Comparative expression analysis of the Arabidopsis smax1 smxl2 under dehydration conditions

To understand the role of SMAX1 and SMXL2 in water stress response, we have carried out comparative expression analysis of the smax1 smxl2 mutant and WT plants under dehydration and well-watered (control) conditions. Aligent's whole Arabidopsis Gene Expression Microarray (G2519F-021169, V4, 4x44K) was used. Two-week-old WT and smax1 smxl2 mutant plants were transferred from GM plates to soil and grown for 10 additional day. The aerial parts of 24-d-old plants were detached and exposed to dehydration on KimTowel papers for 0 (well-watered, control), 2 and 4 h. All rosette leaves of independent 24-d-old plants were collected. Total RNA was prepared and used for the microarray hybridization. Three independent biological replicates were used for each plant sample.