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<110>  Bayer CropScience AG
       Bayer CropScience AG
 
<120>  Plants tolerant to HPPD inhibitor herbicides

<130>  BCS 09-1042-PCT

<160>  23    

<170>  PatentIn version 3.3

<210>  1
<211>  1107
<212>  DNA
<213>  Picrophilus torridus

<400>  1
atgtatggca aaaatttaat ctcagaacta agggaaaagg agatctttaa acgattacat     60

cacgtggaat tttacgttag cagtgccaaa acatggtcat atttcatgaa caggggtctt    120

ggatttaaaa cagtggcata tgccggtcca gaaaccggga taagggacaa gatatcctat    180

gttatgtccc agggcactgc aaggatatct tttacatcat caatgaatga tgatagctat    240

atatcgaatc atgttaaaaa acacggggat ggcgtaaagg atatagcact tgaggtcgat    300

gatctggacg aggcaaaaag cctgatagaa aagtatggaa caaaggtttc aaaaataaat    360

gaaataaagg atggaaatgg aaagataaga actgcagaga taaaaacgta cggtgaaacc    420

gttcatacat taatagaaac cggggattac aatggcgtat tcatgcccgg ttatgaggaa    480

tctgaaataa attcaaaaaa cactgggata aaaaagatcg atcatatagt tggaaatgtc    540

tatgagggcg agatggatag ctgggttaat ttttacatag aaaaacttgg ctttgagcat    600

ttaataacct ttgatgataa agatataaga actgattaca gcgcattaag atcaaaggtt    660

gtaaaataca atgacgatat cgtatttcca ataaatgagc ctgcaaaggg cttaagaaaa    720

tcacagatag aggaatatct tgactattac aggtctgagg gcgttcagca catagcactg    780

ttaactgatg atataataaa aactgtatcc atgatggagg aaaacggcat agaattttta    840

aaaacaccag gatcatacta tgaatcccta tcatcaagga taggctcaat agacgaggat    900

ttaaatgaaa tagagaaaca taacatactt gtggatcgtg atgagaacgg atacctatta    960

cagatcttca caaagcctgt tactgacagg ccaacgttct tctttgaggt catacagaga   1020

aagggtgcaa ggtcattcgg caacggtaac tttaaggcac tttttgaggc gatagaaagg   1080

gagcaggcaa agagaggaaa cctatga                                       1107


<210>  2
<211>  1128
<212>  DNA
<213>  Artificial sequence

<220>
<223>  Nucleic acid sequence encoding Picrophlus torridus HPPD optimized
       for E. coli, plus containing at the 5' end a nucleic acid 
       encoding an alanine and 6 histidine amino acids


<220>
<221>  misc_feature
<222>  (4)..(6)
<223>  sequence coding for Ala

<220>
<221>  misc_feature
<222>  (7)..(24)
<223>  sequence encoding an His Tag containing 6 His

<400>  2
atggcacatc accatcatca tcactatggc aagaacctga ttagcgaact gcgcgagaaa     60

gaaatcttca aacgcctgca tcatgtagag ttttatgtgt caagcgccaa aacctggtcg    120

tactttatga accgtggttt agggttcaaa acggtagcct atgcgggtcc agaaacgggc    180

attcgcgata aaatttccta cgttatgtcc caaggaactg ctcgcatttc ttttacgagt    240

agcatgaacg atgacagcta tatctccaat catgtcaaaa aacatggaga tggtgtgaaa    300

gacatcgctc ttgaggttga tgatctggat gaagcaaaat cgttgatcga gaagtacggt    360

accaaagtca gcaaaattaa cgaaattaaa gatgggaatg gtaaaattcg cactgccgaa    420

atcaaaacat atggcgaaac agtgcacact ctcatcgaaa ccggcgatta caatggtgtc    480

tttatgccgg ggtatgaaga gtctgaaatc aactcgaaga acaccggcat caagaaaatt    540

gaccacattg tgggtaacgt gtacgaagga gagatggatt catgggtaaa cttctatatc    600

gagaaactgg gctttgaaca cctcattacg ttcgacgaca aggacattcg taccgattac    660

agcgctttac gcagtaaggt tgtcaaatac aacgatgaca tagtgtttcc gatcaatgaa    720

cccgcaaaag gcttgcgcaa aagccagatc gaggagtatc tggactacta tcgttcggaa    780

ggtgtgcagc atattgcgct tctgaccgat gacattatca aaaccgtgtc aatgatggaa    840

gaaaatggca ttgaattcct gaaaacccct ggtagctact atgaaagtct gtcctctcgc    900

atagggtcta ttgacgaaga tctcaacgag atagaaaagc acaatatcct ggttgatcgg    960

gatgaaaatg gctatttgct gcaaatcttt accaaaccgg ttacggatcg tccgacattc   1020

ttctttgagg tcattcagcg caaaggtgcg cgtagttttg gcaatggcaa tttcaaagcg   1080

ctgtttgaag ccattgaacg ggaacaggcg aaacgtggca acttataa                1128


<210>  3
<211>  1503
<212>  DNA
<213>  Artificial sequence

<220>
<223>  Nucleic acid sequence encoding Picrophlus torridus HPPD optimized
       for Nicotiana tobaccum plus containing at the 5' end a nucleic 
       acid sequence encoding an optimized transit peptide and an HIS 
       Tag


<220>
<221>  transit_peptide
<222>  (1)..(375)
<223>  Optimized transit peptide to chloroplasts

<220>
<221>  misc_feature
<222>  (376)..(378)
<223>  sequence encoding a Met

<220>
<221>  misc_feature
<222>  (379)..(381)
<223>  sequence encoding an Ala

<220>
<221>  misc_feature
<222>  (382)..(399)
<223>  sequence encoding an His Tag made of 6 His

<400>  3
atggcttcta tttcttcttc tgtggctact gtttctagga ctgctccagc tcaagctaat     60

atggtggctc cattcacagg cttgaaatcc aatgctgctt tcccaactac taagaaggct    120

aacgatttct ctactctccc atctaatggt ggaagggttc agtgtatgca agtttggcca    180

gcttacggaa ataagaagtt cgagactctt tcttaccttc caccactttc tatggctcca    240

actgtgatga tggcttcttc tgctactgct gttgctccat tccaaggatt gaagtctact    300

gcttctttgc cagttgctag aaggtcatct cgttctcttg gaaacgtttc taacggtgga    360

aggattagat gtgctatggc tcatcatcat caccatcact acggaaagaa ccttatttct    420

gagcttagag agaaagagat cttcaagagg cttcatcacg ttgagttcta cgtttcttcc    480

gctaagactt ggtcctactt catgaatagg ggactcggat tcaagactgt tgcttatgct    540

ggaccagaaa ctggaatcag ggataagatc tcctacgtta tgtctcaagg tactgctagg    600

atttctttca cttcctccat gaacgatgat tcctacattt ccaaccacgt taagaaacac    660

ggtgatggtg ttaaggatat cgctctcgaa gtggatgatc ttgatgaggc taagtctctc    720

attgagaagt acggaactaa ggtgtccaag atcaacgaga tcaaggatgg aaacggaaag    780

attaggactg ctgagatcaa gacttacggt gaaactgtgc acactcttat cgagactggt    840

gattacaacg gtgttttcat gccaggatac gaagagtctg agatcaactc caagaacact    900

ggtatcaaaa aaatcgatca cattgtggga aatgtttacg agggtgaaat ggattcttgg    960

gtgaacttct acattgagaa gttgggattc gagcacctta tcactttcga tgataaggat   1020

atcaggactg attactctgc tcttaggtct aaggtggtga agtacaacga tgatatcgtg   1080

ttccctatta acgaaccagc taagggactt aggaagtccc aaatcgaaga gtacctcgat   1140

tattaccgtt ctgagggtgt tcaacacatt gctttgctca cagacgatat catcaagact   1200

gtgtccatga tggaagagaa cggaattgag ttccttaaga ctccaggatc ttactacgag   1260

tctttgtcct ctaggattgg atctatcgat gaggatctca acgaaatcga gaagcacaac   1320

attcttgtgg atagggatga gaacggatac cttctccaga ttttcactaa gccagtgact   1380

gataggccaa cattcttctt cgaagtgatc caaagaaagg gtgctagatc tttcggaaac   1440

ggaaacttca aggctctttt cgaggctatt gagagagaac aagctaagag gggaaacctt   1500

tga                                                                 1503


<210>  4
<211>  368
<212>  PRT
<213>  Picrophilus torridus

<400>  4

Met Tyr Gly Lys Asn Leu Ile Ser Glu Leu Arg Glu Lys Glu Ile Phe 
1               5                   10                  15      


Lys Arg Leu His His Val Glu Phe Tyr Val Ser Ser Ala Lys Thr Trp 
            20                  25                  30          


Ser Tyr Phe Met Asn Arg Gly Leu Gly Phe Lys Thr Val Ala Tyr Ala 
        35                  40                  45              


Gly Pro Glu Thr Gly Ile Arg Asp Lys Ile Ser Tyr Val Met Ser Gln 
    50                  55                  60                  


Gly Thr Ala Arg Ile Ser Phe Thr Ser Ser Met Asn Asp Asp Ser Tyr 
65                  70                  75                  80  


Ile Ser Asn His Val Lys Lys His Gly Asp Gly Val Lys Asp Ile Ala 
                85                  90                  95      


Leu Glu Val Asp Asp Leu Asp Glu Ala Lys Ser Leu Ile Glu Lys Tyr 
            100                 105                 110         


Gly Thr Lys Val Ser Lys Ile Asn Glu Ile Lys Asp Gly Asn Gly Lys 
        115                 120                 125             


Ile Arg Thr Ala Glu Ile Lys Thr Tyr Gly Glu Thr Val His Thr Leu 
    130                 135                 140                 


Ile Glu Thr Gly Asp Tyr Asn Gly Val Phe Met Pro Gly Tyr Glu Glu 
145                 150                 155                 160 


Ser Glu Ile Asn Ser Lys Asn Thr Gly Ile Lys Lys Ile Asp His Ile 
                165                 170                 175     


Val Gly Asn Val Tyr Glu Gly Glu Met Asp Ser Trp Val Asn Phe Tyr 
            180                 185                 190         


Ile Glu Lys Leu Gly Phe Glu His Leu Ile Thr Phe Asp Asp Lys Asp 
        195                 200                 205             


Ile Arg Thr Asp Tyr Ser Ala Leu Arg Ser Lys Val Val Lys Tyr Asn 
    210                 215                 220                 


Asp Asp Ile Val Phe Pro Ile Asn Glu Pro Ala Lys Gly Leu Arg Lys 
225                 230                 235                 240 


Ser Gln Ile Glu Glu Tyr Leu Asp Tyr Tyr Arg Ser Glu Gly Val Gln 
                245                 250                 255     


His Ile Ala Leu Leu Thr Asp Asp Ile Ile Lys Thr Val Ser Met Met 
            260                 265                 270         


Glu Glu Asn Gly Ile Glu Phe Leu Lys Thr Pro Gly Ser Tyr Tyr Glu 
        275                 280                 285             


Ser Leu Ser Ser Arg Ile Gly Ser Ile Asp Glu Asp Leu Asn Glu Ile 
    290                 295                 300                 


Glu Lys His Asn Ile Leu Val Asp Arg Asp Glu Asn Gly Tyr Leu Leu 
305                 310                 315                 320 


Gln Ile Phe Thr Lys Pro Val Thr Asp Arg Pro Thr Phe Phe Phe Glu 
                325                 330                 335     


Val Ile Gln Arg Lys Gly Ala Arg Ser Phe Gly Asn Gly Asn Phe Lys 
            340                 345                 350         


Ala Leu Phe Glu Ala Ile Glu Arg Glu Gln Ala Lys Arg Gly Asn Leu 
        355                 360                 365             


<210>  5
<211>  375
<212>  PRT
<213>  Artificial sequence

<220>
<223>  Protein encoded by SEQ ID No. 2


<220>
<221>  MISC_FEATURE
<222>  (2)..(2)
<223>  Ala

<220>
<221>  MISC_FEATURE
<222>  (3)..(8)
<223>  His Tag made 6 His

<400>  5

Met Ala His His His His His His Tyr Gly Lys Asn Leu Ile Ser Glu 
1               5                   10                  15      


Leu Arg Glu Lys Glu Ile Phe Lys Arg Leu His His Val Glu Phe Tyr 
            20                  25                  30          


Val Ser Ser Ala Lys Thr Trp Ser Tyr Phe Met Asn Arg Gly Leu Gly 
        35                  40                  45              


Phe Lys Thr Val Ala Tyr Ala Gly Pro Glu Thr Gly Ile Arg Asp Lys 
    50                  55                  60                  


Ile Ser Tyr Val Met Ser Gln Gly Thr Ala Arg Ile Ser Phe Thr Ser 
65                  70                  75                  80  


Ser Met Asn Asp Asp Ser Tyr Ile Ser Asn His Val Lys Lys His Gly 
                85                  90                  95      


Asp Gly Val Lys Asp Ile Ala Leu Glu Val Asp Asp Leu Asp Glu Ala 
            100                 105                 110         


Lys Ser Leu Ile Glu Lys Tyr Gly Thr Lys Val Ser Lys Ile Asn Glu 
        115                 120                 125             


Ile Lys Asp Gly Asn Gly Lys Ile Arg Thr Ala Glu Ile Lys Thr Tyr 
    130                 135                 140                 


Gly Glu Thr Val His Thr Leu Ile Glu Thr Gly Asp Tyr Asn Gly Val 
145                 150                 155                 160 


Phe Met Pro Gly Tyr Glu Glu Ser Glu Ile Asn Ser Lys Asn Thr Gly 
                165                 170                 175     


Ile Lys Lys Ile Asp His Ile Val Gly Asn Val Tyr Glu Gly Glu Met 
            180                 185                 190         


Asp Ser Trp Val Asn Phe Tyr Ile Glu Lys Leu Gly Phe Glu His Leu 
        195                 200                 205             


Ile Thr Phe Asp Asp Lys Asp Ile Arg Thr Asp Tyr Ser Ala Leu Arg 
    210                 215                 220                 


Ser Lys Val Val Lys Tyr Asn Asp Asp Ile Val Phe Pro Ile Asn Glu 
225                 230                 235                 240 


Pro Ala Lys Gly Leu Arg Lys Ser Gln Ile Glu Glu Tyr Leu Asp Tyr 
                245                 250                 255     


Tyr Arg Ser Glu Gly Val Gln His Ile Ala Leu Leu Thr Asp Asp Ile 
            260                 265                 270         


Ile Lys Thr Val Ser Met Met Glu Glu Asn Gly Ile Glu Phe Leu Lys 
        275                 280                 285             


Thr Pro Gly Ser Tyr Tyr Glu Ser Leu Ser Ser Arg Ile Gly Ser Ile 
    290                 295                 300                 


Asp Glu Asp Leu Asn Glu Ile Glu Lys His Asn Ile Leu Val Asp Arg 
305                 310                 315                 320 


Asp Glu Asn Gly Tyr Leu Leu Gln Ile Phe Thr Lys Pro Val Thr Asp 
                325                 330                 335     


Arg Pro Thr Phe Phe Phe Glu Val Ile Gln Arg Lys Gly Ala Arg Ser 
            340                 345                 350         


Phe Gly Asn Gly Asn Phe Lys Ala Leu Phe Glu Ala Ile Glu Arg Glu 
        355                 360                 365             


Gln Ala Lys Arg Gly Asn Leu 
    370                 375 


<210>  6
<211>  493
<212>  PRT
<213>  Artificial sequence

<220>
<223>  Picrophlus torridus HPPD amino acid sequence (SEQ ID No. 4) fused
       with an optimized transit peptide (WO 2009/144079))


<220>
<221>  TRANSIT
<222>  (1)..(125)
<223>  Optimized transit peoptide to chloroplasts

<400>  6

Met Ala Ser Ile Ser Ser Ser Val Ala Thr Val Ser Arg Thr Ala Pro 
1               5                   10                  15      


Ala Gln Ala Asn Met Val Ala Pro Phe Thr Gly Leu Lys Ser Asn Ala 
            20                  25                  30          


Ala Phe Pro Thr Thr Lys Lys Ala Asn Asp Phe Ser Thr Leu Pro Ser 
        35                  40                  45              


Asn Gly Gly Arg Val Gln Cys Met Gln Val Trp Pro Ala Tyr Gly Asn 
    50                  55                  60                  


Lys Lys Phe Glu Thr Leu Ser Tyr Leu Pro Pro Leu Ser Met Ala Pro 
65                  70                  75                  80  


Thr Val Met Met Ala Ser Ser Ala Thr Ala Val Ala Pro Phe Gln Gly 
                85                  90                  95      


Leu Lys Ser Thr Ala Ser Leu Pro Val Ala Arg Arg Ser Ser Arg Ser 
            100                 105                 110         


Leu Gly Asn Val Ser Asn Gly Gly Arg Ile Arg Cys Ala Met Tyr Gly 
        115                 120                 125             


Lys Asn Leu Ile Ser Glu Leu Arg Glu Lys Glu Ile Phe Lys Arg Leu 
    130                 135                 140                 


His His Val Glu Phe Tyr Val Ser Ser Ala Lys Thr Trp Ser Tyr Phe 
145                 150                 155                 160 


Met Asn Arg Gly Leu Gly Phe Lys Thr Val Ala Tyr Ala Gly Pro Glu 
                165                 170                 175     


Thr Gly Ile Arg Asp Lys Ile Ser Tyr Val Met Ser Gln Gly Thr Ala 
            180                 185                 190         


Arg Ile Ser Phe Thr Ser Ser Met Asn Asp Asp Ser Tyr Ile Ser Asn 
        195                 200                 205             


His Val Lys Lys His Gly Asp Gly Val Lys Asp Ile Ala Leu Glu Val 
    210                 215                 220                 


Asp Asp Leu Asp Glu Ala Lys Ser Leu Ile Glu Lys Tyr Gly Thr Lys 
225                 230                 235                 240 


Val Ser Lys Ile Asn Glu Ile Lys Asp Gly Asn Gly Lys Ile Arg Thr 
                245                 250                 255     


Ala Glu Ile Lys Thr Tyr Gly Glu Thr Val His Thr Leu Ile Glu Thr 
            260                 265                 270         


Gly Asp Tyr Asn Gly Val Phe Met Pro Gly Tyr Glu Glu Ser Glu Ile 
        275                 280                 285             


Asn Ser Lys Asn Thr Gly Ile Lys Lys Ile Asp His Ile Val Gly Asn 
    290                 295                 300                 


Val Tyr Glu Gly Glu Met Asp Ser Trp Val Asn Phe Tyr Ile Glu Lys 
305                 310                 315                 320 


Leu Gly Phe Glu His Leu Ile Thr Phe Asp Asp Lys Asp Ile Arg Thr 
                325                 330                 335     


Asp Tyr Ser Ala Leu Arg Ser Lys Val Val Lys Tyr Asn Asp Asp Ile 
            340                 345                 350         


Val Phe Pro Ile Asn Glu Pro Ala Lys Gly Leu Arg Lys Ser Gln Ile 
        355                 360                 365             


Glu Glu Tyr Leu Asp Tyr Tyr Arg Ser Glu Gly Val Gln His Ile Ala 
    370                 375                 380                 


Leu Leu Thr Asp Asp Ile Ile Lys Thr Val Ser Met Met Glu Glu Asn 
385                 390                 395                 400 


Gly Ile Glu Phe Leu Lys Thr Pro Gly Ser Tyr Tyr Glu Ser Leu Ser 
                405                 410                 415     


Ser Arg Ile Gly Ser Ile Asp Glu Asp Leu Asn Glu Ile Glu Lys His 
            420                 425                 430         


Asn Ile Leu Val Asp Arg Asp Glu Asn Gly Tyr Leu Leu Gln Ile Phe 
        435                 440                 445             


Thr Lys Pro Val Thr Asp Arg Pro Thr Phe Phe Phe Glu Val Ile Gln 
    450                 455                 460                 


Arg Lys Gly Ala Arg Ser Phe Gly Asn Gly Asn Phe Lys Ala Leu Phe 
465                 470                 475                 480 


Glu Ala Ile Glu Arg Glu Gln Ala Lys Arg Gly Asn Leu 
                485                 490             


<210>  7
<211>  500
<212>  PRT
<213>  Artificial sequence

<220>
<223>  Protein encoded by SEQ ID No. 3


<220>
<221>  TRANSIT
<222>  (1)..(125)
<223>  Optimized transit peptide to chloroplasts

<220>
<221>  MISC_FEATURE
<222>  (126)..(126)
<223>  Met

<220>
<221>  MISC_FEATURE
<222>  (127)..(127)
<223>  Ala

<220>
<221>  MISC_FEATURE
<222>  (128)..(133)
<223>  His Tag made of 6 His

<400>  7

Met Ala Ser Ile Ser Ser Ser Val Ala Thr Val Ser Arg Thr Ala Pro 
1               5                   10                  15      


Ala Gln Ala Asn Met Val Ala Pro Phe Thr Gly Leu Lys Ser Asn Ala 
            20                  25                  30          


Ala Phe Pro Thr Thr Lys Lys Ala Asn Asp Phe Ser Thr Leu Pro Ser 
        35                  40                  45              


Asn Gly Gly Arg Val Gln Cys Met Gln Val Trp Pro Ala Tyr Gly Asn 
    50                  55                  60                  


Lys Lys Phe Glu Thr Leu Ser Tyr Leu Pro Pro Leu Ser Met Ala Pro 
65                  70                  75                  80  


Thr Val Met Met Ala Ser Ser Ala Thr Ala Val Ala Pro Phe Gln Gly 
                85                  90                  95      


Leu Lys Ser Thr Ala Ser Leu Pro Val Ala Arg Arg Ser Ser Arg Ser 
            100                 105                 110         


Leu Gly Asn Val Ser Asn Gly Gly Arg Ile Arg Cys Ala Met Ala His 
        115                 120                 125             


His His His His His Tyr Gly Lys Asn Leu Ile Ser Glu Leu Arg Glu 
    130                 135                 140                 


Lys Glu Ile Phe Lys Arg Leu His His Val Glu Phe Tyr Val Ser Ser 
145                 150                 155                 160 


Ala Lys Thr Trp Ser Tyr Phe Met Asn Arg Gly Leu Gly Phe Lys Thr 
                165                 170                 175     


Val Ala Tyr Ala Gly Pro Glu Thr Gly Ile Arg Asp Lys Ile Ser Tyr 
            180                 185                 190         


Val Met Ser Gln Gly Thr Ala Arg Ile Ser Phe Thr Ser Ser Met Asn 
        195                 200                 205             


Asp Asp Ser Tyr Ile Ser Asn His Val Lys Lys His Gly Asp Gly Val 
    210                 215                 220                 


Lys Asp Ile Ala Leu Glu Val Asp Asp Leu Asp Glu Ala Lys Ser Leu 
225                 230                 235                 240 


Ile Glu Lys Tyr Gly Thr Lys Val Ser Lys Ile Asn Glu Ile Lys Asp 
                245                 250                 255     


Gly Asn Gly Lys Ile Arg Thr Ala Glu Ile Lys Thr Tyr Gly Glu Thr 
            260                 265                 270         


Val His Thr Leu Ile Glu Thr Gly Asp Tyr Asn Gly Val Phe Met Pro 
        275                 280                 285             


Gly Tyr Glu Glu Ser Glu Ile Asn Ser Lys Asn Thr Gly Ile Lys Lys 
    290                 295                 300                 


Ile Asp His Ile Val Gly Asn Val Tyr Glu Gly Glu Met Asp Ser Trp 
305                 310                 315                 320 


Val Asn Phe Tyr Ile Glu Lys Leu Gly Phe Glu His Leu Ile Thr Phe 
                325                 330                 335     


Asp Asp Lys Asp Ile Arg Thr Asp Tyr Ser Ala Leu Arg Ser Lys Val 
            340                 345                 350         


Val Lys Tyr Asn Asp Asp Ile Val Phe Pro Ile Asn Glu Pro Ala Lys 
        355                 360                 365             


Gly Leu Arg Lys Ser Gln Ile Glu Glu Tyr Leu Asp Tyr Tyr Arg Ser 
    370                 375                 380                 


Glu Gly Val Gln His Ile Ala Leu Leu Thr Asp Asp Ile Ile Lys Thr 
385                 390                 395                 400 


Val Ser Met Met Glu Glu Asn Gly Ile Glu Phe Leu Lys Thr Pro Gly 
                405                 410                 415     


Ser Tyr Tyr Glu Ser Leu Ser Ser Arg Ile Gly Ser Ile Asp Glu Asp 
            420                 425                 430         


Leu Asn Glu Ile Glu Lys His Asn Ile Leu Val Asp Arg Asp Glu Asn 
        435                 440                 445             


Gly Tyr Leu Leu Gln Ile Phe Thr Lys Pro Val Thr Asp Arg Pro Thr 
    450                 455                 460                 


Phe Phe Phe Glu Val Ile Gln Arg Lys Gly Ala Arg Ser Phe Gly Asn 
465                 470                 475                 480 


Gly Asn Phe Lys Ala Leu Phe Glu Ala Ile Glu Arg Glu Gln Ala Lys 
                485                 490                 495     


Arg Gly Asn Leu 
            500 


<210>  8
<211>  1422
<212>  DNA
<213>  Arabidopsis thaliana

<400>  8
atgtgtctat cgttagcttc tacagctcaa cgaaacacac agttccgtag cagagtttta     60

gttttagcag agttggtgaa atcaatgggc caccaaaacg ccgccgtttc agagaatcaa    120

aaccatgatg acggcgctgc gtcgtcgccg ggattcaagc tcgtcggatt ttccaagttc    180

gtaagaaaga atccaaagtc tgataaattc aaggttaagc gcttccatca catcgagttc    240

tggtgcggcg acgcaaccaa cgtcgctcgt cgcttctcct ggggtctggg gatgagattc    300

tccgccaaat ccgatctttc caccggaaac atggttcacg cctcttacct actcacctcc    360

ggtgacctcc gattcctttt cactgctcct tactctccgt ctctctccgc cggagagatt    420

aaaccgacaa ccacagcttc tatcccaagt ttcgatcacg gctcttgtcg ttccttcttc    480

tcttcacatg gtctcggtgt tagagccgtt gcgattgaag tagaagacgc agagtcagct    540

ttctccatca gtgtagctaa tggcgctatt ccttcgtcgc ctcctatcgt cctcaatgaa    600

gcagttacga tcgctgaggt taaactatac ggcgatgttg ttctccgata tgttagttac    660

aaagcagaag ataccgaaaa atccgaattc ttgccagggt tcgagcgtgt agaggatgcg    720

tcgtcgttcc cattggatta tggtatccgg cggcttgacc acgccgtggg aaacgttcct    780

gagcttggtc cggctttaac ttatgtagcg gggttcactg gttttcacca attcgcagag    840

ttcacagcag acgacgttgg aaccgccgag agcggtttaa attcagcggt cctggctagc    900

aatgatgaaa tggttcttct accgattaac gagccagtgc acggaacaaa gaggaagagt    960

cagattcaga cgtatttgga acataacgaa ggcgcagggc tacaacatct ggctctgatg   1020

agtgaagaca tattcaggac cctgagagag atgaggaaga ggagcagtat tggaggattc   1080

gacttcatgc cttctcctcc gcctacttac taccagaatc tcaagaaacg ggtcggcgac   1140

gtgctcagcg atgatcagat caaggagtgt gaggaattag ggattcttgt agacagagat   1200

gatcaaggga cgttgcttca aatcttcaca aaaccactag gtgacaggcc gacgatattt   1260

atagagataa tccagagagt aggatgcatg atgaaagatg aggaagggaa ggcttaccag   1320

agtggaggat gtggtggttt tggcaaaggc aatttctctg agctcttcaa gtccattgaa   1380

gaatacgaaa agactcttga agccaaacag ttagtgggat ga                      1422


<210>  9
<211>  445
<212>  PRT
<213>  Arabidopsis thaliana

<400>  9

Met Gly His Gln Asn Ala Ala Val Ser Glu Asn Gln Asn His Asp Asp 
1               5                   10                  15      


Gly Ala Ala Ser Ser Pro Gly Phe Lys Leu Val Gly Phe Ser Lys Phe 
            20                  25                  30          


Val Arg Lys Asn Pro Lys Ser Asp Lys Phe Lys Val Lys Arg Phe His 
        35                  40                  45              


His Ile Glu Phe Trp Cys Gly Asp Ala Thr Asn Val Ala Arg Arg Phe 
    50                  55                  60                  


Ser Trp Gly Leu Gly Met Arg Phe Ser Ala Lys Ser Asp Leu Ser Thr 
65                  70                  75                  80  


Gly Asn Met Val His Ala Ser Tyr Leu Leu Thr Ser Gly Asp Leu Arg 
                85                  90                  95      


Phe Leu Phe Thr Ala Pro Tyr Ser Pro Ser Leu Ser Ala Gly Glu Ile 
            100                 105                 110         


Lys Pro Thr Thr Thr Ala Ser Ile Pro Ser Phe Asp His Gly Ser Cys 
        115                 120                 125             


Arg Ser Phe Phe Ser Ser His Gly Leu Gly Val Arg Ala Val Ala Ile 
    130                 135                 140                 


Glu Val Glu Asp Ala Glu Ser Ala Phe Ser Ile Ser Val Ala Asn Gly 
145                 150                 155                 160 


Ala Ile Pro Ser Ser Pro Pro Ile Val Leu Asn Glu Ala Val Thr Ile 
                165                 170                 175     


Ala Glu Val Lys Leu Tyr Gly Asp Val Val Leu Arg Tyr Val Ser Tyr 
            180                 185                 190         


Lys Ala Glu Asp Thr Glu Lys Ser Glu Phe Leu Pro Gly Phe Glu Arg 
        195                 200                 205             


Val Glu Asp Ala Ser Ser Phe Pro Leu Asp Tyr Gly Ile Arg Arg Leu 
    210                 215                 220                 


Asp His Ala Val Gly Asn Val Pro Glu Leu Gly Pro Ala Leu Thr Tyr 
225                 230                 235                 240 


Val Ala Gly Phe Thr Gly Phe His Gln Phe Ala Glu Phe Thr Ala Asp 
                245                 250                 255     


Asp Val Gly Thr Ala Glu Ser Gly Leu Asn Ser Ala Val Leu Ala Ser 
            260                 265                 270         


Asn Asp Glu Met Val Leu Leu Pro Ile Asn Glu Pro Val His Gly Thr 
        275                 280                 285             


Lys Arg Lys Ser Gln Ile Gln Thr Tyr Leu Glu His Asn Glu Gly Ala 
    290                 295                 300                 


Gly Leu Gln His Leu Ala Leu Met Ser Glu Asp Ile Phe Arg Thr Leu 
305                 310                 315                 320 


Arg Glu Met Arg Lys Arg Ser Ser Ile Gly Gly Phe Asp Phe Met Pro 
                325                 330                 335     


Ser Pro Pro Pro Thr Tyr Tyr Gln Asn Leu Lys Lys Arg Val Gly Asp 
            340                 345                 350         


Val Leu Ser Asp Asp Gln Ile Lys Glu Cys Glu Glu Leu Gly Ile Leu 
        355                 360                 365             


Val Asp Arg Asp Asp Gln Gly Thr Leu Leu Gln Ile Phe Thr Lys Pro 
    370                 375                 380                 


Leu Gly Asp Arg Pro Thr Ile Phe Ile Glu Ile Ile Gln Arg Val Gly 
385                 390                 395                 400 


Cys Met Met Lys Asp Glu Glu Gly Lys Ala Tyr Gln Ser Gly Gly Cys 
                405                 410                 415     


Gly Gly Phe Gly Lys Gly Asn Phe Ser Glu Leu Phe Lys Ser Ile Glu 
            420                 425                 430         


Glu Tyr Glu Lys Thr Leu Glu Ala Lys Gln Leu Val Gly 
        435                 440                 445 


<210>  10
<211>  450
<212>  PRT
<213>  Artificial sequence

<220>
<223>  Protein encoded by SEQ ID No. 8 plus an additional alanine 
       directly downstream of the initial amino acid methionine followed
       by 6 histidine amino acids


<220>
<221>  MISC_FEATURE
<222>  (2)..(2)
<223>  Ala

<220>
<221>  MISC_FEATURE
<222>  (3)..(8)
<223>  His Tag made 6 His

<400>  10

Met Ala His His His His His His Gln Asn Ala Ala Val Ser Glu Asn 
1               5                   10                  15      


Gln Asn His Asp Asp Gly Ala Ala Ser Ser Pro Gly Phe Lys Leu Val 
            20                  25                  30          


Gly Phe Ser Lys Phe Val Arg Lys Asn Pro Lys Ser Asp Lys Phe Lys 
        35                  40                  45              


Val Lys Arg Phe His His Ile Glu Phe Trp Cys Gly Asp Ala Thr Asn 
    50                  55                  60                  


Val Ala Arg Arg Phe Ser Trp Gly Leu Gly Met Arg Phe Ser Ala Lys 
65                  70                  75                  80  


Ser Asp Leu Ser Thr Gly Asn Met Val His Ala Ser Tyr Leu Leu Thr 
                85                  90                  95      


Ser Gly Asp Leu Arg Phe Leu Phe Thr Ala Pro Tyr Ser Pro Ser Leu 
            100                 105                 110         


Ser Ala Gly Glu Ile Lys Pro Thr Thr Thr Ala Ser Ile Pro Ser Phe 
        115                 120                 125             


Asp His Gly Ser Cys Arg Ser Phe Phe Ser Ser His Gly Leu Gly Val 
    130                 135                 140                 


Arg Ala Val Ala Ile Glu Val Glu Asp Ala Glu Ser Ala Phe Ser Ile 
145                 150                 155                 160 


Ser Val Ala Asn Gly Ala Ile Pro Ser Ser Pro Pro Ile Val Leu Asn 
                165                 170                 175     


Glu Ala Val Thr Ile Ala Glu Val Lys Leu Tyr Gly Asp Val Val Leu 
            180                 185                 190         


Arg Tyr Val Ser Tyr Lys Ala Glu Asp Thr Glu Lys Ser Glu Phe Leu 
        195                 200                 205             


Pro Gly Phe Glu Arg Val Glu Asp Ala Ser Ser Phe Pro Leu Asp Tyr 
    210                 215                 220                 


Gly Ile Arg Arg Leu Asp His Ala Val Gly Asn Val Pro Glu Leu Gly 
225                 230                 235                 240 


Pro Ala Leu Thr Tyr Val Ala Gly Phe Thr Gly Phe His Gln Phe Ala 
                245                 250                 255     


Glu Phe Thr Ala Asp Asp Val Gly Thr Ala Glu Ser Gly Leu Asn Ser 
            260                 265                 270         


Ala Val Leu Ala Ser Asn Asp Glu Met Val Leu Leu Pro Ile Asn Glu 
        275                 280                 285             


Pro Val His Gly Thr Lys Arg Lys Ser Gln Ile Gln Thr Tyr Leu Glu 
    290                 295                 300                 


His Asn Glu Gly Ala Gly Leu Gln His Leu Ala Leu Met Ser Glu Asp 
305                 310                 315                 320 


Ile Phe Arg Thr Leu Arg Glu Met Arg Lys Arg Ser Ser Ile Gly Gly 
                325                 330                 335     


Phe Asp Phe Met Pro Ser Pro Pro Pro Thr Tyr Tyr Gln Asn Leu Lys 
            340                 345                 350         


Lys Arg Val Gly Asp Val Leu Ser Asp Asp Gln Ile Lys Glu Cys Glu 
        355                 360                 365             


Glu Leu Gly Ile Leu Val Asp Arg Asp Asp Gln Gly Thr Leu Leu Gln 
    370                 375                 380                 


Ile Phe Thr Lys Pro Leu Gly Asp Arg Pro Thr Ile Phe Ile Glu Ile 
385                 390                 395                 400 


Ile Gln Arg Val Gly Cys Met Met Lys Asp Glu Glu Gly Lys Ala Tyr 
                405                 410                 415     


Gln Ser Gly Gly Cys Gly Gly Phe Gly Lys Gly Asn Phe Ser Glu Leu 
            420                 425                 430         


Phe Lys Ser Ile Glu Glu Tyr Glu Lys Thr Leu Glu Ala Lys Gln Leu 
        435                 440                 445             


Val Gly 
    450 


<210>  11
<211>  568
<212>  PRT
<213>  Artificial sequence

<220>
<223>  Protein of SEQ ID No. 9 plus the Optimized Transit Peptide 
       sequence located at the N-terminal extremity of the protein


<220>
<221>  TRANSIT
<222>  (1)..(125)
<223>  Optimized transit peptide to chloroplasts

<400>  11

Met Ala Ser Ile Ser Ser Ser Val Ala Thr Val Ser Arg Thr Ala Pro 
1               5                   10                  15      


Ala Gln Ala Asn Met Val Ala Pro Phe Thr Gly Leu Lys Ser Asn Ala 
            20                  25                  30          


Ala Phe Pro Thr Thr Lys Lys Ala Asn Asp Phe Ser Thr Leu Pro Ser 
        35                  40                  45              


Asn Gly Gly Arg Val Gln Cys Met Gln Val Trp Pro Ala Tyr Gly Asn 
    50                  55                  60                  


Lys Lys Phe Glu Thr Leu Ser Tyr Leu Pro Pro Leu Ser Met Ala Pro 
65                  70                  75                  80  


Thr Val Met Met Ala Ser Ser Ala Thr Ala Val Ala Pro Phe Gln Gly 
                85                  90                  95      


Leu Lys Ser Thr Ala Ser Leu Pro Val Ala Arg Arg Ser Ser Arg Ser 
            100                 105                 110         


Leu Gly Asn Val Ser Asn Gly Gly Arg Ile Arg Cys Ala Met Gln Asn 
        115                 120                 125             


Ala Ala Val Ser Glu Asn Gln Asn His Asp Asp Gly Ala Ala Ser Ser 
    130                 135                 140                 


Pro Gly Phe Lys Leu Val Gly Phe Ser Lys Phe Val Arg Lys Asn Pro 
145                 150                 155                 160 


Lys Ser Asp Lys Phe Lys Val Lys Arg Phe His His Ile Glu Phe Trp 
                165                 170                 175     


Cys Gly Asp Ala Thr Asn Val Ala Arg Arg Phe Ser Trp Gly Leu Gly 
            180                 185                 190         


Met Arg Phe Ser Ala Lys Ser Asp Leu Ser Thr Gly Asn Met Val His 
        195                 200                 205             


Ala Ser Tyr Leu Leu Thr Ser Gly Asp Leu Arg Phe Leu Phe Thr Ala 
    210                 215                 220                 


Pro Tyr Ser Pro Ser Leu Ser Ala Gly Glu Ile Lys Pro Thr Thr Thr 
225                 230                 235                 240 


Ala Ser Ile Pro Ser Phe Asp His Gly Ser Cys Arg Ser Phe Phe Ser 
                245                 250                 255     


Ser His Gly Leu Gly Val Arg Ala Val Ala Ile Glu Val Glu Asp Ala 
            260                 265                 270         


Glu Ser Ala Phe Ser Ile Ser Val Ala Asn Gly Ala Ile Pro Ser Ser 
        275                 280                 285             


Pro Pro Ile Val Leu Asn Glu Ala Val Thr Ile Ala Glu Val Lys Leu 
    290                 295                 300                 


Tyr Gly Asp Val Val Leu Arg Tyr Val Ser Tyr Lys Ala Glu Asp Thr 
305                 310                 315                 320 


Glu Lys Ser Glu Phe Leu Pro Gly Phe Glu Arg Val Glu Asp Ala Ser 
                325                 330                 335     


Ser Phe Pro Leu Asp Tyr Gly Ile Arg Arg Leu Asp His Ala Val Gly 
            340                 345                 350         


Asn Val Pro Glu Leu Gly Pro Ala Leu Thr Tyr Val Ala Gly Phe Thr 
        355                 360                 365             


Gly Phe His Gln Phe Ala Glu Phe Thr Ala Asp Asp Val Gly Thr Ala 
    370                 375                 380                 


Glu Ser Gly Leu Asn Ser Ala Val Leu Ala Ser Asn Asp Glu Met Val 
385                 390                 395                 400 


Leu Leu Pro Ile Asn Glu Pro Val His Gly Thr Lys Arg Lys Ser Gln 
                405                 410                 415     


Ile Gln Thr Tyr Leu Glu His Asn Glu Gly Ala Gly Leu Gln His Leu 
            420                 425                 430         


Ala Leu Met Ser Glu Asp Ile Phe Arg Thr Leu Arg Glu Met Arg Lys 
        435                 440                 445             


Arg Ser Ser Ile Gly Gly Phe Asp Phe Met Pro Ser Pro Pro Pro Thr 
    450                 455                 460                 


Tyr Tyr Gln Asn Leu Lys Lys Arg Val Gly Asp Val Leu Ser Asp Asp 
465                 470                 475                 480 


Gln Ile Lys Glu Cys Glu Glu Leu Gly Ile Leu Val Asp Arg Asp Asp 
                485                 490                 495     


Gln Gly Thr Leu Leu Gln Ile Phe Thr Lys Pro Leu Gly Asp Arg Pro 
            500                 505                 510         


Thr Ile Phe Ile Glu Ile Ile Gln Arg Val Gly Cys Met Met Lys Asp 
        515                 520                 525             


Glu Glu Gly Lys Ala Tyr Gln Ser Gly Gly Cys Gly Gly Phe Gly Lys 
    530                 535                 540                 


Gly Asn Phe Ser Glu Leu Phe Lys Ser Ile Glu Glu Tyr Glu Lys Thr 
545                 550                 555                 560 


Leu Glu Ala Lys Gln Leu Val Gly 
                565             


<210>  12
<211>  575
<212>  PRT
<213>  Artificial sequence

<220>
<223>  Protein of SEQ ID No. 10 plus the Optimized Transit Peptide 
       sequence directly located at the N-terminal extremity of the 
       protein.


<220>
<221>  TRANSIT
<222>  (1)..(125)
<223>  Optimized transit peptide to chloroplats

<220>
<221>  MISC_FEATURE
<222>  (126)..(126)
<223>  Met

<220>
<221>  MISC_FEATURE
<222>  (127)..(127)
<223>  Ala

<220>
<221>  MISC_FEATURE
<222>  (128)..(133)
<223>  His Tag made of 6 His

<400>  12

Met Ala Ser Ile Ser Ser Ser Val Ala Thr Val Ser Arg Thr Ala Pro 
1               5                   10                  15      


Ala Gln Ala Asn Met Val Ala Pro Phe Thr Gly Leu Lys Ser Asn Ala 
            20                  25                  30          


Ala Phe Pro Thr Thr Lys Lys Ala Asn Asp Phe Ser Thr Leu Pro Ser 
        35                  40                  45              


Asn Gly Gly Arg Val Gln Cys Met Gln Val Trp Pro Ala Tyr Gly Asn 
    50                  55                  60                  


Lys Lys Phe Glu Thr Leu Ser Tyr Leu Pro Pro Leu Ser Met Ala Pro 
65                  70                  75                  80  


Thr Val Met Met Ala Ser Ser Ala Thr Ala Val Ala Pro Phe Gln Gly 
                85                  90                  95      


Leu Lys Ser Thr Ala Ser Leu Pro Val Ala Arg Arg Ser Ser Arg Ser 
            100                 105                 110         


Leu Gly Asn Val Ser Asn Gly Gly Arg Ile Arg Cys Ala Met Ala His 
        115                 120                 125             


His His His His His Gln Asn Ala Ala Val Ser Glu Asn Gln Asn His 
    130                 135                 140                 


Asp Asp Gly Ala Ala Ser Ser Pro Gly Phe Lys Leu Val Gly Phe Ser 
145                 150                 155                 160 


Lys Phe Val Arg Lys Asn Pro Lys Ser Asp Lys Phe Lys Val Lys Arg 
                165                 170                 175     


Phe His His Ile Glu Phe Trp Cys Gly Asp Ala Thr Asn Val Ala Arg 
            180                 185                 190         


Arg Phe Ser Trp Gly Leu Gly Met Arg Phe Ser Ala Lys Ser Asp Leu 
        195                 200                 205             


Ser Thr Gly Asn Met Val His Ala Ser Tyr Leu Leu Thr Ser Gly Asp 
    210                 215                 220                 


Leu Arg Phe Leu Phe Thr Ala Pro Tyr Ser Pro Ser Leu Ser Ala Gly 
225                 230                 235                 240 


Glu Ile Lys Pro Thr Thr Thr Ala Ser Ile Pro Ser Phe Asp His Gly 
                245                 250                 255     


Ser Cys Arg Ser Phe Phe Ser Ser His Gly Leu Gly Val Arg Ala Val 
            260                 265                 270         


Ala Ile Glu Val Glu Asp Ala Glu Ser Ala Phe Ser Ile Ser Val Ala 
        275                 280                 285             


Asn Gly Ala Ile Pro Ser Ser Pro Pro Ile Val Leu Asn Glu Ala Val 
    290                 295                 300                 


Thr Ile Ala Glu Val Lys Leu Tyr Gly Asp Val Val Leu Arg Tyr Val 
305                 310                 315                 320 


Ser Tyr Lys Ala Glu Asp Thr Glu Lys Ser Glu Phe Leu Pro Gly Phe 
                325                 330                 335     


Glu Arg Val Glu Asp Ala Ser Ser Phe Pro Leu Asp Tyr Gly Ile Arg 
            340                 345                 350         


Arg Leu Asp His Ala Val Gly Asn Val Pro Glu Leu Gly Pro Ala Leu 
        355                 360                 365             


Thr Tyr Val Ala Gly Phe Thr Gly Phe His Gln Phe Ala Glu Phe Thr 
    370                 375                 380                 


Ala Asp Asp Val Gly Thr Ala Glu Ser Gly Leu Asn Ser Ala Val Leu 
385                 390                 395                 400 


Ala Ser Asn Asp Glu Met Val Leu Leu Pro Ile Asn Glu Pro Val His 
                405                 410                 415     


Gly Thr Lys Arg Lys Ser Gln Ile Gln Thr Tyr Leu Glu His Asn Glu 
            420                 425                 430         


Gly Ala Gly Leu Gln His Leu Ala Leu Met Ser Glu Asp Ile Phe Arg 
        435                 440                 445             


Thr Leu Arg Glu Met Arg Lys Arg Ser Ser Ile Gly Gly Phe Asp Phe 
    450                 455                 460                 


Met Pro Ser Pro Pro Pro Thr Tyr Tyr Gln Asn Leu Lys Lys Arg Val 
465                 470                 475                 480 


Gly Asp Val Leu Ser Asp Asp Gln Ile Lys Glu Cys Glu Glu Leu Gly 
                485                 490                 495     


Ile Leu Val Asp Arg Asp Asp Gln Gly Thr Leu Leu Gln Ile Phe Thr 
            500                 505                 510         


Lys Pro Leu Gly Asp Arg Pro Thr Ile Phe Ile Glu Ile Ile Gln Arg 
        515                 520                 525             


Val Gly Cys Met Met Lys Asp Glu Glu Gly Lys Ala Tyr Gln Ser Gly 
    530                 535                 540                 


Gly Cys Gly Gly Phe Gly Lys Gly Asn Phe Ser Glu Leu Phe Lys Ser 
545                 550                 555                 560 


Ile Glu Glu Tyr Glu Lys Thr Leu Glu Ala Lys Gln Leu Val Gly 
                565                 570                 575 


<210>  13
<211>  26
<212>  DNA
<213>  Artificial sequence

<220>
<223>  Primer Xho-OTP-for

<400>  13
ctcgagatgg cttcgatctc ctcctc                                          26


<210>  14
<211>  26
<212>  DNA
<213>  Artificial sequence

<220>
<223>  Primer NcoI-OTP-rev

<400>  14
cccatggcgc accggattct tccgcc                                          26


<210>  15
<211>  1110
<212>  DNA
<213>  Artificial sequence

<220>
<223>  Nucleic acid sequence encoding Picrophilus torridus HPPD 
       optimized for dicotyledoneous plants

<400>  15
atggcttacg gaaagaacct tatttctgag cttagagaga aagagatctt caagaggctt     60

catcacgttg agttctacgt ttcttccgct aagacttggt cctacttcat gaatagggga    120

ctcggattca agactgttgc ttatgctgga ccagaaactg gaatcaggga taagatctcc    180

tacgttatgt ctcaaggtac tgctaggatt tctttcactt cctccatgaa cgatgattcc    240

tacatttcca accacgttaa gaaacacggt gatggtgtta aggatatcgc tctcgaagtg    300

gatgatcttg atgaggctaa gtctctcatt gagaagtacg gaactaaggt gtccaagatc    360

aacgagatca aggatggaaa cggaaagatt aggactgctg agatcaagac ttacggtgaa    420

actgtgcaca ctcttatcga gactggtgat tacaacggtg ttttcatgcc aggatacgaa    480

gagtctgaga tcaactccaa gaacactggt atcaaaaaaa tcgatcacat tgtgggaaat    540

gtttacgagg gtgaaatgga ttcttgggtg aacttctaca ttgagaagtt gggattcgag    600

caccttatca ctttcgatga taaggatatc aggactgatt actctgctct taggtctaag    660

gtggtgaagt acaacgatga tatcgtgttc cctattaacg aaccagctaa gggacttagg    720

aagtcccaaa tcgaagagta cctcgattat taccgttctg agggtgttca acacattgct    780

ttgctcacag acgatatcat caagactgtg tccatgatgg aagagaacgg aattgagttc    840

cttaagactc caggatctta ctacgagtct ttgtcctcta ggattggatc tatcgatgag    900

gatctcaacg aaatcgagaa gcacaacatt cttgtggata gggatgagaa cggatacctt    960

ctccagattt tcactaagcc agtgactgat aggccaacat tcttcttcga agtgatccaa   1020

agaaagggtg ctagatcttt cggaaacgga aacttcaagg ctcttttcga ggctattgag   1080

agagaacaag ctaagagggg aaacctttga                                    1110


<210>  16
<211>  1110
<212>  DNA
<213>  Artificial sequence

<220>
<223>  Nucleic acid sequence encoding Picrophilus torridus HPPD 
       optimized for Zea mays plants

<400>  16
atggcatatg gcaaaaattt aatctcagaa ctaagggaaa aggagatctt taaacgatta     60

catcacgtgg aattttacgt tagcagtgcc aaaacatggt catatttcat gaacaggggt    120

cttggattta aaacagtggc atatgccggt ccagaaaccg ggataaggga caagatatcc    180

tatgttatgt cccagggcac tgcaaggata tcttttacat catcaatgaa tgatgatagc    240

tatatatcga atcatgttaa aaaacacggg gatggcgtaa aggatatagc acttgaggtc    300

gatgatctgg acgaggcaaa aagcctgata gaaaagtatg gaacaaaggt ttcaaaaata    360

aatgaaataa aggatggaaa tggaaagata agaactgcag agataaaaac gtacggtgaa    420

accgttcata cattaataga aaccggggat tacaatggcg tattcatgcc cggttatgag    480

gaatctgaaa taaattcaaa aaacactggg ataaaaaaga tcgatcatat agttggaaat    540

gtctatgagg gcgagatgga tagctgggtt aatttttaca tagaaaaact tggctttgag    600

catttaataa cctttgatga taaagatata agaactgatt acagcgcatt aagatcaaag    660

gttgtaaaat acaatgacga tatcgtattt ccaataaatg agcctgcaaa gggcttaaga    720

aaatcacaga tagaggaata tcttgactat tacaggtctg agggcgttca gcacatagca    780

ctgttaactg atgatataat aaaaactgta tccatgatgg aggaaaacgg catagaattt    840

ttaaaaacac caggatcata ctatgaatcc ctatcatcaa ggataggctc aatagacgag    900

gatttaaatg aaatagagaa acataacata cttgtggatc gtgatgagaa cggataccta    960

ttacagatct tcacaaagcc tgttactgac aggccaacgt tcttctttga ggtcatacag   1020

agaaagggtg caaggtcatt cggcaacggt aactttaagg cactttttga ggcgatagaa   1080

agggagcagg caaagagagg aaacctatga                                    1110


<210>  17
<211>  1110
<212>  DNA
<213>  Artificial sequence

<220>
<223>  Nucleic acid sequence encoding Picrophilus torridus HPPD 
       optimized for Brassica napus plants

<400>  17
atggcttatg ggaaaaacct catctcagag cttagggaaa aggaaatatt caaaagactc     60

catcacgtgg agttttatgt ttcctctgcc aaaacttggt cttattttat gaacagaggt    120

ctcggtttta agactgtggc ctacgccggg cctgaaacag gaattcgaga caaaatttcc    180

tacgtcatgt cacaaggtac agctagaatt agtttcacat cctcaatgaa tgatgactcg    240

tacataagca accatgtcaa gaagcacgga gacggagtaa aagatatcgc gttggaggta    300

gacgatcttg acgaagctaa gagtttgata gaaaagtacg gtacgaaagt ttccaagatc    360

aatgagatta aagatggtaa cggtaaaata cgcactgccg agatcaagac ttacggggaa    420

acggtgcaca ccttgattga gacaggagac tacaatggag tattcatgcc cggttacgaa    480

gaaagcgaaa ttaacagcaa gaataccggt atcaagaaga tagatcacat cgtaggaaac    540

gtctacgaag gagagatgga ctcatgggtc aatttctata tcgagaagtt gggtttcgaa    600

cacttaataa catttgacga caaagatata cgaacagact attccgcatt gcgttcaaaa    660

gttgtgaaat acaacgatga tatagtgttc cctatcaatg agcccgctaa gggcctaaga    720

aagtcgcaga ttgaagagta cttggactac taccgctctg agggggttca gcatattgct    780

ctgttgactg atgatattat taagacagtc agtatgatgg aggagaacgg tattgaattc    840

ttgaaaacac ccggctcgta ctacgaatcc ttgtcttcaa gaatcggaag tatcgatgag    900

gatcttaacg aaatcgagaa gcacaacatc ctggtggatc gtgacgagaa cggatatctc    960

ctgcaaatct tcacaaagcc agtaactgac cgccctactt tcttttttga agtgattcaa   1020

cgtaagggag ctagatcctt tggtaatggt aacttcaaag cgctgttcga agctatcgaa   1080

agagagcagg ccaagagagg caatctgtga                                    1110


<210>  18
<211>  1110
<212>  DNA
<213>  Artificial sequence

<220>
<223>  Nucleic acid sequence encoding Picrophilus torridus HPPD 
       optimized for Beta vulgaris plants

<400>  18
atggcttacg gaaaaaattt aatcagcgaa ctacgtgaaa aggagatatt caaaaggctg     60

catcatgtag agttttacgt atctagtgcg aaaacttggt catatttcat gaaccgagga    120

ttaggattca agacagtagc gtatgctgga cctgaaacag gaatacgtga caagatttcg    180

tacgttatga gtcagggtac ggcccgaata tcttttacca gttccatgaa tgacgattcg    240

tatatctcaa accatgttaa aaagcatgga gatggtgtta aggatattgc tttggaggtt    300

gatgatcttg atgaggccaa atctcttata gaaaaatatg gtacaaaggt cagtaaaatc    360

aatgaaatca aggatggtaa cggtaagatt aggactgctg aaattaagac gtatggtgaa    420

acagttcata ctcttatcga gaccggtgac tataacgggg ttttcatgcc agggtatgag    480

gagagcgaaa ttaattcaaa gaatactggc attaagaaaa tagatcatat cgttggtaac    540

gtttatgaag gagaaatgga tagttgggtc aacttctata ttgaaaaatt gggttttgag    600

catctcatta cattcgacga taaggatatt aggactgatt actctgcatt gaggtctaag    660

gttgttaagt ataatgatga tatagtattc ccgatcaatg aacctgccaa aggcttgagg    720

aaatcgcaga tagaagagta tctggattat tataggtcag agggcgtcca acatatagcc    780

ttgttgactg atgacataat taaaactgtt tcgatgatgg aggaaaacgg aatagagttt    840

ttgaagaccc cgggatctta ttatgagagc ctatcatcac gtattgggag tattgatgaa    900

gacttgaatg agattgagaa gcataacata ttagttgatc gtgacgagaa tggttacctc    960

ctccaaatct ttactaaacc tgtgacagat cgtccaacat tttttttcga ggtcatccaa   1020

cgcaagggtg ctcgtagttt cggtaacgga aatttcaaag ctctttttga ggccatagaa   1080

agagaacaag ccaaaagggg gaatttgtag                                    1110


<210>  19
<211>  1110
<212>  DNA
<213>  Artificial sequence

<220>
<223>  Nucleic acid sequence encoding Picrophilus torridus HPPD 
       optimized for Gossypium hirsutum plants

<400>  19
atggcttacg gaaaaaacct gatatccgaa ttgagagaaa aagaaatatt caagaggctt     60

caccatgtgg aattctatgt cagttccgcc aaaacttggt cctactttat gaaccgtggc    120

cttggtttca agacggtggc atatgcagga cccgaaacag ggattagaga caagatttca    180

tacgtgatgt ctcagggaac cgcccgcatt tccttcactt cttccatgaa cgatgattcc    240

tatattagta accacgtcaa gaaacatggt gatggagtta aggatatagc tttggaggtg    300

gacgaccttg atgaggcgaa atcactgatc gaaaagtatg gtacgaaagt ttcaaagatt    360

aacgaaatta aggatggtaa cggaaaaatt cggaccgcag aaattaaaac atatggtgaa    420

accgtgcaca cacttatcga gacgggtgat tataatggag tttttatgcc aggctacgag    480

gaaagcgaaa ttaacagtaa gaatactggg ataaagaaaa tcgatcatat cgttgggaac    540

gtgtacgaag gcgaaatgga tagttgggtt aatttctaca ttgagaagtt gggtttcgag    600

catctcatta ctttcgatga caaggacatt cggaccgact attctgcttt gagatctaaa    660

gttgtaaaat acaacgacga catcgtgttt cccattaacg agccggcaaa aggcttgaga    720

aagtcgcaga ttgaggaata tcttgattat tatcgtagcg aaggagttca acacatcgct    780

cttttgaccg atgacattat aaaaactgtg tcaatgatgg aagaaaatgg cattgagttt    840

ctcaaaaccc caggctcata ctacgaatct ttatcttcga gaattggttc aatcgatgag    900

gatttaaatg agattgagaa acataatata ttggttgacc gggatgagaa cggatatctt    960

cttcaaatat ttaccaagcc agttacagat aggcccacct tcttttttga agttattcag   1020

cgtaaaggtg ctcggtcgtt cggcaatggc aattttaagg ctctctttga ggccatcgaa   1080

agggagcagg ccaagcgtgg aaacctatga                                    1110


<210>  20
<211>  1110
<212>  DNA
<213>  Artificial sequence

<220>
<223>  Nucleic acid sequence encoding Picrophilus torridus HPPD 
       optimized for Glycine max plants

<400>  20
atggcctacg ggaagaactt gatatcggag ctgcgagaaa aagaaatctt caagaggctt     60

catcatgtag aattctatgt ctcctcggca aaaacttggt cttattttat gaatagaggt    120

ttgggattca agacagtggc ttatgccgga cctgagaccg gtattagaga taaaatttct    180

tacgttatgt ctcaaggtac cgccagaatt tccttcacca gttctatgaa tgacgatagt    240

tatatatcca atcatgttaa aaagcatggc gacggggtga aagatattgc acttgaagtg    300

gatgatcttg acgaagcaaa atccctaatc gagaagtacg gcaccaaggt ctcaaagata    360

aatgaaatta aggatggaaa tggaaagata agaaccgcag aaatcaagac atacggtgag    420

acagttcata ctttgattga aacaggtgat tacaacggag tgtttatgcc tgggtatgag    480

gaatctgaga ttaattcaaa gaacaccgga ataaagaaga ttgatcatat tgtaggcaat    540

gtgtatgaag gcgagatgga tagctgggtc aatttttata tcgaaaaact tgggtttgaa    600

cacctgataa ctttcgatga taaggacatc agaacggatt attctgccct tcgtagcaag    660

gtggtgaaat acaatgatga catagttttc ccaataaacg agcccgctaa aggtcttaga    720

aagtctcaga ttgaggagta cttagactac tacaggtctg agggcgtgca gcatatcgcg    780

ctcttgactg acgacatcat taaaaccgtg tccatgatgg aagaaaatgg tatcgagttt    840

ctcaagacac ccggtagtta ttacgagtca ttgtccagta ggattgggtc tattgatgag    900

gatttgaacg aaattgagaa acataatatt ttggtagata gagatgagaa tggctatctc    960

cttcagatat ttaccaagcc agtgactgat agaccgacat tcttcttcga ggttattcag   1020

agaaagggag ctagatcatt cggaaacggg aactttaagg ccctctttga agcaatagaa   1080

cgggagcaag caaaaagggg caacctctaa                                    1110


<210>  21
<211>  1110
<212>  DNA
<213>  Artificial sequence

<220>
<223>  Nucleic acid sequence encoding Picrophilus torridus HPPD 
       optimized for Hordeum vulgare plants

<400>  21
atggcctacg gcaagaattt gatctcggag ttacgcgaaa aagagatttt caagcgcctg     60

caccacgttg agttttacgt gagcagtgcc aagacttggt cgtattttat gaataggggc    120

cttgggttta agacggttgc gtacgctggg cccgagaccg gtatccgtga taaaatctcg    180

tacgtgatgt ctcagggaac cgcccgtatc tccttcacgt cctcaatgaa cgacgattcc    240

tacattagta accacgttaa aaagcacggt gacggagtga aggacattgc ccttgaggtt    300

gacgacctag acgaagcgaa gtcactgatc gagaagtacg gcactaaggt ctcaaagatt    360

aacgaaatca aggacggaaa cggcaagatc aggaccgcgg agatcaagac gtacggagaa    420

acagtccaca ccctcatcga gactggcgac tacaatggcg ttttcatgcc tggttacgag    480

gagtccgaaa tcaattccaa gaacactggt attaagaaga tcgaccatat tgtcggcaac    540

gtatatgaag gggagatgga ctcctgggtc aatttctata tcgaaaagtt gggcttcgag    600

cacctaatca ccttcgatga caaagacata aggaccgact actctgctct acgtagtaag    660

gtggtcaagt acaacgatga tatagtcttc ccaattaacg agccggctaa gggccttcgg    720

aagtcccaga tagaagaata ccttgactac taccgaagcg aaggcgtgca gcacattgcc    780

ctcctaaccg atgatattat caagacggtg tctatgatgg aagagaatgg tatcgagttc    840

ttaaagacac cgggttctta ttacgaatca ctgtcatctc ggattggctc tatcgatgag    900

gacctcaacg aaatcgagaa gcataacatc ctggttgaca gagatgagaa cggctacctg    960

ttgcagatat tcaccaagcc ggtcaccgac cgcccgacct tcttcttcga ggtgatccaa   1020

cgcaagggcg ctagatcatt cggcaatggg aacttcaagg cgctgtttga ggccatcgag   1080

cgcgagcagg caaaacgcgg taacctctga                                    1110


<210>  22
<211>  1110
<212>  DNA
<213>  Artificial sequence

<220>
<223>  Nucleic acid sequence encoding Picrophilus torridus HPPD 
       optimized for Oriza sativa plants

<400>  22
atggcatacg ggaagaacct tatatcggaa ttacgcgaaa aagagatctt caagagactt     60

caccatgtgg agttttacgt gtccagcgca aagacctggt cgtacttcat gaaccgcggg    120

ctgggtttca aaactgtggc ttacgcgggt ccagagacag gcattcgcga taagatttca    180

tacgttatgt ctcaagggac cgcccgcatt agcttcacct cttcaatgaa cgacgatagc    240

tatatctcaa accacgtaaa gaagcatgga gatggagtga aagacatcgc tctggaggta    300

gacgatctcg acgaggcgaa gtcgctaatc gaaaaatatg ggactaaggt ctctaaaatc    360

aacgagatta aggatgggaa tggtaagatc cgtacagccg agatcaaaac gtatggggag    420

acagtccaca ctctaatcga aacgggagac tacaatgggg tcttcatgcc tggttacgaa    480

gagtcggaga ttaattccaa gaacacgggc attaagaaaa ttgaccacat tgttggcaac    540

gtgtacgagg gagagatgga cagctgggtg aacttctaca tcgaaaaact gggcttcgag    600

caccttatca cattcgacga taaggacatc cgcaccgact actcggcgtt gcgttccaag    660

gtcgtcaagt acaacgacga cattgtgttt cctatcaatg aacctgctaa gggccttcgt    720

aagtcacaaa tagaggaata tttagactac tatcgctccg aaggagtgca gcatatcgcc    780

ctattgacag atgatataat caaaaccgtt tcgatgatgg aagaaaacgg catcgagttc    840

ctcaagaccc cgggaagtta ttacgaaagt ctctcaagcc ggatcggctc aatcgacgaa    900

gaccttaacg aaatcgagaa gcacaacata ctggttgacc gagatgaaaa cggctacctc    960

cttcagatct tcactaagcc agtgactgat cgccctacgt ttttcttcga ggtgattcaa   1020

cgtaaaggcg cacgctcctt cggtaatggg aacttcaaag ccctcttcga ggctatcgag   1080

cgtgagcagg ccaaaagagg aaatctgtaa                                    1110


<210>  23
<211>  1110
<212>  DNA
<213>  Artificial sequence

<220>
<223>  Nucleic acid sequence encoding Picrophilus torridus HPPD 
       optimized for Triticum aestivum plants

<400>  23
atggcatacg gcaagaatct cattagcgaa cttagggaga aggagatctt caagcggctc     60

catcacgttg agttttacgt cagttcagca aaaacctgga gttacttcat gaacagggga    120

cttggcttca agaccgtcgc atacgccgga cccgagactg ggattcggga caagatatca    180

tacgttatgt cacagggcac cgctcggatt tccttcacct cttctatgaa cgacgattct    240

tatatatcga accatgtgaa gaaacatggt gatggagtga aggacatcgc cctagaggtg    300

gacgacctcg acgaggccaa gtccttaatt gagaagtacg gcacgaaggt gtccaaaatc    360

aacgaaatca aggacggcaa cggcaaaatc cgcaccgcag agatcaagac ctacggcgag    420

acagtccaca cgcttatcga gaccggggac tataacggcg tgttcatgcc aggatacgaa    480

gagtcagaga taaactcaaa gaacactggg atcaagaaga tcgaccatat agtggggaac    540

gtttacgaag gggagatgga tagctgggtc aacttctaca tagagaagct cgggtttgag    600

cacctaataa ccttcgacga caaggatata aggacggact actccgcact ccgcagtaag    660

gtggtgaagt ataatgacga tatagtcttc ccaattaacg agcccgctaa ggggctaaga    720

aagagtcaga tcgaagagta tctcgactat taccgatcgg agggtgttca acatattgcg    780

ctcctcactg acgatattat caagactgtt tccatgatgg aggagaacgg aattgagttc    840

ctgaagacgc caggtagcta ctacgaatct ctttcaagcc ggatcggaag cattgacgaa    900

gatctgaatg agatagaaaa gcacaacatt ctggtagacc gtgatgagaa tggctacctg    960

ctacaaatct tcacaaaacc agttactgac aggccaacct tctttttcga agtgatccag   1020

cggaaaggag caagatcttt cgggaatggc aatttcaagg cattgttcga ggcgattgag   1080

cgggagcagg cgaagagggg caatctgtaa                                    1110


