Table 4 Sampling of genes known to regulate the expression of MS1 in Arabidopsis and identified ortholog expression in papaya flower buds

evm.model.supercontig_43.78

MADS BOX Protein SEPALLATA 3 (SEP3)

Stamen initiation

7.58

1.39

3.50E-01

−1.35

7.26E-01

1.87

4.22E-02

1.26

5.28E-01

−1.15

9.94E-01

1.45

2.26E-01

evm.model.supercontig_26.309

Leucine-rich receptor-like protein kinase CLAVATA 1 (CLV1)

4.11

1.79

2.88E-01

1.09

1.00E+ 00

1.64

4.48E-01

2.25

5.35E-02

−1.09

1.00E+ 00

2.45

2.94E-02

evm.model.supercontig_26.316

Floral homeotic protein PISTILLATA (PI)

6.99

1.83

4.97E-03

−1.17

1.00E+ 00

2.14

1.44E-03

2.80

1.39E-04

1.30

5.57E-01

2.16

1.03E-03

evm.model.supercontig_6.199

Floral homeotic protein APETALA 3 (AP3) isoform 1

8.01

1.66

2.51E-02

1.04

1.00E+ 00

1.60

5.06E-02

3.95

4.91E-06

1.78

1.36E-02

2.22

1.28E-04

evm.model.supercontig_6.202

Floral homeotic protein APETALA 3 (AP3) isoform 2

7.19

1.22

6.76E-01

−1.19

1.00E+ 00

1.45

1.63E-01

2.23

6.88E-05

1.37

3.54E-01

1.62

2.98E-02

evm.model.supercontig_12.16

Transcription factor Sporocyteless/Nozzle (SPL/NZZ)

Archesporial initiation

2.34

188.33

8.27E-05

1.10

1.00E+ 00

171.97

1.09E-04

26.51

8.87E-04

−3.25

2.58E-01

86.26

1.45E-04

evm.model.supercontig_107.30

Leucine-rich repeat receptor kinase EMS1/EXS-like

Tapetal cell fate specification

5.01

−1.44

4.14E-01

−1.35

9.00E-01

−1.07

9.93E-01

−2.36

2.15E-02

−1.44

5.70E-01

−1.63

1.90E-01

evm.model.supercontig_14.179

Leucine-rich repeat receptor-like Serine/Threonine-protein kinase RPK2

6.43

−2.07

1.61E-03

1.09

1.00E+ 00

−2.25

9.85E-04

−1.92

2.85E-03

−1.02

1.00E+ 00

− 1.87

4.01E-03

evm.model.supercontig_4.154

Protein Tapetum Determinant 1 (TPD1)

2.51

1.25

9.65E-01

1.14

1.00E+ 00

1.10

9.99E-01

−3.35

1.33E-01

−4.00

1.19E-01

1.19

9.63E-01

evm. TU.contig_28309.2

Transcription factor DEFECTIVE IN TAPETAL DEVELOPMENT AND FUNCTION 1 (TDF1)

Tapetal development

7.89

1145.31

7.53E-05

1.55

9.49E-01

736.60

1.19E-04

1449.31

7.86E-05

−2.15

2.99E-01

3114.34

6.33E-05

evm.model.supercontig_871.3

Transcription factor DYSFUNCTIONAL TAPETUM (DYT)

1.45

31.93

5.98E-04

−1.96

1.00E+ 00

62.65

6.06E-05

24.86

2.45E-03

4.12

2.93E-01

6.03

1.93E-01

evm.model.supercontig_20.95

Transcription factor ABORTED MICROSPORES-like (AMS) isoform 1

Microspore maturation

8.44

1408.47

6.82E-05

1.29

1.00E+ 00

1088.99

9.40E-05

312.19

1.36E-04

−3.39

7.89E-02

1057.12

7.73E-05

evm.model.supercontig_20.94

Transcription factor ABORTED MICROSPORES-like (AMS) isoform 2

4.43

102.16

5.66E-04

2.61

2.58E-01

39.18

3.61E-03

7461.29

5.04E-05

1.89

3.61E-01

3941.34

9.67E-05