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used in this study.(A) WT; (B) spch; (C) scrm-D; (D) scrm-D mute. Images were taken under the same magnification. Scale bar, 1
mm.
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Supplemental Table 1. Genes used for production of GFP reporter
constructs.
Gene Identifier Description Fold increase At5g07260 Homeobox related 75-fold At2g19980 TPX-1 related protein 41-fold At1g26600 CLE9 30-fold At2g41190 Amino acid transporter 25-fold At4g28420 Aminotransferase 24-fold At1g33930 AIG-responsive protein related 23-fold At1g52910 Unknown 22-fold At4g31805 POLAR, unknown function 21-fold At5g62210 Embryo-specific protein related 20-fold * At1g12845 Unknown 20-fold At5g07280 EMS1 19-fold At5g13220 JAZ10 15-fold At2g40670 ARR16 Arabidopsis Response
Regulator 14-fold
At3g17640 LRR-family protein 9-fold At4g29740 CKX4 cytokinin oxidase 6-fold * indicates fold-increase was in comparison to spch seedlings.
Supplemental Table 1. Genes used for production of GFP reporter
constructs.
All genes were identified as upregulated in the meristemoid-enriched scrm-D mute genotype as determined by comparison to wild type seedlings (Data Set 4), except where indicated. Gene locus identifiers, gene description, and fold change are listed.
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Supplemental Table 2. T-DNA insertion lines examined in this studyGene identifier Gene Description T-DNA stockAt1g12845 unknown protein FLAG_472G02At1g26600 CLE9 (CLAVATA3/ESR-RELATED 9); receptor binding SALK_018122At1g33930 avirulence-responsive family protein / avirulence induced gene (AIG1) family protein SALK_060790CAt1g52910 unknown protein SALK_013728At2g19980 allergen V5/Tpx-1-related family protein FLAG_094E06At2g40670 ARR16 (response regulator 16) SAIL_398_C12At2g41190 amino acid transporter family protein SALK_150035At3g17640 leucine-rich repeat family protein SAIL_652_C04At4g29740 CKX4 (CYTOKININ OXIDASE 4) SALK_146112At4g31805 POLAR, unknown function SALK_122914, SALK_122924, SALK_142820At5g13220 JAZ10 SAIL_92_D08At5g62210 embryo-specific protein-related SALK_038225
Supplemental Table 2. T-DNA insertion lines examined in this studyAvailable T-DNA insertion lines for each gene were identified using SIGnAL T-DNA Express Tool (http://signal.salk.edu/cgi-bin/tdnaexpress) and TAIR (www.arabidopsis.org). Gene locus identifiers and gene descriptions are listed.
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Supplemental Table 3. Genes common to transient and permanent stem-cell populations.
ATH1 array identifier Gene identifier Gene Description
247471_at At5g62230 ERL1__ERECTA-like 1
259083_at At3g04810 ATNEK2_NEK2__NIMA-related kinase 2
256389_at At3g06220 AP2/B3-like transcriptional factor family protein
250642_at At5g07180 ERL2__ERECTA-like 2
266733_at At2g03280 O-fucosyltransferase family protein
256780_at At3g13640 ATRLI1_RLI1__RNAse l inhibitor protein 1
247643_at At5g60450 ARF4__auxin response factor 4
262081_at At1g59540 ZCF125__P-loop containing nucleoside triphosphate hydrolases superfamily protein
257929_at At3g16980 NRPB9A_NRPD9A_NRPE9A__RNA polymerases M/15 Kd subunit
248710_at At5g48480 Lactoylglutathione lyase / glyoxalase I family protein
262802_at At1g20930 CDKB2;2__cyclin-dependent kinase B2;2
259407_at At1g13320 PP2AA3__protein phosphatase 2A subunit A3
259998_at At1g68120 ATBPC3_BPC3__basic pentacysteine 3
262003_at At1g64460 Protein kinase superfamily protein
263239_at At2g16570 ASE1_ATASE_ATASE1__GLN phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate amidotransferase 1
265373_at At2g06510 ATRPA1A_ATRPA70A_RPA1A_RPA70A__replication protein A 1A
257020_at At3g19590 BUB3.1__Transducin/WD40 repeat-like superfamily protein
265087_at At1g03760 Prefoldin chaperone subunit family protein
251470_at At3g59570 Ypt/Rab-GAP domain of gyp1p superfamily protein
Supplemental Table 3. Genes common to transient and permanent stem-cell populations.
List of 19 genes identified as upregulated in scrm-D mute plants (transient stem-cell population) and cells with active CLV3,
FIL, or WUS promoters (permanent stem-cell populations). For all stem-cell populations, significance of upregulation was
determined from comparison to wild type seedlings. ATH1 array, gene locus identifiers, and gene descriptions are given for
each. Gene descriptions were derived from BAR (http://142.150.214.117/welcome.htm).
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Supplemental Table 4. Primers used for transcript amplification in RT-PCR and qRT-PCRRT-PCRGene Forward Primer Reverse PrimerACTIN2 GCCATCCAAGCTGTTCTCTC GCTCGTAGTCAACAGCAACAAARR16 CACCCTCGAGATGAACAGTTCAGGAGGTTC TGATGACTCCTTCACTTTCCLE9 CACCGTTCGTGTGATTCCTTC CCAGAGGGGACGAGTCTTTTGEPF1 CACCCTCGAGATGAAGTCTCTTCTTCTCCTTG TTGAATTCTAGGGACAGGGTAGGACTTATEPF2 CACCCTCGAGATGACGAAGTTTGTACGCAAGT ACGGCGGAGATTCAATTCAAGERL1 CGCATAACTTGCGGGAATTTG AGTCCTTGTGCAGCTCCAACCERL2 GCTGTGGATAACGAGGCCAAC CATGGTGGGTCTCTCCAAAGGJAZ10 ACGAGTCGTCGATGGAGACAG GGCCGATGTCGGATAGTAAGGMUTE TCGAAGAAGGCAAATGAACGAG GGGTAGTGGCGGCTCCTAAACPOLAR TCTTGGTCCCTCCTACGAAGC GCACGATAGTGCACCCATCTCTMM CACTCACAAGCTGTGGATCGTT GACGGGAATGGACCTGATAACCqRT-PCRGene Forward Primer Reverse PrimerACTIN2 GATGAGGCAGGTCCAGGAATC AACCCCAGCTTTTTAAGCCTTTARR16 CCGATTACTGTATGCCTGGAA TGAGCTCCACTCGCTAAACATCLE9 CACCGTTCGTGTGATTCCTTC CCAGAGGGGACGAGTCTTTTGEPF1 ATGCCGTCTTGTGATGGTTAG TCAAGGGACAGGGTAGGACTTEPF2 TTTGGTCGTTAACTCCATTCG ATCCGGTAAGCTTGATCCTGTERL1 CGCATAACTTGCGGGAATTTG AGTCCTTGTGCAGCTCCAACCERL2 GCTGTGGATAACGAGGCCAAC CATGGTGGGTCTCTCCAAAGGJAZ10 ACGAGTCGTCGATGGAGACAG GGCCGATGTCGGATAGTAAGGMUTE TCGAAGAAGGCAAATGAACGAG GGGTAGTGGCGGCTCCTAAACPOLAR TCTTGGTCCCTCCTACGAAGC GCACGATAGTGCACCCATCTCTMM AGCTGAGGCTCAACGATAACA CCTCAGCTTTCTCCTCATCCTSCZ ACGAGAGATTACGACGAAGCA AACAGGCTTGACATGGTTTTGCDKB2;1 ATGCAAAGGTATGGCATTCTG TGTCTTGGGATCCATCAAGAGCYCA1;1 GAGGCTAAGAAGCGACCTGAT ACGTCTCCGGTACAAGCCTATCYCA2;2 CATCTCCCAAACGAGTCACAT GTTTTCGATGTTGCTTGGTGTCYCA2;3 AAAGACCAGCCTTGGAGGATA ATGACCGCGTCCTTTCTTTATCYCB1;2 TGTACCTCACCGTCAACATCA AAGCAATAAGCAAGGCACTGACYCB1;3 GCTAGAAAACGCACAAGTTGC GCTTTCTTTTGAACCGCTCTTAT5G10890 CCTTCCGAATTGCAAAGAAGG TTGCCTCAGTTCTTCGTTTCG
Supplemental Table 4. Primers used for transcript amplification in RT-PCR and qRT-PCRGene name and sequences for forward and reverse primers are given for each gene amplified. All sequences are in 5’ to 3’ orientation.
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Supplemental Table 5. Reporter and overexpression constructs produced for this study
Gene identifier Gene description Promoter Genomic coding 35S overexpression GFP protein fusion
base vector pENTR 5'-TOPO base vector pENTR D-TOPO base vector GWB2 base vector R4GWB504
At1g12845 Unknown REY107 REY109 LJP289 LJP257
At1g26600 CLE9 AR114 * KMP119 KMP121 AR116 *
At1g33930 AIG-responsive protein related AR111 AR112 AR137 AR138
At1g52910 Unknown KMP109 REY103 LJP288 LJP276
At2g19980 TPX-1 related protein KMP110 KMP113 LJP251 KMP115
At2g40670 ARR16 Arabidopsis Response Regulator LJP260 LJP261 LJP271 KMP116
At2g41190 Amino acid transporter LJP262 LJP263 LJP290 LJP279
At3g17640 LRR-family protein LJP281 LJP280 KMP118 LJP302
At3g49260 IQD21 calmodulin binding JG109 JG104 KMP150 KMP149
At4g28420 Aminotransferase LJP258 LJP259 LJP270 LJP278
At4g29740 CKX4 cytokinin oxidase RJH21 KUT612 * RJH23 **
At4g31805 POLAR, unknown function KMP112 REY108 LJP256 LJP275
At5g07260 Homeobox-related protein KMP103 KMP105 LJP252 LJP254
At5g07280 EMS1 TK101 * - - TK105 *
At5g13220 JAZ10 LJP168 LJP269 LJP274 KMP117
At5g62210 Embryo-specific protein related LJP264 LJP265 LJP272 LJP282
* base vector pENTR D-TOPO * linker sequence * base vector GWB4 -> promoter:sGFP fusion
** base vector AR132 -> promoter:nls-3x-GFP fusion
Supplemental Table 5. Reporter and overexpression constructs produced for this study
Gene identifier, gene description, and name of each construct are indicated. Base vectors for each construct are given.
See Materials and Methods for base vector information.
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Supplemental Table 6. Primers used for production of constructs used in this study.
Gene identifier Promoter Forward Promoter Reverse Coding Forward Coding Reverse
At1g12845 (-639) CCTCATCATCATCAAATTC (-1) GGGTGTTTCTTTTTCTTCTG ATGGCTCTGTTTTCTAGCGT ATAGTGTAGAAACCTAACAAG
At1g26600 (-974) ATCAGAACCTGAGAACTATAG (-1) TGTTTTGGTTTCCAAGAGAG ATGACGATGACTCACCTGAATCGTCTGATCTTGATCTCTC GTTGTGAAGCGGGTTTGGACCAGAGGGGACG
At1g33930 (-1134) CTCTCTTGAATCGTTTCATA (-1) CTGAAAAAGAAAAAACAAAT ATGGCTGAAGATCAGAACACAACTGACCG TAACTCTTTTTCCATCCACCTCTCT
At1g52910 (-1600) CACACTACACACAGCTTTTTC (-1) TGCGATTATTCTGAGAGAGC ATGGCTTCAAAGCTCGTGAT GTAATGTGGGGTTGGGTAAC
At2g19980 (-1844) TGATTGGATTTTATTATACTG (-1) TTTCTCTCTTTTGTTTTTGTTG ATGTCTTTTTCAGGTTATAG GTACGGACGAGTATTAGC
At2g40670 (-1391) TAAACTCAGTTGATACTTC (-1) GATCTCCTTTGTTCCTTAAA ATGAACAGTTCAGGAGGTTC GCTTCTGCAGTTCATGAGAT
At2g41190 (-1511) ATTGTGATAACTTCCTTC (-1) ATTTCGAACAAACCCAAGTA ATGGAGGACAAGAACAATG CTGATAGTTCCTAATGATCT
At3g17640 (-639) CTGCCTGAACGGATTTTATT (-1) GTTTTTGTTTTTGAGAGTTG ATGAGCTACACTTTCTTTC ACCAGTGGAGCTGTGATTA
At4g28420 (-840) AAACTCAGCTTCATTCTCGG (-1) TGTGAATATATTCGTTGGG ATGAACCACAACAGCAACC AGAAATAAGAATCATCCAAAT
At4g29740 (-2074) TGTTGCTAAGCTCTTCTTCTTC (-1) AATCTAACAAACGGGTAGGTTAA - -
At4g31805 (-641) ACGTTTTTAGTGAATGTATT (-1) TGAAAACCAAGAGAAGACA ATGGAAGGCTCGCGGCG TCTAGAAAAACTGGTGCGGT
At5g07260 (-2124) AGTGATCTCTCTCTTCTCTG (-1) ATCTGACCTTTTCATGTGTT ATGTATCATCATCTTCAAACG ACGGTGGACTGGAAGAGCAT
At5g07280 (-1740) CAGAGAGAACCAATGCAACTC (-1) GTTCTTTTAGAGAAGGAGGAAGAAAACTCGGAG - -
At5g13220 (-2393) GAGTTTGGTTTTGTATTCC (-1) CTTCTTTGATCTTATTAGAA ATGTCGAAAGCTACCATAG GGCCGATGTCGGATAGTAA
At5g62210 (-978) TGATTGGATAAAATTATTT (-1) TGTTGTCTTCTTGAAAAGA ATGGAGTGCTCTCTCTCAT AACAACCACAGCCGCAAACG
Supplemental Table 6. Primers used for production of constructs used in this study.
Gene identifiers, gene descriptions, and respective sequences for promoter and coding region amplification are
given. All sequences are in 5’ to 3’ orientation. Numbers in parentheses for promoter amplification indicate
primer location relative to the translational start site.
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