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Larriba E, Yaroshko O, Pérez-Pérez JM. Recent Advances in Tomato Gene Editing. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:2606. [PMID: 38473859 PMCID: PMC10932025 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25052606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2024] [Revised: 02/19/2024] [Accepted: 02/21/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024] Open
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The use of gene-editing tools, such as zinc finger nucleases, TALEN, and CRISPR/Cas, allows for the modification of physiological, morphological, and other characteristics in a wide range of crops to mitigate the negative effects of stress caused by anthropogenic climate change or biotic stresses. Importantly, these tools have the potential to improve crop resilience and increase yields in response to challenging environmental conditions. This review provides an overview of gene-editing techniques used in plants, focusing on the cultivated tomatoes. Several dozen genes that have been successfully edited with the CRISPR/Cas system were selected for inclusion to illustrate the possibilities of this technology in improving fruit yield and quality, tolerance to pathogens, or responses to drought and soil salinity, among other factors. Examples are also given of how the domestication of wild species can be accelerated using CRISPR/Cas to generate new crops that are better adapted to the new climatic situation or suited to use in indoor agriculture.
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- Eduardo Larriba
- Instituto de Bioingeniería, Universidad Miguel Hernández, 03202 Elche, Spain;
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Bhuyan SJ, Kumar M, Ramrao Devde P, Rai AC, Mishra AK, Singh PK, Siddique KHM. Progress in gene editing tools, implications and success in plants: a review. Front Genome Ed 2023; 5:1272678. [PMID: 38144710 PMCID: PMC10744593 DOI: 10.3389/fgeed.2023.1272678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2023] [Accepted: 11/13/2023] [Indexed: 12/26/2023] Open
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Genetic modifications are made through diverse mutagenesis techniques for crop improvement programs. Among these mutagenesis tools, the traditional methods involve chemical and radiation-induced mutagenesis, resulting in off-target and unintended mutations in the genome. However, recent advances have introduced site-directed nucleases (SDNs) for gene editing, significantly reducing off-target changes in the genome compared to induced mutagenesis and naturally occurring mutations in breeding populations. SDNs have revolutionized genetic engineering, enabling precise gene editing in recent decades. One widely used method, homology-directed repair (HDR), has been effective for accurate base substitution and gene alterations in some plant species. However, its application has been limited due to the inefficiency of HDR in plant cells and the prevalence of the error-prone repair pathway known as non-homologous end joining (NHEJ). The discovery of CRISPR-Cas has been a game-changer in this field. This system induces mutations by creating double-strand breaks (DSBs) in the genome and repairing them through associated repair pathways like NHEJ. As a result, the CRISPR-Cas system has been extensively used to transform plants for gene function analysis and to enhance desirable traits. Researchers have made significant progress in genetic engineering in recent years, particularly in understanding the CRISPR-Cas mechanism. This has led to various CRISPR-Cas variants, including CRISPR-Cas13, CRISPR interference, CRISPR activation, base editors, primes editors, and CRASPASE, a new CRISPR-Cas system for genetic engineering that cleaves proteins. Moreover, gene editing technologies like the prime editor and base editor approaches offer excellent opportunities for plant genome engineering. These cutting-edge tools have opened up new avenues for rapidly manipulating plant genomes. This review article provides a comprehensive overview of the current state of plant genetic engineering, focusing on recently developed tools for gene alteration and their potential applications in plant research.
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- Suman Jyoti Bhuyan
- Department of Biotechnology, Mizoram University (A Central University), Pachhunga University College Campus, Aizawl, Mizoram, India
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- Institute of Plant Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, Rishon LeZion, Israel
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- Department of Biotechnology, Mizoram University (A Central University), Pachhunga University College Campus, Aizawl, Mizoram, India
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- Institute of Plant Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, Rishon LeZion, Israel
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- Department of Biotechnology, Mizoram University (A Central University), Pachhunga University College Campus, Aizawl, Mizoram, India
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Raza A, Tabassum J, Fakhar AZ, Sharif R, Chen H, Zhang C, Ju L, Fotopoulos V, Siddique KHM, Singh RK, Zhuang W, Varshney RK. Smart reprograming of plants against salinity stress using modern biotechnological tools. Crit Rev Biotechnol 2023; 43:1035-1062. [PMID: 35968922 DOI: 10.1080/07388551.2022.2093695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 34.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2022] [Accepted: 05/08/2022] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Climate change gives rise to numerous environmental stresses, including soil salinity. Salinity/salt stress is the second biggest abiotic factor affecting agricultural productivity worldwide by damaging numerous physiological, biochemical, and molecular processes. In particular, salinity affects plant growth, development, and productivity. Salinity responses include modulation of ion homeostasis, antioxidant defense system induction, and biosynthesis of numerous phytohormones and osmoprotectants to protect plants from osmotic stress by decreasing ion toxicity and augmented reactive oxygen species scavenging. As most crop plants are sensitive to salinity, improving salt tolerance is crucial in sustaining global agricultural productivity. In response to salinity, plants trigger stress-related genes, proteins, and the accumulation of metabolites to cope with the adverse consequence of salinity. Therefore, this review presents an overview of salinity stress in crop plants. We highlight advances in modern biotechnological tools, such as omics (genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics) approaches and different genome editing tools (ZFN, TALEN, and CRISPR/Cas system) for improving salinity tolerance in plants and accomplish the goal of "zero hunger," a worldwide sustainable development goal proposed by the FAO.
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- Ali Raza
- Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Genetics, Breeding and Multiple Utilization of Crops, Oil Crops Research Institute, Center of Legume Crop Genetics and Systems Biology/College of Agriculture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University (FAFU), Fuzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, China National Rice Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science (CAAS), Zhejiang, China
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- National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE), Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Horticulture, College of Horticulture and Plant Protection, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Genetics, Breeding and Multiple Utilization of Crops, Oil Crops Research Institute, Center of Legume Crop Genetics and Systems Biology/College of Agriculture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University (FAFU), Fuzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Genetics, Breeding and Multiple Utilization of Crops, Oil Crops Research Institute, Center of Legume Crop Genetics and Systems Biology/College of Agriculture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University (FAFU), Fuzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, China National Rice Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science (CAAS), Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences, Biotechnology & Food Science, Cyprus University of Technology, Lemesos, Cyprus
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- The UWA Institute of Agriculture, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Perth, Australia
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- Crop Diversification and Genetics, International Center for Biosaline Agriculture, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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- Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Genetics, Breeding and Multiple Utilization of Crops, Oil Crops Research Institute, Center of Legume Crop Genetics and Systems Biology/College of Agriculture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University (FAFU), Fuzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Genetics, Breeding and Multiple Utilization of Crops, Oil Crops Research Institute, Center of Legume Crop Genetics and Systems Biology/College of Agriculture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University (FAFU), Fuzhou, China
- Center of Excellence in Genomics & Systems Biology, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Hyderabad, India
- Murdoch's Centre for Crop and Food Innovation, State Agricultural Biotechnology Centre, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Australia
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Naeem M, Zhao W, Ahmad N, Zhao L. Beyond green and red: unlocking the genetic orchestration of tomato fruit color and pigmentation. Funct Integr Genomics 2023; 23:243. [PMID: 37453947 DOI: 10.1007/s10142-023-01162-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2023] [Revised: 06/28/2023] [Accepted: 06/29/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023]
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Fruit color is a genetic trait and a key factor for consumer acceptability and is therefore receiving increasing importance in several breeding programs. Plant pigments offer plants with a variety of colored organs that attract animals for pollination, favoring seed dispersers and conservation of species. The pigments inside plant cells not only play a light-harvesting role but also provide protection against light damage and exhibit nutritional and ecological value for health and visual pleasure in humans. Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) is a leading vegetable crop; its fruit color formation is associated with the accumulation of several natural pigments, which include carotenoids in the pericarp, flavonoids in the peel, as well as the breakdown of chlorophyll during fruit ripening. To improve tomato fruit quality, several techniques, such as genetic engineering and genome editing, have been used to alter fruit color and regulate the accumulation of secondary metabolites in related pathways. Recently, clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat (CRISPR)-based systems have been extensively used for genome editing in many crops, including tomatoes, and promising results have been achieved using modified CRISPR systems, including CAS9 (CRISPR/CRISPR-associated-protein) and CRISPR/Cas12a systems. These advanced tools in biotechnology and whole genome sequencing of various tomato species will certainly advance the breeding of tomato fruit color with a high degree of precision. Here, we attempt to summarize the current advancement and effective application of genetic engineering techniques that provide further flexibility for fruit color formation. Furthermore, we have also discussed the challenges and opportunities of genetic engineering and genome editing to improve tomato fruit color.
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- Muhammad Naeem
- Department of Plant Science, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Department of Plant Science, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Joint Center for Single Cell Biology, Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Center of Agri-Seeds, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Department of Plant Science, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200240, China.
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Robertson G, Burger J, Campa M. CRISPR/Cas-based tools for the targeted control of plant viruses. MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY 2022; 23:1701-1718. [PMID: 35920132 PMCID: PMC9562834 DOI: 10.1111/mpp.13252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2022] [Revised: 06/09/2022] [Accepted: 07/01/2022] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Plant viruses are known to infect most economically important crops and pose a major threat to global food security. Currently, few resistant host phenotypes have been delineated, and while chemicals are used for crop protection against insect pests and bacterial or fungal diseases, these are inefficient against viral diseases. Genetic engineering emerged as a way of modifying the plant genome by introducing functional genes in plants to improve crop productivity under adverse environmental conditions. Recently, new breeding technologies, and in particular the exciting CRISPR/Cas (clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats/CRISPR-associated proteins) technology, was shown to be a powerful alternative to engineer resistance against plant viruses, thus has great potential for reducing crop losses and improving plant productivity to directly contribute to food security. Indeed, it could circumvent the "Genetic modification" issues because it allows for genome editing without the integration of foreign DNA or RNA into the genome of the host plant, and it is simpler and more versatile than other new breeding technologies. In this review, we describe the predominant features of the major CRISPR/Cas systems and outline strategies for the delivery of CRISPR/Cas reagents to plant cells. We also provide an overview of recent advances that have engineered CRISPR/Cas-based resistance against DNA and RNA viruses in plants through the targeted manipulation of either the viral genome or susceptibility factors of the host plant genome. Finally, we provide insight into the limitations and challenges that CRISPR/Cas technology currently faces and discuss a few alternative applications of the technology in virus research.
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- Gaëlle Robertson
- Department of GeneticsStellenbosch UniversityMatielandSouth Africa
- Department of Experimental and Health SciencesUniversitat Pompeu FabraBarcelonaSpain
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- Department of GeneticsStellenbosch UniversityMatielandSouth Africa
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- Department of GeneticsStellenbosch UniversityMatielandSouth Africa
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Tay Fernandez CG, Nestor BJ, Danilevicz MF, Marsh JI, Petereit J, Bayer PE, Batley J, Edwards D. Expanding Gene-Editing Potential in Crop Improvement with Pangenomes. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23042276. [PMID: 35216392 PMCID: PMC8879065 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23042276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2022] [Revised: 02/14/2022] [Accepted: 02/15/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Pangenomes aim to represent the complete repertoire of the genome diversity present within a species or cohort of species, capturing the genomic structural variance between individuals. This genomic information coupled with phenotypic data can be applied to identify genes and alleles involved with abiotic stress tolerance, disease resistance, and other desirable traits. The characterisation of novel structural variants from pangenomes can support genome editing approaches such as Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats and CRISPR associated protein Cas (CRISPR-Cas), providing functional information on gene sequences and new target sites in variant-specific genes with increased efficiency. This review discusses the application of pangenomes in genome editing and crop improvement, focusing on the potential of pangenomes to accurately identify target genes for CRISPR-Cas editing of plant genomes while avoiding adverse off-target effects. We consider the limitations of applying CRISPR-Cas editing with pangenome references and potential solutions to overcome these limitations.
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Eini O, Schumann N, Niessen M, Varrelmann M. Targeted mutagenesis in plants using Beet curly top virus for efficient delivery of CRISPR/Cas12a components. N Biotechnol 2021; 67:1-11. [PMID: 34896246 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbt.2021.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2021] [Revised: 11/29/2021] [Accepted: 12/05/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Genome editing using CRISPR/Cas is rapidly being developed for gene targeting in eukaryotes including plants. However, gene targeting by homology-directed DNA recombination (HDR) is an infrequent event compared to the dominant DNA repair by non-homologous end-joining. Another bottleneck is the ineffective delivery of CRISPR/Cas components into plant cells. To overcome these constraints, here a geminiviral replicon from Beet curly top virus (BCTV) has been produced with a wide host range and high DNA accumulation capacity for efficient delivery of CRISPR/Cas12a components into plant cells. Initially, a BCTV replicon was prepared after removing the virion sense genes from an infectious full-length clone for agrobacterium mediated infection. This replicon expressed a green fluorescent protein (GFP) marker gene at a high level compared to T-DNA binary vector. In transient assay, the BCTV replicon produced a higher rate of mutagenesis and HDR in the GFP transgene in Nicotiana benthamiana through efficient delivery of CRISPR/Cas12a components compared to the cognate T-DNA control. This was through a range of complete or partial HDR for conversion of GFP into YFP after exchange of a single amino acid (Thr224Tyr) in the target gene. In addition, induced mutagenesis and HDR in the target gene were heritable. Thus, the BCTV replicon provides a new tool for efficient delivery of CRISPR/Cas12a components that could be used in a wide range of dicotyledonous plants. The established GFP to YFP system and the GFP mutant line produced also enable further optimization and understanding of HDR in plants via CRISPR/Cas12a system using geminiviral replicons.
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- Omid Eini
- Department of Plant Protection, University of Zanjan, 313, Zanjan, Iran; Department of Phytopathology, Institute for Sugar Beet Research, 37079, Göttingen, Germany.
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- Department of Phytopathology, Institute for Sugar Beet Research, 37079, Göttingen, Germany
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Miki D, Wang R, Li J, Kong D, Zhang L, Zhu JK. Gene Targeting Facilitated by Engineered Sequence-Specific Nucleases: Potential Applications for Crop Improvement. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2021; 62:752-765. [PMID: 33638992 PMCID: PMC8484935 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcab034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2020] [Revised: 02/09/2021] [Accepted: 02/23/2021] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Humans are currently facing the problem of how to ensure that there is enough food to feed all of the world's population. Ensuring that the food supply is sufficient will likely require the modification of crop genomes to improve their agronomic traits. The development of engineered sequence-specific nucleases (SSNs) paved the way for targeted gene editing in organisms, including plants. SSNs generate a double-strand break (DSB) at the target DNA site in a sequence-specific manner. These DSBs are predominantly repaired via error-prone non-homologous end joining and are only rarely repaired via error-free homology-directed repair if an appropriate donor template is provided. Gene targeting (GT), i.e. the integration or replacement of a particular sequence, can be achieved with combinations of SSNs and repair donor templates. Although its efficiency is extremely low, GT has been achieved in some higher plants. Here, we provide an overview of SSN-facilitated GT in higher plants and discuss the potential of GT as a powerful tool for generating crop plants with desirable features.
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- Daisuke Miki
- Shanghai Center for Plant Stress Biology and Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Shanghai Center for Plant Stress Biology and Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Shanghai Center for Plant Stress Biology and Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Shanghai Center for Plant Stress Biology and Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Shanghai Center for Plant Stress Biology and Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Shanghai Center for Plant Stress Biology and Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
- Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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Huang M, Yang J, Li P, Chen Y. Embryo-Engineered Nonhuman Primate Models: Progress and Gap to Translational Medicine. RESEARCH (WASHINGTON, D.C.) 2021; 2021:9898769. [PMID: 34549187 PMCID: PMC8404551 DOI: 10.34133/2021/9898769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2021] [Accepted: 08/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Animal models of human diseases are vital in better understanding the mechanism of pathogenesis and essential for evaluating and validating potential therapeutic interventions. As close relatives of humans, nonhuman primates (NHPs) play an increasingly indispensable role in advancing translational medicine research. In this review, we summarized the progress of NHP models generated by embryo engineering, analyzed their unique advantages in mimicking clinical patients, and discussed the remaining gap between basic research of NHP models to translational medicine.
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- Mei Huang
- Yunnan Key Laboratory of Primate Biomedical Research, Institute of Primate Translational Medicine, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, China
- State Key Laboratory of Primate Biomedical Research, Kunming 650500, China
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- Yunnan Key Laboratory of Primate Biomedical Research, Institute of Primate Translational Medicine, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, China
- State Key Laboratory of Primate Biomedical Research, Kunming 650500, China
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- Yunnan Key Laboratory of Primate Biomedical Research, Institute of Primate Translational Medicine, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, China
- State Key Laboratory of Primate Biomedical Research, Kunming 650500, China
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- Yunnan Key Laboratory of Primate Biomedical Research, Institute of Primate Translational Medicine, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, China
- State Key Laboratory of Primate Biomedical Research, Kunming 650500, China
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Karki U, Fang H, Guo W, Unnold-Cofre C, Xu J. Cellular engineering of plant cells for improved therapeutic protein production. PLANT CELL REPORTS 2021; 40:1087-1099. [PMID: 33837823 PMCID: PMC8035600 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-021-02693-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2020] [Accepted: 03/29/2021] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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In vitro cultured plant cells, in particular the tobacco BY-2 cell, have demonstrated their potential to provide a promising bioproduction platform for therapeutic proteins by integrating the merits of whole-plant cultivation systems with those of microbial and mammalian cell cultures. Over the past three decades, substantial progress has been made in improving the plant cell culture system, resulting in a few commercial success cases, such as taliglucerase alfa (Elelyso®), the first FDA-approved recombinant pharmaceutical protein derived from plant cells. However, compared to the major expression hosts (bacteria, yeast, and mammalian cells), plant cells are still largely underutilized, mainly due to low productivity and non-human glycosylation. Modern molecular biology tools, in particular RNAi and the latest genome editing technology CRISPR/Cas9, have been used to modulate the genome of plant cells to create new cell lines that exhibit desired "traits" for producing therapeutic proteins. This review highlights the recent advances in cellular engineering of plant cells towards improved recombinant protein production, including creating cell lines with deficient protease levels or humanized glycosylation, and considers potential development in the future.
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- Uddhab Karki
- Arkansas Biosciences Institute, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR, 72401, USA
- Department of Biological Sciences, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR, 72401, USA
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- Arkansas Biosciences Institute, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR, 72401, USA
- College of Agriculture, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR, 72401, USA
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- Arkansas Biosciences Institute, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR, 72401, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR, 72401, USA
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- Arkansas Biosciences Institute, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR, 72401, USA.
- College of Agriculture, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR, 72401, USA.
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Kausch AP, Wang K, Kaeppler HF, Gordon-Kamm W. Maize transformation: history, progress, and perspectives. MOLECULAR BREEDING : NEW STRATEGIES IN PLANT IMPROVEMENT 2021; 41:38. [PMID: 37309443 PMCID: PMC10236110 DOI: 10.1007/s11032-021-01225-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2021] [Accepted: 04/14/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Maize functional genomics research and genetic improvement strategies have been greatly accelerated and refined through the development and utilization of genetic transformation systems. Maize transformation is a composite technology based on decades' efforts in optimizing multiple factors involving microbiology and physical/biochemical DNA delivery, as well as cellular and molecular biology. This review provides a historical reflection on the development of maize transformation technology including the early failures and successful milestones. It also provides a current perspective on the understanding of tissue culture responses and their impact on plant regeneration, the pros and cons of different DNA delivery methods, the identification of a palette of selectable/screenable markers, and most recently the development of growth-stimulating or morphogenic genes to improve efficiencies and extend the range of transformable genotypes. Steady research progress in these interdependent components has been punctuated by benchmark reports celebrating the progress in maize transformation, which invariably relied on a large volume of supporting research that contributed to each step and to the current state of the art. The recent explosive use of CRISPR/Cas9-mediated genome editing has heightened the demand for higher transformation efficiencies, especially for important inbreds, to support increasingly sophisticated and complicated genomic modifications, in a manner that is widely accessible. These trends place an urgent demand on taking maize transformation to the next level, presaging a new generation of improvements on the horizon. Once realized, we anticipate a near-future where readily accessible, genotype-independent maize transformation, together with advanced genomics, genome editing, and accelerated breeding, will contribute to world agriculture and global food security.
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- Albert P. Kausch
- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Rhode Island, South Kingstown, RI 02892 USA
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- Department of Agronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011 USA
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- Department of Agronomy, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706 USA
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Singh V. An introduction to CRISPR-Cas systems for reprogramming the genome of mammalian cells. PROGRESS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE 2021; 181:1-13. [PMID: 34127190 DOI: 10.1016/bs.pmbts.2021.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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In the past few decades, it has been possible to introduce unprecedented mutations in genes of the mammalian cells owing to the development of advanced technologies/methods/assays. Sometimes, these mutations occurring at the cellular level may even cost the life of organisms. A number of diseases in mammals have shown to leave some serious impact on their lives. There are no drugs or medicines available in market for the correction or repair of these mutated genes in order to reverse gene function. A pressing need therefore arises to develop a next generation technology that cannot just corrects gene mutations but also restores gene function. Recent advances in CRISPR-Cas9 technology play a key role for correction of defective genes in wide range of mammalian cells. This chapter highlights CRISPR-Cas systems for basic, biomedical, biotechnological and therapeutic applications.
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- Vijai Singh
- Department of Biosciences, School of Science, Indrashil University, Rajpur, Mehsana, Gujarat, India.
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Zhan X, Lu Y, Zhu JK, Botella JR. Genome editing for plant research and crop improvement. JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE PLANT BIOLOGY 2021; 63:3-33. [PMID: 33369120 DOI: 10.1111/jipb.13063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2020] [Accepted: 12/22/2020] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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The advent of clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat (CRISPR) has had a profound impact on plant biology, and crop improvement. In this review, we summarize the state-of-the-art development of CRISPR technologies and their applications in plants, from the initial introduction of random small indel (insertion or deletion) mutations at target genomic loci to precision editing such as base editing, prime editing and gene targeting. We describe advances in the use of class 2, types II, V, and VI systems for gene disruption as well as for precise sequence alterations, gene transcription, and epigenome control.
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- Xiangqiang Zhan
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas and College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Xianyang, 712100, China
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- Shanghai Center for Plant Stress Biology, CAS Center of Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Shanghai Center for Plant Stress Biology, CAS Center of Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200032, China
- Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 47907, USA
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- School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, 4072, Australia
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Barone P, Wu E, Lenderts B, Anand A, Gordon-Kamm W, Svitashev S, Kumar S. Efficient Gene Targeting in Maize Using Inducible CRISPR-Cas9 and Marker-free Donor Template. MOLECULAR PLANT 2020; 13:1219-1227. [PMID: 32574856 DOI: 10.1016/j.molp.2020.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2020] [Revised: 06/11/2020] [Accepted: 06/18/2020] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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CRISPR-Cas9 is a powerful tool for generating targeted mutations and genomic deletions. However, precise gene insertion or sequence replacement remains a major hurdle before application of CRISPR-Cas9 technology is fully realized in plant breeding. Here, we report high-frequency, selectable marker-free intra-genomic gene targeting (GT) in maize. Heat shock-inducible Cas9 was used for generating targeted double-strand breaks and simultaneous mobilization of the donor template from pre-integrated T-DNA. The construct was designed such that release of the donor template and subsequent DNA repair activated expression of the selectable marker gene within the donor locus. This approach generated up to 4.7% targeted insertion of the donor sequence into the target locus in T0 plants, with up to 86% detected donor template release and 99% mutation rate being observed at the donor loci and the genomic target site, respectively. Unlike previous in planta or intra-genomic homologous recombination reports in which the original chimeric GT plants required extensive progeny screening in the next generation to identify non-chimeric GT individuals, our method provides non-chimeric heritable GT in one generation.
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- Corteva Agriscience™, Johnston, IA 50131, USA
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- Corteva Agriscience™, Johnston, IA 50131, USA
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Michno JM, Virdi K, Stec AO, Liu J, Wang X, Xiong Y, Stupar RM. Integration, abundance, and transmission of mutations and transgenes in a series of CRISPR/Cas9 soybean lines. BMC Biotechnol 2020; 20:10. [PMID: 32093670 PMCID: PMC7038615 DOI: 10.1186/s12896-020-00604-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2019] [Accepted: 02/13/2020] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND As with many plant species, current genome editing strategies in soybean are initiated by stably transforming a gene that encodes an engineered nuclease into the genome. Expression of the transgene results in a double-stranded break and repair at the targeted locus, oftentimes resulting in mutation(s) at the intended site. As soybean is a self-pollinating species with 20 chromosome pairs, the transgene(s) in the T0 plant are generally expected to be unlinked to the targeted mutation(s), and the transgene(s)/mutation(s) should independently assort into the T1 generation, resulting in Mendellian combinations of transgene presence/absence and allelic states within the segregating family. This prediction, however, is not always consistent with observed results. RESULTS In this study, we investigated inheritance patterns among three different CRISPR/Cas9 transgenes and their respective induced mutations in segregating soybean families. Next-generation resequencing of four T0 plants and four T1 progeny plants, followed by broader assessments of the segregating families, revealed both expected and unexpected patterns of inheritance among the different lineages. These unexpected patterns included: (1) A family in which T0 transgenes and mutations were not transmitted to progeny; (2) A family with four unlinked transgene insertions, including two respectively located at paralogous CRISPR target break sites; (3) A family in which mutations were observed and transmitted, but without evidence of transgene integration nor transmission. CONCLUSIONS Genome resequencing provides high-resolution of transgene integration structures and gene editing events. Segregation patterns of these events can be complicated by several potential mechanisms. This includes, but is not limited to, plant chimeras, multiple unlinked transgene integrations, editing of intended and paralogous targets, linkage between the transgene integration and target site, and transient expression of the editing reagents without transgene integration into the host genome.
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- Jean-Michel Michno
- Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Program, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN USA
- Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics, University of Minnesota, 1991 Upper Buford Circle, 411 Borlaug Hall, Saint Paul, MN 55108 USA
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- Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics, University of Minnesota, 1991 Upper Buford Circle, 411 Borlaug Hall, Saint Paul, MN 55108 USA
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- Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics, University of Minnesota, 1991 Upper Buford Circle, 411 Borlaug Hall, Saint Paul, MN 55108 USA
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- Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics, University of Minnesota, 1991 Upper Buford Circle, 411 Borlaug Hall, Saint Paul, MN 55108 USA
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- Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics, University of Minnesota, 1991 Upper Buford Circle, 411 Borlaug Hall, Saint Paul, MN 55108 USA
- School of Agronomy, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
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- Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics, University of Minnesota, 1991 Upper Buford Circle, 411 Borlaug Hall, Saint Paul, MN 55108 USA
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- Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Program, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN USA
- Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics, University of Minnesota, 1991 Upper Buford Circle, 411 Borlaug Hall, Saint Paul, MN 55108 USA
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Van Vu T, Sung YW, Kim J, Doan DTH, Tran MT, Kim JY. Challenges and Perspectives in Homology-Directed Gene Targeting in Monocot Plants. RICE (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2019; 12:95. [PMID: 31858277 PMCID: PMC6923311 DOI: 10.1186/s12284-019-0355-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2019] [Accepted: 12/04/2019] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Continuing crop domestication/redomestication and modification is a key determinant of the adaptation and fulfillment of the food requirements of an exploding global population under increasingly challenging conditions such as climate change and the reduction in arable lands. Monocotyledonous crops are not only responsible for approximately 70% of total global crop production, indicating their important roles in human life, but also the first crops to be challenged with the abovementioned hurdles; hence, monocot crops should be the first to be engineered and/or de novo domesticated/redomesticated. A long time has passed since the first green revolution; the world is again facing the challenge of feeding a predicted 9.7 billion people in 2050, since the decline in world hunger was reversed in 2015. One of the major lessons learned from the first green revolution is the importance of novel and advanced trait-carrying crop varieties that are ideally adapted to new agricultural practices. New plant breeding techniques (NPBTs), such as genome editing, could help us succeed in this mission to create novel and advanced crops. Considering the importance of NPBTs in crop genetic improvement, we attempt to summarize and discuss the latest progress with major approaches, such as site-directed mutagenesis using molecular scissors, base editors and especially homology-directed gene targeting (HGT), a very challenging but potentially highly precise genome modification approach in plants. We therefore suggest potential approaches for the improvement of practical HGT, focusing on monocots, and discuss a potential approach for the regulation of genome-edited products.
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- Tien Van Vu
- Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 Plus program), Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Research Center, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, 660-701, Republic of Korea
- National Key Laboratory for Plant Cell Biotechnology, Agricultural Genetics Institute, Km 02, Pham Van Dong Road, Co Nhue 1, Bac Tu Liem, Hanoi, 11917, Vietnam
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- Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 Plus program), Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Research Center, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, 660-701, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 Plus program), Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Research Center, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, 660-701, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 Plus program), Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Research Center, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, 660-701, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 Plus program), Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Research Center, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, 660-701, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 Plus program), Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Research Center, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, 660-701, Republic of Korea.
- Division of Life Science, Gyeongsang National University, 501 Jinju-daero, Jinju, 52828, Republic of Korea.
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Miroshnichenko DN, Shulga OA, Timerbaev VR, Dolgov SV. Achievements, Challenges, and Prospects in the Production of Nontransgenic, Genome-Edited Plants. APPL BIOCHEM MICRO+ 2019. [DOI: 10.1134/s0003683819090047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Razzaq A, Saleem F, Kanwal M, Mustafa G, Yousaf S, Imran Arshad HM, Hameed MK, Khan MS, Joyia FA. Modern Trends in Plant Genome Editing: An Inclusive Review of the CRISPR/Cas9 Toolbox. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:E4045. [PMID: 31430902 PMCID: PMC6720679 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20164045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2019] [Revised: 08/14/2019] [Accepted: 08/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Increasing agricultural productivity via modern breeding strategies is of prime interest to attain global food security. An array of biotic and abiotic stressors affect productivity as well as the quality of crop plants, and it is a primary need to develop crops with improved adaptability, high productivity, and resilience against these biotic/abiotic stressors. Conventional approaches to genetic engineering involve tedious procedures. State-of-the-art OMICS approaches reinforced with next-generation sequencing and the latest developments in genome editing tools have paved the way for targeted mutagenesis, opening new horizons for precise genome engineering. Various genome editing tools such as transcription activator-like effector nucleases (TALENs), zinc-finger nucleases (ZFNs), and meganucleases (MNs) have enabled plant scientists to manipulate desired genes in crop plants. However, these approaches are expensive and laborious involving complex procedures for successful editing. Conversely, CRISPR/Cas9 is an entrancing, easy-to-design, cost-effective, and versatile tool for precise and efficient plant genome editing. In recent years, the CRISPR/Cas9 system has emerged as a powerful tool for targeted mutagenesis, including single base substitution, multiplex gene editing, gene knockouts, and regulation of gene transcription in plants. Thus, CRISPR/Cas9-based genome editing has demonstrated great potential for crop improvement but regulation of genome-edited crops is still in its infancy. Here, we extensively reviewed the availability of CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing tools for plant biotechnologists to target desired genes and its vast applications in crop breeding research.
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- Ali Razzaq
- Centre of Agricultural Biochemistry and Biotechnology (CABB), University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38040, Pakistan
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- Centre of Agricultural Biochemistry and Biotechnology (CABB), University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38040, Pakistan
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- Nuclear Institute for Agriculture and Biology (NIAB), P.O. Box 128, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
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- Centre of Agricultural Biochemistry and Biotechnology (CABB), University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38040, Pakistan
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- Nuclear Institute for Agriculture and Biology (NIAB), P.O. Box 128, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
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- School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Centre of Agricultural Biochemistry and Biotechnology (CABB), University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38040, Pakistan
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- Centre of Agricultural Biochemistry and Biotechnology (CABB), University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38040, Pakistan.
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Zhang Z, Hua L, Gupta A, Tricoli D, Edwards KJ, Yang B, Li W. Development of an Agrobacterium-delivered CRISPR/Cas9 system for wheat genome editing. PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL 2019; 17:1623-1635. [PMID: 30706614 PMCID: PMC6662106 DOI: 10.1111/pbi.13088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2018] [Revised: 01/19/2019] [Accepted: 01/22/2019] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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CRISPR/Cas9 has been widely used for genome editing in many organisms, including important crops like wheat. Despite the tractability in designing CRISPR/Cas9, efficacy in the application of this powerful genome editing tool also depends on DNA delivery methods. In wheat, the biolistics based transformation is the most used method for delivery of the CRISPR/Cas9 complex. Due to the high frequency of gene silencing associated with co-transferred plasmid backbone and low edit rate in wheat, a large T0 transgenic plant population are required for recovery of desired mutations, which poses a bottleneck for many genome editing projects. Here, we report an Agrobacterium-delivered CRISPR/Cas9 system in wheat, which includes a wheat codon optimized Cas9 driven by a maize ubiquitin gene promoter and a guide RNA cassette driven by wheat U6 promoters in a single binary vector. Using this CRISPR/Cas9 system, we have developed 68 edit mutants for four grain-regulatory genes, TaCKX2-1, TaGLW7, TaGW2, and TaGW8, in T0 , T1 , and T2 generation plants at an average edit rate of 10% without detecting off-target mutations in the most Cas9-active plants. Homozygous mutations can be recovered from a large population in a single generation. Different from most plant species, deletions over 10 bp are the dominant mutation types in wheat. Plants homozygous of 1160-bp deletion in TaCKX2-D1 significantly increased grain number per spikelet. In conclusion, our Agrobacterium-delivered CRISPR/Cas9 system provides an alternative option for wheat genome editing, which requires a small number of transformation events because CRISPR/Cas9 remains active for novel mutations through generations.
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- Zhengzhi Zhang
- Division of Plant SciencesUniversity of MissouriColumbiaMOUSA
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- Department of Biology and MicrobiologySouth Dakota State UniversityBrookingsSDUSA
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- Department of Biology and MicrobiologySouth Dakota State UniversityBrookingsSDUSA
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- Plant Transformation FacilityUniversity of CaliforniaDavisCAUSA
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- Division of Plant SciencesUniversity of MissouriColumbiaMOUSA
- Donald Danforth Plant Science CenterSt. LouisMOUSA
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- Department of Biology and MicrobiologySouth Dakota State UniversityBrookingsSDUSA
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Kok EJ, Glandorf DC, Prins TW, Visser RG. Food and environmental safety assessment of new plant varieties after the European Court decision: Process-triggered or product-based? Trends Food Sci Technol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tifs.2019.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Ali F, Ahmed S, Swati ZNK, Akbar S. DP-BINDER: machine learning model for prediction of DNA-binding proteins by fusing evolutionary and physicochemical information. J Comput Aided Mol Des 2019; 33:645-658. [PMID: 31123959 DOI: 10.1007/s10822-019-00207-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2019] [Accepted: 05/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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DNA-binding proteins (DBPs) participate in various biological processes including DNA replication, recombination, and repair. In the human genome, about 6-7% of these proteins are utilized for genes encoding. DBPs shape the DNA into a compact structure known chromatin while some of these proteins regulate the chromosome packaging and transcription process. In the pharmaceutical industry, DBPs are used as a key component of antibiotics, steroids, and cancer drugs. These proteins also involve in biophysical, biological, and biochemical studies of DNA. Due to the crucial role in various biological activities, identification of DBPs is a hot issue in protein science. A series of experimental and computational methods have been proposed, however, some methods didn't achieve the desired results while some are inadequate in its accuracy and authenticity. Still, it is highly desired to present more intelligent computational predictors. In this work, we introduce an innovative computational method namely DP-BINDER based on physicochemical and evolutionary information. We captured local highly decisive features from physicochemical properties of primary protein sequences via normalized Moreau-Broto autocorrelation (NMBAC) and evolutionary information by position specific scoring matrix-transition probability composition (PSSM-TPC) and pseudo-position specific scoring matrix (PsePSSM) using training and independent datasets. The optimal features were selected by the support vector machine-recursive feature elimination and correlation bias reduction (SVM-RFE + CBR) from fused features and were fed into random forest (RF) and support vector machine (SVM). Our method attained 92.46% and 89.58% accuracy with jackknife and ten-fold cross-validation, respectively on the training dataset, while 81.17% accuracy on the independent dataset for prediction of DBPs. These results demonstrate that our method attained the highest success rate in the literature. The superiority of DP-BINDER over existing approaches due to several reasons including abstraction of local dominant features via effective feature descriptors, utilization of appropriate feature selection algorithms and effective classifier.
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- Farman Ali
- School of Computer Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, China.
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- School of Computer Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, China
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- School of Computer Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, China
- Department of Computer Science, Karakoram International University, Gilgit, Gilgit-Baltistan, 15100, Pakistan
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- Department of Computer Science, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan, Pakistan
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Kausch AP, Nelson-Vasilchik K, Hague J, Mookkan M, Quemada H, Dellaporta S, Fragoso C, Zhang ZJ. Edit at will: Genotype independent plant transformation in the era of advanced genomics and genome editing. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2019; 281:186-205. [PMID: 30824051 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2019.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2018] [Revised: 12/07/2018] [Accepted: 01/10/2019] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
Abstract
The combination of advanced genomics, genome editing and plant transformation biology presents a powerful platform for basic plant research and crop improvement. Together these advances provide the tools to identify genes as targets for direct editing as single base pair changes, deletions, insertions and site specific homologous recombination. Recent breakthrough technologies using morphogenic regulators in plant transformation creates the ability to introduce reagents specific toward their identified targets and recover stably transformed and/or edited plants which are genotype independent. These technologies enable the possibility to alter a trait in any variety, without genetic disruption which would require subsequent extensive breeding, but rather to deliver the same variety with one trait changed. Regulatory issues regarding this technology will predicate how broadly these technologies will be implemented. In addition, education will play a crucial role for positive public acceptance. Taken together these technologies comprise a platform for advanced breeding which is an imperative for future world food security.
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- Albert P Kausch
- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Rhode Island, RI 02892, USA.
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Rhode Island, RI 02892, USA
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- Plant Transformation Core Facility, Division of Plant Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
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- Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, USA; Verinomics Inc., New Haven, CT 06520, USA
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- Plant Transformation Core Facility, Division of Plant Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
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Lee K, Eggenberger AL, Banakar R, McCaw ME, Zhu H, Main M, Kang M, Gelvin SB, Wang K. CRISPR/Cas9-mediated targeted T-DNA integration in rice. PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2019; 99:317-328. [PMID: 30645710 DOI: 10.1007/s11103-018-00819-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2018] [Accepted: 12/27/2018] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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KEY MESSAGE Combining with a CRISPR/Cas9 system, Agrobacterium-mediated transformation can lead to precise targeted T-DNA integration in the rice genome. Agrobacterium-mediated T-DNA integration into the plant genomes is random, which often causes variable transgene expression and insertional mutagenesis. Because T-DNA preferentially integrates into double-strand DNA breaks, we adapted a CRISPR/Cas9 system to demonstrate that targeted T-DNA integration can be achieved in the rice genome. Using a standard Agrobacterium binary vector, we constructed a T-DNA that contains a CRISPR/Cas9 system using SpCas9 and a gRNA targeting the exon of the rice AP2 domain-containing protein gene Os01g04020. The T-DNA also carried a red fluorescent protein and a hygromycin resistance (hptII) gene. One version of the vector had hptII expression driven by an OsAct2 promoter. In an effort to detect targeted T-DNA insertion events, we built another T-DNA with a promoterless hptII gene adjacent to the T-DNA right border such that integration of T-DNA into the targeted exon sequence in-frame with the hptII gene would allow hptII expression. Our results showed that these constructs could produce targeted T-DNA insertions with frequencies ranging between 4 and 5.3% of transgenic callus events, in addition to generating a high frequency (50-80%) of targeted indel mutations. Sequencing analyses showed that four out of five sequenced T-DNA/gDNA junctions carry a single copy of full-length T-DNA at the target site. Our results indicate that Agrobacterium-mediated transformation combined with a CRISPR/Cas9 system can efficiently generate targeted T-DNA insertions.
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MESH Headings
- Agrobacterium/genetics
- Base Sequence
- CRISPR-Associated Proteins/metabolism
- CRISPR-Cas Systems/genetics
- DNA, Bacterial/genetics
- Exons
- Gene Editing
- Gene Expression Regulation, Plant/genetics
- Gene Frequency
- Gene Targeting
- Genes, Plant/genetics
- Genetic Vectors/genetics
- Genome, Plant/genetics
- INDEL Mutation
- Luminescent Proteins/genetics
- Mutagenesis, Insertional/methods
- Oryza/genetics
- Oryza/metabolism
- Plant Proteins/genetics
- Plants, Genetically Modified/genetics
- Promoter Regions, Genetic
- RNA, Guide, CRISPR-Cas Systems/genetics
- RNA, Guide, CRISPR-Cas Systems/metabolism
- Sequence Analysis
- Red Fluorescent Protein
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- Keunsub Lee
- Crop Bioengineering Center, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011, USA
- Department of Agronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011, USA
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- Crop Bioengineering Center, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011, USA
- Department of Agronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011, USA
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- Crop Bioengineering Center, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011, USA
- Department of Agronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011, USA
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- Crop Bioengineering Center, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011, USA
- Department of Agronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011, USA
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- Department of Agronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011, USA
- Plant Transformation Facility, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011, USA
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- Department of Agronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011, USA
- Plant Transformation Facility, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011, USA
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- Crop Bioengineering Center, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011, USA
- Department of Agronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011, USA
- Interdepartmental Plant Biology Major, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA
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- Crop Bioengineering Center, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011, USA.
- Department of Agronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011, USA.
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Sedeek KEM, Mahas A, Mahfouz M. Plant Genome Engineering for Targeted Improvement of Crop Traits. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2019; 10:114. [PMID: 30809237 PMCID: PMC6379297 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2019.00114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2018] [Accepted: 01/23/2019] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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To improve food security, plant biology research aims to improve crop yield and tolerance to biotic and abiotic stress, as well as increasing the nutrient contents of food. Conventional breeding systems have allowed breeders to produce improved varieties of many crops; for example, hybrid grain crops show dramatic improvements in yield. However, many challenges remain and emerging technologies have the potential to address many of these challenges. For example, site-specific nucleases such as TALENs and CRISPR/Cas systems, which enable high-efficiency genome engineering across eukaryotic species, have revolutionized biological research and its applications in crop plants. These nucleases have been used in diverse plant species to generate a wide variety of site-specific genome modifications through strategies that include targeted mutagenesis and editing for various agricultural biotechnology applications. Moreover, CRISPR/Cas genome-wide screens make it possible to discover novel traits, expand the range of traits, and accelerate trait development in target crops that are key for food security. Here, we discuss the development and use of various site-specific nuclease systems for different plant genome-engineering applications. We highlight the existing opportunities to harness these technologies for targeted improvement of traits to enhance crop productivity and resilience to climate change. These cutting-edge genome-editing technologies are thus poised to reshape the future of agriculture and food security.
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- Laboratory for Genome Engineering and Synthetic Biology, Division of Biological Sciences, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
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Yamamoto T, Kashojiya S, Kamimura S, Kameyama T, Ariizumi T, Ezura H, Miura K. Application and development of genome editing technologies to the Solanaceae plants. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2018; 131:37-46. [PMID: 29523384 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2018.02.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2017] [Revised: 02/16/2018] [Accepted: 02/20/2018] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Genome editing technology using artificial nucleases, including zinc finger nuclease (ZFN), transcription activator-like effector nuclease (TALEN), and clustered regulatory interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)-Cas9, can mutagenize the target sites of genes of interest. This technology has been successfully applied in several crops, including the Solanaceae plants, such as tomato, potato, tobacco, and petunia. Among the three nucleases, CRISPR-Cas9 is the best for breeding, crop improvement, and the functional analysis of genes of interest, because of its simplicity and high efficiency. Although the technology is useful for reverse genetics, its use in plants is limited due to a lack of regeneration protocols and sequence information. In this review, the present status of genome editing technology in Solanaceae plants is described, and techniques that may improve genome editing technologies are discussed.
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- Tsuyoshi Yamamoto
- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, 305-8572, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, 305-8572, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, 305-8572, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, 305-8572, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, 305-8572, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, 305-8572, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, 305-8572, Japan.
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Lee JG, Sung YH, Baek IJ. Generation of genetically-engineered animals using engineered endonucleases. Arch Pharm Res 2018; 41:885-897. [PMID: 29777358 PMCID: PMC6153862 DOI: 10.1007/s12272-018-1037-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2018] [Accepted: 05/01/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The key to successful drug discovery and development is to find the most suitable animal model of human diseases for the preclinical studies. The recent emergence of engineered endonucleases is allowing for efficient and precise genome editing, which can be used to develop potentially useful animal models for human diseases. In particular, zinc finger nucleases, transcription activator-like effector nucleases, and the clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat systems are revolutionizing the generation of diverse genetically-engineered experimental animals including mice, rats, rabbits, dogs, pigs, and even non-human primates that are commonly used for preclinical studies of the drug discovery. Here, we describe recent advances in engineered endonucleases and their application in various laboratory animals. We also discuss the importance of genome editing in animal models for more closely mimicking human diseases.
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- Jong Geol Lee
- ConveRgence mEDIcine research cenTer (CREDIT), Asan Institute for Life Sciences, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Republic of Korea
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- ConveRgence mEDIcine research cenTer (CREDIT), Asan Institute for Life Sciences, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
- Department of Convergence Medicine, ConveRgence mEDIcine research cenTer (CREDIT), Asan Institute for Life Sciences, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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- ConveRgence mEDIcine research cenTer (CREDIT), Asan Institute for Life Sciences, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
- Department of Convergence Medicine, ConveRgence mEDIcine research cenTer (CREDIT), Asan Institute for Life Sciences, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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Piatek AA, Lenaghan SC, Neal Stewart C. Advanced editing of the nuclear and plastid genomes in plants. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2018; 273:42-49. [PMID: 29907308 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2018.02.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2017] [Revised: 02/24/2018] [Accepted: 02/26/2018] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Genome editing is a powerful suite of technologies utilized in basic and applied plant research. Both nuclear and plastid genomes have been genetically engineered to alter traits in plants. While the most frequent molecular outcome of gene editing has been knockouts resulting in a simple deletion of an endogenous protein of interest from the host's proteome, new genes have been added to plant genomes and, in several instances, the sequence of endogenous genes have been targeted for a few coding changes. Targeted plant characteristics for genome editing range from single gene targets for agronomic input traits to metabolic pathways to endow novel plant function. In this paper, we review the fundamental approaches to editing nuclear and plastid genomes in plants with an emphasis on those utilizing synthetic biology. The differences between the eukaryotic-type nuclear genome and the prokaryotic-type plastid genome (plastome) in plants has profound consequences in the approaches employed to transform, edit, select transformants, and indeed, nearly all aspects of genetic engineering procedures. Thus, we will discuss the two genomes targeted for editing in plants, the toolbox used to make edits, along with strategies for future editing approaches to transform crop production and sustainability. While CRISPR/Cas9 is the current method of choice in editing nuclear genomes, the plastome is typically edited using homologous recombination approaches. A particularly promising synthetic biology approach is to replace the endogenous plastome with a 'synplastome' that is computationally designed, and synthesized and assembled in the lab, then installed into chloroplasts. The editing strategies, transformation methods, characteristics of the novel plant also affect how the genetically engineered plant may be governed and regulated. Each of these components and final products of gene editing affect the future of biotechnology and farming.
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- Agnieszka A Piatek
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, 37996, USA
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- Department of Food Science, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, 37996, USA; Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, 37996, USA
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, 37996, USA.
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Hameed A, Zaidi SSEA, Shakir S, Mansoor S. Applications of New Breeding Technologies for Potato Improvement. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2018; 9:925. [PMID: 30008733 PMCID: PMC6034203 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2018.00925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2017] [Accepted: 06/11/2018] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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The first decade of genetic engineering primarily focused on quantitative crop improvement. With the advances in technology, the focus of agricultural biotechnology has shifted toward both quantitative and qualitative crop improvement, to deal with the challenges of food security and nutrition. Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is a solanaceous food crop having potential to feed the populating world. It can provide more carbohydrates, proteins, minerals, and vitamins per unit area of land as compared to other potential food crops, and is the major staple food in many developing countries. These aspects have driven the scientific attention to engineer potato for nutrition improvement, keeping the yield unaffected. Several studies have shown the improved nutritional value of potato tubers, for example by enhancing Amaranth Albumin-1 seed protein content, vitamin C content, β-carotene level, triacylglycerol, tuber methionine content, and amylose content, etc. Removal of anti-nutritional compounds like steroidal glycoalkaloids, acrylamide and food toxins is another research priority for scientists and breeders to improve potato tuber quality. Trait improvement using genetic engineering mostly involved the generation of transgenic products. The commercialization of these engineered products has been a challenge due to consumer preference and regulatory/ethical restrictions. In this context, new breeding technolgies like TALEN (transcription activator-like effector nucleases) and CRISPR/Cas9 (clustered regularly interspaced palindromic repeats/CRISPR-associated 9) have been employed to generate transgene-free products in a more precise, prompt and effective way. Moreover, the availability of potato genome sequence and efficient potato transformation systems have remarkably facilitated potato genetic engineering. Here we summarize the potato trait improvement and potential application of new breeding technologies (NBTs) to genetically improve the overall agronomic profile of potato.
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- Amir Hameed
- Department of Bioinformatics and Biotechnology, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Agricultural Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Agricultural Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Agricultural Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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Miki D, Zhang W, Zeng W, Feng Z, Zhu JK. CRISPR/Cas9-mediated gene targeting in Arabidopsis using sequential transformation. Nat Commun 2018; 9:1967. [PMID: 29773790 PMCID: PMC5958078 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-04416-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 140] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2017] [Accepted: 04/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Homologous recombination-based gene targeting is a powerful tool for precise genome modification and has been widely used in organisms ranging from yeast to higher organisms such as Drosophila and mouse. However, gene targeting in higher plants, including the most widely used model plant Arabidopsis thaliana, remains challenging. Here we report a sequential transformation method for gene targeting in Arabidopsis. We find that parental lines expressing the bacterial endonuclease Cas9 from the egg cell- and early embryo-specific DD45 gene promoter can improve the frequency of single-guide RNA-targeted gene knock-ins and sequence replacements via homologous recombination at several endogenous sites in the Arabidopsis genome. These heritable gene targeting can be identified by regular PCR. Our approach enables routine and fine manipulation of the Arabidopsis genome.
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- Daisuke Miki
- Shanghai Center for Plant Stress Biology and Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 200032, Shanghai, China.
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- Shanghai Center for Plant Stress Biology and Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 200032, Shanghai, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049, Beijing, China
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- Shanghai Center for Plant Stress Biology and Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 200032, Shanghai, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049, Beijing, China
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- Shanghai Center for Plant Stress Biology and Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 200032, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Center for Plant Stress Biology and Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 200032, Shanghai, China.
- Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA.
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Sardesai N, Subramanyam S. Agrobacterium: A Genome-Editing Tool-Delivery System. Curr Top Microbiol Immunol 2018; 418:463-488. [PMID: 30043343 DOI: 10.1007/82_2018_101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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With the rapidly increasing global population, it will be extremely challenging to provide food to the world without increasing food production by at least 70% over the next 30 years. As we reach the limits of expanding arable land, the responsibility of meeting this production goal will rely on increasing yields. Traditional plant breeding practices will not be able to realistically meet these expectations, thrusting plant biotechnology into the limelight to fulfill these needs. Better varieties will need to be developed faster and with the least amount of regulatory hurdles. With the need to add, delete, and substitute genes into existing genomes, the field of genome editing and gene targeting is now rapidly developing with numerous new technologies coming to the forefront. Agrobacterium-mediated crop transformation has been the most utilized method to generate transgenic varieties that are better yielding, have new traits, and are disease and pathogen resistant. Genome-editing technologies rely on the creation of double-strand breaks (DSBs) in the genomic DNA of target species to facilitate gene disruption, addition, or replacement through either non-homologous end joining or homology-dependent repair mechanisms. DSBs can be introduced through the use of zinc-finger nucleases (ZFNs), transcription activator-like effector nucleases (TALENs), or clustered regularly interspersed short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)/Cas nucleases, among others. Agrobacterium strains have been employed to deliver the reagents for genome editing to the specific target cells. Understanding the biology of transformation from the perspective not only of Agrobacterium, but also of the host, from processing of T-DNA to its integration in the host genome, has resulted in a wealth of information that has been used to engineer Agrobacterium strains having increased virulence. As more technologies are being developed, that will help overcome issues of Agrobacterium host range and random integration of DNA, combined with highly sequence-specific nucleases, a robust crop genome-editing toolkit finally seems attainable.
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- Nagesh Sardesai
- Corteva Agriscience™, Agriculture Division of DowDuPont, 8305 NW 62nd Avenue, Johnston, IA, USA.
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- Department of Agronomy, Purdue University, 915 W State Street, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA
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Trait stacking in modern agriculture: application of genome editing tools. Emerg Top Life Sci 2017; 1:151-160. [PMID: 33525762 DOI: 10.1042/etls20170012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2017] [Revised: 09/05/2017] [Accepted: 09/07/2017] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Advances in plant transgenic technology in the 20th century overcame the major hurdle for transfer of genetic material between species. This not only enabled fundamental insights into plant biology, but also revolutionized commercial agriculture. Adoption of transgenic plants in industrial agriculture has reduced pesticide application, while bringing significant increase in crop yields and farmers' profits. The progress made in transgenic technology over the last three decades paved the way mainly for simple single-gene insect and herbicide tolerance (HT) trait products. Modern agriculture demands stacking and pyramiding of complex traits that provide broad-spectrum insect and HT with other agronomic traits. In addition, more recent developments in genome editing provide unique opportunities to create precise on-demand genome modifications to enhance crop productivity. The major challenge for the plant biotech industry therefore remains to combine multiple forms of traits needed to create commercially viable stacked product. This review provides a historical perspective of conventional breeding stacks, current status of molecular stacks and future developments needed to enable genome-editing technology for trait stacking.
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Baltes NJ, Gil-Humanes J, Voytas DF. Genome Engineering and Agriculture: Opportunities and Challenges. PROGRESS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE 2017; 149:1-26. [PMID: 28712492 PMCID: PMC8409219 DOI: 10.1016/bs.pmbts.2017.03.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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In recent years, plant biotechnology has witnessed unprecedented technological change. Advances in high-throughput sequencing technologies have provided insight into the location and structure of functional elements within plant DNA. At the same time, improvements in genome engineering tools have enabled unprecedented control over genetic material. These technologies, combined with a growing understanding of plant systems biology, will irrevocably alter the way we create new crop varieties. As the first wave of genome-edited products emerge, we are just getting a glimpse of the immense opportunities the technology provides. We are also seeing its challenges and limitations. It is clear that genome editing will play an increased role in crop improvement and will help us to achieve food security in the coming decades; however, certain challenges and limitations must be overcome to realize the technology's full potential.
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Ran Y, Liang Z, Gao C. Current and future editing reagent delivery systems for plant genome editing. SCIENCE CHINA-LIFE SCIENCES 2017; 60:490-505. [PMID: 28527114 DOI: 10.1007/s11427-017-9022-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2017] [Accepted: 03/22/2017] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Many genome editing tools have been developed and new ones are anticipated; some have been extensively applied in plant genetics, biotechnology and breeding, especially the CRISPR/Cas9 system. These technologies have opened up a new era for crop improvement due to their precise editing of user-specified sequences related to agronomic traits. In this review, we will focus on an update of recent developments in the methodologies of editing reagent delivery, and consider the pros and cons of current delivery systems. Finally, we will reflect on possible future directions.
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- Yidong Ran
- Genovo Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Tianjin, 301700, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.
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Davies JP, Kumar S, Sastry-Dent L. Use of Zinc-Finger Nucleases for Crop Improvement. PROGRESS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE 2017; 149:47-63. [PMID: 28712500 DOI: 10.1016/bs.pmbts.2017.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Over the past two decades, new technologies enabling targeted modification of plant genomes have been developed. Among these are zinc-finger nucleases (ZFNs) which are composed of engineered zinc-finger DNA-binding domains fused with a nuclease, generally the FokI nuclease. The zinc-finger domains are composed of a series of four to six 30 amino acid domains that can bind to trinucleotide sequences giving the entire DNA-binding domain specificity to 12-18 nucleotides. Since the FokI nuclease functions as a dimer, pairs of zinc-finger domains are designed to bind upstream and downstream of the cut site which increases the specificity of the complete ZFN to 24-36 nucleotides. The ability of these engineered nucleases to create targeted double-stranded breaks at designated locations throughout the genome has enabled precise deletion, addition, and editing of genes. These techniques are being used to create new genetic variation by deleting or editing endogenous gene sequences and enhancing the efficiency of transgenic product development through targeted insertion of transgenes to specific genomic locations and to sequentially add and/or delete transgenes from existing transgenic events.
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Yang S, Ding S, Xu Q, Li X, Xiong Q. Genetic Manipulation by Zinc-Finger Nucleases in Rat-Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells. Cell Reprogram 2017; 19:180-188. [PMID: 28339300 DOI: 10.1089/cell.2016.0028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) have an extensive application in regenerative medicine, pharmaceutical discovery, and basic research. With the recent derivation of rat iPSCs, it is now feasible to apply genetic manipulation in this species. But such tools do not yet exist for many rat strains, especially for disease model rat. The Sprague Dawley (SD) rat is an inbred disease model for hypertension, nephropathy, pulmonary hypertension, depression, and alcohol consumption. In this study, the SD rat iPSCs were generated using lentiviral method. The p53 gene was targeted in rat iPSCs using homologous recombination mediated by P53 zinc-finger nucleases (ZFNs). Our results showed that these rat iPSCs were pluripotent status. P53 gene was targeted successfully with high efficiency by coelectroporating the donor targeting vectors and p53 ZFN vector to these rat iPSCs. Southern blotting analysis confirmed the correct homologous recombination in rat iPSCs. At the same time, our results demonstrated that the P53 dependent function was abolished in p53-targeted iPSCs. This report also demonstrated that iPS technology, combined with homologous recombination mediated by ZFN, was suitable to develop human disease model in rat and other species.
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- Sheng Yang
- 1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University , Hefei, P.R. China .,2 The Human Assisted Reproduction Center, Nanchang Institute of Medical Sciences , Nanchang, P.R. China
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- 1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University , Hefei, P.R. China .,2 The Human Assisted Reproduction Center, Nanchang Institute of Medical Sciences , Nanchang, P.R. China
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- 1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University , Hefei, P.R. China
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- 3 Shanghai JIAI Genetics & IVF Institute, Obstetrics & Gynecology Hospital, Fudan University , Shanghai, P.R. China
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- 1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University , Hefei, P.R. China
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Saada YB, Dib C, Lipinski M, Vassetzky YS. Genome- and Cell-Based Strategies in Therapy of Muscular Dystrophies. BIOCHEMISTRY (MOSCOW) 2017; 81:678-90. [PMID: 27449614 DOI: 10.1134/s000629791607004x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Muscular dystrophies are a group of heterogeneous genetic disorders characterized by progressive loss of skeletal muscle mass. Depending on the muscular dystrophy, the muscle weakness varies in degree of severity. The majority of myopathies are due to genetic events leading to a loss of function of key genes involved in muscle function. Although there is until now no curative treatment to stop the progression of most myopathies, a significant number of experimental gene- and cell-based strategies and approaches have been and are being tested in vitro and in animal models, aiming to restore gene function. Genome editing using programmable endonucleases is a powerful tool for modifying target genome sequences and has been extensively used over the last decade to correct in vitro genetic defects of many single-gene diseases. By inducing double-strand breaks (DSBs), the engineered endonucleases specifically target chosen sequences. These DSBs are spontaneously repaired either by homologous recombination in the presence of a sequence template, or by nonhomologous-end joining error prone repair. In this review, we highlight recent developments and challenges for genome-editing based strategies that hold great promise for muscular dystrophies and regenerative medicine.
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- Y Bou Saada
- UMR 8126, CNRS, Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris Saclay, Institut de Cancérologie Gustave-Roussy, Villejuif, F-94805, France.
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Zhang K, Raboanatahiry N, Zhu B, Li M. Progress in Genome Editing Technology and Its Application in Plants. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2017; 8:177. [PMID: 28261237 PMCID: PMC5306361 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2017.00177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2016] [Accepted: 01/27/2017] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Genome editing technology (GET) is a versatile approach that has progressed rapidly as a mechanism to alter the genotype and phenotype of organisms. However, conventional genome modification using GET cannot satisfy current demand for high-efficiency and site-directed mutagenesis, retrofitting of artificial nucleases has developed into a new avenue within this field. Based on mechanisms to recognize target genes, newly-developed GETs can generally be subdivided into three cleavage systems, protein-dependent DNA cleavage systems (i.e., zinc-finger nucleases, ZFN, and transcription activator-like effector nucleases, TALEN), RNA-dependent DNA cleavage systems (i.e., clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-CRISPR associated proteins, CRISPR-Cas9, CRISPR-Cpf1, and CRISPR-C2c1), and RNA-dependent RNA cleavage systems (i.e., RNA interference, RNAi, and CRISPR-C2c2). All these techniques can lead to double-stranded (DSB) or single-stranded breaks (SSB), and result in either random mutations via non-homologous end-joining (NHEJ) or targeted mutation via homologous recombination (HR). Thus, site-directed mutagenesis can be induced via targeted gene knock-out, knock-in, or replacement to modify specific characteristics including morphology-modification, resistance-enhancement, and physiological mechanism-improvement along with plant growth and development. In this paper, an non-comprehensive review on the development of different GETs as applied to plants is presented.
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- Kai Zhang
- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan, China
- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for the Characteristic Resources Exploitation of Dabie Mountains, Huanggang Normal UniversityHuanggang, China
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan, China
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan, China
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan, China
- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for the Characteristic Resources Exploitation of Dabie Mountains, Huanggang Normal UniversityHuanggang, China
- *Correspondence: Maoteng Li
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Hilscher J, Bürstmayr H, Stoger E. Targeted modification of plant genomes for precision crop breeding. Biotechnol J 2017; 12. [PMID: 27726285 DOI: 10.1002/biot.201600173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2016] [Revised: 08/22/2016] [Accepted: 09/09/2016] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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The development of gene targeting and gene editing techniques based on programmable site-directed nucleases (SDNs) has increased the precision of genome modification and made the outcomes more predictable and controllable. These approaches have achieved rapid advances in plant biotechnology, particularly the development of improved crop varieties. Here, we review the range of alterations which have already been implemented in plant genomes, and summarize the reported efficiencies of precise genome modification. Many crop varieties are being developed using SDN technologies and although their regulatory status in the USA is clear there is still a decision pending in the EU. DNA-free genome editing strategies are briefly discussed because they also present a unique regulatory challenge. The potential applications of genome editing in plant breeding and crop improvement are highlighted by drawing examples from the recent literature.
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- Julia Hilscher
- Department of Applied Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute for Biotechnology in Plant Production (IFA Tulln), University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Tulln, Austria
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- Department of Applied Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria
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Liu J, Shui SL. Delivery methods for site-specific nucleases: Achieving the full potential of therapeutic gene editing. J Control Release 2016; 244:83-97. [PMID: 27865852 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2016.11.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2016] [Revised: 10/30/2016] [Accepted: 11/07/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Hilioti Z, Ganopoulos I, Ajith S, Bossis I, Tsaftaris A. A novel arrangement of zinc finger nuclease system for in vivo targeted genome engineering: the tomato LEC1-LIKE4 gene case. PLANT CELL REPORTS 2016; 35:2241-2255. [PMID: 27473525 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-016-2031-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2016] [Accepted: 07/20/2016] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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A selection-free, highly efficient targeted mutagenesis approach based on a novel ZFN monomer arrangement for genome engineering in tomato reveals plant trait modifications. How to achieve precise gene targeting in plants and especially in crops remains a long-sought goal for elucidating gene function and advancing molecular breeding. To address this issue, zinc finger nuclease (ZFN)-based technology was developed for the Solanum lycopersicum seed system. A ZFN architecture design with an intronic sequence between the two DNA recognition sites was evaluated for its efficiency in targeted gene mutagenesis. Custom engineered ZFNs for the developmental regulator LEAFY-COTYLEDON1-LIKE4 (L1L4) coding for the β subunit of nuclear factor Y, when transiently expressed in tomato seeds, cleaved the target site and stimulated imperfect repair driven by nonhomologous end-joining, thus, introducing mutations into the endogenous target site. The successful in planta application of the ZFN platform resulted in L1L4 mutations which conferred heterochronic phenotypes during development. Our results revealed that sequence changes upstream of the DNA binding domain of L1L4 can lead to phenotypic diversity including fruit organ. These results underscore the utility of engineered ZFN approach in targeted mutagenesis of tomato plant which may accelerate translational research and tomato breeding.
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- Zoe Hilioti
- Institute of Applied Biosciences, Centre for Research and Technology Hellas, Thermi, Thessaloniki, 57001, Greece.
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- Institute of Applied Biosciences, Centre for Research and Technology Hellas, Thermi, Thessaloniki, 57001, Greece
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- Institute of Applied Biosciences, Centre for Research and Technology Hellas, Thermi, Thessaloniki, 57001, Greece
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- Animal Science Department, Agricultural University of Athens, Athens, 11855, Greece
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- Institute of Applied Biosciences, Centre for Research and Technology Hellas, Thermi, Thessaloniki, 57001, Greece
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Schneider K, Schiermeyer A, Dolls A, Koch N, Herwartz D, Kirchhoff J, Fischer R, Russell SM, Cao Z, Corbin DR, Sastry-Dent L, Ainley WM, Webb SR, Schinkel H, Schillberg S. Targeted gene exchange in plant cells mediated by a zinc finger nuclease double cut. PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL 2016; 14:1151-60. [PMID: 26426390 PMCID: PMC11388843 DOI: 10.1111/pbi.12483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2015] [Revised: 08/21/2015] [Accepted: 09/03/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Genome modification by homology-directed repair (HDR) is an attractive tool for the controlled genetic manipulation of plants. Here, we report the HDR-mediated gene exchange of expression cassettes in tobacco BY-2 cells using a designed zinc finger nuclease (ZFN). The target contained a 7-kb fragment flanked by two ZFN cutting sites. That fragment was replaced with a 4-kb donor cassette, which integrates gene markers for selection (kanamycin resistance) and for scoring targeting (red fluorescent protein, RFP). Candidates resulting from cassette exchange were identified by molecular analysis of calli generated by transformation via direct DNA delivery. The precision of HDR-mediated donor integration was evaluated by Southern blot analysis, sequencing of the integration locus and analysis of RFP fluorescence by flow cytometry. Screening of 1326 kanamycin-resistant calli yielded 18 HDR events, 16 of which had a perfect cassette exchange at the insert junction and 13 of which produced functional RFP. Our results demonstrate that ZFN-based HDR can be used for high frequency, precise, targeted exchange of fragments of sizes that are commercially relevant in plants.
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- Katja Schneider
- Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology IME, Aachen, Germany
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology IME, Aachen, Germany
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology IME, Aachen, Germany
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology IME, Aachen, Germany
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology IME, Aachen, Germany
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology IME, Aachen, Germany
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology IME, Aachen, Germany
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- Dow AgroSciences LLC, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology IME, Aachen, Germany
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology IME, Aachen, Germany
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Watanabe K, Breier U, Hensel G, Kumlehn J, Schubert I, Reiss B. Stable gene replacement in barley by targeted double-strand break induction. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2016; 67:1433-45. [PMID: 26712824 PMCID: PMC4762383 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erv537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Gene targeting is becoming an important tool for precision genome engineering in plants. During gene replacement, a variant of gene targeting, transformed DNA integrates into the genome by homologous recombination (HR) to replace resident sequences. We have analysed gene targeting in barley (Hordeum vulgare) using a model system based on double-strand break (DSB) induction by the meganuclease I-SceI and a transgenic, artificial target locus. In the plants we obtained, the donor construct was inserted at the target locus by homology-directed DNA integration in at least two transformants obtained in a single experiment and was stably inherited as a single Mendelian trait. Both events were produced by one-sided integration. Our data suggest that gene replacement can be achieved in barley with a frequency suitable for routine application. The use of a codon-optimized nuclease and co-transfer of the nuclease gene together with the donor construct are probably the components important for efficient gene targeting. Such an approach, employing the recently developed synthetic nucleases/nickases that allow DSB induction at almost any sequence of a genome of interest, sets the stage for precision genome engineering as a routine tool even for important crops such as barley.
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- Koichi Watanabe
- Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), D-06466 Gatersleben, Stadt Seeland, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Carl-von-Linne-Weg 10, D-50829 Cologne, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), D-06466 Gatersleben, Stadt Seeland, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), D-06466 Gatersleben, Stadt Seeland, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), D-06466 Gatersleben, Stadt Seeland, Germany Faculty of Science and Central European Institute of Technology, Masaryk University, 61137 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Max-Planck-Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Carl-von-Linne-Weg 10, D-50829 Cologne, Germany
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Petolino JF, Kumar S. Transgenic trait deployment using designed nucleases. PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL 2016; 14:503-9. [PMID: 26332789 PMCID: PMC11388940 DOI: 10.1111/pbi.12457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2015] [Revised: 07/08/2015] [Accepted: 07/16/2015] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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The demand for crops requiring increasingly complex combinations of transgenes poses unique challenges for transgenic trait deployment. Future value-adding traits such as those associated with crop performance are expected to involve multiple transgenes. Random integration of transgenes not only results in unpredictable expression and potential unwanted side effects but stacking multiple, randomly integrated, independently segregating transgenes creates breeding challenges during introgression and product development. Designed nucleases enable the creation of targeted DNA double-strand breaks at specified genomic locations whereby repair can result in targeted transgene integration leading to precise alterations in DNA sequences for plant genome editing, including the targeting of a transgene to a genomic locus that supports high-level and stable transgene expression without interfering with resident gene function. In addition, targeted DNA integration via designed nucleases allows for the addition of transgenes into previously integrated transgenic loci to create stacked products. The currently reported frequencies of independently generated transgenic events obtained with site-specific transgene integration without the aid of selection for targeting are very low. A modular, positive selection-based gene targeting strategy has been developed involving cassette exchange of selectable marker genes which allows for targeted events to be preferentially selected, over multiple cycles of sequential transformation. This, combined with the demonstration of intragenomic recombination following crossing of transgenic events that contain stably integrated donor and target DNA constructs with nuclease-expressing plants, points towards the future of trait stacking that is less dependent on high-efficiency transformation.
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Weeks DP, Spalding MH, Yang B. Use of designer nucleases for targeted gene and genome editing in plants. PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL 2016; 14:483-95. [PMID: 26261084 PMCID: PMC11388832 DOI: 10.1111/pbi.12448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2015] [Revised: 06/21/2015] [Accepted: 07/03/2015] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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The ability to efficiently inactivate or replace genes in model organisms allowed a rapid expansion of our understanding of many of the genetic, biochemical, molecular and cellular mechanisms that support life. With the advent of new techniques for manipulating genes and genomes that are applicable not only to single-celled organisms, but also to more complex organisms such as animals and plants, the speed with which scientists and biotechnologists can expand fundamental knowledge and apply that knowledge to improvements in medicine, industry and agriculture is set to expand in an exponential fashion. At the heart of these advancements will be the use of gene editing tools such as zinc finger nucleases, modified meganucleases, hybrid DNA/RNA oligonucleotides, TAL effector nucleases and modified CRISPR/Cas9. Each of these tools has the ability to precisely target one specific DNA sequence within a genome and (except for DNA/RNA oligonucleotides) to create a double-stranded DNA break. DNA repair to such breaks sometimes leads to gene knockouts or gene replacement by homologous recombination if exogenously supplied homologous DNA fragments are made available. Genome rearrangements are also possible to engineer. Creation and use of such genome rearrangements, gene knockouts and gene replacements by the plant science community is gaining significant momentum. To document some of this progress and to explore the technology's longer term potential, this review highlights present and future uses of designer nucleases to greatly expedite research with model plant systems and to engineer genes and genomes in major and minor crop species for enhanced food production.
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- Donald P Weeks
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Development and Cell Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Development and Cell Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA
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Forsyth A, Weeks T, Richael C, Duan H. Transcription Activator-Like Effector Nucleases (TALEN)-Mediated Targeted DNA Insertion in Potato Plants. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2016; 7:1572. [PMID: 27826306 PMCID: PMC5078815 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.01572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2016] [Accepted: 10/05/2016] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Targeted DNA integration into known locations in the genome has potential advantages over the random insertional events typically achieved using conventional means of genetic modification. Specifically integrated transgenes are guaranteed to co-segregate, and expression level is more predictable, which makes downstream characterization and line selection more manageable. Because the site of DNA integration is known, the steps to deregulation of transgenic crops may be simplified. Here we describe a method that combines transcription activator-like effector nuclease (TALEN)-mediated induction of double strand breaks (DSBs) and non-autonomous marker selection to insert a transgene into a pre-selected, transcriptionally active region in the potato genome. In our experiment, TALEN was designed to create a DSB in the genome sequence following an endogenous constitutive promoter. A cytokinin vector was utilized for TALENs expression and prevention of stable integration of the nucleases. The donor vector contained a gene of interest cassette and a promoter-less plant-derived herbicide resistant gene positioned near the T-DNA left border which was used to select desired transgenic events. Our results indicated that TALEN induced T-DNA integration occurred with high frequency and resulting events have consistent expression of the gene of interest. Interestingly, it was found that, in most lines integration took place through one sided homology directed repair despite the minimal homologous sequence at the right border. An efficient transient assay for TALEN activity verification is also described.
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Sun Y, Li J, Xia L. Precise Genome Modification via Sequence-Specific Nucleases-Mediated Gene Targeting for Crop Improvement. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2016; 7:1928. [PMID: 28066481 PMCID: PMC5167731 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.01928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2016] [Accepted: 12/05/2016] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Genome editing technologies enable precise modifications of DNA sequences in vivo and offer a great promise for harnessing plant genes in crop improvement. The precise manipulation of plant genomes relies on the induction of DNA double-strand breaks by sequence-specific nucleases (SSNs) to initiate DNA repair reactions that are based on either non-homologous end joining (NHEJ) or homology-directed repair (HDR). While complete knock-outs and loss-of-function mutations generated by NHEJ are very valuable in defining gene functions, their applications in crop improvement are somewhat limited because many agriculturally important traits are conferred by random point mutations or indels at specific loci in either the genes' encoding or promoter regions. Therefore, genome modification through SSNs-mediated HDR for gene targeting (GT) that enables either gene replacement or knock-in will provide an unprecedented ability to facilitate plant breeding by allowing introduction of precise point mutations and new gene functions, or integration of foreign genes at specific and desired "safe" harbor in a predefined manner. The emergence of three programmable SSNs, such as zinc finger nucleases, transcriptional activator-like effector nucleases, and the clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat (CRISPR)/CRISPR-associated protein 9 (Cas9) systems has revolutionized genome modification in plants in a more controlled manner. However, while targeted mutagenesis is becoming routine in plants, the potential of GT technology has not been well realized for traits improvement in crops, mainly due to the fact that NHEJ predominates DNA repair process in somatic cells and competes with the HDR pathway, and thus HDR-mediated GT is a relative rare event in plants. Here, we review recent research findings mainly focusing on development and applications of precise GT in plants using three SSNs systems described above, and the potential mechanisms underlying HDR events in plant cells. We then address the challenges and propose future perspectives in order to facilitate the implementation of precise genome modification through SSNs-mediated GT for crop improvement in a global context.
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Kumar S, Barone P, Smith M. Gene targeting and transgene stacking using intra genomic homologous recombination in plants. PLANT METHODS 2016; 12:11. [PMID: 26839580 PMCID: PMC4736180 DOI: 10.1186/s13007-016-0111-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2015] [Accepted: 01/14/2016] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Modern agriculture has created a demand for plant biotechnology products that provide durable resistance to insect pests, tolerance of herbicide applications for weed control, and agronomic traits tailored for specific geographies. These transgenic trait products require a modular and sequential multigene stacking platform that is supported by precise genome engineering technology. Designed nucleases have emerged as potent tools for creating targeted DNA double strand breaks (DSBs). Exogenously supplied donor DNA can repair the targeted DSB by a process known as gene targeting (GT), resulting in a desired modification of the target genome. The potential of GT technology has not been fully realized for trait deployment in agriculture, mainly because of inefficient transformation and plant regeneration systems in a majority of crop plants and genotypes. This challenge of transgene stacking in plants could be overcome by Intra-Genomic Homologous Recombination (IGHR) that converts independently segregating unlinked donor and target transgenic loci into a genetically linked molecular stack. The method requires stable integration of the donor DNA into the plant genome followed by intra-genomic mobilization. IGHR complements conventional breeding with genetic transformation and designed nucleases to provide a flexible transgene stacking and trait deployment platform.
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- Sandeep Kumar
- Dow AgroSciences LLC, 9330 Zionsville Road, Indianapolis, IN 46286 USA
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- Dow AgroSciences LLC, 9330 Zionsville Road, Indianapolis, IN 46286 USA
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- Dow AgroSciences LLC, 9330 Zionsville Road, Indianapolis, IN 46286 USA
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Fujii W, Onuma A, Yoshioka S, Nagashima K, Sugiura K, Naito K. Finding of a highly efficient ZFN pair for Aqpep gene functioning in murine zygotes. J Reprod Dev 2015; 61:589-93. [PMID: 26460691 PMCID: PMC4685226 DOI: 10.1262/jrd.2015-087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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The generation efficiencies of mutation-induced mice when using engineered zinc-finger nucleases (ZFNs) have
been generally 10 to 20% of obtained pups in previous studies. The discovery of high-affinity DNA-binding
modules can contribute to the generation of various kinds of novel artificial chromatin-targeting tools, such
as zinc-finger acetyltransferases, zinc-finger histone kinases and so on, as well as improvement of reported
zinc-finger recombinases and zinc-finger methyltransferases. Here, we report a novel ZFN pair that has a
highly efficient mutation-induction ability in murine zygotes. The ZFN pair induced mutations in all obtained
mice in the target locus, exon 17 of aminopeptidase Q gene, and almost all of the pups had biallelic
mutations. This high efficiency was also shown in the plasmid DNA transfected in a cultured human cell line.
The induced mutations were inherited normally in the next generation. The zinc-finger modules of this ZFN pair
are expected to contribute to the development of novel ZF-attached chromatin-targeting tools.
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- Wataru Fujii
- Department of Animal Resource Sciences, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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Tekoah Y, Shulman A, Kizhner T, Ruderfer I, Fux L, Nataf Y, Bartfeld D, Ariel T, Gingis-Velitski S, Hanania U, Shaaltiel Y. Large-scale production of pharmaceutical proteins in plant cell culture-the Protalix experience. PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL 2015; 13:1199-208. [PMID: 26102075 DOI: 10.1111/pbi.12428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2015] [Revised: 05/14/2015] [Accepted: 05/26/2015] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Protalix Biotherapeutics develops recombinant human proteins and produces them in plant cell culture. Taliglucerase alfa has been the first biotherapeutic expressed in plant cells to be approved by regulatory authorities around the world. Other therapeutic proteins are being developed and are currently at various stages of the pipeline. This review summarizes the major milestones reached by Protalix Biotherapeutics to enable the development of these biotherapeutics, including platform establishment, cell line selection, manufacturing process and good manufacturing practice principles to consider for the process. Examples of the various products currently being developed are also presented.
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- Protalix Biotherapeutics, Carmiel, Israel
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- Protalix Biotherapeutics, Carmiel, Israel
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Kumar S, AlAbed D, Worden A, Novak S, Wu H, Ausmus C, Beck M, Robinson H, Minnicks T, Hemingway D, Lee R, Skaggs N, Wang L, Marri P, Gupta M. A modular gene targeting system for sequential transgene stacking in plants. J Biotechnol 2015; 207:12-20. [PMID: 25913173 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2015.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2014] [Revised: 03/14/2015] [Accepted: 04/03/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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A modular, selection-based method was developed for site-specific integration of transgenes into a genomic locus to create multigene stacks. High-frequency gene targeting was obtained using zinc finger nuclease (ZFN)-mediated double-strand break (DSB) formation at a pre-defined target genomic location using a unique intron directly downstream of a promoter driving a selectable marker gene to facilitate homology between target and donor sequences. In this system, only insertion into the target locus leads to a functional selectable marker, and regeneration from random insertions of the promoterless donor construct are reduced on selection media. A new stack of transgenes can potentially be loaded with each successive cycle of gene targeting by exchanging the selectable marker gene using the intron homology. This system was tested in maize using the pat selectable marker gene, whereby up to 30% of the plants regenerated on Bialaphos-containing medium were observed to have the donor construct integrated into the target locus. Unlike previous gene targeting methods that utilize defective or partial genes for selecting targeted events, the present method exchanges fully functional genes with every cycle of targeting, thereby allowing the recycling of selectable marker genes, hypothetically for multiple generations of gene targeting.
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- Sandeep Kumar
- Dow AgroSciences LLC, 9330 Zionsville Road, Indianapolis, IN 46268, USA.
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- Dow AgroSciences LLC, 9330 Zionsville Road, Indianapolis, IN 46268, USA
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- Dow AgroSciences LLC, 9330 Zionsville Road, Indianapolis, IN 46268, USA
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- Dow AgroSciences LLC, 9330 Zionsville Road, Indianapolis, IN 46268, USA
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- Dow AgroSciences LLC, 9330 Zionsville Road, Indianapolis, IN 46268, USA
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- Dow AgroSciences LLC, 9330 Zionsville Road, Indianapolis, IN 46268, USA
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- Dow AgroSciences LLC, 9330 Zionsville Road, Indianapolis, IN 46268, USA
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- Dow AgroSciences LLC, 9330 Zionsville Road, Indianapolis, IN 46268, USA
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- Dow AgroSciences LLC, 9330 Zionsville Road, Indianapolis, IN 46268, USA
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- Dow AgroSciences LLC, 9330 Zionsville Road, Indianapolis, IN 46268, USA
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- Dow AgroSciences LLC, 9330 Zionsville Road, Indianapolis, IN 46268, USA
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- Dow AgroSciences LLC, 9330 Zionsville Road, Indianapolis, IN 46268, USA
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- Dow AgroSciences LLC, 9330 Zionsville Road, Indianapolis, IN 46268, USA
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- Dow AgroSciences LLC, 9330 Zionsville Road, Indianapolis, IN 46268, USA
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- Dow AgroSciences LLC, 9330 Zionsville Road, Indianapolis, IN 46268, USA
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