Fig. 6
ZmGRF6 likely regulates the expression of hormone-related genes and affects plant architecture of maize. A GRNs indicate that ZmGRF6 targets some well-known phytohormone genes. B Translation pattern of ZmGRF6 and transcription patterns of its potential targets across different tissues. C CRISPR knock-out mutant of ZmGRF6. D Differential expression analysis based on RNA-seq in the mutant and wildtype. E, F Phenotypes of WT (KN5585) and grf6 mutants; scale bar: 10 cm (E) and 2 cm (F). G grf6 mutant maize plants grown in Hainan (Ngrf6=10, NWT=16) and Hubei (Ngrf6=40, NWT=34), China, have significantly larger leaf angles than their WT (KN5585) counterparts. Significant differences were determined using the Student t test. “**” represents P < 0.01; “***” represents P < 0.001