Table 1.

cDNA clones used as probes in northern blot hybridizations

cDNA	Clone/Genbank accession no.	Putative function or closest homologue in databases; previous reports of expression pattern in grapevine roots (see references)	Source/reference
Stilbene synthase VvStSy	pSV696/X76892	Catalyses synthesis of resveratrol and derivatives; induced in cell cultures by fungal elicitation; expression in grapevine roots unknown, but constitutive in grapevine seedlings	H. Kindl, University of Marburg, Germany. (Melchior and Kindl, 1991; Sparvoli et al., 1994)
Chalcone synthase VvCHS	pBS305/X75969	First dedicated enzyme in flavonoid synthesis pathway; expression in grapevine roots unknown	F. Sparvoli, Universita degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy. (Sparvoli et al., 1994; Boss et al., 1996)
Phenylalanine ammonia‐lyase VvPAL	pBS204/X75967	Key regulatory enzyme in phenylpropanoid pathway; upregulated in V. vinifera on fungal elicitation; expression in grapevine roots unknown, but constitutive in grapevine seedlings	F. Sparvoli, Universita degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy. (Sparvoli et al., 1994; Boss et al., 1996)
Polyphenol oxidase GPO1	pID96/A27657	Polyphenol oxidase from grape berries; expressed at high levels in young grapevine roots, but not mature tissues	I. Dry, CSIRO, Adelaide, Australia. (Dry and Robinson, 1994)
Thaumatin‐like protein VvTL1	pTL3/AF003007	Thaumatin‐like protein; not expressed in grapevine roots	D. Tattersall, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia. (Tattersall et al., 1997)
Thaumatin‐like protein VvTL2	Y10992	Thaumatin‐like protein. Partial homology to osmotin‐like protein from V. vinifera; expression in roots unknown	I. Dry, CSIRO, Adelaide, Australia. (Jacobs et al., 1999)
PR‐4 protein VvPR4a	pWIN52/AF061329	PR4‐like protein; not expressed in grapevine roots	D. Tattersall, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia. (D. Tattersall, pers. comm.)
Grip 15	AJ237984	Partial homology to nodule cell wall protein from Maakia amurensis; not expressed in grapevine roots	C. Davies, CSIRO, Adelaide, Australia. (Davies and Robinson, 2000)
Grip 28	AJ237985	Similarity to pectin methylesterases; partial homology to protein from alfalfa nodules; not expressed in grapevine roots	C. Davies, CSIRO, Adelaide, Australia. (Davies and Robinson, 2000)
Grip 31	AJ237986	Partial homology to protein in young nodule pericycle and in older senescent nodule cells in Alnus glutinosa; expressed in grapevine roots at a low level	C. Davies, CSIRO, Adelaide, Australia. (Davies and Robinson, 2000)
Grip 68	AJ237987	Partial homology to Grip 31, homology to protein from potato stolon tip; expressed in grapevine root at a low level	C. Davies, CSIRO, Adelaide, Australia. (Davies and Robinson, 2000)
Grip 21	AJ237988	Related to proteins produced in glucose starvation response in maize roots; expressed in grapevine root at a low level	C. Davies, CSIRO, Adelaide, Australia. (Davies and Robinson, 2000)
Sucrose transporter 1/2 VvSuc12	AF021809	Sucrose transporter from grape berries; homology to maize sucrose transporter; expression in grapevine roots unknown	C. Davies, CSIRO, Adelaide, Australia. (Davies et al., 1999)
Sucrose transporter 2/7 VvSuc27	AF021810	Sucrose transporter from grape berries; homology to maize sucrose transporter; expression in grapevine roots unknown	C. Davies, CSIRO, Adelaide, Australia. (Davies et al., 1999)

All clones are from Vitis spp.