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. 2000 Jun 15;19(12):2856–2868. doi: 10.1093/emboj/19.12.2856

Table II. Antagonistic effects of synthetic oligopeptides on the capacity of KN1 and CMV-MP to interact with mesophyll plasmodesmata located within fully expanded leaves of Nicotiana benthamiana.

Injected probe Coinjected agent Injections Movement (%)
Lucifer yellow CH 18 17 (94)a
11 kDa FITC-dextran 40 7 (18)b
KN1 F-dextranc 13 11 (85)a
W2 proteins F-dextran 10 8 (80)a
CMV-MP F-dextran 10 8 (80)a
KN1-FITC 22 18 (82)a
KN1pepsynth F-dextran 37 13 (35)b
KN1pepsynthd KN1 + F-dextran 38 7 (18)b
KN1pepsynth KN1-FITC 39 23 (59)e
CMVpep3synth F-dextran 17 3 (18)b
CMVpep3synthd CMV-MP + F-dextran 14 7 (50)e
CMVpep3synth KN1 + F-dextran 19 12 (63)f
CMVpep3synth KN1-FITC 18 15 (83)a
KN1-Npepsynth F-dextran 20 5 (25)b
KN1-Npepsynthd KN1 + F-dextran 20 3 (15)b
KN1-Npepsynth W2 proteins + F-dextran 22 3 (14)b
KN1-Npepsynth KN1-FITC 20 5 (25)b
KN1-Npepsynth CMV-MP + F-dextran 22 18 (70)a

a–cAs in Table I.

dRatio of synthetic peptide to protein was 3:1 (w/w).

eWhen the fluorescent signal moved it did so slowly and was mostly restricted to the adjacent cell(s).

fF-dextran signal was detected in 5–10 surrounding mesophyll cells.