About the Authors

Tanja Gärtner

Affiliation Department of Bioinformatics, Institute of Biochemistry and Biology, University of Potsdam, Potsdam-Golm, Germany

Matthias Steinfath

Affiliation Department of Bioinformatics, Institute of Biochemistry and Biology, University of Potsdam, Potsdam-Golm, Germany

Sandra Andorf

Affiliation Bioinformatics and Biomathematics Group, Genetics and Biometry Unit, Research Institute for the Biology of Farm Animals (FBN), Dummerstorf, Germany

Jan Lisec

Affiliation Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Potsdam-Golm, Germany

Rhonda C. Meyer

Affiliation Department of Molecular Biology, Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), Gatersleben, Germany

Thomas Altmann

Affiliation Department of Molecular Biology, Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), Gatersleben, Germany

Lothar Willmitzer

Affiliation Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Potsdam-Golm, Germany

Joachim Selbig

selbig@mpimp-golm.mpg.de

Affiliations Department of Bioinformatics, Institute of Biochemistry and Biology, University of Potsdam, Potsdam-Golm, Germany, Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Potsdam-Golm, Germany

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: RCM TA LW. Performed the experiments: JL RCM. Analyzed the data: TG. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MS. Wrote the paper: TG. Supervised the whole project: JS. Wrote the computer programmes: TG. Provided support in the analysis: JL SA MS. Proofread the manuscript: TA JL SA MS. Provided support in interpreting the results: TA LW RCM. Revised the manuscript: LW RCM JS.