RNA-Seq of early-flowering FLC mutants and wild type controls

To reveal potential background-specific regulatory roles of the flowering time locus (FLC), seven FLC Arabidopsis thaliana mutants were selected for RNA-Seq analysis that both flowered early (days to flowering < 30) and had low FLC transcript levels (FLC qPCR level range 0.1 to 11.7 a.u., all KOs except ID9402-01-R05 = 11.7 a.u.). Wildtype and mutant genotypes were sequenced, with 3 replicates each, yielding 42 samples.