The invention discloses a cotinus coggygria drought inducible
promoter and application thereof, the
DNA sequence of the
promoter is as shown in SEQ ID No.1, proCcDT1 is cloned from a cotinus coggygria CcDT1
gene promoter region, and experimental
verification is carried out. Firstly, promoter region elements are analyzed, and a result shows that the promoter region elements contain a plurality of cis-acting elements possibly participating in response to
abiotic stress. Afterwards, a proCcDT1-GUS transgenic
plant is subjected to 10% PEG (
polyethylene glycol) simulated drought treatment, and the GUS
dyeing degree of the transgenic
plant is enhanced, so that the GUS expression level driven by the promoter under a drought induction condition is increased, and the promoter is proved to be induced by
drought stress. The promoter proCcDT1 is introduced into an
arabidopsis thaliana
genome through a genetic transformation technology, so that the promoter proCcDT1 can be stably induced by
drought stress in
heterologous plants, and the practical application of the promoter proCcDT1 has important value for cultivating drought-tolerant cotinus coggygria varieties.