The present technology provides trichome specific promoters of cannabinoid biosynthesis enzyme genes fromCannabis, nucleotide sequences of the trichome specific promoters, and uses of the promoters for modulating the production of cannabinoids and other compounds in organisms. The present technology also provides chimeric genes, vectors, and transgenic cells and organisms, including plant cells and plants, comprising the trichome specific promoters. Also provided are methods for expressing nucleic acid sequences in cells and organisms using the trichome specific promoters.本發明技術提供來自大麻(Cannabis)之大麻素生物合成酶基因之毛茸特異性啟動子、該等毛茸特異性啟動子之核苷酸序列及該等啟動子用於調節生物體中之大麻素及其他化合物之產生的用途。本發明技術亦提供包含該等毛茸特異性啟動子之嵌合基因、載體及轉殖基因細胞及生物體，包括植物細胞及植物。亦提供使用該等毛茸特異性啟動子在細胞及生物體中表現核酸序列的方法。
