Fig. 5: Changes in enzyme activity and gene expression in mature leaves. | Horticulture Research

Fig. 5: Changes in enzyme activity and gene expression in mature leaves.

From: Increased activity of MdFRK2, a high-affinity fructokinase, leads to upregulation of sorbitol metabolism and downregulation of sucrose metabolism in apple leaves

Fig. 5

Activities of enzymes (a) and relative mRNA expression of genes (b) related to sucrose and sorbitol metabolism in mature leaves of wild-type (WT) and transgenic lines (L1, L4, and L9). Quantitative RT-PCR was performed with gene-specific primers using MdActin as an internal control. Error bars represent SD based on 3 independent replicates. Statistically significant differences among values (at P < 0.05) were detected with independent t-tests and SPSS software

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