Base editing in crops: current advances, limitations and future implications

文献类型： 外文期刊

第一作者： Mishra, Rukmini

作者： Mishra, Rukmini;Zhao, Kaijun;Joshi, Raj Kumar

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关键词： adenine; base editors; cytidine; CRISPR/Cas9; crop improvement; genome editing

期刊名称：PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL （ 影响因子：9.803； 五年影响因子：9.555 ）

ISSN： 1467-7644

年卷期： 2020 年 18 卷 1 期

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： Targeted mutagenesis via genome-editing technologies holds great promise in developing improved crop varieties to meet future demands. Point mutations or single nucleotide polymorphisms often determine important agronomic traits of crops. Genome-editing-based single-base changes could generate elite trait variants in crop plants which help in accelerating crop improvement. Among the genome-editing technologies, base editing has emerged as a novel and efficient genome-editing approach which enables direct and irreversible conversion of one target base into another in a programmable manner. A base editor is a fusion of catalytically inactive CRISPR-Cas9 domain (Cas9 variants) and cytosine or adenosine deaminase domain that introduces desired point mutations in the target region enabling precise editing of genomes. In the present review, we have summarized the development of different base-editing platforms. Then, we have focussed on the current advances and the potential applications of this precise technology in crop improvement. The review also sheds light on the limitations associated with this technology. Finally, the future perspectives of this emerging technology towards crop improvement have been highlighted.

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