C, ChIP-qPCR assay of native promoter driven TOC1-GFP and 5X-GFP's residence at target promoters in toc1 vs. nf-yc3/4/9 toc1 (c349t1) mutants. 3-d-old SD-grown seedlings were harvested at ZT14, TOC1 and 5X were immunoprecipitated by α-GFP and magnetic protein G beads. Data from 3 independent trials were averaged. Error bars indicate SEM, asterisks indicate significant differences (* p<0.05, *** p<0.0001, Student's t test), n.s= not significant. 