Table I. Summary of microinjection experiments.
Host plant and injected material | Microinjections |
|
---|---|---|
n (positive)/n (total)a | Movement competence | |
Nicotiana tabacum | ||
10 kDa F-dextran alone | 1/12 | – |
MP + 10 kDa F-dextran | 7/9 | + |
del 7 + 10 kDa F-dextran | 13/14 | + |
sb-9 + 10 kDa F-dextran | 1/23 | – |
Nicotiana benthamiana | ||
10 kDa F-dextran alone | 1/10 | – |
MP + 10 kDa F-dextran | 5/6 | + |
del 7 + 10 kDa F-dextran | 6/8 | + |
sb-9 + 10 kDa F-dextran | 16/20 | + |
an (positive), number of positive injections that are defined by movement of the fluorescent dextran from the injected cell into multiple surrounding cells; n (total), number of total injections.