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ArticleBMC research notes2020

Agrobacterium-mediated transient transformation of sorghum leaves for accelerating functional genomics and genome editing studies.

Rita Sharma, Yan Liang, Mi Yeon Lee, Venkataramana R Pidatala, Jenny C Mortimer, Henrik V Scheller

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Article in BMC research notes, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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6 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Rita SharmaJoint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, CA, 94608, USA.
Yan LiangJoint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, CA, 94608, USA.
Mi Yeon LeeJoint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, CA, 94608, USA.
Venkataramana R PidatalaJoint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, CA, 94608, USA.
Jenny C MortimerJoint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, CA, 94608, USA. jcmortimer@lbl.gov.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6624-636X
Henrik V SchellerJoint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, CA, 94608, USA. hscheller@lbl.gov.
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory · US

Funding

Biological and Environmental Research JBEIIUSSTF-DBT GETin
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesSorghum is one of the most recalcitrant species for transformation. Considering the time and effort required for stable transformation in sorghum, establishing a transient system to screen the efficiency and full functionality of vector constructs is highly desirable.

resultsHere, we report an Agrobacterium-mediated transient transformation assay with intact sorghum leaves using green fluorescent protein as marker. It also provides a good monocot alternative to tobacco and protoplast assays with a direct, native and more reliable system for testing single guide RNA (sgRNA) expression construct efficiency. Given the simplicity and ease of transformation, high reproducibility, and ability to test large constructs, this method can be widely adopted to speed up functional genomic and genome editing studies.

Indexed as

CRISPR-Cas SystemsTransformation, GeneticAgrobacterium tumefaciensGene EditingGenome, PlantGenomicsGreen Fluorescent ProteinsNicotianaPlant LeavesPlants, Genetically ModifiedProtoplastsReproducibility of ResultsRNA, Guide, CRISPR-Cas SystemsSorghumGreen Fluorescent ProteinsRNA, Guide, CRISPR-Cas SystemsAgrobacteriumCRISPRsgRNASorghumTransformationTransient

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PMID32103777
PMCPMC7045639
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