Figure 8. Measurement of cellulose and lignin amounts in irx9 and irx14 expressing OsGT43 genes. Cell walls were isolated from pooled mature inflorescence stems of 8 independent transgenic lines for each construct and used for measurement of the amounts of cellulose (A), guaiacyl lignin (B) and syringyl lignin (C). The data are mean ± SE of 2 separate assays. Note that expression of OsGT43A and OsGT43E in irx9 restored cellulose, guaiacyl lignin and syringyl lignin to the wild-type level and that expression of OsGT43J in irx14 restored cellulose, guaiacyl lignin and syringyl lignin to the wild-type level.