Fig. 9. KS117 GFP marker expression 9 days after pollination of heterozygous
gametophytic maternal mutants by a demethylated genome. (A)
mea-6/MEA x MET1 a/s; (B)
fis2-6/FIS2 x MET1 a/s; (C)
fie-11/FIE x MET1 a/s; (D)
dme-4/DME x MET1 a/s; (E)
bga-1/BGA x MET1 a/s; (F)
msi1-2/MSI1 x MET1 a/s. Two types of seeds
are produced when fis/FIS mutants are fertilised by
demethylated MET1 a/s pollen: the small seeds (arrows) result from WT
ovule development, the large seeds (arrowheads) from mutant ovules. GFP
expression is low and restricted to the posterior pole in small seeds. In
mea/MEA (A), fis2/FIS2 (B),
dme/DME (D) and bga/BGA (E) seeds, KS117
GFP expression is properly restricted to the cyst, even when this structure is
larger than in WT (A). In contrast, in fie/FIE (C) and
msi1/MSI1 (F) seeds, KS117 GFP is over-expressed and not
restricted to the posterior cyst (arrowheads), as when pollinated by WT. Scale
bar: 200 µm (all images).