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. 2012 Mar 23;3:48. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2012.00048

Figure 2.

Figure 2

Homozygous SALK_074069 plants complemented with the ABI3MTA transgene have reduced mRNA methylation and associated developmental defects. Samples were collected from three different plants from Line 8 transgenic plants. m6A measurements were carried out using the TLC method. Error bars represent SD of three replicates. Levels of m6A within mRNA is reduced by more than 90% in the leaves and flowers of the SALK_074069 ABI3MTA transgenic lines (A). Plants with reduced levels of m6A are more compact, have leaf crinkling, shorter inflorescence, and reduced apical dominance (B). Floral defects are common in the reduced m6A plants. Some stamens show partial conversion to petals [(i,ii), sepals and petals removed for clarity] and organ order is also sometimes affected (iii) (C).