Fig. 1

Phenotypic characterization of oslil3 mutant

(a), Phenotype of 3 weeks old WT and oslil3 mutant at 28 °C. (b), Morphological phenotype of adult plants of WT and oslil3. (c), Determination of exact mutation site by DNA sequencing. The deleted bases were indicated with a red line. (d), Immunoblot analysis of previously identified OsLIL3-interacting proteins in oslil3 mutant. OsAtpB was used as an internal reference protein. (e), Pigment characterization of L4 stage WT and oslil3 16-#1 mutant. Triple-asterisks indicates P < 0.001 (Student’s t-test, n = 6), and values are mean ± SD). FW, fresh weight. (f), TEM-based structural analysis of chloroplasts of L4 leaf in 4-leaf seedlings of WT and oslil3 mutant grown at 28 °C.