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Fig. 7

From: Comparative transcriptome analysis of oil palm flowers reveals an EAR-motif-containing R2R3-MYB that modulates phenylpropene biosynthesis

Fig. 7

Transgenic sweet basil plants overexpressing EgMYB4 show decreased lignin content. Transverse section of WT (a) and EgMYB4–5 line (b) stems stained with toluidine blue. Transverse section of WT (c) and EgMYB4–5 line (d) stems stained with phloroglucinol. Red arrows indicate the xylem tissue and yellow arrows indicate the sclerenchyma tissues. Scale bar, 20 μM. e Thioglycolic acid quantification of total lignin content in wild type (WT) and EgMYB4-expressing sweet basil plants. Values are mean ± SE (n = 6). Mean expression levels (± SE, n = 6) of ObF5H (f), ObCOMT1 (g) and ObCOMT2 (h) in EgMYB4 overexpressing sweet basil plants and WT plants. Letters indicate significant differences among different lines (p < 0.05, Duncan’s multiple range test)

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