Figure 3.

Transcript profile for the four most abundant proteins in lipid droplets was determined by the transcriptome analysis of developing mesocarp of avocado. Expression for genes encoding LDAP1 and LDAP2 peaked at the mid stage of mesocarp development and was similar to that of KETOACYL-ACYL CARRIER PROTEIN SYNTHASE II (KASII), a plastidial fatty acid synthesis gene. Transcripts for CYSTEINE SYNTHASE C1 (CS1) and HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN60 (HSP60) remained about 2-fold lower than that of KASII. RPKM, Reads per kilobase per million mapped reads.