Plants,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
14(6), P. 889 - 889
Published: March 12, 2025
Recent
years
have
witnessed
remarkable
progress
in
plant
biology,
driven
largely
by
the
rapid
evolution
of
CRISPR/Cas-based
genome
editing
(GE)
technologies.
These
tools,
including
versatile
CRISPR/Cas
systems
and
their
derivatives,
such
as
base
editors
prime
editors,
significantly
enhanced
universality,
efficiency,
convenience
functional
genomics,
genetics,
molecular
breeding.
However,
traditional
genetic
transformation
methods
are
essential
for
obtaining
GE
plants.
depend
on
tissue
culture
procedures,
which
time-consuming,
labor-intensive,
genotype-dependent,
challenging
to
regenerate.
Here,
we
systematically
outline
current
advancements
simplifying
GE,
focusing
optimization
process
through
developmental
regulators,
development
planta
methods,
establishment
nanomaterial-
viral
vector-based
delivery
platforms.
We
also
discuss
critical
challenges
future
directions
achieving
genotype-independent,
culture-free
GE.
Journal of Integrative Plant Biology,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
66(3), P. 579 - 622
Published: Nov. 4, 2023
Plant
viruses
are
a
group
of
intracellular
pathogens
that
persistently
threaten
global
food
security.
Significant
advances
in
plant
virology
have
been
achieved
by
Chinese
scientists
over
the
last
20
years,
including
basic
research
and
technologies
for
preventing
controlling
viral
diseases.
Here,
we
review
these
milestones
advances,
identification
new
crop-infecting
viruses,
dissection
pathogenic
mechanisms
multiple
examination
multilayered
interactions
among
their
host
plants,
virus-transmitting
arthropod
vectors,
in-depth
interrogation
plant-encoded
resistance
susceptibility
determinants.
Notably,
various
virus-based
vectors
also
successfully
developed
gene
function
studies
target
expression
plants.
We
recommend
future
China.
Frontiers in Plant Science,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15
Published: Sept. 23, 2024
An
increasing
population,
climate
change,
and
diminishing
natural
resources
present
severe
threats
to
global
food
security,
with
traditional
breeding
genetic
engineering
methods
often
falling
short
in
addressing
these
rapidly
evolving
challenges.
CRISPR/Cas
systems
have
emerged
as
revolutionary
tools
for
precise
modifications
crops,
offering
significant
advancements
resilience,
yield,
nutritional
value,
particularly
staple
crops
like
rice
maize.
This
review
highlights
the
transformative
potential
of
technology,
emphasizing
recent
innovations
such
prime
base
editing,
development
novel
CRISPR-associated
proteins,
which
significantly
improved
specificity,
efficiency,
scope
genome
editing
agriculture.
These
enable
targeted
that
enhance
tolerance
abiotic
stresses
well
biotic
stresses.
Additionally,
plays
a
crucial
role
improving
crop
yield
quality
by
enhancing
photosynthetic
nutrient
uptake,
resistance
lodging,
while
also
taste,
texture,
shelf
life,
content
through
biofortification.
Despite
challenges
off-target
effects,
need
more
efficient
delivery
methods,
ethical
regulatory
concerns,
underscores
importance
security
sustainability
It
calls
continued
research
integration
CRISPR
other
emerging
technologies
nanotechnology,
synthetic
biology,
machine
learning
fully
realize
its
developing
resilient,
productive,
sustainable
agricultural
systems.
Frontiers in Genome Editing,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
5
Published: July 20, 2023
Increased
understanding
of
plant
genetics
and
the
development
powerful
easier-to-use
gene
editing
tools
over
past
century
have
revolutionized
humankind's
ability
to
deliver
precise
genotypes
in
crops.
Plant
transformation
techniques
are
well
developed
for
making
transgenic
varieties
certain
crops
model
organisms,
yet
reagent
delivery
regeneration
remain
key
bottlenecks
applying
technology
most
Typical
protocols
produce
transgenic,
genetically
modified
(GM)
rely
on
transgenes,
chemical
selection,
tissue
culture.
make
edited
(GE)
also
use
even
though
these
may
be
undesirable
final
crop
product.
In
some
crops,
transgenes
routinely
segregated
away
during
meiosis
by
performing
crosses,
thus
only
a
minor
concern.
other
particularly
those
propagated
vegetatively,
complex
hybrids,
or
with
long
generation
times,
such
crosses
impractical
impossible.
This
review
highlights
diverse
strategies
CRISPR/Cas
reagents
regenerable
cells
recover
plants
without
unwanted
integration
transgenes.
Some
examples
include
delivering
DNA-free
as
ribonucleoproteins
mRNA,
relying
expression
from
non-integrated
DNA,
using
novel
mechanisms
viruses
nanoparticles,
unconventional
selection
methods
avoid
and/or
avoiding
culture
altogether.
These
advancing
rapidly
already
enabling
scientists
precision
CRISPR
tools.
Frontiers in Plant Science,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15
Published: March 26, 2024
Citrus
canker
disease
affects
citrus
production.
This
is
caused
by
Xanthomonas
citri
subsp.
(Xcc).
Previous
studies
confirmed
that
during
Xcc
infection,
PthA4,
a
transcriptional
activator
like
effector
(TALE),
translocated
from
the
pathogen
to
host
plant
cells.
PthA4
binds
binding
elements
(EBEs)
in
promoter
region
of
susceptibility
gene
LOB1
(EBE
-LOBP)
activate
its
expression
and
subsequently
cause
symptoms.
Previously,
Cas12a/CBE
co-editing
method
was
employed
disrupt
EBE
-LOBP
pummelo,
which
highly
homozygous.
However,
most
commercial
cultivars
are
heterozygous
hybrids
more
difficult
generate
homozygous/biallelic
mutants.
Here,
we
edit
Hamlin
(
sinensis
),
hybrid
cultivar
grown
worldwide.
Binary
vector
GFP-p1380N-ttLbCas12a:LOBP1-mPBE:ALS2:ALS1
constructed
shown
be
functional
via
Xcc-facilitated
agroinfiltration
leaves.
construct
allows
selection
transgene-free
regenerants
GFP,
edits
ALS
chlorsulfuron-resistant
as
marker
for
genome
editing
resulting
transient
T-DNA
nCas9-mPBE:ALS2:ALS1,
gene(s)
interest
(i.e.,
this
study)
through
ttLbCas12a,
thus
creating
citrus.
Totally,
77
plantlets
were
produced.
Among
them,
8
transgenic
plants
(#Ham
GFP
1
-
#Ham
8),
4
NoGFP
4),
rest
wild
type.
plantlets,
three
lines
1,
2
3)
contained
biallelic
mutations
pthA4
,
one
line
4)
had
homozygous
.
We
achieved
5.2%
mutation
efficiency
–LOBP
C.
cv.
Hamlin,
compared
1.9%
pummelo
previous
study.
Importantly,
four
3
survived
resistant
against
canker.
Taken
together,
has
been
successfully
used
canker‐resistant
T0
generation
biallelic/homozygous
LOB1.