In
the
last
two
decades,
innovations
in
genomics
(genome
reading)
have
advanced
crop
breeding
and
played
a
central
role
improvement.
Since
first
genome
(rice)
was
published,
several
genomes
are
out
public
domain
with
an
exponential
increase
number
of
samples
per
genome,
improved
assembly
development
PAN
(Figure
1).
The
availability
reference,
whole
re-sequencing
(WGRS)
PAN-genomes
essential
to
map
allelic
variants
(single
base
pair
large
variations)
our
knowledge
toward
precise
gene
discovery,
marker
development,
trait
introgression
(Bevan
et
al.,
2017;
Kadam
2016;
Patil
Valliyodan
2021).
WGRS
is
one
many
payoffs
discovery
programs
has
been
conducted
variety
organism
including
humans,
animals,
species
dense
variation
data
integrated
other
omics
platforms
(transcriptomics,
phenomics,
metabolomics)
improves
understanding
phenotype–genotype
relationship
for
marker-assisted
mapping.
Several
crop-specific
databases
developed
accelerate
mapping,
this
information
become
integral
part
all
aspects
biological
research,
basic
applied
plant
biology
(Deshmukh
2021;
Matthews
2009).
With
genomic
technologies,
researchers
can
now
effectively
identify
casual
genetic
from
wild/landrace
relatives.
Application
robust
high
throughput
engineering
technologies
will
be
understand
function
achieve
targeted
modification
desirable
agronomic
traits
wide
range
plants,
especially
species.
Over
years,
evolved
rapidly
random
mutagenesis
approaches,
such
as
chemical,
physical,
or
insertional
(transposon
T-DNA
mediated)
mutagenesis,
more
techniques,
editing
(Graham
2020).
Although
often
requires
creating
populations
mutant
screening
without
much
control
on
mutation
outcomes,
enables
introduction
broad
modifications
efficient
controlled
manner.
past
three
continuous
search
efficiency
target-specific
lead
tools,
meganucleases,
zinc-finger
nuclease,
TALENs
(transcription
activator-like
effector
nucleases)
recently
CRISPR-Cas
(Vats
2019).
required
laborious
efforts
engineer
their
DNA
binding
domains
new
sequence
recognition
activities.
By
contrary,
technology
directed
by
CRISPR
guide
RNA
(gRNA)
system
search,
bind,
create
through
RNA–DNA
pairing.
Due
its
simplicity,
activity,
versatility,
multiplexing
capability,
reagent
choice
successfully
demonstrated
various
modifications.
Compared
systems
animal
mammalian
species,
present
own
opportunities
challenges.
focus
issues,
collection
reviews
research
articles
were
published
tackle
key
challenges,
building
versatile
toolkits,
polyploid
genomes,
integration
molecular
editing,
precision
assessment
current
status
quo
regulatory
landscape
products
2).
Delivery
gene-editing
reagents
largely
relies
transformation
that
time-consuming
labor
intensive.
Uranga
Daros
(2022)
reviewed
recent
advances
virus
induced
(VIGE)
discussed
application
VIGE
toolbox
special
strategies
tissue
culture
free
delivery
reagents.
addition,
regent
coordinated
expression
cell
depend
upon
streamlined
processes
develop
vector
parts,
Cas
enzymes,
promoters,
terminators,
selection/reporter
genes.
Chamness
al.
reported
universal
golden
gate-based
cloning
toolkit
simplify
complex
constructs
engineering.
These
publicly
available
resources
would
greatly
reduce
bottleneck
technical
challenges
testing
deployment
tools.
issue,
using
optimized
CRISPR-Cas9
approach,
Biswas
Nguyen
(2021)
characterized
multiple
novel
genes
involved
resistant
starch
rice
N
fixation
nodule
soybean,
respectively.
Yoon
double
haploid
switchgrass
could
significantly
speed
up
processes.
targeting
four
functional
CENH3
homolog
genes,
aneuploid
lines
time
engineering,
however,
redundancy
multiple-member
families
additional
practical
characterization,
May
(2023)
progress,
obstacles,
optimizations
needed
polyploids.
To
address
Zheng
showcased
generation
single,
double,
triple
knockouts
11
members
Cytokinin
oxidase/dehydrogenase
(CKX)
family
rice.
significant
identified
among
OsCKX
same
phylogenetic
clade,
findings
revealed
diversified
regulating
capabilities
modulate
height,
panicle
size,
grain
panicle.
addition
mentioned
above,
reducing
off-target
effect
Zhang
investigated
impact
highly
multiplexed
CRISPR-Cas12a
off-targeting
simultaneous
stranded
breaks
chromosome
rearrangements.
This
particularly
important
implementation
policies.
end,
Kalaitzandonakes
analyzed
economics
potential
long-term
improvement
agriculture
then
emerging
global
policy
environment,
which
shape
ultimate
path
overall
socioeconomic
benefits
society.
Arjun
Ojha:
Writing
–
original
draft;Writing
review
&
editing.
Feng
Zhang:
draft;
Gunvant
Patil:
GPB
thankful
financial
support
Governor's
University
Research
Initiative
(GURI),
Texas
Tech
University.
authors
declare
no
conflicts
interest.
Nature Communications,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
15(1)
Опубликована: Июнь 14, 2024
Abstract
Cytosine
base
editors
(CBEs)
and
adenine
(ABEs)
enable
precise
C-to-T
A-to-G
edits.
Recently,
ABE8e,
derived
from
TadA-8e,
enhances
edits
in
mammalian
cells
plants.
Interestingly,
TadA-8e
can
also
be
evolved
to
confer
editing.
This
study
compares
engineered
CBEs
rice
tomato
cells,
identifying
TadCBEa,
TadCBEd,
TadCBEd_V106W
as
efficient
with
high
purity
a
narrow
editing
window.
A
dual
editor,
TadDE,
promotes
simultaneous
Multiplexed
TadCBEa
TadDE
is
demonstrated
transgenic
rice,
no
off-target
effects
detected
by
whole
genome
transcriptome
sequencing,
indicating
specificity.
Finally,
two
crop
engineering
applications
using
are
shown:
introducing
herbicide
resistance
alleles
OsALS
creating
synonymous
mutations
OsSPL14
resist
OsMIR156
-mediated
degradation.
Together,
this
presents
editor
valuable
additions
the
plant
toolbox.
The Crop Journal,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
12(2), С. 569 - 582
Опубликована: Фев. 15, 2024
The
development
and
maturation
of
the
CRISPR/Cas
genome
editing
system
provides
a
valuable
tool
for
plant
functional
genomics
genetic
improvement.
Currently
available
genome-editing
tools
have
limited
number
targets,
restricting
their
application
in
research.
In
this
study,
we
developed
novel
CRISPR/Cas9
ultra-multiplex
consisting
two
template
vectors,
eight
donor
four
destination
one
primer-design
software
package.
By
combining
advantages
Golden
Gate
cloning
to
assemble
multiple
repetitive
fragments
Gateway
recombination
large
by
changing
structure
amplicons
used
sgRNA
expression
cassettes,
can
single
binary
vector
targeting
more
than
40
genomic
loci.
A
rice
knockout
containing
49
cassettes
was
assembled
high
co-editing
efficiency
observed.
This
advances
synthetic
biology
engineering.
Frontiers in Plant Science,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
15
Опубликована: Сен. 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.
Plants,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
12(7), С. 1478 - 1478
Опубликована: Март 28, 2023
Following
recent
developments
and
refinement,
CRISPR-Cas9
gene-editing
technology
has
become
increasingly
mature
is
being
widely
used
for
crop
improvement.
The
application
of
CRISPR/Cas9
enables
the
generation
transgene-free
genome-edited
plants
in
a
short
period
advantages
simplicity,
high
efficiency,
specificity,
low
production
costs,
which
greatly
facilitate
study
gene
functions.
In
plant
molecular
breeding,
efficiency
system
proven
to
be
key
step
influencing
effectiveness
with
improvements
recently
becoming
focus
reported
scientific
research.
This
review
details
strategies
methods
improving
editing
including
Cas9
variant
enzyme
engineering,
effect
multiple
promoter
driven
Cas9,
gRNA
efficient
optimization
expression
strategies.
It
also
briefly
introduces
CRISPR/Cas12a
BE
PE
precision
editing.
These
are
beneficial
further
development
systems
field
breeding.
Plant Communications,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
5(6), С. 100921 - 100921
Опубликована: Апрель 15, 2024
CRISPR-Cas-based
genome
editing
holds
immense
promise
for
advancing
plant
genomics
and
crop
enhancement.
However,
the
challenge
of
low
activity
complicates
identification
events.
In
this
study,
we
introduce
multiple
single
transcript
unit
surrogate
reporter
(STU-SR)
systems
to
enhance
selection
genome-edited
plants.
These
use
same
guide
RNAs
designed
endogenous
genes
edit
genes,
establishing
a
direct
link
between
gene
that
genes.
Various
strategies
are
used
restore
functional
after
editing,
including
efficient
single-strand
annealing
(SSA)
homologous
recombination
in
STU-SR-SSA
systems.
STU-SR-base
editor
leverage
base
reinstate
start
codon,
enriching
C-to-T
A-to-G
Our
results
showcase
effectiveness
these
STU-SR
enhancing
events
monocot
rice,
encompassing
Cas9
nuclease-based
targeted
mutagenesis,
cytosine
adenine
editing.
The
exhibit
compatibility
with
variants,
such
as
PAM-less
SpRY,
shown
boost
Brassica
oleracea,
dicot
vegetable
crop.
summary,
have
developed
highly
versatile
enrichment
Plants,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
14(3), С. 358 - 358
Опубликована: Янв. 24, 2025
Cytokinins
(CKs)
play
important
functions
in
plant
growth
and
development
response
to
adversity
stress.
However,
little
is
known
about
the
role
CK
plays
rice
grain
quality.
We
hypothesized
that
exogenous
cytokinins
could
improve
quality
by
regulating
physiological
traits
genes
related
starch
synthesis.
Therefore,
we
exogenously
applied
different
concentrations
of
kinetin
(KT),
an
CK,
during
grain-filling
period.
Our
results
show
all
KT
treatments
resulted
a
significant
increase
thousand-grain
weight.
In
particular,
chalkiness
chalky
rate
were
significantly
reduced,
gel
consistency
(GC)
content
alkali
spreading
value
(ASV)
increased
10−8
M
treatment.
Meanwhile,
application
positively
affected
transcription
some
synthesis-related
genes,
which
was
contrast
10−5
conclusion,
appropriate
period
can
ultimately
affect
changes
relevant
indicators,
such
as
appearance
(AQ)
eating
cooking
qualities
(ECQ).
International Journal of Molecular Sciences,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
26(4), С. 1436 - 1436
Опубликована: Фев. 8, 2025
Awn
length
is
a
significant
agronomic
trait
in
rice.
To
analyze
the
genetic
mechanism
of
awn
chromosome
segment
substitution
line
29
(CSSL29)
derived
from
9311
(recipient)
into
Nipponbare
(NIP,
donor),
an
F2
segregated
population
was
constructed
(indica)
and
CSSL29.
The
candidate
genes
were
analyzed
using
quantitative
loci
sequencing
(QTL-seq),
yeast
two-hybrid
assays,
3
k
10
rice
databases.
results
indicated
that
segregating
followed
normal
distribution,
long-awn
phenotype
CSSL29
controlled
by
multiple
genes.
Through
BSA
data,
major
QTL
qAWN4
associated
with
identified
on
4,
containing
cloned
gene
An-2.
Further
investigation
revealed
presence
An-1,
both
exhibiting
additive
effect
regulation
phenotype.
Yeast
experiments
confirmed
no
interaction
between
An-2
suggesting
not
mediated
through
simple
protein-to-protein
binding.
Population
analysis
allele
artificially
selected
during
domestication
but
did
significantly
differ
indica
japonica
subspecies.
These
findings
enhance
our
understanding
rice,
laying
groundwork
for
future
research
this
area.
Plant Biotechnology Journal,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Фев. 27, 2025
Summary
Genome‐edited
plants,
endowed
with
climate‐smart
traits,
have
been
promoted
as
tools
for
strengthening
resilience
against
climate
change.
Successful
plant
gene
editing
(GE)
requires
precise
regulation
of
the
GE
machinery,
a
process
controlled
by
promoters,
which
drives
its
transcription
through
interactions
factors
(TFs)
and
RNA
polymerase.
While
constitutive
promoters
are
extensively
used
in
constructs,
their
limitations
highlight
need
alternative
approaches.
This
review
emphasizes
promise
tissue/organ
specific
well
inducible
enable
targeted
spatiotemporal
manner
no
effects
on
other
tissues.
Advances
synthetic
biology
paved
way
creation
offering
refined
control
over
expression
augmenting
potential
GE.
The
integration
these
novel
systems
presents
significant
opportunities
conditional
genome
editing.
Moreover,
advent
bioinformatic
artificial
intelligence
is
revolutionizing
characterization
regulatory
elements,
enhancing
our
understanding
roles
plants.
Thus,
this
provides
insights
into
strategic
use
promoter
to
enhance
precision,
efficiency
specificity
GE,
setting
stage
innovative
crop
improvement
strategies.