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ReviewPlant cell reports2019

CRISPR/Cas-mediated gene targeting in plants: finally a turn for the better for homologous recombination.

Teng-Kuei Huang, Holger Puchta

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Review in Plant cell reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 65 papers.

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65citing papers in PubMed
8.7field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

65 citing papers in PubMed, 145 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Teng-Kuei HuangBotanical Institute II, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, POB 6980, 76049, Karlsruhe, Germany.
Holger PuchtaBotanical Institute II, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, POB 6980, 76049, Karlsruhe, Germany. holger.puchta@kit.edu.
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology · DE

Funding

Bundesministerium für Forschung und Technologie 100334243 SophGenTomMinistry of Science and Technology, Taiwan MOST 106-2917-I-564-007-A1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

key messageWe summarize recent progress of CRISPR/Cas9-mediated gene targeting in plants, provide recommendations for designing gene-targeting vectors and highlight the potential of new technologies applicable to plants. Gene targeting (GT) is a tool of urgent need for plant biotechnology and breeding. It is based on homologous recombination that is able to precisely introduce desired modifications within a target locus. However, its low efficiency in higher plants is a major barrier for its application. Using site-specific nucleases, such as the recent CRISPR/Cas system, GT has become applicable in plants, via the induction of double-strand breaks, although still at a too low efficiency for most practical applications in crops. Recently, a variety of promising new improvements regarding the efficiency of GT has been reported by several groups. It turns out that GT can be enhanced by cell-type-specific expression of Cas nucleases, by the use of self-amplified GT-vector DNA or by manipulation of DNA repair pathways. Here, we highlight the most recent progress of GT in plants. Moreover, we provide suggestions on how to use the technology efficiently, based on the mechanisms of DNA repair, and highlight several of the newest GT strategies in yeast or mammals that are potentially applicable to plants. Using the full potential of GT technology will definitely help us pave the way in enhancing crop yields and food safety for an ecologically friendly agriculture.

Indexed as

Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic RepeatsCRISPR-Cas SystemsDNA Breaks, Double-StrandedGene TargetingGenome, PlantHomologous RecombinationCas12Cas9Double-strand breakGene targetingHomologous recombination

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PMID30673818
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