr Ser Lys Ser Asp Asp Cys Ala Val Val Cys Leu Phe 385 390 395 400 Leu Asp His Ala Lys Ser Pro Asp Leu Ile Gln Glu Asn Glu Ser Glu 405 410 415 Glu Glu Thr Thr Glu Asp Val Ala Ile Pro Asp Thr Val Ala Lys Val 420 425 430 Asp Gln Asp Ile Ala Gln Gly Asp Ala His Ile Ser Ser Glu Glu Gln 435 440 445 Ile Thr Glu Pro Ala Leu Gln His Ser Tyr Thr Leu Arg Asp Val Asp 450 455 460 Glu Ile Val Pro Val Glu Glu Pro Pro Val Ser Lys Glu Pro Glu Arg 465 470 475 480 Cys Gly Ser Ala Arg Ser Leu Ala Asp Cys Ile Ser Thr Asn Glu Glu 485 490 495 Glu Glu Trp Ser Ala Leu Glu Gly Val Thr Arg Val Asn Ser Leu Leu 500 505 510 Asn Leu Pro Arg Ile Leu Ser Gly Glu Lys Arg Ser Thr Ser Trp Arg 515 520 525 Lys Arg Arg 530 221170DNAOryza sativaCDS(1)..(1170) 22atg ggg atc tgt gca tct tca gag cag ctg gag cat gtt cat gag aca 48Met Gly Ile Cys Ala Ser Ser Glu Gln Leu Glu His Val His Glu Thr 1 5 10 15 gat gag agc att gtg tat gtg aag gat gag caa gga agg ggg ggt agg 96Asp Glu Ser Ile Val Tyr Val Lys Asp Glu Gln Gly Arg Gly Gly Arg 20 25 30 ggg gtg gag agt ggg ggg gct agg aag gtg gcc tcc ctc ttc tcc cag 144Gly Val Glu Ser Gly Gly Ala Arg Lys Val Ala Ser Leu Phe Ser Gln 35 40 45 agg ggc aag aaa ggc ccc aac cag gac tct gtc atc ctc tgc cag gga 192Arg Gly Lys Lys Gly Pro Asn Gln Asp Ser Val Ile Leu Cys Gln Gly 50 55 60 ttc ggc atg gag gac ggc gtg ttc tgc ggc gtg ttc gac ggc cat ggc 240Phe Gly Met Glu Asp Gly Val Phe Cys Gly Val Phe Asp Gly His Gly 65 70 75 80 cgg tgc ggg caa ttc atc agc aag ctg gtg cgg gac tac ctc ccg ttc 288Arg Cys Gly Gln Phe Ile Ser Lys Leu Val Arg Asp Tyr Leu Pro Phe 85 90 95 atg atc ctg agc cac cgg aac gcg ctg ctc ctg gcc gac gcc gcc gcc 336Met Ile Leu Ser His Arg Asn Ala Leu Leu Leu Ala Asp Ala Ala Ala 100 105 110 gac gac gac gac gac gcc gcg ttc agc gac gac gcg gcg gcg tcg tcg 384Asp Asp Asp Asp Asp Ala Ala Phe Ser Asp Asp Ala Ala Ala Ser Ser 115 120 125 tcc gcg gac agc agc ggc aac tcg tcg ccg cag ccg tcg gcg tcg gcg 432Ser Ala Asp Ser Ser Gly Asn Ser Ser Pro Gln Pro Ser Ala Ser Ala 130 135 140 tcg gcg cag atg ctg gag gag tgg agg cag gcg tgc gcc agc gcg ttc 480Ser Ala Gln Met Leu Glu Glu Trp Arg Gln Ala Cys Ala Ser Ala Phe 145 150 155 160 gcc gcc atg gac ggc gag ctc aag ctc cag ccg aac ctc gac tgc gcg 528Ala Ala Met Asp Gly Glu Leu Lys Leu Gln Pro Asn Leu Asp Cys Ala 165 170 175 ttc agc ggc acg acg gcg gtg tgc gcc atc aag cag ggc agg gac ctc 576Phe Ser Gly Thr Thr Ala Val Cys Ala Ile Lys Gln Gly Arg Asp Leu 180 185 190 atc atc gcc aac ctc ggc gac tcg agg gcg gtg ctc gcc acc atg tcg 624Ile Ile Ala Asn Leu Gly Asp Ser Arg Ala Val Leu Ala Thr Met Ser 195 200 205 gac acc ggc tac ctc cag gcg gtg cag ctg acg gtg gac cac aag ccg 672Asp Thr Gly Tyr Leu Gln Ala Val Gln Leu Thr Val Asp His Lys Pro 210 215 220 agc gtg ccg gag gag gcg gcg agg atc aag cgg agc ggg ggg agg gtg 720Ser Val Pro Glu Glu Ala Ala Arg Ile Lys Arg Ser Gly Gly Arg Val 225 230 235 240 ttc ggg ctg aag gac gag ccg ggg gtg atg cgg gtg tgg ctc ccc ggc 768Phe Gly Leu Lys Asp Glu Pro Gly Val Met Arg Val Trp Leu Pro Gly 245 250 255 gag aac tcg ccg ggg ctc gcc atg gcg agg tcg ctg ggc gac atg agg 816Glu Asn Ser Pro Gly Leu Ala Met Ala Arg Ser Leu Gly Asp Met Arg 260 265 270 ctg aag cgg cac ggc gtg atc ccg gcg ccg gag gtg acg tcg cgg cgc 864Leu Lys Arg His Gly Val Ile Pro Ala Pro Glu Val Thr Ser Arg Arg 275 280 285 gtg acg ggc gcc gac ctg ttc atg gtg ctc gcc acg gac ggg gtg tgg 912Val Thr Gly Ala Asp Leu Phe Met Val Leu Ala Thr Asp Gly Val Trp 290 295 300 gac gtg ctg agc aac gag gag gtg gtg tcc atc gtg tgc gcg acg ccg 960Asp Val Leu Ser Asn Glu Glu Val Val Ser Ile Val Cys Ala Thr Pro 305 310 315 320 cgg aag cag cac gcg tcg aag gcg gtg gtg gag gcc gcc gtg cag cgg 1008Arg Lys Gln His Ala Ser Lys Ala Val Val Glu Ala Ala Val Gln Arg 325 330 335 tgg cgg gcc aag ttc ccg acg tcc agg gtg gac gac tgc tcc gcc gtc 1056Trp Arg Ala Lys Phe Pro Thr Ser Arg Val Asp Asp Cys Ser Ala Val 340 345 350 tgc ctc ttc ctc cac gac cac acc ctc ggc acg gcc gcc gcc gcc tcc 1104Cys Leu Phe Leu His Asp His Thr Leu Gly Thr Ala Ala Ala Ala Ser 355 360 365 gcc gca gcc gcc gcg gcc gcc aga aag gcg cgc agg gcc tcc acc gcc 1152Ala Ala Ala Ala Ala Ala Ala Arg Lys Ala Arg Arg Ala Ser Thr Ala 370 375 380 acg ccg ccg gcg agc tga 1170Thr Pro Pro Ala Ser 385 23389PRTOryza sativa 23Met Gly Ile Cys Ala Ser Ser Glu Gln Leu Glu His Val His Glu Thr 1 5 10 15 Asp Glu Ser Ile Val Tyr Val Lys Asp Glu Gln Gly Arg Gly Gly Arg 20 25 30 Gly Val Glu Ser Gly Gly Ala Arg Lys Val Ala Ser Leu Phe Ser Gln 35 40 45 Arg Gly Lys Lys Gly Pro Asn Gln Asp Ser Val Ile Leu Cys Gln Gly 50 55 60 Phe Gly Met Glu Asp Gly Val Phe Cys Gly Val Phe Asp Gly His Gly 65 70 75 80 Arg Cys Gly Gln Phe Ile Ser Lys Leu Val Arg Asp Tyr Leu Pro Phe 85 90 95 Met Ile Leu Ser His Arg Asn Ala Leu Leu Leu Ala Asp Ala Ala Ala 100 105 110 Asp Asp Asp Asp Asp Ala Ala Phe Ser Asp Asp Ala Ala Ala Ser Ser 115 120 125 Ser Ala Asp Ser Ser Gly Asn Ser Ser Pro Gln Pro Ser Ala Ser Ala 130 135 140 Ser Ala Gln Met Leu Glu Glu Trp Arg Gln Ala Cys Ala Ser Ala Phe 145 150 155 160 Ala Ala Met Asp Gly Glu Leu Lys Leu Gln Pro Asn Leu Asp Cys Ala 165 170 175 Phe Ser Gly Thr Thr Ala Val Cys Ala Ile Lys Gln Gly Arg Asp Leu 180 185 190 Ile Ile Ala Asn Leu Gly Asp Ser Arg Ala Val Leu Ala Thr Met Ser 195 200 205 Asp Thr Gly Tyr Leu Gln Ala Val Gln Leu Thr Val Asp His Lys Pro 210 215 220 Ser Val Pro Glu Glu Ala Ala Arg Ile Lys Arg Ser Gly Gly Arg Val 225 230 235 240 Phe Gly Leu Lys Asp Glu Pro Gly Val Met Arg Val Trp Leu Pro Gly 245 250 255 Glu Asn Ser Pro Gly Leu Ala Met Ala Arg Ser Leu Gly Asp Met Arg 260 265 270 Leu Lys Arg His Gly Val Ile Pro Ala Pro Glu Val Thr Ser Arg Arg 275 280 285 Val Thr Gly Ala Asp Leu Phe Met Val Leu Ala Thr Asp Gly Val Trp 290 295 300 Asp Val Leu Ser Asn Glu Glu Val Val Ser Ile Val Cys Ala Thr Pro 305 310 315 320 Arg Lys Gln His Ala Ser Lys Ala Val Val Glu Ala Ala Val Gln Arg 325 330 335 Trp Arg Ala Lys Phe Pro Thr Ser Arg Val Asp Asp Cys Ser Ala Val 340 345 350 Cys Leu Phe Leu His Asp His Thr Leu Gly Thr Ala Ala Ala Ala Ser 355 360 365 Ala Ala Ala Ala Ala Ala Ala Arg Lys Ala Arg Arg Ala Ser Thr Ala 370 375 380 Thr Pro Pro Ala Ser 385 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acgccgtcga 600cgagtctaac ggacaccaac cagcgaacca gcagcgtcgc gtcgggccaa gcgaagcaga 660cggcacggca tctctgtcgc tgcctctgga cccctctcga gagttccgct ccaccgttgg 720acttgctccg ctgtcggcat ccagaaattg cgtggcggag cggcagacgt gagccggcac 780ggcaggcggc ctcctcctcc tctcacggca cggcagctac gggggattcc tttcccaccg 840ctccttcgct ttcccttcct cgcccgccgt aataaataga caccccctcc acaccctctt 900tccccaacct cgtgttgttc ggagcgcaca cacacacaac cagatctccc ccaaatccac 960ccgtcggcac ctccgcttca aggtacgccg ctcgtcctcc cccccccccc ctctctacct 1020tctctagatc ggcgttccgg tccatggtta gggcccggta gttctacttc tgttcatgtt 1080tgtgttagat ccgtgtttgt gttagatccg tgctgctagc gttcgtacac ggatgcgacc 1140tgtacgtcag acacgttctg attgctaact tgccagtgtt tctctttggg gaatcctggg 1200atggctctag ccgttccgca gacgggatcg atttcatgat tttttttgtt tcgttgcata 1260gggtttggtt tgcccttttc ctttatttca atatatgccg tgcacttgtt tgtcgggtca 1320tcttttcatg cttttttttg tcttggttgt gatgatgtgg tctggttggg cggtcgttct 1380agatcggagt agaattctgt ttcaaactac ctggtggatt tattaatttt ggatctgtat 1440gtgtgtgcca tacatattca tagttacgaa ttgaagatga tggatggaaa tatcgatcta 1500ggataggtat acatgttgat gcgggtttta ctgatgcata tacagagatg ctttttgttc 1560gcttggttgt gatgatgtgg tgtggttggg cggtcgttca ttcgttctag atcggagtag 1620aatactgttt caaactacct ggtgtattta ttaattttgg aactgtatgt gtgtgtcata 1680catcttcata gttacgagtt taagatggat ggaaatatcg atctaggata ggtatacatg 1740ttgatgtggg ttttactgat gcatatacat gatggcatat gcagcatcta ttcatatgct 1800ctaaccttga gtacctatct attataataa acaagtatgt tttataatta ttttgatctt 1860gatatacttg gatgatggca tatgcagcag ctatatgtgg atttttttag ccctgccttc 1920atacgctatt tatttgcttg gtactgtttc ttttgtcgat gctcaccctg ttgtttggtg 1980ttacttctgc ag 199234256DNAZea mays 34gatcgttcaa acatttggca ataaagtttc ttaagattga atcctgttgc cggtcttgcg 60atgattatca tataatttct gttgaattac gttaagcatg taataattaa catgtaatgc 120atgacgttat ttatgagatg ggtttttatg attagagtcc cgcaattata catttaatac 180gcgatagaaa acaaaatata gcgcgcaaac taggataaat tatcgcgcgc ggtgtcatct 240atgttactag atcggg 256351122DNAArabidopsis thalianaCDS(1)..(1122) 35atg gga cat ttc tca tcg atg ttc aat gga tta gct cga tca ttt tct 48Met Gly His Phe Ser Ser Met Phe Asn Gly Leu Ala Arg Ser Phe Ser 1 5 10 15 ata aag aaa gtg aag aac aac aat gga aac tgc gac gca aag gaa gct 96Ile Lys Lys Val Lys Asn Asn Asn Gly Asn Cys Asp Ala Lys Glu Ala 20 25 30 gct gat gag atg gca agc gag gct aag aaa aaa gaa ttg att ctg aaa 144Ala Asp Glu Met Ala Ser Glu Ala Lys Lys Lys Glu Leu Ile Leu Lys 35 40

45 tcc tct ggt tat gtt aat gta caa gga tct aat aat tta gcc tct ctt 192Ser Ser Gly Tyr Val Asn Val Gln Gly Ser Asn Asn Leu Ala Ser Leu 50 55 60 ttc tcc aaa cgc ggc gaa aaa ggc gtt aat cag gat tgt gca ctc gtt 240Phe Ser Lys Arg Gly Glu Lys Gly Val Asn Gln Asp Cys Ala Leu Val 65 70 75 80 tgg gag gga ttt ggg tgc caa gaa gac atg atc ttc tgc ggg ata ttc 288Trp Glu Gly Phe Gly Cys Gln Glu Asp Met Ile Phe Cys Gly Ile Phe 85 90 95 gat gga cac ggt cca tgg ggt cac tat gta gcc aaa caa gta aga aac 336Asp Gly His Gly Pro Trp Gly His Tyr Val Ala Lys Gln Val Arg Asn 100 105 110 tca atg cct ttg tcg ctt ctt tgc aac tgg caa aag att ctt gct cag 384Ser Met Pro Leu Ser Leu Leu Cys Asn Trp Gln Lys Ile Leu Ala Gln 115 120 125 gcc act cta gaa ccc gag ctc gac ctc gaa ggc tct aat aaa aaa atc 432Ala Thr Leu Glu Pro Glu Leu Asp Leu Glu Gly Ser Asn Lys Lys Ile 130 135 140 tca aga ttc gac ata tgg aag caa tcc tat cta aaa acg tgt gca acg 480Ser Arg Phe Asp Ile Trp Lys Gln Ser Tyr Leu Lys Thr Cys Ala Thr 145 150 155 160 gtt gat caa gag ctt gaa cat cac cgc aag atc gat tct tac tat agc 528Val Asp Gln Glu Leu Glu His His Arg Lys Ile Asp Ser Tyr Tyr Ser 165 170 175 ggc aca aca gct cta acc att gtg aga cag ggt gaa gtt att tat gta 576Gly Thr Thr Ala Leu Thr Ile Val Arg Gln Gly Glu Val Ile Tyr Val 180 185 190 gca aat gta ggc gat tca aga gcg gta cta gcc atg gag tcg gat gag 624Ala Asn Val Gly Asp Ser Arg Ala Val Leu Ala Met Glu Ser Asp Glu 195 200 205 gga agc ttg gtt gcg gtt cag ctc acc ctc gat ttc aaa ccg aat cta 672Gly Ser Leu Val Ala Val Gln Leu Thr Leu Asp Phe Lys Pro Asn Leu 210 215 220 cca cag gag aag gag cgg ata att ggc tgc aaa ggg cgg gtt ttc tgt 720Pro Gln Glu Lys Glu Arg Ile Ile Gly Cys Lys Gly Arg Val Phe Cys 225 230 235 240 cta gat gat gag ccg gga gtc cat cgt gtg tgg cag cca gac gca gaa 768Leu Asp Asp Glu Pro Gly Val His Arg Val Trp Gln Pro Asp Ala Glu 245 250 255 aca ccg ggg ctc gca atg tca aga gca ttc gga gac tac tgt att aaa 816Thr Pro Gly Leu Ala Met Ser Arg Ala Phe Gly Asp Tyr Cys Ile Lys 260 265 270 gag tat gga ttg gtc tca gtc cct gaa gtc act caa aga cac atc tct 864Glu Tyr Gly Leu Val Ser Val Pro Glu Val Thr Gln Arg His Ile Ser 275 280 285 act aaa gac cac ttc ata atc ttg gcc agt gat ggg ata tgg gat gtg 912Thr Lys Asp His Phe Ile Ile Leu Ala Ser Asp Gly Ile Trp Asp Val 290 295 300 atc tct aac caa gag gct ata gag att gtc tcc tca acg gct gag cgg 960Ile Ser Asn Gln Glu Ala Ile Glu Ile Val Ser Ser Thr Ala Glu Arg 305 310 315 320 cct aag gcg gct aag cga tta gta gag caa gcg gtt cgg gct tgg aag 1008Pro Lys Ala Ala Lys Arg Leu Val Glu Gln Ala Val Arg Ala Trp Lys 325 330 335 aaa aag aga cga gga tac tcc atg gat gat atg tca gtc gtc tgc ctc 1056Lys Lys Arg Arg Gly Tyr Ser Met Asp Asp Met Ser Val Val Cys Leu 340 345 350 ttc ctc cat tct tct tca tcg tca tct cta tca caa cat cat cat gcc 1104Phe Leu His Ser Ser Ser Ser Ser Ser Leu Ser Gln His His His Ala 355 360 365 atg acg att tta aag taa 1122Met Thr Ile Leu Lys 370 36373PRTArabidopsis thaliana 36Met Gly His Phe Ser Ser Met Phe Asn Gly Leu Ala Arg Ser Phe Ser 1 5 10 15 Ile Lys Lys Val Lys Asn Asn Asn Gly Asn Cys Asp Ala Lys Glu Ala 20 25 30 Ala Asp Glu Met Ala Ser Glu Ala Lys Lys Lys Glu Leu Ile Leu Lys 35 40 45 Ser Ser Gly Tyr Val Asn Val Gln Gly Ser Asn Asn Leu Ala Ser Leu 50 55 60 Phe Ser Lys Arg Gly Glu Lys Gly Val Asn Gln Asp Cys Ala Leu Val 65 70 75 80 Trp Glu Gly Phe Gly Cys Gln Glu Asp Met Ile Phe Cys Gly Ile Phe 85 90 95 Asp Gly His Gly Pro Trp Gly His Tyr Val Ala Lys Gln Val Arg Asn 100 105 110 Ser Met Pro Leu Ser Leu Leu Cys Asn Trp Gln Lys Ile Leu Ala Gln 115 120 125 Ala Thr Leu Glu Pro Glu Leu Asp Leu Glu Gly Ser Asn Lys Lys Ile 130 135 140 Ser Arg Phe Asp Ile Trp Lys Gln Ser Tyr Leu Lys Thr Cys Ala Thr 145 150 155 160 Val Asp Gln Glu Leu Glu His His Arg Lys Ile Asp Ser Tyr Tyr Ser 165 170 175 Gly Thr Thr Ala Leu Thr Ile Val Arg Gln Gly Glu Val Ile Tyr Val 180 185 190 Ala Asn Val Gly Asp Ser Arg Ala Val Leu Ala Met Glu Ser Asp Glu 195 200 205 Gly Ser Leu Val Ala Val Gln Leu Thr Leu Asp Phe Lys Pro Asn Leu 210 215 220 Pro Gln Glu Lys Glu Arg Ile Ile Gly Cys Lys Gly Arg Val Phe Cys 225 230 235 240 Leu Asp Asp Glu Pro Gly Val His Arg Val Trp Gln Pro Asp Ala Glu 245 250 255 Thr Pro Gly Leu Ala Met Ser Arg Ala Phe Gly Asp Tyr Cys Ile Lys 260 265 270 Glu Tyr Gly Leu Val Ser Val Pro Glu Val Thr Gln Arg His Ile Ser 275 280 285 Thr Lys Asp His Phe Ile Ile Leu Ala Ser Asp Gly Ile Trp Asp Val 290 295 300 Ile Ser Asn Gln Glu Ala Ile Glu Ile Val Ser Ser Thr Ala Glu Arg 305 310 315 320 Pro Lys Ala Ala Lys Arg Leu Val Glu Gln Ala Val Arg Ala Trp Lys 325 330 335 Lys Lys Arg Arg Gly Tyr Ser Met Asp Asp Met Ser Val Val Cys Leu 340 345 350 Phe Leu His Ser Ser Ser Ser Ser Ser Leu Ser Gln His His His Ala 355 360 365 Met Thr Ile Leu Lys 370 3724DNAArtificialSynthetic DNA 37atgggacatt tctcatcgat gttc 243827DNAArtificialSynthetic DNA 38ttactttaaa atcgtcatgg catgatg 273956DNAArtificialSynthetic DNA 39aattactatt tacaattaca gtcgacatgg gacatttctc atcgatgttc aatgga 564059DNAArtificialSynthetic DNA 40agccgggcgg ccgctttact tgtacattac tttaaaatcg tcatggcatg atgatgttg 59411584DNAArabidopsis thalianaCDS(1)..(1584) 41atg ggg tcc tgt tta tct gca gag agc agg agc cct aga ccg ggc tct 48Met Gly Ser Cys Leu Ser Ala Glu Ser Arg Ser Pro Arg Pro Gly Ser 1 5 10 15 cct tgc tct cct gct ttt agt gtg agg aag agg aag aac tct aag aag 96Pro Cys Ser Pro Ala Phe Ser Val Arg Lys Arg Lys Asn Ser Lys Lys 20 25 30 cga cct ggt tct agg aac tct tcc ttt gat tac cgg aga gaa gaa ccg 144Arg Pro Gly Ser Arg Asn Ser Ser Phe Asp Tyr Arg Arg Glu Glu Pro 35 40 45 ttg aat cag gtt ccg ggc cgg atg ttc ttg aat gga tca act gag gtt 192Leu Asn Gln Val Pro Gly Arg Met Phe Leu Asn Gly Ser Thr Glu Val 50 55 60 gct tgt atc tac act caa caa ggc aag aaa ggg cct aat caa gat gcc 240Ala Cys Ile Tyr Thr Gln Gln Gly Lys Lys Gly Pro Asn Gln Asp Ala 65 70 75 80 atg gtt gtt tgg gag aat ttt ggt tcg agg aca gat aca atc ttc tgt 288Met Val Val Trp Glu Asn Phe Gly Ser Arg Thr Asp Thr Ile Phe Cys 85 90 95 gga gtg ttt gat gga cat ggt cca tat ggt cat atg gtt gca aag aga 336Gly Val Phe Asp Gly His Gly Pro Tyr Gly His Met Val Ala Lys Arg 100 105 110 gtc aga gac aat ctt cct ctc aaa tta agt gct tat tgg gaa gca aaa 384Val Arg Asp Asn Leu Pro Leu Lys Leu Ser Ala Tyr Trp Glu Ala Lys 115 120 125 gta cca gtt gaa ggt gtt ctt aag gca atc acc acc gac act gtc aat 432Val Pro Val Glu Gly Val Leu Lys Ala Ile Thr Thr Asp Thr Val Asn 130 135 140 aat gta acc aac att aac aac cct gaa gat gct gct gct gct gct gct 480Asn Val Thr Asn Ile Asn Asn Pro Glu Asp Ala Ala Ala Ala Ala Ala 145 150 155 160 ttt gtc act gct gaa gaa gaa cct agg aca tct gct gac atg gag gag 528Phe Val Thr Ala Glu Glu Glu Pro Arg Thr Ser Ala Asp Met Glu Glu 165 170 175 gag aac aca gaa acc caa ccg gaa ttg ttt caa acg ctg aaa gag tcg 576Glu Asn Thr Glu Thr Gln Pro Glu Leu Phe Gln Thr Leu Lys Glu Ser 180 185 190 ttt ctt aag gct ttt aaa gtt atg gat aga gag ctt aaa ttc cat gga 624Phe Leu Lys Ala Phe Lys Val Met Asp Arg Glu Leu Lys Phe His Gly 195 200 205 agt gtt gac tgt ttc tgc agt ggg aca aca gct gta acc ttg atc aag 672Ser Val Asp Cys Phe Cys Ser Gly Thr Thr Ala Val Thr Leu Ile Lys 210 215 220 cag ggt cag tat ctc gtt gtt gga aat gtt ggg gat tcc aga gct gta 720Gln Gly Gln Tyr Leu Val Val Gly Asn Val Gly Asp Ser Arg Ala Val 225 230 235 240 atg ggt aca aga gac agt gaa aat act ctt gtc gct gtt caa cta act 768Met Gly Thr Arg Asp Ser Glu Asn Thr Leu Val Ala Val Gln Leu Thr 245 250 255 gtg gat ctt aag cca aat ctc cca ggt tgg att atc tta tgt gaa tgt 816Val Asp Leu Lys Pro Asn Leu Pro Gly Trp Ile Ile Leu Cys Glu Cys 260 265 270 atg atg ttg tcc tgt gga tgt atg atg gat cca tta atc atg ttt att 864Met Met Leu Ser Cys Gly Cys Met Met Asp Pro Leu Ile Met Phe Ile 275 280 285 ggg ttt ttt ttt att ccc tca att gaa ctt gca gct gag gca gag aga 912Gly Phe Phe Phe Ile Pro Ser Ile Glu Leu Ala Ala Glu Ala Glu Arg 290 295 300 ata aga aag tgt cga gga cga gtg ttt gct ctt aga gat gaa cct gaa 960Ile Arg Lys Cys Arg Gly Arg Val Phe Ala Leu Arg Asp Glu Pro Glu 305 310 315 320 gtt tgt aga gtt tgg ctg cca aat tgt gac tca cct gga ctt gct atg 1008Val Cys Arg Val Trp Leu Pro Asn Cys Asp Ser Pro Gly Leu Ala Met 325 330 335 gca cgt gct ttt ggt gac ttt tgc ctt aaa gat ttt ggc cta atc tct 1056Ala Arg Ala Phe Gly Asp Phe Cys Leu Lys Asp Phe Gly Leu Ile Ser 340 345 350 gtg cct gat gta tct ttc cgt cag tta acc gaa aaa gat gag ttt ata 1104Val Pro Asp Val Ser Phe Arg Gln Leu Thr Glu Lys Asp Glu Phe Ile 355 360 365 gtg ttg gct aca gat ggg att tgg gat gtt ctc tca aat gaa gat gta 1152Val Leu Ala Thr Asp Gly Ile Trp Asp Val Leu Ser Asn Glu Asp Val 370 375 380 gtg gcg att gta gct tca gct cca tcg cgc tcc tct gca gca aga gct 1200Val Ala Ile Val Ala Ser Ala Pro Ser Arg Ser Ser Ala Ala Arg Ala 385 390 395 400 tta gtc gag tct gcg gtc aga gct tgg aga tac aaa tac ccg act tcc 1248Leu Val Glu Ser Ala Val Arg Ala Trp Arg Tyr Lys Tyr Pro Thr Ser 405 410 415 aaa gtc gat gac tgt gcc gct gtt tgc ttg tat cta gac tcc agc aac 1296Lys Val Asp Asp Cys Ala Ala Val Cys Leu Tyr Leu Asp Ser Ser Asn 420 425 430 aca aac gcc ata tct aca gct tct tcc atc tcc aaa ctt gaa gat gga 1344Thr Asn Ala Ile Ser Thr Ala Ser Ser Ile Ser Lys Leu Glu Asp Gly 435 440 445 gaa gaa gaa gaa cta aaa gcc acg act gag gat gat gat gca tca gga 1392Glu Glu Glu Glu Leu Lys Ala Thr Thr Glu Asp Asp Asp Ala Ser Gly 450 455 460 cca agc ggt cta ggc cgt tcg agt act gtc agg tcg ggg aaa gag att 1440Pro Ser Gly Leu Gly Arg Ser Ser Thr Val Arg Ser Gly Lys Glu Ile 465 470 475 480 gct ctc gac gaa agt gaa act gag aag ctg ata aaa gaa gcg gat aac 1488Ala Leu Asp Glu Ser Glu Thr Glu Lys Leu Ile Lys Glu Ala Asp Asn 485 490 495 ttg gat tca gaa cct gga aca gag tat tct gca ctt gaa ggt gtt gca 1536Leu Asp Ser Glu Pro Gly Thr Glu Tyr Ser Ala Leu Glu Gly Val Ala 500 505 510 aga gtt aat aca ctt tta aac tta cca aga ttt gtg cct gga aag tga 1584Arg Val Asn Thr Leu Leu Asn Leu Pro Arg Phe Val Pro Gly Lys 515 520 525 42527PRTArabidopsis thaliana 42Met Gly Ser Cys Leu Ser Ala Glu Ser Arg Ser Pro Arg Pro Gly Ser 1 5 10 15 Pro Cys Ser Pro Ala Phe Ser Val Arg Lys Arg Lys Asn Ser Lys Lys 20 25 30 Arg Pro Gly Ser Arg Asn Ser Ser Phe Asp Tyr Arg Arg Glu Glu Pro 35 40 45 Leu Asn Gln Val Pro Gly Arg Met Phe Leu Asn Gly Ser Thr Glu Val 50 55 60 Ala Cys Ile Tyr Thr Gln Gln Gly Lys Lys Gly Pro Asn Gln Asp Ala 65 70 75 80 Met Val Val Trp Glu Asn Phe Gly Ser Arg Thr Asp Thr Ile Phe Cys 85 90 95 Gly Val Phe Asp Gly His Gly Pro Tyr Gly His Met Val Ala Lys Arg 100 105 110 Val Arg Asp Asn Leu Pro Leu Lys Leu Ser Ala Tyr Trp Glu Ala Lys 115 120 125 Val Pro Val Glu Gly Val Leu Lys Ala Ile Thr Thr Asp Thr Val Asn 130 135 140 Asn Val Thr Asn Ile Asn Asn Pro Glu Asp Ala Ala Ala Ala Ala Ala 145 150 155 160 Phe Val Thr Ala Glu Glu Glu Pro Arg Thr Ser Ala Asp Met Glu Glu 165 170 175 Glu Asn Thr Glu Thr Gln Pro Glu Leu Phe Gln Thr Leu Lys Glu Ser 180 185 190 Phe Leu Lys Ala Phe Lys Val Met Asp Arg Glu Leu Lys Phe His Gly 195 200 205 Ser Val Asp Cys Phe Cys Ser Gly Thr Thr Ala Val Thr Leu Ile Lys 210 215 220 Gln Gly Gln Tyr Leu Val Val Gly Asn Val Gly Asp Ser Arg Ala Val 225 230 235 240 Met Gly Thr Arg Asp Ser Glu Asn Thr Leu Val Ala Val Gln Leu Thr 245 250 255 Val Asp Leu Lys Pro Asn Leu Pro Gly Trp Ile Ile Leu Cys Glu Cys 260 265 270 Met Met Leu Ser Cys Gly Cys Met Met Asp Pro Leu Ile Met Phe Ile 275 280 285 Gly Phe Phe Phe Ile Pro Ser Ile Glu Leu Ala Ala Glu Ala Glu Arg 290 295 300 Ile Arg Lys Cys Arg Gly Arg Val Phe Ala Leu Arg Asp Glu Pro Glu 305 310 315 320 Val Cys Arg Val Trp Leu Pro Asn Cys Asp Ser Pro Gly Leu Ala Met 325 330 335 Ala Arg Ala Phe Gly Asp Phe Cys Leu Lys Asp Phe Gly Leu Ile Ser 340 345 350 Val Pro Asp Val Ser Phe Arg Gln Leu Thr Glu Lys Asp Glu Phe Ile 355 360 365 Val Leu Ala Thr Asp Gly Ile Trp Asp Val Leu Ser Asn Glu Asp Val 370 375

380 Val Ala Ile Val Ala Ser Ala Pro Ser Arg Ser Ser Ala Ala Arg Ala 385 390 395 400 Leu Val Glu Ser Ala Val Arg Ala Trp Arg Tyr Lys Tyr Pro Thr Ser 405 410 415 Lys Val Asp Asp Cys Ala Ala Val Cys Leu Tyr Leu Asp Ser Ser Asn 420 425 430 Thr Asn Ala Ile Ser Thr Ala Ser Ser Ile Ser Lys Leu Glu Asp Gly 435 440 445 Glu Glu Glu Glu Leu Lys Ala Thr Thr Glu Asp Asp Asp Ala Ser Gly 450 455 460 Pro Ser Gly Leu Gly Arg Ser Ser Thr Val Arg Ser Gly Lys Glu Ile 465 470 475 480 Ala Leu Asp Glu Ser Glu Thr Glu Lys Leu Ile Lys Glu Ala Asp Asn 485 490 495 Leu Asp Ser Glu Pro Gly Thr Glu Tyr Ser Ala Leu Glu Gly Val Ala 500 505 510 Arg Val Asn Thr Leu Leu Asn Leu Pro Arg Phe Val Pro Gly Lys 515 520 525 4322DNAArtificialSynthetic DNA 43atggggtcct gtttatctgc ag 224423DNAArtificialSynthetic DNA 44tcactttcca ggcacaaatc ttg 234556DNAArtificialSynthetic DNA 45aattactatt tacaattaca gtcgacatgg ggtcctgttt atctgcagag agcagg 564656DNAArtificialSynthetic DNA 46agccgggcgg ccgctttact tgtacatcac tttccaggca caaatcttgg taagtt 56471056DNAArabidopsis thalianaCDS(1)..(1056) 47atg gtg ctt tta cca gcg ttt ttg gac gga tta gcg aga act gta tcg 48Met Val Leu Leu Pro Ala Phe Leu Asp Gly Leu Ala Arg Thr Val Ser 1 5 10 15 acg aag aaa ggt aaa aaa cta tcg gaa gat gaa gat gga ggg aga gag 96Thr Lys Lys Gly Lys Lys Leu Ser Glu Asp Glu Asp Gly Gly Arg Glu 20 25 30 atc gca aaa tcg atg att aaa gat tcg aag aag aac tcg acg ttg ctc 144Ile Ala Lys Ser Met Ile Lys Asp Ser Lys Lys Asn Ser Thr Leu Leu 35 40 45 ggt act tca ggc ttt gtt agc tcc gaa agt tct aag agg ttt acc tct 192Gly Thr Ser Gly Phe Val Ser Ser Glu Ser Ser Lys Arg Phe Thr Ser 50 55 60 att tgt tct aat aga ggt gag aaa gga atc aac caa gat cgt gca att 240Ile Cys Ser Asn Arg Gly Glu Lys Gly Ile Asn Gln Asp Arg Ala Ile 65 70 75 80 gtt tgg gag gga ttt ggg tgc caa gaa gac ata aca ttt tgt ggg atg 288Val Trp Glu Gly Phe Gly Cys Gln Glu Asp Ile Thr Phe Cys Gly Met 85 90 95 ttt gat gga cat gga cca tgg gga cat gtg ata gcc aaa aga gta aaa 336Phe Asp Gly His Gly Pro Trp Gly His Val Ile Ala Lys Arg Val Lys 100 105 110 aaa tca ttt cca tct tct ctg ctt tgc caa tgg caa caa act ctt gcc 384Lys Ser Phe Pro Ser Ser Leu Leu Cys Gln Trp Gln Gln Thr Leu Ala 115 120 125 tcc tta tca tcc tcg ccg gaa tgt tcc tct ccg ttt gat ctt tgg aag 432Ser Leu Ser Ser Ser Pro Glu Cys Ser Ser Pro Phe Asp Leu Trp Lys 130 135 140 caa gct tgc ctg aaa aca ttc tcc atc atc gat ctt gat ctc aag atc 480Gln Ala Cys Leu Lys Thr Phe Ser Ile Ile Asp Leu Asp Leu Lys Ile 145 150 155 160 agt cct tcc att gat tct tac tgt agc ggc tgc acc gct ctc acc gct 528Ser Pro Ser Ile Asp Ser Tyr Cys Ser Gly Cys Thr Ala Leu Thr Ala 165 170 175 gtt ttg cag ggt gat cat ctc gtt ata gca aat gcg ggt gac tca cga 576Val Leu Gln Gly Asp His Leu Val Ile Ala Asn Ala Gly Asp Ser Arg 180 185 190 gca gta ata gca aca act tct gat gat gga aac ggt tta gtc ccg gtt 624Ala Val Ile Ala Thr Thr Ser Asp Asp Gly Asn Gly Leu Val Pro Val 195 200 205 cag ctc tcg gta gac ttt aaa cca aac att ccc gag gaa gca gaa cgg 672Gln Leu Ser Val Asp Phe Lys Pro Asn Ile Pro Glu Glu Ala Glu Arg 210 215 220 ata aaa caa tcg gat gga cga ttg ttc tgc cta gac gat gaa ccg gga 720Ile Lys Gln Ser Asp Gly Arg Leu Phe Cys Leu Asp Asp Glu Pro Gly 225 230 235 240 gtg tac cgg gtg ggt atg cct aat gga gga tca ctc ggt tta gct gtt 768Val Tyr Arg Val Gly Met Pro Asn Gly Gly Ser Leu Gly Leu Ala Val 245 250 255 tca aga gcg ttt gga gat tac tgc ctt aaa gac ttc ggt tta gtc tct 816Ser Arg Ala Phe Gly Asp Tyr Cys Leu Lys Asp Phe Gly Leu Val Ser 260 265 270 gaa ccg gaa gta aca tac cga aag ata acc gac aag gac cag ttt cta 864Glu Pro Glu Val Thr Tyr Arg Lys Ile Thr Asp Lys Asp Gln Phe Leu 275 280 285 atc ttg gcc acc gat ggg atg tgg gat gtg atg acg aat aat gag gca 912Ile Leu Ala Thr Asp Gly Met Trp Asp Val Met Thr Asn Asn Glu Ala 290 295 300 gtg gag ata gta aga gga gtt aaa gag aga aga aag agc gca aag aga 960Val Glu Ile Val Arg Gly Val Lys Glu Arg Arg Lys Ser Ala Lys Arg 305 310 315 320 ttg gta gag aga gct gtg acg ctt tgg cgt agg aag aga aga agc atc 1008Leu Val Glu Arg Ala Val Thr Leu Trp Arg Arg Lys Arg Arg Ser Ile 325 330 335 gcc atg gat gat att tct gtt ctc tgt ctc ttc ttt cgt cct tct tag 1056Ala Met Asp Asp Ile Ser Val Leu Cys Leu Phe Phe Arg Pro Ser 340 345 350 48351PRTArabidopsis thaliana 48Met Val Leu Leu Pro Ala Phe Leu Asp Gly Leu Ala Arg Thr Val Ser 1 5 10 15 Thr Lys Lys Gly Lys Lys Leu Ser Glu Asp Glu Asp Gly Gly Arg Glu 20 25 30 Ile Ala Lys Ser Met Ile Lys Asp Ser Lys Lys Asn Ser Thr Leu Leu 35 40 45 Gly Thr Ser Gly Phe Val Ser Ser Glu Ser Ser Lys Arg Phe Thr Ser 50 55 60 Ile Cys Ser Asn Arg Gly Glu Lys Gly Ile Asn Gln Asp Arg Ala Ile 65 70 75 80 Val Trp Glu Gly Phe Gly Cys Gln Glu Asp Ile Thr Phe Cys Gly Met 85 90 95 Phe Asp Gly His Gly Pro Trp Gly His Val Ile Ala Lys Arg Val Lys 100 105 110 Lys Ser Phe Pro Ser Ser Leu Leu Cys Gln Trp Gln Gln Thr Leu Ala 115 120 125 Ser Leu Ser Ser Ser Pro Glu Cys Ser Ser Pro Phe Asp Leu Trp Lys 130 135 140 Gln Ala Cys Leu Lys Thr Phe Ser Ile Ile Asp Leu Asp Leu Lys Ile 145 150 155 160 Ser Pro Ser Ile Asp Ser Tyr Cys Ser Gly Cys Thr Ala Leu Thr Ala 165 170 175 Val Leu Gln Gly Asp His Leu Val Ile Ala Asn Ala Gly Asp Ser Arg 180 185 190 Ala Val Ile Ala Thr Thr Ser Asp Asp Gly Asn Gly Leu Val Pro Val 195 200 205 Gln Leu Ser Val Asp Phe Lys Pro Asn Ile Pro Glu Glu Ala Glu Arg 210 215 220 Ile Lys Gln Ser Asp Gly Arg Leu Phe Cys Leu Asp Asp Glu Pro Gly 225 230 235 240 Val Tyr Arg Val Gly Met Pro Asn Gly Gly Ser Leu Gly Leu Ala Val 245 250 255 Ser Arg Ala Phe Gly Asp Tyr Cys Leu Lys Asp Phe Gly Leu Val Ser 260 265 270 Glu Pro Glu Val Thr Tyr Arg Lys Ile Thr Asp Lys Asp Gln Phe Leu 275 280 285 Ile Leu Ala Thr Asp Gly Met Trp Asp Val Met Thr Asn Asn Glu Ala 290 295 300 Val Glu Ile Val Arg Gly Val Lys Glu Arg Arg Lys Ser Ala Lys Arg 305 310 315 320 Leu Val Glu Arg Ala Val Thr Leu Trp Arg Arg Lys Arg Arg Ser Ile 325 330 335 Ala Met Asp Asp Ile Ser Val Leu Cys Leu Phe Phe Arg Pro Ser 340 345 350 4924DNAArtificialSynthetic DNA 49atggtgcttt taccagcgtt tttg 245023DNAArtificialSynthetic DNA 50ctaagaagga cgaaagaaga gac 235160DNAArtificialSynthetic DNA 51aattactatt tacaattaca gtcgacatgg tgcttttacc agcgtttttg gacggattag 605256DNAArtificialSynthetic DNA 52agccgggcgg ccgctttact tgtacactaa gaaggacgaa agaagagaca gagaac 565319PRTArtificialA consensus sequence in a protein phosphatasemisc_feature(1)..(1)Xaa can be any naturally occurring amino acid, or preferably L or Fmisc_feature(4)..(4)Xaa can be any naturally occurring amino acid, or preferably V, I or Mmisc_feature(10)..(11)Xaa can be any naturally occurring amino acidmisc_feature(13)..(14)Xaa can be any naturally occurring amino acidmisc_feature(15)..(15)Xaa can be any naturally occurring amino acid, or preferably V or Imisc_feature(16)..(16)Xaa can be any naturally occurring amino acid, or preferably S or Amisc_feature(17)..(17)Xaa can be any naturally occurring amino acid, or preferably K or Rmisc_feature(18)..(18)Xaa can be any naturally occurring amino acid 53Xaa Cys Gly Xaa Phe Asp Gly His Gly Xaa Xaa Gly Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa 1 5 10 15 Xaa Xaa Val 5427PRTArtificialA consensus sequence in a protein phosphatasemisc_feature(3)..(3)Xaa can be any naturally occurring amino acid, or preferably T, C or Smisc_feature(5)..(5)Xaa can be any naturally occurring amino acid, or preferably G, A or Smisc_feature(6)..(6)Xaa can be any naturally occurring amino acid, or preferably V or Lmisc_feature(7)..(8)Xaa can be any naturally occurring amino acidmisc_feature(9)..(9)Xaa can be any naturally occurring amino acid, or preferably I, V, F or Lmisc_feature(10)..(11)Xaa can be any naturally occurring amino acidmisc_feature(12)..(12)Xaa can be any naturally occurring amino acid, or preferably G or Amisc_feature(13)..(14)Xaa can be any naturally occurring amino acidmisc_feature(15)..(15)Xaa can be any naturally occurring amino acid, or preferably L, V or Imisc_feature(16)..(16)Xaa can be any naturally occurring amino acidmisc_feature(17)..(17)Xaa can be any naturally occurring amino acid, or preferably I, V or Mmisc_feature(18)..(18)Xaa can be any naturally occurring amino acid, or preferably A or Gmisc_feature(20)..(20)Xaa can be any naturally occurring amino acidmisc_feature(22)..(22)Xaa can be any naturally occurring amino acid, or preferably D or Hmisc_feature(26)..(26)Xaa can be any naturally occurring amino acid, or preferably V or Imisc_feature(27)..(27)Xaa can be any naturally occurring amino acid, or preferably L, M or I 54Ser Gly Xaa Thr Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa 1 5 10 15 Xaa Xaa Asn Xaa Gly Xaa Ser Arg Ala Xaa Xaa 20 25 5556PRTArtificialA consensus sequence in a protein phosphatasemisc_feature(4)..(4)Xaa can be any naturally occurring amino acid, or preferably M or Vmisc_feature(5)..(5)Xaa can be any naturally occurring amino acid, or preferably S or Amisc_feature(7)..(7)Xaa can be any naturally occurring amino acid, or preferably A or Smisc_feature(8)..(8)Xaa can be any naturally occurring amino acid, or preferably F or Lmisc_feature(11)..(12)Xaa can be any naturally occurring amino acidmisc_feature(13)..(13)Xaa can be any naturally occurring amino acid, or preferably L, I or Vmisc_feature(15)..(15)Xaa can be any naturally occurring amino acidmisc_feature(16)..(16)Xaa can be any naturally occurring amino acid, or preferably Y, F or Hmisc_feature(18)..(18)Xaa can be any naturally occurring amino acid, or preferably V or Lmisc_feature(19)..(19)Xaa can be any naturally occurring amino acid, or preferably I or Vmisc_feature(20)..(21)Xaa can be any naturally occurring amino acidmisc_feature(23)..(23)Xaa can be any naturally occurring amino acid, or preferably E, Q or Dmisc_feature(24)..(24)Xaa can be any naturally occurring amino acid, or preferably I, V or Fmisc_feature(25)..(28)Xaa can be any naturally occurring amino acidmisc_feature(29)..(29)Xaa can be any naturally occurring amino acid, or preferably I, L or Vmisc_feature(30)..(30)Xaa can be any naturally occurring amino acid, or preferably T or Smisc_feature(31)..(32)Xaa can be any naturally occurring amino acidmisc_feature(34)..(34)Xaa can be any naturally occurring amino acidmisc_feature(35)..(35)Xaa can be any naturally occurring amino acid, or preferably F or Ymisc_feature(36)..(36)Xaa can be any naturally occurring amino acid, or preferably L, I, V or Mmisc_feature(37)..(37)Xaa can be any naturally occurring amino acid, or preferably V, L or Imisc_feature(40)..(40)Xaa can be any naturally occurring amino acid, or preferably T or Smisc_feature(43)..(43)Xaa can be any naturally occurring amino acid, or preferably V, I or Mmisc_feature(46)..(46)Xaa can be any naturally occurring amino acidmisc_feature(47)..(47)Xaa can be any naturally occurring amino acid, or preferably L, I, V or Mmisc_feature(48)..(48)Xaa can be any naturally occurring amino acid, or preferably S or Tmisc_feature(50)..(50)Xaa can be any naturally occurring amino acidmisc_feature(51)..(51)Xaa can be any naturally occurring amino acid, or preferably E or Dmisc_feature(52)..(52)Xaa can be any naturally occurring amino acid, or preferably V or Amisc_feature(53)..(54)Xaa can be any naturally occurring amino acidmisc_feature(55)..(55)Xaa can be any naturally occurring amino acid, or preferably L, V or Imisc_feature(56)..(56)Xaa can be any naturally occurring amino acid, or preferably I or V 55Gly Leu Ala Xaa Xaa Arg Xaa Xaa Gly Asp Xaa Xaa Xaa Lys Xaa Xaa 1 5 10 15 Gly Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Pro Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa 20 25 30 Asp Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Leu Ala Xaa Asp Gly Xaa Trp Asp Xaa Xaa Xaa 35 40 45 Asn Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa 50 55 563261DNAOryza sativaCDS(1)..(3261) 56atg ggc tgc tca cct tct aag gtg tgt tca tgt cca cat tat aag ggc 48Met Gly Cys Ser Pro Ser Lys Val Cys Ser Cys Pro His Tyr Lys Gly 1 5 10 15 agt ttg tgc ttc tgt gac tgt gga tgc ttt gga caa aca cct gac tcc 96Ser Leu Cys Phe Cys Asp Cys Gly Cys Phe Gly Gln Thr Pro Asp Ser 20 25 30 cca aga gag tca agg gga aaa tca aac cgg gtt agg gga aag aca gat 144Pro Arg Glu Ser Arg Gly Lys Ser Asn Arg Val Arg Gly Lys Thr Asp 35 40 45 tct agt gct tca gat gct tct tct gat gac cta gag gaa gat gat gat 192Ser Ser Ala Ser Asp Ala Ser Ser Asp Asp Leu Glu Glu Asp Asp Asp 50 55 60 gga ttg cac caa atg aac att aca agg gac tct aat gtt ggt atc aat 240Gly Leu His Gln Met Asn Ile Thr Arg Asp Ser Asn Val Gly Ile Asn 65 70 75 80 cga ctc tca agg gtc tca tca caa ttt ctt cca cca gaa ggt tca cgt 288Arg Leu Ser Arg Val Ser Ser Gln Phe Leu Pro Pro Glu Gly Ser Arg 85 90 95 aaa gtt cga atc cca ttg ggg aat tat gac ctg aga tat tcc tac ttg 336Lys Val Arg Ile Pro Leu Gly Asn Tyr Asp Leu Arg Tyr Ser Tyr Leu 100 105 110 tct caa aga ggc tac tac cca gaa tca ttg gac aag cca aac caa gac 384Ser Gln Arg Gly Tyr Tyr Pro Glu Ser Leu Asp Lys Pro Asn Gln Asp 115 120 125 agt ttt tgt ata cat act cca ttt gga aca agc cct gat gac cat ttc 432Ser Phe Cys Ile His Thr Pro Phe Gly Thr Ser Pro Asp Asp His Phe 130 135 140 ttt ggt gta ttt gat ggc cat gga gaa tat gga gct cag tgc tca caa 480Phe Gly Val Phe Asp Gly His Gly Glu Tyr Gly Ala Gln Cys Ser Gln 145 150 155 160 ttt gta aag cga aga cta tgc gaa aac ctg ctc aga gat gac cgg ttc 528Phe Val Lys Arg Arg Leu Cys Glu Asn Leu Leu Arg Asp Asp Arg Phe 165

170 175 cgt act gat gtt gtt cag gct ctt cat tct gct ttc ttg gca aca aat 576Arg Thr Asp Val Val Gln Ala Leu His Ser Ala Phe Leu Ala Thr Asn 180 185 190 tca cag ctt cat gca gac agc tta gat gat tct atg agt ggt act act 624Ser Gln Leu His Ala Asp Ser Leu Asp Asp Ser Met Ser Gly Thr Thr 195 200 205 gca gtc act gtg ctg gtg agg ggt aaa act att tac att gcg aat acg 672Ala Val Thr Val Leu Val Arg Gly Lys Thr Ile Tyr Ile Ala Asn Thr 210 215 220 ggt gat tca cgt gct gtt att gcc gaa aaa aga ggg gaa gat gtt gtt 720Gly Asp Ser Arg Ala Val Ile Ala Glu Lys Arg Gly Glu Asp Val Val 225 230 235 240 gct gtt gac ctg tcc ata gat caa aca ccc tac agg act gat gag ctt 768Ala Val Asp Leu Ser Ile Asp Gln Thr Pro Tyr Arg Thr Asp Glu Leu 245 250 255 gaa agg gtc aag gag tgt ggt gct agg gtt atg acg ttg gat cag ata 816Glu Arg Val Lys Glu Cys Gly Ala Arg Val Met Thr Leu Asp Gln Ile 260 265 270 gag ggg cta aag aac cca gat gta cag tgt tgg ggc acc gag gaa agt 864Glu Gly Leu Lys Asn Pro Asp Val Gln Cys Trp Gly Thr Glu Glu Ser 275 280 285 gat gac ggt gat cct cca agg ttg tgg gtg caa aat ggc atg tat cca 912Asp Asp Gly Asp Pro Pro Arg Leu Trp Val Gln Asn Gly Met Tyr Pro 290 295 300 gga act gct ttt act cgc agc att gga gat tct gtc gct gaa tct atc 960Gly Thr Ala Phe Thr Arg Ser Ile Gly Asp Ser Val Ala Glu Ser Ile 305 310 315 320 ggt gtt gtc gct aat cct gag att ttt atc ctg gag ctc aat gcc aac 1008Gly Val Val Ala Asn Pro Glu Ile Phe Ile Leu Glu Leu Asn Ala Asn 325 330 335 cat cca ttc ttt gtt ctt gct agt gat gga gtt ttt gag ttt ctt tct 1056His Pro Phe Phe Val Leu Ala Ser Asp Gly Val Phe Glu Phe Leu Ser 340 345 350 agt caa act gtt gtc gac atg att gct aaa tac aag gat cct cgt gat 1104Ser Gln Thr Val Val Asp Met Ile Ala Lys Tyr Lys Asp Pro Arg Asp 355 360 365 gcg tgc gct gca att gtt gct gaa tcc tat cgc ctc tgg cta cag tat 1152Ala Cys Ala Ala Ile Val Ala Glu Ser Tyr Arg Leu Trp Leu Gln Tyr 370 375 380 gaa act cgt aca gat gac att aca ata ata gtt gtt cat att aac ggg 1200Glu Thr Arg Thr Asp Asp Ile Thr Ile Ile Val Val His Ile Asn Gly 385 390 395 400 tta act gat atg gaa tgt act caa act gta atg aaa gta tct tta caa 1248Leu Thr Asp Met Glu Cys Thr Gln Thr Val Met Lys Val Ser Leu Gln 405 410 415 cct tcc caa caa gtc gta gaa ttg gta ggc tca gaa tca cca tcg aca 1296Pro Ser Gln Gln Val Val Glu Leu Val Gly Ser Glu Ser Pro Ser Thr 420 425 430 ata agt ttg aat ccc aag aac cag cgt tcc agg caa gat cta tca cgt 1344Ile Ser Leu Asn Pro Lys Asn Gln Arg Ser Arg Gln Asp Leu Ser Arg 435 440 445 gct cgg ctg aga gca ctt gaa agt tcc ctg gaa aat ggt cga cta tgg 1392Ala Arg Leu Arg Ala Leu Glu Ser Ser Leu Glu Asn Gly Arg Leu Trp 450 455 460 gtc cct cca tcc cca tcg cat cgg aag aca tgg gaa gag caa gca cat 1440Val Pro Pro Ser Pro Ser His Arg Lys Thr Trp Glu Glu Gln Ala His 465 470 475 480 att gag cga ata cta cac gac cat ttc ctc ttc agg aag ctc act gac 1488Ile Glu Arg Ile Leu His Asp His Phe Leu Phe Arg Lys Leu Thr Asp 485 490 495 tca cag tgc cat gtt tta ctt gat tgc atg caa aga gtt gag gtg aaa 1536Ser Gln Cys His Val Leu Leu Asp Cys Met Gln Arg Val Glu Val Lys 500 505 510 gct ggg gat ata gtg gtg cag cag ggc ggt gaa ggc gag tgc ttc tat 1584Ala Gly Asp Ile Val Val Gln Gln Gly Gly Glu Gly Glu Cys Phe Tyr 515 520 525 gta gtt ggg agt ggt gag ttt gaa gtg cta gcc att cag gaa gaa gat 1632Val Val Gly Ser Gly Glu Phe Glu Val Leu Ala Ile Gln Glu Glu Asp 530 535 540 gga aag gaa gtt aca aag gtt cta cat cgg tat act gct gac aaa cta 1680Gly Lys Glu Val Thr Lys Val Leu His Arg Tyr Thr Ala Asp Lys Leu 545 550 555 560 tct tct ttt ggg gag cta gca cta atg tat aat aaa cca ctt caa gct 1728Ser Ser Phe Gly Glu Leu Ala Leu Met Tyr Asn Lys Pro Leu Gln Ala 565 570 575 tca gtc cgt gct gtg act act gga act tta tgg gct cta aag cga gag 1776Ser Val Arg Ala Val Thr Thr Gly Thr Leu Trp Ala Leu Lys Arg Glu 580 585 590 gat ttt cgg gga att ctg atg tca gag ttt tca aat ata cca tca tta 1824Asp Phe Arg Gly Ile Leu Met Ser Glu Phe Ser Asn Ile Pro Ser Leu 595 600 605 aag ttg ctc cga tca gtg gag ctg ttt acg aga ttg aca atg ctt caa 1872Lys Leu Leu Arg Ser Val Glu Leu Phe Thr Arg Leu Thr Met Leu Gln 610 615 620 cta agt caa ctt gct gat tct ctt gtt gaa gta act ttt ggg gat ggt 1920Leu Ser Gln Leu Ala Asp Ser Leu Val Glu Val Thr Phe Gly Asp Gly 625 630 635 640 caa atg ata gta gac aag aat gat gat gca tct tcc ttg tat att att 1968Gln Met Ile Val Asp Lys Asn Asp Asp Ala Ser Ser Leu Tyr Ile Ile 645 650 655 caa aga ggt cgt gtg aaa ctt aaa ttg gct gca gat cag gta aat tca 2016Gln Arg Gly Arg Val Lys Leu Lys Leu Ala Ala Asp Gln Val Asn Ser 660 665 670 gat gcc tgg gat ctt ctt agt tct caa aca aag gtg gcc caa tca agt 2064Asp Ala Trp Asp Leu Leu Ser Ser Gln Thr Lys Val Ala Gln Ser Ser 675 680 685 cga gaa gat ggt aat tac gtg ttt gag ata gat gaa ggg gga cac ttt 2112Arg Glu Asp Gly Asn Tyr Val Phe Glu Ile Asp Glu Gly Gly His Phe 690 695 700 gga gag tgg gct ctc ttt ggg gag aca att gct ttt act gct atg tca 2160Gly Glu Trp Ala Leu Phe Gly Glu Thr Ile Ala Phe Thr Ala Met Ser 705 710 715 720 gtt ggt gat gtg act tgt tct act att gca aag gag aag ttt gac tca 2208Val Gly Asp Val Thr Cys Ser Thr Ile Ala Lys Glu Lys Phe Asp Ser 725 730 735 att att ggg ccc ttg cca aaa gtt tcc cag tct gat tcc aag ctc aaa 2256Ile Ile Gly Pro Leu Pro Lys Val Ser Gln Ser Asp Ser Lys Leu Lys 740 745 750 gat tcc ttg gtt cct aaa ggg cat ggt gca gat gat agt tcc ttc agg 2304Asp Ser Leu Val Pro Lys Gly His Gly Ala Asp Asp Ser Ser Phe Arg 755 760 765 aag gcg cag cta tct gat ttg gaa tgg aaa atg tgc ata tat gcc gct 2352Lys Ala Gln Leu Ser Asp Leu Glu Trp Lys Met Cys Ile Tyr Ala Ala 770 775 780 gat tgc agt gag att ggt ctt gtc caa cta aga ggt tct gac aag atc 2400Asp Cys Ser Glu Ile Gly Leu Val Gln Leu Arg Gly Ser Asp Lys Ile 785 790 795 800 aaa agc tta aag agg ttt tac atc aag aga gta aaa gac ctt cat aag 2448Lys Ser Leu Lys Arg Phe Tyr Ile Lys Arg Val Lys Asp Leu His Lys 805 810 815 gaa aaa cac gta ttt gat gag aag gat ctc atg aaa tct ttg agc caa 2496Glu Lys His Val Phe Asp Glu Lys Asp Leu Met Lys Ser Leu Ser Gln 820 825 830 tca act tgt gtg cca gaa gtt cta tgt act tgc gct gat caa tcc tac 2544Ser Thr Cys Val Pro Glu Val Leu Cys Thr Cys Ala Asp Gln Ser Tyr 835 840 845 cta gga ata ctg ctg aat tgt tgc ctt tgt tgc tca ctg gct tca ata 2592Leu Gly Ile Leu Leu Asn Cys Cys Leu Cys Cys Ser Leu Ala Ser Ile 850 855 860 ctt cat gca cca cta aat gag tcg tct gca cga ttc tat gca gcc tct 2640Leu His Ala Pro Leu Asn Glu Ser Ser Ala Arg Phe Tyr Ala Ala Ser 865 870 875 880 gtc gtc gta gcg cta gaa aat ctc cat cag agg tcc att ctt tac aga 2688Val Val Val Ala Leu Glu Asn Leu His Gln Arg Ser Ile Leu Tyr Arg 885 890 895 ggt gtt tct gca gac att ctt atg gtc gac cga tca ggg cat ctt caa 2736Gly Val Ser Ala Asp Ile Leu Met Val Asp Arg Ser Gly His Leu Gln 900 905 910 cta gtt gac ttc agg ttt gca aag aag ttg caa ggt gaa agg act tac 2784Leu Val Asp Phe Arg Phe Ala Lys Lys Leu Gln Gly Glu Arg Thr Tyr 915 920 925 aca ata tgt ggg att gcc gac tct cta gct cca gag ata gtt ctt ggt 2832Thr Ile Cys Gly Ile Ala Asp Ser Leu Ala Pro Glu Ile Val Leu Gly 930 935 940 agg ggc cat gga ttt tct gct gac tgg tgg gcg ctg gga gtg ttg att 2880Arg Gly His Gly Phe Ser Ala Asp Trp Trp Ala Leu Gly Val Leu Ile 945 950 955 960 tat ttc atg ctg caa tca gac atg cca ttt ggc tct tgg agg gag agt 2928Tyr Phe Met Leu Gln Ser Asp Met Pro Phe Gly Ser Trp Arg Glu Ser 965 970 975 gaa ctg gaa cct ttt gca aag att gcc aag ggt cac ctt gtc atg cca 2976Glu Leu Glu Pro Phe Ala Lys Ile Ala Lys Gly His Leu Val Met Pro 980 985 990 tca aca ttc agc atc gaa gtt gtt gac ctt att aca aag cta ctc gag 3024Ser Thr Phe Ser Ile Glu Val Val Asp Leu Ile Thr Lys Leu Leu Glu 995 1000 1005 gta aac gaa aat gcg cgc ctt ggg gcc aag gga gcg gaa tct gtg 3069Val Asn Glu Asn Ala Arg Leu Gly Ala Lys Gly Ala Glu Ser Val 1010 1015 1020 aaa aga cac ccc tgg ttt gat ggc att gac tgg aaa caa ata gca 3114Lys Arg His Pro Trp Phe Asp Gly Ile Asp Trp Lys Gln Ile Ala 1025 1030 1035 gat ggt act tat aca gta ccc caa gaa atc acc gat cgt gtc gac 3159Asp Gly Thr Tyr Thr Val Pro Gln Glu Ile Thr Asp Arg Val Asp 1040 1045 1050 agc tat gta gaa act ctt aca gag gac ttg aca gca tcc cct tcc 3204Ser Tyr Val Glu Thr Leu Thr Glu Asp Leu Thr Ala Ser Pro Ser 1055 1060 1065 atg cca agt gaa gaa aca gct gat cag gct gct cca gaa tgg atc 3249Met Pro Ser Glu Glu Thr Ala Asp Gln Ala Ala Pro Glu Trp Ile 1070 1075 1080 cag gat tgg tga 3261Gln Asp Trp 1085 571086PRTOryza sativa 57Met Gly Cys Ser Pro Ser Lys Val Cys Ser Cys Pro His Tyr Lys Gly 1 5 10 15 Ser Leu Cys Phe Cys Asp Cys Gly Cys Phe Gly Gln Thr Pro Asp Ser 20 25 30 Pro Arg Glu Ser Arg Gly Lys Ser Asn Arg Val Arg Gly Lys Thr Asp 35 40 45 Ser Ser Ala Ser Asp Ala Ser Ser Asp Asp Leu Glu Glu Asp Asp Asp 50 55 60 Gly Leu His Gln Met Asn Ile Thr Arg Asp Ser Asn Val Gly Ile Asn 65 70 75 80 Arg Leu Ser Arg Val Ser Ser Gln Phe Leu Pro Pro Glu Gly Ser Arg 85 90 95 Lys Val Arg Ile Pro Leu Gly Asn Tyr Asp Leu Arg Tyr Ser Tyr Leu 100 105 110 Ser Gln Arg Gly Tyr Tyr Pro Glu Ser Leu Asp Lys Pro Asn Gln Asp 115 120 125 Ser Phe Cys Ile His Thr Pro Phe Gly Thr Ser Pro Asp Asp His Phe 130 135 140 Phe Gly Val Phe Asp Gly His Gly Glu Tyr Gly Ala Gln Cys Ser Gln 145 150 155 160 Phe Val Lys Arg Arg Leu Cys Glu Asn Leu Leu Arg Asp Asp Arg Phe 165 170 175 Arg Thr Asp Val Val Gln Ala Leu His Ser Ala Phe Leu Ala Thr Asn 180 185 190 Ser Gln Leu His Ala Asp Ser Leu Asp Asp Ser Met Ser Gly Thr Thr 195 200 205 Ala Val Thr Val Leu Val Arg Gly Lys Thr Ile Tyr Ile Ala Asn Thr 210 215 220 Gly Asp Ser Arg Ala Val Ile Ala Glu Lys Arg Gly Glu Asp Val Val 225 230 235 240 Ala Val Asp Leu Ser Ile Asp Gln Thr Pro Tyr Arg Thr Asp Glu Leu 245 250 255 Glu Arg Val Lys Glu Cys Gly Ala Arg Val Met Thr Leu Asp Gln Ile 260 265 270 Glu Gly Leu Lys Asn Pro Asp Val Gln Cys Trp Gly Thr Glu Glu Ser 275 280 285 Asp Asp Gly Asp Pro Pro Arg Leu Trp Val Gln Asn Gly Met Tyr Pro 290 295 300 Gly Thr Ala Phe Thr Arg Ser Ile Gly Asp Ser Val Ala Glu Ser Ile 305 310 315 320 Gly Val Val Ala Asn Pro Glu Ile Phe Ile Leu Glu Leu Asn Ala Asn 325 330 335 His Pro Phe Phe Val Leu Ala Ser Asp Gly Val Phe Glu Phe Leu Ser 340 345 350 Ser Gln Thr Val Val Asp Met Ile Ala Lys Tyr Lys Asp Pro Arg Asp 355 360 365 Ala Cys Ala Ala Ile Val Ala Glu Ser Tyr Arg Leu Trp Leu Gln Tyr 370 375 380 Glu Thr Arg Thr Asp Asp Ile Thr Ile Ile Val Val His Ile Asn Gly 385 390 395 400 Leu Thr Asp Met Glu Cys Thr Gln Thr Val Met Lys Val Ser Leu Gln 405 410 415 Pro Ser Gln Gln Val Val Glu Leu Val Gly Ser Glu Ser Pro Ser Thr 420 425 430 Ile Ser Leu Asn Pro Lys Asn Gln Arg Ser Arg Gln Asp Leu Ser Arg 435 440 445 Ala Arg Leu Arg Ala Leu Glu Ser Ser Leu Glu Asn Gly Arg Leu Trp 450 455 460 Val Pro Pro Ser Pro Ser His Arg Lys Thr Trp Glu Glu Gln Ala His 465 470 475 480 Ile Glu Arg Ile Leu His Asp His Phe Leu Phe Arg Lys Leu Thr Asp 485 490 495 Ser Gln Cys His Val Leu Leu Asp Cys Met Gln Arg Val Glu Val Lys 500 505 510 Ala Gly Asp Ile Val Val Gln Gln Gly Gly Glu Gly Glu Cys Phe Tyr 515 520 525 Val Val Gly Ser Gly Glu Phe Glu Val Leu Ala Ile Gln Glu Glu Asp 530 535 540 Gly Lys Glu Val Thr Lys Val Leu His Arg Tyr Thr Ala Asp Lys Leu 545 550 555 560 Ser Ser Phe Gly Glu Leu Ala Leu Met Tyr Asn Lys Pro Leu Gln Ala 565 570 575 Ser Val Arg Ala Val Thr Thr Gly Thr Leu Trp Ala Leu Lys Arg Glu 580 585 590 Asp Phe Arg Gly Ile Leu Met Ser Glu Phe Ser Asn Ile Pro Ser Leu 595 600 605 Lys Leu Leu Arg Ser Val Glu Leu Phe Thr Arg Leu Thr Met Leu Gln 610 615 620 Leu Ser Gln Leu Ala Asp Ser Leu Val Glu Val Thr Phe Gly Asp Gly 625 630 635 640 Gln Met Ile Val Asp Lys Asn Asp Asp Ala Ser Ser Leu Tyr Ile Ile 645 650 655 Gln Arg Gly Arg Val Lys Leu Lys Leu Ala Ala Asp Gln Val Asn Ser 660 665 670 Asp Ala Trp Asp Leu Leu Ser Ser Gln Thr Lys Val Ala Gln Ser Ser 675 680 685 Arg Glu Asp Gly Asn Tyr Val Phe Glu Ile Asp Glu Gly Gly His Phe 690 695 700 Gly Glu Trp Ala

Leu Phe Gly Glu Thr Ile Ala Phe Thr Ala Met Ser 705 710 715 720 Val Gly Asp Val Thr Cys Ser Thr Ile Ala Lys Glu Lys Phe Asp Ser 725 730 735 Ile Ile Gly Pro Leu Pro Lys Val Ser Gln Ser Asp Ser Lys Leu Lys 740 745 750 Asp Ser Leu Val Pro Lys Gly His Gly Ala Asp Asp Ser Ser Phe Arg 755 760 765 Lys Ala Gln Leu Ser Asp Leu Glu Trp Lys Met Cys Ile Tyr Ala Ala 770 775 780 Asp Cys Ser Glu Ile Gly Leu Val Gln Leu Arg Gly Ser Asp Lys Ile 785 790 795 800 Lys Ser Leu Lys Arg Phe Tyr Ile Lys Arg Val Lys Asp Leu His Lys 805 810 815 Glu Lys His Val Phe Asp Glu Lys Asp Leu Met Lys Ser Leu Ser Gln 820 825 830 Ser Thr Cys Val Pro Glu Val Leu Cys Thr Cys Ala Asp Gln Ser Tyr 835 840 845 Leu Gly Ile Leu Leu Asn Cys Cys Leu Cys Cys Ser Leu Ala Ser Ile 850 855 860 Leu His Ala Pro Leu Asn Glu Ser Ser Ala Arg Phe Tyr Ala Ala Ser 865 870 875 880 Val Val Val Ala Leu Glu Asn Leu His Gln Arg Ser Ile Leu Tyr Arg 885 890 895 Gly Val Ser Ala Asp Ile Leu Met Val Asp Arg Ser Gly His Leu Gln 900 905 910 Leu Val Asp Phe Arg Phe Ala Lys Lys Leu Gln Gly Glu Arg Thr Tyr 915 920 925 Thr Ile Cys Gly Ile Ala Asp Ser Leu Ala Pro Glu Ile Val Leu Gly 930 935 940 Arg Gly His Gly Phe Ser Ala Asp Trp Trp Ala Leu Gly Val Leu Ile 945 950 955 960 Tyr Phe Met Leu Gln Ser Asp Met Pro Phe Gly Ser Trp Arg Glu Ser 965 970 975 Glu Leu Glu Pro Phe Ala Lys Ile Ala Lys Gly His Leu Val Met Pro 980 985 990 Ser Thr Phe Ser Ile Glu Val Val Asp Leu Ile Thr Lys Leu Leu Glu 995 1000 1005 Val Asn Glu Asn Ala Arg Leu Gly Ala Lys Gly Ala Glu Ser Val 1010 1015 1020 Lys Arg His Pro Trp Phe Asp Gly Ile Asp Trp Lys Gln Ile Ala 1025 1030 1035 Asp Gly Thr Tyr Thr Val Pro Gln Glu Ile Thr Asp Arg Val Asp 1040 1045 1050 Ser Tyr Val Glu Thr Leu Thr Glu Asp Leu Thr Ala Ser Pro Ser 1055 1060 1065 Met Pro Ser Glu Glu Thr Ala Asp Gln Ala Ala Pro Glu Trp Ile 1070 1075 1080 Gln Asp Trp 1085 58484DNAtobacco mosaic virus 58aagcttgcat gcctgcaggc tctagaggat cccccctcag aagaccagag ggctattgag 60acttttcaac aaagggtaat atcgggaaac ctcctcggat tccattgccc agctatctgt 120cacttcatcg aaaggacagt agaaaaggaa ggtggctcct acaaatgcca tcattgcgat 180aaaggaaagg ctatcgttca agatgcctct accgacagtg gtcccaaaga tggaccccca 240cccacgagga acatcgtgga aaaagaagac gttccaacca cgtcttcaaa gcaagtggat 300tgatgtgata tctccactga cgtaagggat gacgcacaat cccactatcc ttcgcaagac 360ccttcctcta tataaggaag ttcatttcat ttggagagga caggcttctt gagatccttc 420aacaattacc aacaacaaca aacaacaaac aacattacaa ttactattta caattacagt 480cgac 48459331PRTArabidopsis thaliana 59Met Gly His Cys Phe Ser Leu Pro Ser Ser Gln Ser Glu Ile His Glu 1 5 10 15 Asp Asn Glu His Gly Asp Gly Asn Val Val Cys Tyr Gly Glu Glu Phe 20 25 30 Gly Leu Asp Gln Asp Leu Pro Val His Arg Leu Gly Ser Val Cys Ser 35 40 45 Ile Gln Gly Thr Lys Val Leu Asn Gln Asp His Ala Val Leu Tyr Gln 50 55 60 Gly Tyr Gly Thr Arg Asp Thr Glu Leu Cys Gly Val Phe Asp Gly His 65 70 75 80 Gly Lys Asn Gly His Met Val Ser Lys Met Val Arg Asn Arg Leu Pro 85 90 95 Ser Val Leu Leu Ala Leu Lys Glu Glu Leu Asn Gln Glu Ser Asn Val 100 105 110 Cys Glu Glu Glu Ala Ser Lys Trp Glu Lys Ala Cys Phe Thr Ala Phe 115 120 125 Arg Leu Ile Asp Arg Glu Leu Asn Leu Gln Val Phe Asn Cys Ser Phe 130 135 140 Ser Gly Ser Thr Gly Val Val Ala Ile Thr Gln Gly Asp Asp Leu Val 145 150 155 160 Ile Ala Asn Leu Gly Asp Ser Arg Ala Val Leu Gly Thr Met Thr Glu 165 170 175 Asp Gly Glu Ile Lys Ala Val Gln Leu Thr Ser Asp Leu Thr Pro Asp 180 185 190 Val Pro Ser Glu Ala Glu Arg Ile Arg Met Cys Lys Gly Arg Val Phe 195 200 205 Ala Met Lys Thr Glu Pro Ser Ser Gln Arg Val Trp Leu Pro Asn Gln 210 215 220 Asn Ile Pro Gly Leu Ala Met Ser Arg Ala Phe Gly Asp Phe Arg Leu 225 230 235 240 Lys Asp His Gly Val Ile Ala Val Pro Glu Ile Ser Gln His Arg Ile 245 250 255 Thr Ser Lys Asp Gln Phe Leu Val Leu Ala Thr Asp Gly Val Trp Asp 260 265 270 Met Leu Ser Asn Asp Glu Val Val Ser Leu Ile Trp Ser Ser Gly Lys 275 280 285 Lys Gln Ala Ser Ala Ala Lys Met Val Ala Glu Ala Ala Glu Ala Ala 290 295 300 Trp Lys Lys Arg Leu Lys Tyr Thr Lys Val Asp Asp Ile Thr Val Ile 305 310 315 320 Cys Leu Phe Leu Gln Asn Lys Glu Gln Pro Ser 325 330 60326PRTArabidopsis thaliana 60Met Gly Phe Cys Phe Cys Leu Ser Ser Gly Gly Ser Thr Asp Lys Ser 1 5 10 15 Gln Ile Tyr Glu Ile Thr Asp Tyr Gly Gln Glu Asn Ala Val Leu Tyr 20 25 30 Ser Asp His His Val Val Pro Gln Asn Leu Gly Ser Val Ser Ser Leu 35 40 45 Ala Gly Gly Lys Gly Leu Asn Gln Asp Ala Ala Ile Leu His Leu Gly 50 55 60 Tyr Gly Thr Glu Glu Gly Ala Leu Cys Gly Val Phe Asp Gly His Gly 65 70 75 80 Pro Arg Gly Ala Phe Val Ser Lys Asn Val Arg Asn Gln Leu Pro Ser 85 90 95 Ile Leu Leu Gly His Met Asn Asn His Ser Val Thr Arg Asp Trp Lys 100 105 110 Leu Ile Cys Glu Thr Ser Cys Leu Glu Met Asp Lys Arg Ile Leu Lys 115 120 125 Val Lys Lys Ile His Asp Cys Ser Ala Ser Gly Thr Thr Ala Val Leu 130 135 140 Ala Val Lys His Gly Asn Gln Val Met Val Ala Asn Leu Gly Asp Ser 145 150 155 160 Arg Ala Val Met Ile Gly Thr Ser Glu Asp Gly Glu Thr Lys Val Ala 165 170 175 Gln Leu Thr Asn Asp Leu Lys Pro Ser Val Pro Ser Glu Ala Glu Arg 180 185 190 Ile Arg Lys Arg Asn Gly Arg Val Leu Ala Leu Glu Ser Glu Pro His 195 200 205 Ile Leu Arg Val Trp Leu Pro Thr Glu Asn Arg Pro Gly Leu Ala Met 210 215 220 Ser Arg Ala Phe Gly Asp Phe Leu Leu Lys Ser Tyr Gly Val Ile Ala 225 230 235 240 Thr Pro Gln Val Ser Thr His Gln Ile Thr Ser Ser Asp Gln Phe Leu 245 250 255 Leu Leu Ala Ser Asp Gly Val Trp Asp Val Leu Ser Asn Glu Glu Val 260 265 270 Ala Thr Val Val Met Lys Ser Ala Ser Glu Ala Gly Ala Ala Asn Glu 275 280 285 Val Ala Glu Ala Ala Thr Asn Ala Trp Ile Gln Lys Phe Pro Thr Val 290 295 300 Lys Ile Asp Asp Ile Ser Val Val Cys Leu Ser Leu Asn Lys Lys His 305 310 315 320 Asn Pro Gln Pro Gln Ile 325 61491PRTArabidopsis thaliana 61Met Gly Leu Cys His Ser Lys Ile Asp Lys Thr Thr Arg Lys Glu Thr 1 5 10 15 Gly Ala Thr Ser Thr Ala Thr Thr Thr Val Glu Arg Gln Ser Ser Gly 20 25 30 Arg Leu Arg Arg Pro Arg Asp Leu Tyr Ser Gly Gly Glu Ile Ser Glu 35 40 45 Ile Gln Gln Val Val Gly Arg Leu Val Gly Asn Gly Ser Ser Glu Ile 50 55 60 Ala Cys Leu Tyr Thr Gln Gln Gly Lys Lys Gly Thr Asn Gln Asp Ala 65 70 75 80 Met Leu Val Trp Glu Asn Phe Cys Ser Arg Ser Asp Thr Val Leu Cys 85 90 95 Gly Val Phe Asp Gly His Gly Pro Phe Gly His Met Val Ser Lys Arg 100 105 110 Val Arg Asp Met Leu Pro Phe Thr Leu Ser Thr Gln Leu Lys Thr Thr 115 120 125 Ser Gly Thr Glu Gln Ser Ser Ser Lys Asn Gly Leu Asn Ser Ala Pro 130 135 140 Thr Cys Val Asp Glu Glu Gln Trp Cys Glu Leu Gln Leu Cys Glu Lys 145 150 155 160 Asp Glu Lys Leu Phe Pro Glu Met Tyr Leu Pro Leu Lys Arg Ala Leu 165 170 175 Leu Lys Thr Cys Gln Gln Met Asp Lys Glu Leu Lys Met His Pro Thr 180 185 190 Ile Asn Cys Phe Cys Ser Gly Thr Thr Ser Val Thr Val Ile Lys Gln 195 200 205 Gly Lys Asp Leu Val Val Gly Asn Ile Gly Asp Ser Arg Ala Val Leu 210 215 220 Ala Thr Arg Asp Gln Asp Asn Ala Leu Val Ala Val Gln Leu Thr Ile 225 230 235 240 Asp Leu Lys Pro Asp Leu Pro Ser Glu Ser Ala Arg Ile His Arg Cys 245 250 255 Lys Gly Arg Val Phe Ala Leu Gln Asp Glu Pro Glu Val Ala Arg Val 260 265 270 Trp Leu Pro Asn Ser Asp Ser Pro Gly Leu Ala Met Ala Arg Ala Phe 275 280 285 Gly Asp Phe Cys Leu Lys Asp Tyr Gly Leu Ile Ser Val Pro Asp Ile 290 295 300 Asn Tyr His Arg Leu Thr Glu Arg Asp Gln Tyr Ile Ile Leu Ala Thr 305 310 315 320 Asp Gly Val Trp Asp Val Leu Ser Asn Lys Glu Ala Val Asp Ile Val 325 330 335 Ala Ser Ala Pro Ser Arg Asp Thr Ala Ala Arg Ala Val Val Asp Thr 340 345 350 Ala Val Arg Ala Trp Arg Leu Lys Tyr Pro Thr Ser Lys Asn Asp Asp 355 360 365 Cys Ala Val Val Cys Leu Phe Leu Glu Asp Thr Ser Ala Gly Gly Thr 370 375 380 Val Glu Val Ser Glu Thr Val Asn His Ser His Glu Glu Ser Thr Glu 385 390 395 400 Ser Val Thr Ile Thr Ser Ser Lys Asp Ala Asp Lys Lys Glu Glu Ala 405 410 415 Ser Thr Glu Thr Asn Glu Thr Val Pro Val Trp Glu Ile Lys Glu Glu 420 425 430 Lys Thr Pro Glu Ser Cys Arg Ile Glu Ser Lys Lys Thr Thr Leu Ala 435 440 445 Glu Cys Ile Ser Val Lys Asp Asp Glu Glu Trp Ser Ala Leu Glu Gly 450 455 460 Leu Thr Arg Val Asn Ser Leu Leu Ser Ile Pro Arg Phe Phe Ser Gly 465 470 475 480 Glu Leu Arg Ser Ser Ser Trp Arg Lys Trp Leu 485 490 62504PRTArabidopsis thaliana 62Met Gly Leu Cys Tyr Ser Val Asp Arg Thr Thr Gly Lys Glu Pro Gly 1 5 10 15 Glu Ala Ser Ser Thr Ala Thr Thr Ala Glu Thr Val Glu Glu Arg Ser 20 25 30 Gly Ser Gly Arg Trp Arg Arg Pro Arg Asp Leu Lys Gly Gly Gly Asp 35 40 45 Ile Glu Gly Ile Pro Gln Val Leu Gly Arg Leu Val Ser Asn Gly Ser 50 55 60 Ser Lys Ile Ala Cys Leu Tyr Thr Gln Gln Gly Lys Lys Gly Thr Asn 65 70 75 80 Gln Asp Ala Met Leu Val Phe Glu Asn Phe Cys Ser Arg Asp Asp Thr 85 90 95 Val Phe Cys Gly Val Phe Asp Gly His Gly Pro Phe Gly His Met Val 100 105 110 Ala Lys Lys Val Arg Asp Thr Leu Pro Phe Thr Leu Leu Thr Gln Leu 115 120 125 Lys Met Thr Ser Glu Ser Asp Gln Ser Ser Leu Val Gly Ala Asn Gly 130 135 140 Phe Gln Ile Lys Cys Thr Glu Glu Glu Glu Val Gln Thr Thr Glu Ser 145 150 155 160 Glu Gln Val Gln Lys Thr Glu Ser Val Thr Thr Met Asp Glu Gln Trp 165 170 175 Cys Glu Leu Asn Pro Asn Val Asn Asn Asp Glu Leu Pro Glu Met Tyr 180 185 190 Leu Pro Leu Lys His Ala Met Leu Lys Ser Cys Gln Gln Ile Asp Lys 195 200 205 Glu Leu Lys Met His Pro Thr Ile Asp Cys Phe Cys Ser Gly Thr Thr 210 215 220 Ser Val Thr Leu Ile Lys Gln Gly Glu Asp Leu Val Val Gly Asn Ile 225 230 235 240 Gly Asp Ser Arg Ala Val Leu Ala Thr Arg Asp Glu Asp Asn Ala Leu 245 250 255 Leu Ala Val Gln Leu Thr Ile Asp Leu Lys Pro Asp Leu Pro Gly Glu 260 265 270 Ser Ala Arg Ile Gln Lys Cys Lys Gly Arg Val Phe Ala Leu Gln Asp 275 280 285 Glu Pro Glu Val Ala Arg Val Trp Leu Pro Asn Ser Asp Ser Pro Gly 290 295 300 Leu Ala Met Ala Arg Ala Phe Gly Asp Phe Cys Leu Lys Asp Tyr Gly 305 310 315 320 Leu Ile Ser Val Pro Asp Ile Asn Tyr Arg Arg Leu Thr Glu Arg Asp 325 330 335 Gln Phe Ile Ile Leu Ala Ser Asp Gly Val Trp Asp Val Leu Ser Asn 340 345 350 Lys Glu Ala Val Asp Ile Val Ala Ser Ala Pro Ser Arg Ser Thr Ala 355 360 365 Ala Arg Ala Leu Val Asp Thr Ala Val Arg Ser Trp Arg Ile Lys Tyr 370 375 380 Pro Thr Ser Lys Asn Asp Asp Cys Thr Val Val Cys Leu Phe Leu Gln 385 390 395 400 Asp Ser Ser Val Ala Met Glu Val Ser Thr Asn Val Lys Lys Asp Ser 405 410 415 Pro Lys Glu Glu Ser Ile Glu Ser Val Thr Asn Ser Thr Ser Lys Glu 420 425 430 Glu Asp Glu Ile Val Pro Val Lys Asp Glu Lys Ile Pro Glu Ser Cys 435 440 445 Gly Ile Glu Ser Lys Met Met Thr Met Thr Leu Ala Glu Cys Ile Ser 450 455 460 Val Ala Gln Asp Asp Glu Glu Trp Ser Ala Leu Glu Gly Leu Thr Arg 465 470 475 480 Val Asn Ser Leu Leu Ser Ile Pro Arg Phe Leu Ser Gly Glu Leu Arg 485 490 495 Ser Thr Ser Trp Arg Lys Trp Leu 500 63447PRTArabidopsis thaliana 63Met His Arg Pro Cys Leu Gly Met Gly Cys Cys Gly Ser Lys Met Gly 1 5 10 15 Lys Arg Gly Phe Ser Asp Arg Met Val Ser Leu His Asn Leu Val Ser 20 25 30 Ile Pro Asn Arg Ile Ile Gly Asn Gly Lys Ser Arg Ser Ser Cys Ile 35 40 45 Phe Thr Gln Gln Gly Arg Lys Gly Ile Asn Gln Asp Ala Met Ile Val 50 55 60 Trp Glu Asp Phe Met Ser Lys Asp Val Thr Phe Cys Gly Val Phe Asp 65 70 75 80 Gly His Gly Pro His Gly His Leu Val Ala Arg Lys Val Arg Asp Ser 85 90 95 Leu Pro Val Lys Leu Leu Ser Leu Leu Asn Ser Ile Lys Ser Lys Gln 100 105 110 Asn Gly Pro Ile Gly Thr Arg Ala Ser Lys Ser Asp Ser Leu Glu Ala 115 120 125 Glu Lys Glu Glu Ser Thr Glu Glu Asp Lys Leu Asn Phe Leu Trp Glu 130 135 140 Glu Ala Phe Leu Lys Ser Phe Asn Ala Met Asp Lys Glu Leu Arg Ser 145 150 155

160 His Pro Asn Leu Glu Cys Phe Cys Ser Gly Cys Thr Ala Val Thr Ile 165 170 175 Ile Lys Gln Gly Ser Asn Leu Tyr Met Gly Asn Ile Gly Asp Ser Arg 180 185 190 Ala Ile Leu Gly Ser Lys Asp Ser Asn Asp Ser Met Ile Ala Val Gln 195 200 205 Leu Thr Val Asp Leu Lys Pro Asp Leu Pro Arg Glu Ala Glu Arg Ile 210 215 220 Lys Gln Cys Lys Gly Arg Val Phe Ala Leu Gln Asp Glu Pro Glu Val 225 230 235 240 Ser Arg Val Trp Leu Pro Phe Asp Asn Ala Pro Gly Leu Ala Met Ala 245 250 255 Arg Ala Phe Gly Asp Phe Cys Leu Lys Asp Tyr Gly Val Ile Ser Ile 260 265 270 Pro Glu Phe Ser His Arg Val Leu Thr Asp Arg Asp Gln Phe Ile Val 275 280 285 Leu Ala Ser Asp Gly Val Trp Asp Val Leu Ser Asn Glu Glu Val Val 290 295 300 Glu Val Val Ala Ser Ala Thr Ser Arg Ala Ser Ala Ala Arg Leu Val 305 310 315 320 Val Asp Ser Ala Val Arg Glu Trp Lys Leu Lys Tyr Pro Thr Ser Lys 325 330 335 Met Asp Asp Cys Ala Val Val Cys Leu Phe Leu Asp Gly Arg Met Asp 340 345 350 Ser Glu Thr Ser Asp Asn Glu Glu Gln Cys Phe Ser Ser Ala Thr Asn 355 360 365 Ala Val Glu Ser Asp Glu Ser Gln Gly Ala Glu Pro Cys Leu Gln Arg 370 375 380 Asn Val Thr Val Arg Ser Leu Ser Thr Asp Gln Glu Asn Asn Ser Tyr 385 390 395 400 Gly Lys Val Ile Ala Glu Ala Asp Asn Ala Glu Lys Glu Lys Thr Arg 405 410 415 Glu Gly Glu Gln Asn Trp Ser Gly Leu Glu Gly Val Thr Arg Val Asn 420 425 430 Ser Leu Val Gln Leu Pro Arg Phe Pro Gly Glu Glu Pro Lys Thr 435 440 445 64448PRTArabidopsis thaliana 64Met Gly Ser Cys Leu Ser Ser Ser Gly Gly Gly Gly Ser Arg Arg Ser 1 5 10 15 Leu His Gly Ser Pro His Val Pro Gly Pro Gly Arg Arg Lys Arg Pro 20 25 30 Pro Lys Arg Arg Pro Gly Ser Cys Ser Ser Ser Phe Asp Asn Thr Glu 35 40 45 Glu Pro Leu Leu His Arg Ile Pro Gly Arg Met Phe Leu Asn Gly Ser 50 55 60 Thr Asp Thr Val Ser Leu Phe Ser Gln Gln Gly Lys Lys Gly Pro Asn 65 70 75 80 Gln Asp Ala Met Ile Val Trp Glu Asn Phe Gly Ser Met Glu Asp Thr 85 90 95 Val Phe Cys Gly Val Phe Asp Gly His Gly Pro Tyr Gly His Ile Val 100 105 110 Ala Lys Arg Val Arg Asp Leu Leu Pro Leu Lys Leu Gly Ser His Leu 115 120 125 Glu Ser Tyr Val Ser Pro Glu Glu Val Leu Lys Glu Ile Ser Leu Asn 130 135 140 Thr Asp Asp Arg Lys Ile Ser Glu Asp Leu Val His Ile Ser Ala Asn 145 150 155 160 Gly Glu Ser Arg Val Tyr Asn Lys Asp Tyr Val Lys Asp Gln Asp Met 165 170 175 Ile Gln Met Leu Ile Gly Ser Ile Val Lys Ala Tyr Arg Phe Met Asp 180 185 190 Lys Glu Leu Lys Met Gln Val Asp Val Asp Cys Phe Cys Ser Gly Thr 195 200 205 Thr Ala Val Thr Met Val Lys Gln Gly Gln His Leu Val Ile Gly Asn 210 215 220 Ile Gly Asp Ser Arg Ala Val Leu Gly Val Arg Asn Lys Asp Asn Lys 225 230 235 240 Leu Val Pro Phe Gln Leu Thr Glu Asp Leu Lys Pro Asp Val Pro Ala 245 250 255 Glu Ala Glu Arg Ile Lys Arg Cys Arg Gly Arg Ile Phe Ala Leu Arg 260 265 270 Asp Glu Pro Gly Val Ala Arg Leu Trp Leu Pro Asn His Asn Ser Pro 275 280 285 Gly Leu Ala Met Ala Arg Ala Phe Gly Asp Phe Cys Leu Lys Asp Phe 290 295 300 Gly Leu Ile Ser Val Pro Asp Val Ser Tyr Arg Arg Leu Thr Glu Lys 305 310 315 320 Asp Glu Phe Val Val Leu Ala Thr Asp Gly Ile Trp Asp Ala Leu Thr 325 330 335 Asn Glu Glu Val Val Lys Ile Val Ala Lys Ala Pro Thr Arg Ser Ser 340 345 350 Ala Gly Arg Ala Leu Val Glu Ala Ala Val Arg Asn Trp Arg Trp Lys 355 360 365 Phe Pro Thr Ser Lys Val Asp Asp Cys Ala Val Val Cys Leu Phe Leu 370 375 380 Asp Ser Glu Pro Asn Arg Leu Ser Thr Ala Ser Phe Ser Lys Glu Lys 385 390 395 400 His Ile Asn Asn Gly Val Thr Glu Pro Glu Pro Asp Thr Ala Ser Ser 405 410 415 Ser Thr Pro Asp Ser Gly Thr Gly Ser Pro Glu Leu Asn Gly Val Asn 420 425 430 Arg Ile Asp Thr Leu Val Asn Leu Pro Val Tyr Val Pro Thr Lys Glu 435 440 445 65382PRTArabidopsis thaliana 65Met Gly Val Cys Cys Ser Lys Gly Thr Gly Ile Ile Val Glu His Gly 1 5 10 15 Ala Asp Asp Gly Asn Glu Cys Gly Asp Gly Glu Ala Glu Val Arg Asp 20 25 30 Thr Asn Asp Gly Ala Val Val Arg Thr Arg Gly Ser Ser Lys His Val 35 40 45 Ser Met Ser Ile Lys Gln Gly Lys Lys Gly Ile Asn Gln Asp Ala Met 50 55 60 Thr Val Trp Glu Asn Phe Gly Gly Glu Glu Asp Thr Ile Phe Cys Gly 65 70 75 80 Val Phe Asp Gly His Gly Pro Met Gly His Lys Ile Ser Arg His Val 85 90 95 Cys Glu Asn Leu Pro Ser Arg Val His Ser Lys Ile Arg Ser Ser Lys 100 105 110 Ser Ala Gly Asp Glu Asn Ile Glu Asn Asn Ser Ser Gln Ser Gln Glu 115 120 125 Glu Leu Phe Arg Glu Phe Glu Asp Ile Leu Val Thr Phe Phe Lys Gln 130 135 140 Ile Asp Ser Glu Leu Gly Leu Asp Ser Pro Tyr Asp Ser Phe Cys Ser 145 150 155 160 Gly Thr Thr Ala Val Thr Val Phe Lys Gln Ala Asp Cys Leu Val Ile 165 170 175 Ala Asn Leu Gly His Ser Arg Ala Val Leu Gly Thr Arg Ser Lys Asn 180 185 190 Ser Phe Lys Ala Val Gln Leu Thr Val Asp Leu Lys Pro Cys Val Gln 195 200 205 Arg Glu Ala Glu Arg Ile Val Ser Cys Lys Gly Arg Val Phe Ala Met 210 215 220 Glu Glu Glu Pro Asp Val Tyr Arg Val Trp Met Pro Asp Asp Asp Cys 225 230 235 240 Pro Gly Leu Ala Met Ser Arg Ala Phe Gly Asp Phe Cys Leu Lys Asp 245 250 255 Tyr Gly Leu Val Cys Ile Pro Asp Val Phe Cys Arg Lys Val Ser Arg 260 265 270 Glu Asp Glu Phe Val Val Leu Ala Thr Asp Gly Ile Trp Asp Val Leu 275 280 285 Ser Asn Glu Glu Val Val Lys Val Val Gly Ser Cys Lys Asp Arg Ser 290 295 300 Val Ala Ala Glu Met Leu Val Gln Arg Ala Ala Arg Thr Trp Arg Thr 305 310 315 320 Lys Phe Pro Ala Ser Lys Ala Asp Asp Cys Ala Val Val Val Leu Tyr 325 330 335 Leu Asn His Arg Pro Tyr Pro Arg Glu Gly Asn Val Ser Arg Ala Ile 340 345 350 Ser Thr Ile Ser Trp Arg Ser Asn Lys Ser Asn Asn Glu Cys Tyr Gly 355 360 365 Ala Ala Pro Leu Ser Pro Leu Gly Leu Ser Gln Arg Val Ser 370 375 380 66514PRTArabidopsis thaliana 66Met Gly Cys Ala Tyr Ser Lys Thr Cys Ile Gly Gln Ile Cys Ala Thr 1 5 10 15 Lys Glu Asn Ser Ile Arg Gln Thr His Gln Gln Ala Pro Ser Arg Gly 20 25 30 Gly Thr Arg Ala Thr Ala Ala Ala Ala Ala Val Glu Glu Asp Asn Pro 35 40 45 Val Phe Asn Phe Ser Ser Asp Ala Val Asp Asp Val Asp Asn Asp Glu 50 55 60 Ile His Gln Leu Gly Leu Ser Arg Asp Gln Glu Trp Gly Ile Thr Arg 65 70 75 80 Leu Ser Arg Val Ser Ser Gln Phe Leu Pro Pro Asp Gly Ser Arg Val 85 90 95 Val Lys Val Pro Ser Cys Asn Tyr Glu Leu Arg Cys Ser Phe Leu Ser 100 105 110 Gln Arg Gly Tyr Tyr Pro Asp Ala Leu Asp Lys Ala Asn Gln Asp Ser 115 120 125 Phe Ala Ile His Thr Pro Phe Gly Ser Asn Ser Asp Asp His Phe Phe 130 135 140 Gly Val Phe Asp Gly His Gly Glu Phe Gly Ala Gln Cys Ser Gln Phe 145 150 155 160 Val Lys Arg Arg Leu Cys Glu Asn Leu Leu Arg His Gly Arg Phe Arg 165 170 175 Val Asp Pro Ala Glu Ala Cys Asn Ser Ala Phe Leu Thr Thr Asn Ser 180 185 190 Gln Leu His Ala Asp Leu Val Asp Asp Ser Met Ser Gly Thr Thr Ala 195 200 205 Ile Thr Val Met Val Arg Gly Arg Thr Ile Tyr Val Ala Asn Ala Gly 210 215 220 Asp Ser Arg Ala Val Leu Ala Glu Lys Arg Asp Gly Asp Leu Val Ala 225 230 235 240 Val Asp Leu Ser Ile Asp Gln Thr Pro Phe Arg Pro Asp Glu Leu Glu 245 250 255 Arg Val Lys Leu Cys Gly Ala Arg Val Leu Thr Leu Asp Gln Ile Glu 260 265 270 Gly Leu Lys Asn Pro Asp Val Gln Cys Trp Gly Thr Glu Glu Asp Asp 275 280 285 Asp Gly Asp Pro Pro Arg Leu Trp Val Pro Asn Gly Met Tyr Pro Gly 290 295 300 Thr Ala Phe Thr Arg Ser Ile Gly Asp Ser Ile Ala Glu Thr Ile Gly 305 310 315 320 Val Val Ala Asn Pro Glu Ile Ala Val Val Glu Leu Thr Pro Asp Asn 325 330 335 Pro Phe Phe Val Val Ala Ser Asp Gly Val Phe Glu Phe Ile Ser Ser 340 345 350 Gln Thr Val Val Asp Met Val Ala Lys His Lys Asp Pro Arg Asp Ala 355 360 365 Cys Ala Ala Ile Val Ala Glu Ser Tyr Arg Leu Trp Leu Gln Tyr Glu 370 375 380 Thr Arg Thr Asp Asp Ile Thr Ile Ile Val Val His Ile Asp Gly Leu 385 390 395 400 Lys Asp Asp Ala Pro Arg Gln Leu Ser Ser Thr Gly Thr Gln Leu Gln 405 410 415 Pro Pro Ile Pro Gln Val Val Glu Leu Thr Gly Ser Glu Ser Pro Ser 420 425 430 Thr Phe Gly Trp Asn Ser Lys Asn Gln Arg Val Arg His Asp Leu Ser 435 440 445 Arg Ala Arg Ile Arg Ala Ile Glu Asn Ser Leu Glu Asn Gly His Ala 450 455 460 Trp Val Pro Pro Ser Pro Ala His Arg Lys Thr Trp Glu Glu Glu Val 465 470 475 480 Arg Val Leu Val Cys Phe Val Phe Ala Gln Pro Ile Arg Asn Ala Ser 485 490 495 Ser His Ser Tyr Ile Arg Arg Leu Asn Ala Gly Phe Ser Arg Ala Gly 500 505 510 Thr His 67348PRTArabidopsis thaliana 67Met Gly Cys Val Gln Cys Lys Cys Cys Ser Arg Tyr Pro Ser Ser Ser 1 5 10 15 Ser Asp Gly Asp Ser Arg Gly Pro Leu Glu Ala Asn Gly Val Leu Lys 20 25 30 Gly Lys Asp Gln Lys Pro Leu Gly Ser Ile His Val Pro Ser Pro Asn 35 40 45 Phe Asp Met Val Tyr Ser Val Leu Ser Gln Arg Gly Tyr Tyr Pro Asp 50 55 60 Ser Pro Asp Lys Glu Asn Gln Asp Thr Tyr Cys Ile Lys Thr Glu Leu 65 70 75 80 Gln Gly Asn Pro Asn Val His Phe Phe Gly Val Phe Asp Gly His Gly 85 90 95 Val Leu Gly Thr Gln Cys Ser Asn Phe Val Lys Glu Arg Val Val Glu 100 105 110 Met Leu Ser Glu Asp Pro Thr Leu Leu Glu Asp Pro Glu Lys Ala Tyr 115 120 125 Lys Ser Ala Phe Leu Arg Val Asn Glu Glu Leu His Asp Ser Glu Ile 130 135 140 Asp Asp Ser Met Ser Gly Thr Thr Ala Ile Thr Val Leu Val Val Gly 145 150 155 160 Asp Lys Ile Tyr Val Ala Asn Val Gly Asp Ser Arg Ala Val Leu Ala 165 170 175 Val Lys Asp Arg Asn Arg Ile Leu Ala Glu Asp Leu Ser Tyr Asp Gln 180 185 190 Thr Pro Phe Arg Lys Asp Glu Cys Glu Arg Val Lys Ala Cys Gly Ala 195 200 205 Arg Val Leu Ser Val Asp Gln Val Glu Gly Leu Lys Asp Pro Asn Ile 210 215 220 Gln Thr Trp Ala Asn Glu Glu Ser Glu Gly Gly Asp Pro Pro Arg Leu 225 230 235 240 Trp Val Gln Asn Gly Met Tyr Pro Gly Thr Ala Phe Thr Arg Ser Val 245 250 255 Gly Asp Phe Thr Ala Glu Ser Ile Gly Val Ile Ala Glu Pro Glu Val 260 265 270 Ser Met Val His Leu Ser Pro Asn His Leu Phe Phe Val Val Ala Ser 275 280 285 Asp Gly Ile Phe Glu Phe Leu Pro Ser Gln Ala Val Val Asp Met Val 290 295 300 Gly Arg Tyr Ala Asp Pro Arg Asp Gly Cys Ala Ala Ala Ala Ala Glu 305 310 315 320 Ser Tyr Lys Leu Trp Leu Glu His Glu Asn Arg Thr Asp Asp Ile Thr 325 330 335 Ile Ile Ile Val Gln Ile Lys Lys Leu Ser Asn Glu 340 345

Claims

1. A method for increasing the production of biomass comprising overexpressing in a plant a gene encoding protein phosphatase 2C comprising a protein selected from the group consisting of (a) and (b): (a) a protein comprising SEQ ID NO: 48; and (b) a protein comprising an amino acid sequence that has a deletion of one to five amino acids, a substitution of one to five amino acids, an addition of one to five amino acids, or an insertion of one to five amino acids with respect to SEQ ID NO: 48 and having protein phosphatase 2C activity; and thereby increasing the production of biomass as compared to a wild-type plant.

2. A method for producing a transformed plant comprising the step of introducing into a plant a gene encoding protein phosphatase 2C comprising a protein selected from the group consisting of (a) and (b): (a) a protein comprising SEQ ID NO: 48; and (b) a protein comprising an amino acid sequence that has a deletion of one to five amino acids, a substitution of one to five amino acids, an addition of one to five amino acids, or an insertion of one to five amino acids with respect to SEQ ID NO: 48 and having protein phosphatase 2C activity; thereby producing a transformed plant.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the plant is a dicotyledon.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the plant is a plant of the family Brassicaceae.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the plant is Arabidopsis thaliana.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the plant is Brassica rapa.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the plant is a monocotyledon.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the plant is a plant of the family Gramineae.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein the plant is rice (Oryza sativa).

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein the plant is sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum).

11. The method according to claim 2, wherein the plant is a dicotyledon.

12. The method according to claim 2, wherein the plant is a plant of the family Brassicaceae.

13. The method according to claim 2, wherein the plant is Arabidopsis thaliana.

14. The method according to claim 2, wherein the plant is Brassica rapa.

15. The method according to claim 2, wherein the plant is a monocotyledon.

16. The method according to claim 2, wherein the plant is a plant of the family Gramineae.

17. The method according to claim 2, wherein the plant is rice (Oryza sativa).

18. The method according to claim 2, wherein the plant is sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum).