Figure 2.
Expression profiles of seven genes encoding chlorophyll catabolic enzymes during N deficiency. Expression levels of seven chlorophyll catabolic enzyme-encoding genes NYC1, NOL, HCAR, SGR1, PPH, PAO, and RCCR, and a high-affinity nitrate transporter-encoding gene NRT2.5 (positive control) in the shoots of Arabidopsis Col-0 (wild type) seedlings are shown. Plants were grown in plates containing half-strength Murashige and Skoog (1/2 MS)-agar medium for 7 days and then under N-deficient conditions (0.3 mM N) for the indicated time periods. Transcript levels of each gene were normalized against the transcript levels of ACTIN2 (ACT2) and then against the value obtained from samples at time zero. Data represent mean ± standard deviation (SD) of four biological replicates.
