Fig. 3: Expansion of the Med15 gene family in the Triticeae.
From: Stem rust resistance in wheat is suppressed by a subunit of the mediator complex
a Rice and Brachypodium distachyon have a single copy of Med15, whereas barley and wheat have two and six copies of Med15, respectively. Rice contains an additional Med15 gene (Med15c; LOC_Os04g03860) that is highly divergent in protein identity and not present in B. distachyon, barley, or wheat31. Homeologous Med15a and Med15b gene families exhibit 98 and 97% protein identity, whereas there was 90% protein identity between the families. b All six copies of Med15 in wheat were expressed in leaf tissue. RNAseq profiling was performed in triplicate, with individual data points representing a single experiment.
