Fig. 5: Comparison of mRNA expression patterns of nine representative genes by qPCR (left) and RNA-seq (right).

a Sucrose transporter. b G1P adenylytransferase. c Sucrose synthase. d Endoglucanase. e Beta-amylase. f GBSSI. g SSI. h SSII. i SBE. mRNAs were extracted from cells of aleurone, outer endosperm, inner endosperm, and transfer cells of caryopses at 9 DAA. The gene IDs and primers used are listed in Supplementary Data 3.