TABLE 2.

Transcript levels and promoter activities of selected AC2-inducible genes

Gene, promoter construct	Basal transcript level on control chips	Fold activation on AC2 chips	AC2 source	Relative CAT expression (%) in N. plumba protoplasts	Relative CAT expression (%) in A. thaliana protoplasts
CaMV 35S promoter				100	100
			MYMV	76	99
			ACMV	70	95
At3g12460, hypothetical 3′-5′ exonuclease WEL-1	44 (17 to 76)			0.9	0.6
		43×	MYMV	47	127
		20×	ACMV	4.3	7.1
At1g02813, expressed protein	47 (27 to 62)			1.1	0.4
		57×	MYMV	24	154
		13×	ACMV	5.8	28
At1g13610, hypothetical protein	6 (3 to 9)			0.2	<0.01
		56×	MYMV	65	173
		27×	ACMV	25	36
At5g11540, putative FAD-like oxidase	11 (4 to 20)			18	4.3
		72×	MYMV	69	249
		6×	ACMV	79	109
At4g39675, expressed protein, similar to HIV-1 p17	37 (4 to 116)			21	21
		28×	MYMV	83	363
		39×	ACMV	91	358
At5g15960, cold- and ABA-inducible protein KIN1	52 (32 to 84)			14	14
		23×	MYMV	81	406
		6×	ACMV	102	175