Figure 9

<p>Phenotypes of Arabidopsis wild type, <i>eli1</i> and EFβOX-complemented plants (A). Expression of <i>EF1Bβ</i> in WT and <i>eli1</i>-EFβOX inflorescence stems (B). Data presented as mean transcript abundance ± SD relative to <i>EF1α</i> and <i>elF4A1</i> of three independent experiments and each replicated three times. ** indicates significant differences relative to WT transcript levels at <i>P</i> ≤ 0.01. Phloroglucinol staining of roots (C) and hypocotyls (D) from 5-day-old dark grown seedlings showing ectopic lignification in <i>eli1</i> but not in <i>eli1</i>-EFBOX or in WT background. Cross sections of the base of the inflorescence stem of 6-week-old plants; WT (E,H), <i>eli1</i> (F,I), and <i>eli1</i>-EFβOX (G,J) stained with phloroglucinol (E-G) and Toluidine Blue (H-J).