Figure 6

Identification of ta-siRNA transcripts in cucurbits. Nucleotide sequence of TAS3 locus derived transcripts in watermelon (a) and pepo (b). The 5′ and 3′ miR390 target sites are shown in yellow and green respectively and sequences that are complementary to auxin response factors are indicated in grey. Complementarity of TAS3 target sites and miR390 in (c) watermelon and (d) pepo. e). Sequence alignment of the processed TAS3 siRNAs in cucurbits to known TAS3 siRNAs from Arabidopsis and rice. f). Relative cloning frequency of TAS3a siRNAs and miR390 in four cucurbits: bottle gourd, moschata, pepo and watermelon.