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ArticlePlant signaling & behavior2015

Activity and specificity of TRV-mediated gene editing in plants.

Zahir Ali, Aala Abul-Faraj, Marek Piatek, Magdy M Mahfouz

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Article in Plant signaling & behavior, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 45 papers.

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4 authors.

Zahir Alia Laboratory for Genome Engineering, Division of Biological Sciences & Center for Desert Agriculture, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology ; Thuwal , Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Aala Abul-Faraja Laboratory for Genome Engineering, Division of Biological Sciences & Center for Desert Agriculture, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology ; Thuwal , Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Marek Piateka Laboratory for Genome Engineering, Division of Biological Sciences & Center for Desert Agriculture, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology ; Thuwal , Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Magdy M Mahfouza Laboratory for Genome Engineering, Division of Biological Sciences & Center for Desert Agriculture, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology ; Thuwal , Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Plant trait engineering requires efficient targeted genome-editing technologies. Clustered regularly interspaced palindromic repeats (CRISPRs)/ CRISPR associated (Cas) type II system is used for targeted genome-editing applications across eukaryotic species including plants. Delivery of genome engineering reagents and recovery of mutants remain challenging tasks for in planta applications. Recently, we reported the development of Tobacco rattle virus (TRV)-mediated genome editing in Nicotiana benthamiana. TRV infects the growing points and possesses small genome size; which facilitate cloning, multiplexing, and agroinfections. Here, we report on the persistent activity and specificity of the TRV-mediated CRISPR/Cas9 system for targeted modification of the Nicotiana benthamiana genome. Our data reveal the persistence of the TRV- mediated Cas9 activity for up to 30 d post-agroinefection. Further, our data indicate that TRV-mediated genome editing exhibited no off-target activities at potential off-targets indicating the precision of the system for plant genome engineering. Taken together, our data establish the feasibility and exciting possibilities of using virus-mediated CRISPR/Cas9 for targeted engineering of plant genomes.

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Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic RepeatsGenome, PlantMutagenesis, Site-DirectedPlant VirusesRNA VirusesDNA, PlantGenes, PlantGenetic EngineeringMutationNicotianaRNA EditingRNA, ViralDNA, PlantRNA, ViralCRISPR/Cas9 systemplant genome engineeringsynthetic site-specific nucleases (SSNs)TRVviral-mediated genome editing

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PMID26039254
PMCPMC4883890

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