Nucleotide sequence of a rice glutelin gene

AbstractA gene encoding the major rice storage protein, glutelin, was isolated and its nucleotide sequence was determined. The cloned gene (λINE 3) contains three short introns and codes for a prepro-glutelin protein of 499 amino acids (Mr 56 305) identical with that deduced from the type II glutelin cDNA. In the 5′-flanking region, a sequence similar to the legumin box characteristic to leguminous 11 S globulin genes can be detected around 60 bp upstream from the transcription start site