The present invention provides a composition and method for regulating
expression of heterologous nucleotide sequences in a plant. The
composition is a novel nucleic acid sequence for a seed-preferred
promoter. A method for expressing a heterologous nucleotide sequence in a
plant using the promoter sequence is also provided. The method comprises
transforming a plant cell to contain a heterologous nucleotide sequence
operably linked to the seed-preferred promoter of the present invention
and regenerating a stably transformed plant from the transformed plant
cell.