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ArticlePlant biotechnology journal2021

Establishment of an Agrobacterium-mediated genetic transformation and CRISPR/Cas9-mediated targeted mutagenesis in Hemp (Cannabis Sativa L.).

Xiaoyu Zhang, Gencheng Xu, Chaohua Cheng, Lei Lei, Jian Sun, Ying Xu, Canhui Deng, Zhigang Dai, Zemao Yang, Xiaojun Chen and 3 more

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Article in Plant biotechnology journal, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 73 papers.

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73citing papers in PubMed
8.6field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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73 citing papers in PubMed, 145 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Xiaoyu ZhangInstitute of Bast Fiber Crops, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changsha, Hunan, China.ORCID 0000-0003-1742-8110
Gencheng XuInstitute of Bast Fiber Crops, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Chaohua ChengInstitute of Bast Fiber Crops, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Lei LeiDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, USA.
Jian SunSchool of Life Sciences, Nantong University, Nantong, China.
Ying XuInstitute of Bast Fiber Crops, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Canhui DengInstitute of Bast Fiber Crops, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Zhigang DaiInstitute of Bast Fiber Crops, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Zemao YangInstitute of Bast Fiber Crops, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Xiaojun ChenInstitute of Bast Fiber Crops, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Chan LiuInstitute of Bast Fiber Crops, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Qing TangInstitute of Bast Fiber Crops, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Jianguang SuInstitute of Bast Fiber Crops, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Institute of Bast Fiber Crops · CNNantong University · CNOklahoma State University · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) is an annual and typically dioecious crop. Due to the therapeutic potential for human diseases, phytocannabinoids as a medical therapy is getting more attention recently. Several candidate genes involved in cannabinoid biosynthesis have been elucidated using omics analysis. However, the gene function was not fully validated due to few reports of stable transformation for Cannabis tissues. In this study, we firstly report the successful generation of gene-edited plants using an Agrobacterium-mediated transformation method in C. sativa. DMG278 achieved the highest shoot induction rate, which was selected as the model strain for transformation. By overexpressing the cannabis developmental regulator chimera in the embryo hypocotyls of immature grains, the shoot regeneration efficiency was substantially increased. We used CRISPR/Cas9 technology to edit the phytoene desaturase gene and finally generated four edited cannabis seedlings with albino phenotype. Moreover, we propagated the transgenic plants and validated the stable integration of T-DNA in cannabis genome.

Indexed as

AgrobacteriumCannabisCRISPR-Cas SystemsGene EditingMutagenesisPlants, Genetically ModifiedTransformation, GeneticAgrobacterium-mediated transformationCas9CRISPRgenome editingHemp

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PMID33960612
PMCPMC8486249
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