Figure 5
From: ZmbZIP60 mRNA is spliced in maize in response to ER stress
ZmbZIP60 splicing during maize development. (A) Maize seedlings of various ages were heat treated at 42°C for the indicated times. ZmbZIP60 mRNA splicing was analyzed as in Figure 2. (B) Following the heat stress of seedlings for 15 minutes, the splicing of ZmbZIP60 mRNA was observed in the basal (1), transitional (2), maturing (3), mature (4) regions of the third leaf [33]. (C) Leaves were detached from a seven-day-old seedling and incubated at RT or 42°C for the times indicated. (D) The tassel was detached from a mature maize plant and sprayed with DTT or subjected to heat treatment. RNA was extracted at various times after treatment and ZmbZIP60 mRNA splicing was detected using RT-PCR assays as described in Figure 2.