Genome editing in maize: Toward improving complex traits in a global crop
Document title: Genome editing in maize: Toward improving complex traits in a global crop
Journal: Genetics and molecular biology
Database: PERIÓDICA
System number: 000459151
ISSN: 1415-4757
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Institutions: 1Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Genomics for Climate Change Research Center, Campinas, São Paulo. Brasil
2Ghent University, Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent, Oost Vlaanderen. Bélgica
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Volumen: 46
Number: 1
Country: Brasil
Language: Inglés
Document type: Artículo
Approach: Descriptivo
English abstract Recent advances in genome editing have enormously enhanced the effort to develop biotechnology crops for more sustainable food production. CRISPR/Cas, the most versatile genome-editing tool, has shown the potential to create genome modifications that range from gene knockout and gene expression pattern modulations to allele-specific changes in order to design superior genotypes harboring multiple improved agronomic traits. However, a frequent bottleneck is the delivery of CRISPR/Cas to crops that are less amenable to transformation and regeneration. Several technologies have recently been proposed to overcome transformation recalcitrance, including HI-Edit/IMGE and ectopic/transient expression of genes encoding morphogenic regulators. These technologies allow the eroding of the barriers that make crops inaccessible for genome editing. In this review, we discuss the advances in genome editing in crops with a particular focus on the use of technologies to improve complex traits such as water use efficiency, drought stress, and yield in maize
Disciplines: Biología
Keyword: Angiospermas,
Genética,
Maíz,
Revisión bibliográfica,
Genoma
Keyword: Angiosperms,
Genetics,
Maize,
Genome,
Bibliographic review
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