RTE Rescues the Arabidopsis bor1 Mutant and Localizes to the Plasma Membrane.
(A) to (D) The vegetative bor1-3 phenotype is rescued by the 35Spro:rte construct but not by the 35Spro:rte L361 construct. Arrowheads point to defective leaves.
(E) to (H) The reproductive defects of bor1-3 (reduced apical dominance, floral defects, and infertility) are also rescued by the 35Spro:rte construct. (F) is a close-up picture of bor1-3 flower buds.
(I) to (K) Confocal images of RTE-YFP, RTE-L361-YFP, and YFP proteins expressed in tobacco cells. Arrowheads point to putative endosomal compartments.