Fig. 7

ZjSEP3 promotes chlorophyll synthesis during vegetative growth stages. A Overexpression of AtLHY rescues the early-flowering phenotype of 35S::ZjSEP3 transgenic plants. AtLHY expression, the days to flowering and the number of rosette leaves of WT, 35S::ZjSEP3 and 35S::ZjSEP3/35S::AtLHY plants were compared. B Chlorophyll content in the rosette leaves of wild-type and 35S::ZjSEP3 transgenic Arabidopsis plants. Expression profiles of three genes associated with chlorophyll synthesis. Week-2 leaves: leaves were sampled before flowering. Week-3 leaves: leaves were sampled after flowering. * represents significantly different from the WT plants at P < 0.05 level and ** represents significantly different from the WT plants at P < 0.01 level