Table I.
Species with mudrA-like sequences
| Species | Abbreviation | Primers | No. of Clonesa | Open Reading Frameb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ammophila arenaria | AA | VF1 + VR2 | 5 | No |
| Arundo donax | AD | VF4 + VR2 | 1 | No |
| Aristida purpurea | AP | VF1 + VR2 | 1 | Yes |
| Oat | AS | VF1 + VR2 | 1 | No |
| Bamboo (unknown species) | Bam | RF1 + RR2 | 2 | Yes |
| Briza maxima | BM | VF4 + VR2 | 2 | No |
| Calamagrostis acutifolia | CA | SOF2 + VR2 | 2 | Yes |
| C. lacryma | CL | VF1 + VR2 | 3 | Yes |
| Festuca rubra | FR | SOF2 + VR2 | 1 | No |
| Barley | HV | RF2 + RR2 | 1 | No |
| Muhlenbergia filiformis | MF | SOF2 + VR2 | 5 | Yes |
| M. macroura | MM | RF2 + RR2 | 1 | Yes |
| Muhlenbergia porteri | MP | RF2 + RR2 | 2 | Yes |
| Muhlenbergia rigens | MR | RF2 + RR2 | 2 | Yes |
| Rice | OS | PAc | PA | Yes |
| Panicum virgatum | PV | VF4 + VR2 | 4 | Yes |
| Setaria anceps | SaN | VF1 VR2 | 2 | Yes |
| Setaria sphacelata | SS | VF1 VR2 | 3 | No |
| Sinarundinaria murielae | SM | RF2 + RR2 | 3 | No |
| Sinarundinaria nitida | SN | RF2 + RR2 | 3 | No |
| Sorghum | SB | PA, NAd | 0 | No |
| S. airoides | SA | NA | 0 | – |
| T. dactyloides | TD | RF2 + RR2 | 1 | No |
| Wheat | TA | RF2 + RR2 | 1 | No |
| Veteveria zizanioides | VZ | RF2 + RR2 | 2 | Yes |
| Z. diploperennis | ZD | RF2 + RR2 | 3 | Yes |
| Z. luxurians | ZL | RF2 + RR2 | 3 | Yes |
| Maize | ZM | PA | PA | Yes |
A list of species from which PCR using mudrA-specific primers was attempted. Abbreviations and primers are as listed in “Materials and Methods.” Sequences similar to mudrA in maize were successfully amplified from most species tested.
a
No. of clones from a given PCR amplification sequenced.
b
Sequence contains no stop or missense mutations.
c
Sequence previously available.
d
No successful amplification.