CRISPR–Cas applications in agriculture and plant research
Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Март 7, 2025
Язык: Английский
Viral delivery of an RNA-guided genome editor for transgene-free plant germline editing
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory),
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Июль 19, 2024
Abstract
Genome
editing
is
transforming
plant
biology
by
enabling
precise
DNA
modifications.
However,
delivery
of
systems
into
plants
remains
challenging,
often
requiring
slow,
genotype-specific
methods
such
as
tissue
culture
or
transformation.
Plant
viruses,
which
naturally
infect
and
spread
to
most
tissues,
present
a
promising
system
for
reagents.
But
viruses
have
limited
cargo
capacities,
restricting
their
ability
carry
large
CRISPR-Cas
systems.
Here,
we
engineered
tobacco
rattle
virus
(TRV)
the
compact
RNA-guided
TnpB
enzyme
ISYmu1
its
guide
RNA.
This
innovation
allowed
transgene-free
Arabidopsis
thaliana
in
single
step,
with
edits
inherited
subsequent
generation.
By
overcoming
traditional
reagent
barriers,
this
approach
offers
novel
platform
genome
editing,
can
greatly
accelerate
biotechnology
basic
research.
Язык: Английский
Engineering an optimized hypercompact CRISPR/Cas12j‐8 system for efficient genome editing in plants
Plant Biotechnology Journal,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Янв. 12, 2025
Summary
The
Cas12j‐8
nuclease,
derived
from
the
type
V
CRISPR
system,
is
approximately
half
size
of
Cas9
and
recognizes
a
5′‐TTN‐3′
protospacer
adjacent
motif
sequence,
thus
potentially
having
broad
application
in
genome
editing
for
crop
improvement.
However,
its
efficiency
remains
low
plants.
In
this
study,
we
rationally
engineered
both
crRNA
nuclease.
markedly
improved
When
combined,
they
exhibited
robust
activity
soybean
rice,
enabling
target
sites
that
were
previously
uneditable.
Notably,
certain
sequences,
was
comparable
to
SpCas9
when
targeting
identical
it
outperformed
Cas12j‐2
variant,
nCas12j‐2,
across
all
tested
targets.
Additionally,
developed
cytosine
base
editors
based
on
Cas12j‐8,
demonstrating
an
average
increase
5.36‐
6.85‐fold
base‐editing
(C
T)
compared
with
unengineered
system
plants,
no
insertions
or
deletions
(indels)
observed.
Collectively,
these
findings
indicate
hypercompact
CRISPR/Cas12j‐8
serves
as
efficient
tool
mediated
by
nuclease
cleavage
Язык: Английский
The genome awakens: transposon-mediated gene regulation
Trends in Plant Science,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Март 1, 2025
Язык: Английский
Targeted mutagenesis in Arabidopsis and medicinal plants using transposon‐associated TnpB
Journal of Integrative Plant Biology,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
66(10), С. 2083 - 2086
Опубликована: Авг. 7, 2024
The
programmable
nuclease
TnpB
is
significantly
smaller
than
Cas9,
can
edit
genes
in
medicinal
plants,
including
Artemisia
annua,
Salvia
miltiorrhiza,
Scutellaria
baicalensis,
Isatis
indigotica,
and
Codonopsis
pilosula,
has
potential
uses
molecular
breeding
to
enhance
crop
yield
quality.
Medicinal
plants
produce
valuable
compounds,
but
often
at
low
concentrations.
Genome
editing
could
be
used
increase
the
production
of
secondary
metabolites
plants.
clustered
regularly
interspaced
short
palindromic
repeat
(CRISPR)/CRISPR-associated
protein
9
(Cas9)
system
emerged
as
a
simple,
widely
method
for
gene
However,
identification
new
endonucleases
improve
its
efficiency
by
expanding
range
target
sequences,
decreasing
off-target
effects,
and,
proteins,
facilitating
delivery
genome-editing
tools.
RNA-guided
Cas9
IscB
(encoded
transposon
IS200/IS605
family)
may
share
common
ancestor
with
(Kapitonov
et
al.,
2015),
which
encoded
small
family.
recently
been
an
efficient
tool
genome
engineering
Escherichia
coli
animal
cells
(Altae-Tran
2021;
Karvelis
2021).
employ
multiple
guides
concurrently
modify
(Wang
2024),
analogous
mechanisms
observed
IscB.
applicability
plant
non-human
DNA
yet
explored.
Here,
we
successfully
model
Arabidopsis
(Arabidopsis
thaliana)
several
RNA-directed
that
guided
reRNA
(right
end
element
RNA),
20-bp
region
matching
(Karvelis
We
developed
construct
was
driven
U6
polymerase
III
promoter
expressed
under
control
Ubiquitin1
(UBQ1)
(Figure
1A).
In
addition,
incorporated
eukaryotic
nuclear
localization
signals
both
termini
ensure
nucleus.
To
visualize
TnpB,
fused
yellow
fluorescent
(YFP)
generate
YFP-TnpB
construct.
Nicotiana
benthamiana
leaves
clear
S1),
consistent
(Nekrasov
2013).
Editing
using
(A)
right
RNA
(reRNA):TnpB
protoplast
transformation,
Agrobacterium
tumefaciens-mediated
transient
stable
transformation
planta.
(B)
Diagram
CHLI2
site.
(C)
Agarose
gel
electrophoresis
chain
reaction
products
from
sites
within
protoplasts.
Genomic
digested
EcoRV
(lanes
1–3);
undigested
genomic
shown
lane
4.
(D)
Alignment
reads
showing
edits
CHLI2.
wild-type
sequence
top.
Bases
have
altered
edited
are
marked
red.
TAM
(transposon-associated
motif)
located
next
(at
5′
end).
Targeted
CYP71AV1
(E),
SmTⅡAS
(F),
SbGUS
(G),
IsYUC2
(H),
SPSS2
(I)
pilosula
protoplasts,
respectively.
(J)
shows
indel-inducing
activity
four
targets,
each
spanning
20
nucleotides,
ABCG39,
NAP10,
GL3,
well
A.
annua
TLR1
(mean
±
SD,
n
=
3
independent
experiments).
(K)
Distribution
indel
profiles
genes.
blue
line
represents
deletions,
while
red
insertions.
green
target,
pink
indicates
TAM.
(L).
(M).
recognized
reRNA:TnpB
or
highlighted
gray.
underlined,
changes
Next,
constructed
vector
assess
Arabidopsis.
generated
guide
selecting
following
transposon-associated
motif
(TAM)
"TTGAT"
MAGNESIUM
CHELATASE
SUBUNIT
I2
(CHLI2,
At5g45930)
1B).
facilitate
successful
edits,
designed
include
restriction
enzyme
site,
allowing
detection
through
analysis
determine
mutagenesis
extracted
it
EcoRV.
amplified
digestion
(PCR)
sequenced
Sanger
sequencing
(Table
S1).
By
employing
this
technique,
effectively
eliminated
unedited
selectively
enriched
underwent
subsequent
sequencing.
Using
control,
fragment
protoplasts
expressing
reRNA:TnpB,
whereas
neither
nor
1C).
These
results
indicate
capable
presence
reRNA.
Analysis
PCR
revealed
mutations
induced
not
only
also
adjacent
regions
S2).
Deletions
were
detected.
verify
our
other
genes,
targeted
GL3
editing.
As
expected,
indels
(insertions
deletions)
base
pair
substitutions
these
S3).
evaluate
rates
vivo,
evaluated
expression
constructs
leaves.
Mutations
predominantly
occurred
close
proximity
sequence,
findings
S4).
provide
evidence
vivo.
investigated
whether
result
similar
level
transgenic
via
floral
dip
method.
Approximately
50
T1
seedlings
obtained.
Sequencing
many
near
(Figures
1D,
S5),
previous
studies
TnpB-mediated
E.
human
mutation
14%
(seven
mutant
out
plants).
all
showed
chimeric
phenotype,
suggesting
CRISPR/Cas9,
induces
individual
cells.
Additionally,
some
deletions
insertions
flanking
S3A,
C).
generation
(T2),
chimerism
mutants
displayed
pale-green
phenotype
resembling
lines
S6)
(Mao
relatively
length
(20
bp)
enabled
non-specific
binding,
resulting
effects
those
CRISPR/Cas9.
occurrence
Arabidopsis,
searched
sequences
TAIR10
(https://www.arabidopsis.org/).
This
search
yielded
13
S2),
shared
15
17
bp
identical
sequence.
Within
identified
no
mutations.
obtain
homozygous
generation,
egg
cell-specific
(egg-cell
pro)
drive
expression.
cell
pro:Cas9
approximately
17%;
however,
obtained
ability
affected
factors
2015).
failed
detect
pro:TnpB
population,
13%
1L,
M).
species
pilosula.
CYP71AV1,
SmTⅡAS,
SbGUS,
IsYUC2,
S.
I.
C.
respectively,
transiently
transformed
Consistent
1E–I).
miltiorrhiza
1F),
species.
overall
editing,
performed
high-throughput
annua.
vector,
subjected
cleavage
(Liu
2019).
30%,
2%,
15%,
respectively
1J).
Intriguingly,
induction
NAP10
higher
previously
reported
2021)
1K).
2%
Moreover,
highly
outside
regions,
lower
deletion
efficiencies
1K,
S7).
suggest
might
associated
structure.
further
analyze
mutational
gene-edited
examined
50-bp
had
acquired
sites,
revealing
prevalence
compared
site
S7),
prior
Fewer
detected
more
distant
locations
sites.
Figure
S9A,
rate
C-to-G
TLR
reached
33.07%
test
1.
notably
falling
below
3%
S8,
S9).
Recent
indicated
significant
rice
(Karmakar
2024;
Li
efficiency.
Overall,
suitable
Our
demonstrate
inducing
(only
1,227
bp),
makes
amenable
manipulation
utilization
Besides
changes,
delete
fragments.
(TTGAT)
two
bases
longer
protospacer
(PAM)
contains
three
specific
PAM
SpCas9
(NGG).
since
easy
create
generating
substitutions.
Additional
optimization
needed
perfect
tool.
Nevertheless,
use
work
funded
National
Key
Research
Development
Program
China
(grant
no.
2022YFC3501700),
Natural
Science
Foundation
(32070332),
Shanghai
Local
Technology
Fund
Central
Government
(YDZX20203100002948).
thank
Tgene
Biotech
(Shanghai)
Co.,
Ltd.
providing
us
data.
authors
declare
conflict
interest.
Z.L.
W.C.
conceived
entire
research
plan;
W.C.,
X.W.,
B.D,
S.F.
most
work;
J.X.
provided
technical
assistance;
Z.L.,
X.W.
wrote
manuscript;
L.Z.
helped
organization
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article:
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jipb.13758/suppinfo
S1.
Localization
nuclei
cytoplasm
S2.
S3.
creates
S4.
S5.
S6.
S7.
depicted.
signifies
denotes
indicating
S8.
substitution
targets
nt
illustrated
S9.
(A)and
Supplementary
Table
1
Primer
list.
TTGAT
2
Potential
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Язык: Английский
Unlocking crops’ genetic potential: Advances in genome and epigenome editing of regulatory regions
Current Opinion in Plant Biology,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
83, С. 102669 - 102669
Опубликована: Ноя. 26, 2024
Язык: Английский
CRISPR–Cas systems and applications for crop bioengineering
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
12
Опубликована: Окт. 16, 2024
CRISPR–Cas
technologies
contribute
to
enhancing
our
understanding
of
plant
gene
functions,
and
the
precise
breeding
crop
traits.
Here,
we
review
latest
progress
in
genome
editing,
focusing
on
emerging
systems,
DNA-free
delivery
methods,
advanced
editing
approaches.
By
illustrating
applications
for
improving
performance
food
quality,
highlight
potential
genome-edited
crops
sustainable
agriculture
security.
Язык: Английский