Figure 8

Qualitative analysis of the effect of CsA, a mitochondrial PTP antagonist on lace plant PCD. Representative digital images of whole lace plants in magenta boxes, and harvested leaves, in the order of their emergence, from the corresponding box formed during each CsA experiment. A) and B) whole lace plant and corresponding leaf harvest for control plants, respectively; C) and D) whole lace plant and corresponding leaf harvest for 10 μM controls, respectively. For all harvested leaf images, leaves are arranged in chronological order of formation with leaf 0 representing a leaf formed prior to the initiation of the experiment, and subsequent leaves 1 through 4, 5, or 6 having formed after the initiation of the experiment. Note that inhibition of perforation formation is primarily visible for leaves 1-3 for CsA treated plants (C-D). All scale bars = 1 cm.