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ArticlePlant methods2023

Establishment of an efficient cotton root protoplast isolation protocol suitable for single-cell RNA sequencing and transient gene expression analysis.

Ke Zhang, Shanhe Liu, Yunze Fu, Zixuan Wang, Xiubo Yang, Wenjing Li, Caihua Zhang, Dongmei Zhang, Jun Li

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Article in Plant methods, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ke Zhang *State Key Laboratory of North China Crop Improvement and Regulation, College of Agronomy, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, 071001, China.
Shanhe Liu *State Key Laboratory of North China Crop Improvement and Regulation, College of Agronomy, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, 071001, China.
Yunze Fu *State Key Laboratory of North China Crop Improvement and Regulation, College of Agronomy, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, 071001, China.
Zixuan WangState Key Laboratory of North China Crop Improvement and Regulation, College of Agronomy, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, 071001, China.
Xiubo YangState Key Laboratory of North China Crop Improvement and Regulation, College of Agronomy, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, 071001, China.
Wenjing LiState Key Laboratory of North China Crop Improvement and Regulation, College of Agronomy, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, 071001, China.
Caihua ZhangState Key Laboratory of North China Crop Improvement and Regulation, College of Agronomy, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, 071001, China.
Dongmei ZhangState Key Laboratory of North China Crop Improvement and Regulation, College of Agronomy, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, 071001, China. zhangdongmei1108@hebau.edu.cn.
Jun LiState Key Laboratory of North China Crop Improvement and Regulation, College of Agronomy, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, 071001, China. junli@hebau.edu.cn.
Hebei Agricultural University · CN

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 31900623Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province C2020204097program from State Key Laboratory of North China Crop Improvement and Regulation NCCIR2021ZZ-7Starting Grant from Hebei Agricultural University YJ201852Starting Grant from Hebei Agricultural University YJ201958S&T Program of Hebei 21372901DS&T Program of Hebei QN2020237
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Abstract

backgroundCotton has tremendous economic value worldwide; however, its allopolyploid nature and time-consuming transformation methods have hampered the development of cotton functional genomics. The protoplast system has proven to be an important and versatile tool for functional genomics, tissue-specific marker gene identification, tracking developmental trajectories, and genome editing in plants. Nevertheless, the isolation of abundant viable protoplasts suitable for single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) and genome editing remains a challenge in cotton.

resultsWe established an efficient transient gene expression system using protoplasts isolated from cotton taproots. The system enables the isolation of large numbers of viable protoplasts and uses an optimized PEG-mediated transfection protocol. The highest yield (3.55 × 10

conclusionsThe protoplast isolation and transfection protocol developed in this study is stable, versatile, and time-saving. It will accelerate functional genomics and molecular breeding in cotton.

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CottonGenome editingPEG-mediated transfectionProtoplast isolationscRNA-seq

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