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Figure 6

From: GhLTPG1, a cotton GPI-anchored lipid transfer protein, regulates the transport of phosphatidylinositol monophosphates and cotton fiber elongation

Figure 6

Suppressed GhLTPG1 gene expression results in shorter cotton fibers.

(a) No vegetative growth difference was observed between Coker312 and GhLTPG1 gene VIGS cotton plants (VIGS, virus induced gene silencing). (b) GhLTPG1 gene expression is knocked down in the fibers of GhLTPG1 gene VIGS plants by qRT-PCR (**, P < 0.01). (c) The bolls of GhLTPG1 VIGS cotton plants are smaller than those in Coker312. Bars = 1 cm. (d) Fiber length of GhLTPG1 gene VIGS cotton plants at different stages is shorter than that of Coker312 (left), VIGS 1, 2 and 3 are three independent GhLTPG1 gene VIGS lines; Suppressed GhLTPG1 gene expression results in shorter cotton fibers (right) (*, P < 0.05; **, P < 0.01). Upper and lower panels show the fibers of Coker312 and GhLTPG1 VIGS cotton plants respectively at 3, 6, 9 DPA and mature stage. Bars = 1mm (3 DPA), 5 mm (6–9 DPA); 1 cm (mature fibers).

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