Table 7 Potential functions of the 41 transcripts presenting extensively higher m⁶A methylation in flowers than that in leaves and roots in Arabidopsis (fold change >10 or <0.1, FDR <10⁻¹⁰)

Transporter

AT1G15960, AT3G16460, AT1G80270, AT4G20860, AT3G23560, AT4G18197, AT5G44110, AT3G04620, AT4G39100

[72–75]

Defense or stress response

AT2G02100, AT1G27170, AT4G25720, AT3G16460, AT2G14080, AT4G39100, AT4G20860, AT3G23560, AT2G01830

[73, 76–78]

Redox process

AT3G50440, AT4G34900, AT2G07785, AT4G36530, AT4G20860

[18, 79]

Differentially or specifically expressed during flowering

AT3G23450, AT1G44890, AT5G44110, AT1G18370, AT1G05070, AT3G04620, AT5G62580, AT2G27380, AT2G45730, AT3G23560,

[18, 80–83]

Response to abscisic acid stimulus

AT1G76260

[84]

Cell proliferation, differentiation or circadian rhythm

AT1G78910, AT1G18370, AT1G19990, AT3G04620, AT5G62580, AT2G45730, AT5G66550, AT2G05440

[18, 80, 82]

Protein located in mitochondria or chloroplast

AT1G78910, AT4G25720, AT5G22608, AT1G80270, AT3G01200

[70, 85]

Nucleotide binding, regulation of transcription

AT1G80270, AT2G45730

Protein synthesis, modification, or proteolysis

AT3G28500, AT3G27110, AT2G40205, AT2G23890, AT2G45730, AT1G07070, AT4G05040, AT2G01830, AT2G27900,

[18, 86, 87]

ATP binding, ATPase or kinase activity

AT3G01200, AT2G14080

Signaling transduction

AT2G27900, AT2G14080, AT2G01830

[78, 88]

Carbohydrate metabolism or energy release

AT3G22210, AT1G22940, AT4G36530

[18]

sn (o) RNA or other ncRNA

AT3G57645