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ArticlePlant biotechnology journal2019

Generation of virus-resistant potato plants by RNA genome targeting.

Xiaohui Zhan, Fengjuan Zhang, Ziyang Zhong, Ruhao Chen, Yong Wang, Ling Chang, Ralph Bock, Bihua Nie, Jiang Zhang

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Article in Plant biotechnology journal, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 81 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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81citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

81 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 199 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Xiaohui ZhanState Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan, China.
Fengjuan ZhangState Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan, China.
Ziyang ZhongKey Laboratory of Potato Biology and Biotechnology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, National Center for Vegetable Improvement (Central China), Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China.
Ruhao ChenKey Laboratory of Potato Biology and Biotechnology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, National Center for Vegetable Improvement (Central China), Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China.
Yong WangState Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan, China.
Ling ChangState Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan, China.
Ralph BockState Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7502-6940
Bihua NieKey Laboratory of Potato Biology and Biotechnology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, National Center for Vegetable Improvement (Central China), Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China.
Jiang ZhangState Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan, China.ORCID 0000-0003-3949-3765
Hubei University · CNHuazhong Agricultural University · CNMax Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

CRISPR/Cas systems provide bacteria and archaea with molecular immunity against invading phages and foreign plasmids. The class 2 type VI CRISPR/Cas effector Cas13a is an RNA-targeting CRISPR effector that provides protection against RNA phages. Here we report the repurposing of CRISPR/Cas13a to protect potato plants from a eukaryotic virus, Potato virus Y (PVY). Transgenic potato lines expressing Cas13a/sgRNA (small guide RNA) constructs showed suppressed PVY accumulation and disease symptoms. The levels of viral resistance correlated with the expression levels of the Cas13a/sgRNA construct in the plants. Our data further demonstrate that appropriately designed sgRNAs can specifically interfere with multiple PVY strains, while having no effect on unrelated viruses such as PVA or Potato virus S. Our findings provide a novel and highly efficient strategy for engineering crops with resistances to viral diseases.

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CRISPR-Cas SystemsDisease ResistancePlant DiseasesPotyvirusRNA, Guide, CRISPR-Cas SystemsSolanum tuberosumRNA, Guide, CRISPR-Cas SystemsCRISPR/Cas13amolecular immunityPotato virus YRNA targetingvirus interferencevirus resistance

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PMID30803101
PMCPMC6686122
OpenAlexW2917276353

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