Table I.
Analysis of QRT3 expression in various tissues
Plants were grown on either agar-solidified medium or in soil, as indicated. The nos. represent the expression score reported by Affymetrix software for each gene. The gene for cytosolic glyceraldehydes-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (gapC; At3G04120) was used as a control for a unique gene that is expressed at a moderately abundant level in all cells (Shih et al., 1991). The expression of agamous (At4G18960) was included as an example of a gene with flower-specific gene expression. The average background score was 56.8.
| Tissue | Replicates | GAPC | AG | QRT3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leaves (15 d), agar | 3 | 6,860 | 42 | 69 |
| Leaves (14 d), soil | 4 | 8,598 | 129 | 88 |
| Leaves (50 d), soil | 1 | 8,597 | 43 | 32 |
| Flowers (29 d), soil | 4 | 7,907 | 853 | 843 |
| Stems (29 d), soil | 4 | 8,597 | 56 | 191 |
| Roots (15 d), agar | 3 | 10,730 | 153 | 39 |