Abstract: A stress inducible promoter having a nucleic acid sequence as in SEQ ID No. 1 or SEQ ID No.2 or SEQ ID No.3 or complements thereof. The promoter can be an abiotic stress inducible promoter. The promoter can be induced by salt, water, cold or heat stress. The promoter can be derived from Gossypium hirsutum. A genetic construct with the promoter operably linked to a heterologous nucleic acid sequence of interest. A recombinant plant expression vector having the genetic construct. A host cell with the promoter or genetic construct or recombinant plant expression vector. A transgenic plant including the host cell where the transgenic plant is a monocot or a dicot plant. A transgenic seed produced from transgenic plant, where the seed is a monocot or a dicot seed. Methods of expressing a heterologous nucleic acid of interest in a plant.

Abstract: This present invention relates to isolation and derivation of nucleic acid sequences from monocot plants, preferably rice that are capable of driving and/or regulating a stress induced expression of an operably linked nucleic acid. The present invention also is directed to the use of the isolated nucleic acid to drive and/or regulate a stress-induced expression of an operably linked nucleic acid. The isolated nucleic acid sequence of the present invention as set forth in SEQ ID NO 3 or SEQ ID NO 6 or SEQ ID NO 7 or SEQ ID NO 9 or the complement thereof can be an inducible promoter. The promoters of the invention can be induced by abiotic stress such as water, cold, heat and/or salinity or a biotic stress such as by a virus, bacteria, or fungi.

Abstract: This present invention relates to isolation and derivation of nucleic acid sequences from monocot plants, preferably rice that are capable of driving and/or regulating a stress induced expression of an operably linked nucleic acid. The present invention also is directed to the use of the isolated nucleic acid to drive and/or regulate a stress-induced expression of an operably linked nucleic acid. The isolated nucleic acid sequence of the present invention as set forth in SEQ ID NO 3 or SEQ ID NO 6 or SEQ ID NO 7 or SEQ ID NO 9 or the complement thereof can be an inducible promoter. The promoters of the invention can be induced by abiotic stress such as water, cold, heat and/or salinity or a biotic stress such as by a virus, bacteria, or fungi.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a cotton promoter, designated “p2”, which exhibits promoter activity. Interestingly, the promoter is also influenced by water or salt stress. Deletion analysis reveals upstream elements/motifs in the promoter which influence promoter activity, and sequences that are potentially responsive to salt or water stress.