Supplementary table 1 - List of genes and PCR primers PCR primers were designed from EST sequences corresponding to genes indicated, with exception of Adh1, where the GenBank sequence was used to design primers. Location of primers within the corresponding GenBank sequence is indicated where appropriate. The primers were as listed below, but were equipped with a T3 extension: 5'-AATTAACCCTCACTAAAGGG-3' (primer 1) or a T7 extension: 5'-GTAATACGACTCACTATAGGGC-3' (Primer 2) at their 5'-ends. Primer set 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 1 Gene or closest GenBank homolog Pyruvate dehydrogenase E1 beta subunit isoform 1 EST similar to methionine adenosyltransferase 1 Proline-rich protein Nucleotide pyrophosphatase precursor Nucleoside-diphosphate kinase Acetyl-CoA C-acyltransferase Hydroxymethyltransferase Stearoyl-ACP desaturase Caffeic acid 3-O-methyltransferase Beta-expansin Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase subunit A Lipid body-associated major protein L3 Glycine-rich RNA binding protein Glycine-rich RNA binding protein Plasma membrane H+-transporting ATPase Plasma membrane H+-transporting ATPase Glutamyl-tRNA reductase precursor 3-phosphoshikimate 1-carboxyvinyltransferase Protochlorophyllide reductase precursor Alcohol dehydrogenase (Adh1), 5'-untranslated Alcohol dehydrogenase (Adh1), 5' coding Alcohol dehydrogenase (Adh1), 3'-end of the gene and 3'-UTR Species maize rice maize rice rice Mangifera indica arabidopsis rice maize rice maize maize maize maize maize maize rice maize barley maize maize maize GenBank Entry AF069908 P46611 X60432 AAA67067 Q07661 CAA53078 CAB10172 Q40731 M73235 AAB61710 X07157 M17225 AF034945 AF034945 X85805 X85805 O48674 X63374 X15869 M32984 M32984 M32984 Blast pLOG Primer 1 and position within GenBank sequence N X N X X X X X N X N N N N N N X N N 109 11 82 48 27 14 55 24 47 18 63 66 27 27 84 84 22 83 49 5'-CCAAAGACACCAGAAAACAT-3' 5'-AAATAGCTGTGGCCTGTAGC-3' 5'-ACTGATTAAGCAAGCTACACG-3' (nt. 1249-1229) 5'-AGCATCAGTCAATTAAGG-3' 5'-CGGTACATTAGAAAACAGGG-3' 5'-ATGACACTGTATTGTCGCC-3' 5'-TCTCATATGGTTCCC GC-3' 5'-CGACAGACAAAGTACGG-3' 5'-CACATGGCAGAGACAATTC-3' (nt. 2438-2420) 5'-TATTCGTTCTGACAGCAGC-3' 5'-ACATTTGGCCGGTATATTC-3' (nt. 1285-1264) 5'-ATGTACAAGTACCTGACGG-3' (nt. 310-328) 5'-TTCGTCACCTTCTCCACG-3' (nt.228-245) 5'-TTCGTGTTCAGGTTCTGG-3' (nt. 33-50) 5'-AACGACAAGAGCAGCTACC-3' (nt.2885-2903) 5'-AACGACAAGAGCAGCTACC-3' (nt.2885-2903) 5'-ACCAAGAAGATGAGGAGAGC-3' 5'-ACTACTGCATCATCACG-3' (nt. 1145-1161 ) 5'-TTTCCAGAAGTTCGTCACC-3' 5'-AGATCCAAACAGTCACTTAGG-3' (nt. 38-58) 5'-CATCTCTTCCTCCTTTAGAGC-3' (nt. 1051-1071) 5'-GCTGTCTAGTTTGTGATCTGG-3' (nt. 4207-4227) The first two nucleotide of the primer (5'-GA...) correspond to a cDNA clone in our collection, but not to the GenBank entry positions 3310-3309, which are AG. Primer 2 and position within GenBank sequence 5'-TTAGACGGGAAGAGAGATCA-3' 5'-GTGAAGCCACTCAAGTCG-3' 5'-ATCAACATCTACCTCCCC-3' (nt. 934-951) 5'-ATGGACCTCGTTTTCAGG-3' 5'-AGATCGCTCTCTGGTTCC-3' 5'-TCTTCTAAATGAAATGAAGCG-3' 5'-ACATCCAGAAGGAGTACGG-3' 5'-CAGCTGGGTATACGGTAGG-3' 5'-CTACATCTACGCCAACG-3' (nt. 2099-2115) 5'-AGGAGTTCGTGATTGCGT-3' 5'-GTCTCCTCCACCATCGAC-3' (nt. 1012-1029) 5'-CAAAGAGAGACGCATACAGC-3' (nt. 673-654) 5'-CACTAACAACATCAGAGGAGC-3' (nt. 691-671) 5'-TGGAGAAGGTGACGAAGC-3' (nt. 243-226) 5'-GAAACTCCCTAGAAAGACGG-3' (nt. 3206-3187) 5'-GATCACCGGCTAGTTAGAGG-3' (nt. 3308-3291)1 5'-ACCAAGAAGATGAGGAGAGC-3' 5'-TGTATTTCCTCAGCACAAGC-3' 5'-AATTACAGGCTCTTCTCCG-3' 5'-ATTTCATAAACCCAACAAGG-3' (nt. 367-348) 5'-AATAAGTTCACCACGATTGC-3' (nt. 1410-1391) 5'-AATCCTCTCCAATTCTCACC-3' (nt. 4576-4557)