Table 1.

Phenotypic comparison of MATE45 mutants and transgenic lines to the WT

Line	mate45‐1	MATE45 mate45‐1 a	mate45‐2	siMATE45‐30	siMATE45‐31	mate45‐3	35S:MATE45 long mate45‐1	abcg25‐5	aba2‐1	mate45‐1 aba2‐1
MATE45 sequence	3′‐truncated	WT and 3′‐truncated	WT	ND	ND	ND	Long splice form and 3′‐truncated	ND	ND	3′‐truncated
MATE45 expression levels	Increasedb	Increased	Reducedc	Reduced	Reduced	Increased (ectopic)	Increased (ectopic)	ND	ND	ND
Rosette fresh weight	Reduced	WT	Reduced	ND	ND	Reduced	Reduced	Reduced	Reduced	WT
Inflorescence stem number	Increased	WT	WT	Increased	Increased	WT	Increased	WT	Increased	WT
Apical flower bud number	Increased	Reduced	Increased	ND	ND	WT	Increased	WT	WT	WT
Silique length	Reduced	Increased	Reduced	ND	ND	WT	Reduced	WT	Reduced	Intermediateb

ND = not determined.

^aComplemented line. ^bStatistically greater than wild‐type (WT); two‐tailed Student's t test p < 0.05. ^cStatistically less than WT (WT); two‐tailed Student's t test p < 0.05.