Table 1 Strains and plasmids used in this study
Strains and plasmids | Description of relevant features(s) | Reference or source |
|---|---|---|
Strains | Â | Â |
  E.coli XL1-Blue | recaAI endAI gyrA96 thi hsdR17 supE44 reIAI lac/[F::Tn/0proAB + lac1q lacZM15 traD36 | (Bullock et al. 1987) |
  Arabidopsis thaliana suspension-cultured cells | Alex | (Ueda et al. 2001) |
Plasmids | ||
  pE4 | meR-o/p-merE in pKF19k | (Kiyono et al. 2009) |
  pMAT137 | None: binary expression vector with a CaMV35S promoter produced by tandem duplication of the enhancer sequence | (Matsuoka and Nakamura 1991) |
  CaMV35S(S65T)-NOS3′ | GFP in pUC18 | (Uemura et al. 2004) |
  pE18 | GFP-MerE in pUC18 | This study |
  pMAE2 | MerE in pMAT137 | This study |