Fig. 2From: OsVPE3 Mediates GA-induced Programmed Cell Death in Rice Aleurone Layers via Interacting with Actin MicrofilamentsGA raised the levels of OsVPE3 mRNA transcript expression and VPE activity. The relative levels of OsVPE1-4 expression (a) and VPE activity (b) in the aleurone layers obtained from intact seeds (control) and de-embryo seeds (GA) after 12 h and 18 h of imbibition. The OsVPE1 expression (a) and VPE activity (b) in the aleurone layers isolated from the intact seeds imbibed for 12 h were selected as 1. Error bars represent the means ± s.d., n = 3 biological independent experiments with at least three replicates for each. Bars with different alphabets show significant different at P<0.05 by Duncan’s multiple range testBack to article page