Table 6 Potential functions of the 43 transcripts presenting extensively higher m⁶A methylation in leaves than that in the other two organs in Arabidopsis (fold change >10 or <0.1, FDR <10⁻¹⁰)

Carbohydrate metabolism

AT1G33700, AT5G13000

[18]

Photosynthesis metabolism or photomorphogenesis

AT1G55670, AT2G05100, AT3G08940, AT3G21055, AT1G67740, AT1G03130, AT2G34420, AT1G15820, AT4G10340, AT1G61520, AT2G06520, AT3G27690, AT3G15190, AT1G14790

[64–66]

Defense or stress response

AT4G35770, AT5G66570, AT2G05520, AT5G22690, AT5G42900, AT2G26650, AT1G70060, AT1G64060, AT1G17750, AT3G07770

[18, 67, 68]

Oxidation-reduction process

AT1G55670

[69, 70]

Protein located in mitochondria or chloroplast

AT1G55670, AT2G05100, AT3G08940, AT3G21055, AT1G67740, AT1G03130, AT2G45180, AT4G35770, AT4G01935, AT5G16930, AT2G34420, AT1G15820, AT2G34420, AT4G10340, AT1G61520, AT2G06520, AT3G27690, AT3G15190, AT1G77680, AT3G07770

[18, 63, 66, 70]

Regulation of cell cycle or differentiation

AT5G66570, AT2G26650, AT5G46070, AT2G42840

[18]

Transporter

AT1G55670, AT1G03130, AT2G45180, AT4G11670, AT5G66570, AT3G11964

[18]

Regulation of protein dephosphorylation or other modification

AT3G08940, AT3G21055, AT1G67740, AT1G03130, AT1G15820, AT5G12400, AT2G20850

[18]

Protein synthesis or proteolysis

AT3G15190, AT1G77680

Nucleotide binding, regulation of transcription

AT3G08940, AT3G07650, AT5G66570, AT5G12400, AT2G42270, AT1G70060, AT2G40770, AT5G04290, AT1G33700, AT4G35240, AT1G14790

[18]

sn (o) RNA or other ncRNA

AT4G13495, AT5G09585

ATP binding, ATPase or kinase activity

AT2G20850, AT2G42270, AT2G40770, AT1G17750

Signaling transduction

AT5G22690, AT2G20850, AT5G13000, AT1G64060, AT1G17750

[18, 71]