Table 1 Impact of RDR6 on cell-to-cell spread of virus-induced RNA silencing

From: Involvement of RDR6 in short-range intercellular RNA silencing in Nicotiana benthamiana

  1. 1Number of silencing foci were counted on the upper or lower epidermis of four leaves, one leaf from each of four inoculated plants.
  2. 2Diameters of 12 randomly selected silencing foci were measured using a micro-ruler under long-wavelength UV light.
  3. 3Student's t-tests were carried out between the upper and lower epidermis*. The t-tests were also performed between GFP16c and GFP16c/RDR6i**. There are significant differences in the average numbers and sizes of silencing foci between GFP16c and GFP16c/RDR6i, but not between the upper and lower epidermis of plants with a same genetic background.
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