Maize RS81 promoter and methods for use thereof

The present application is a divisional application of U.S. Ser. No. 09/312,266, filed May 14, 1999 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,207,879. The current invention provides the maize RS81 promoter. Compositions comprising this sequence are described, as are plants transformed with such compositions. Further provided are methods for the expression of transgenes in plants comprising the use of these sequences. The methods of the invention include the direct creation of transgenic plants with the RS81 promoter by genetic transformation, as well as by plant breeding methods. The sequences of the invention represent a valuable new tool for the creation of transgenic plants, preferably having one or more added beneficial characteristics.