Figure 7.

Altered Expression of Genes Encoding Proteins Related to TE-PCD in sll1-1 and sll1-2.

qRT-PCR analysis of rice gene expression. These genes include (A) TED2, C4H, PAL, dirigent-1 (macromolecular lignin assembly protein), and 4CL; and (B) dirigent-1, PI, and CP in sll1-1, sll1-2, or transgenic sll1-2 plants with complemented expression of SLL1. The experiments were repeated three times using biological replicates; the data were statistically analyzed and presented as means ± sd. Heteroscedastic t test indicated the significant differences (* P < 0.05; ** P < 0.01).