Table 3.
Differential expression patterns of shoot meristem genes in the tomato LAZ and FAZ.
| Gene ID | Solyc gene descriptiona | Expression level | Log2 (Ratio)b | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAZ | FAZ | |||
| Solyc08g065420* | BEL1-like homeodomain protein 3 (BLH)/TBL4 | 12,966 | 2564 | 2.34 |
| Solyc07g066250* | GRAS family TF (LATERAL SUPRESSOR-Ls) | 45 | 783 | −4.11 |
| Solyc05g005090* | Knotted1-like homeobox protein H1 (Knotted2 – KNAT6)/TKn3 | 7975 | 2577 | 1.63 |
| Solyc02g083950* | WUSCHEL-related homeobox-containing protein4 (WUS) | 36 | 178 | −2.32 |
| Solyc11g069030* | MYB TF (Bl) | 9703 | 1971 | 2.30 |
| Solyc11g072470* | LOB domain protein1(LBD1) | 27,817 | 6660 | 2.06 |
| Solyc02g085500* | Ovate protein | 1343 | 4640 | −1.79 |
| Solyc05g053330* | MYB TF | 9779 | 22,747 | −1.22 |
| Solyc07g062840 | NAC domain protein (GOBLET) | 647 | 2715 | −2.07 |
*
Genes which were shown to be preferentially expressed in the tomato FAZ (Meir et al., 2010; Nakano et al., 2013; Wang et al., 2013).
a
According to the Tomato Sol Genomic Network database (http://solgenomics.net/).
b
Log2 of the gene expression ratio between LAZ and FAZ. Ratio = LAZ/FAZ.