Table 3

Quantitative real-time PCR analysis of mRNA for Gal4 and LUC genes in selected linesa.

Line#

Fold drop in LUC activity (generations used)b

Fold drop in gene expression


GAL4

LUC


169

1.2 (T3/T4)

3

3.5

213

1.8(T3/T4)

2.3

3.3

65L-4B

42 (T2/T4)

1.6

147

50-1

33 (T2/T4)

59

56

36c

82 (T2/T4)

298

71

80-2

20 (T2/T4)

18

35


a All numbers indicate a fold decrease in activity or expression as plant lines progress from the T2 (or T3) to the T4 generation.

b Luciferase activity measured in BASTA-selected 14 day-old seedlings by spraying 1 mM luciferin.

c This is a full 35S-driven Gal4 line as shown in Fig 8.

Engineer et al. BMC Plant Biology 2005 5:9   doi:10.1186/1471-2229-5-9

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