Provided is a nucleotide sequence of a promoter from a gene encoding a 55
kDa maize prolamin family protein. Also provided are methods that utilize
the 55 kDa maize prolamin family gene promoter to express heterologous
sequences in plants, expression cassettes that include the 55 kDa maize
prolamin family gene promoter, and plants transformed with expression
cassettes that include the 55 kDa maize prolamin family gene promoter.