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ArticleThe plant genome2024

Genome editing in rice and tomato with a small Un1Cas12f1 nuclease.

Xu Tang, Ayman Eid, Rui Zhang, Yanhao Cheng, Annan Liu, Yurong Chen, Pengxu Chen, Yong Zhang, Yiping Qi

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Article in The plant genome, 2024. 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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10 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Xu TangDepartment of Biotechnology, School of Life Science and Technology, Center for Informational Biology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China.
Ayman EidDepartment of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA.
Rui ZhangDepartment of Biotechnology, School of Life Science and Technology, Center for Informational Biology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China.
Yanhao ChengDepartment of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA.
Annan LiuDepartment of Biotechnology, School of Life Science and Technology, Center for Informational Biology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China.
Yurong ChenDepartment of Biotechnology, School of Life Science and Technology, Center for Informational Biology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China.
Pengxu ChenDepartment of Biotechnology, School of Life Science and Technology, Center for Informational Biology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China.
Yong ZhangDepartment of Biotechnology, School of Life Science and Technology, Center for Informational Biology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China.
Yiping QiDepartment of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9556-6706

Funding

Division of Integrative Organismal Systems IOS-2029889Division of Integrative Organismal Systems IOS-2132693National Natural Science Foundation of China 32101205National Natural Science Foundation of China 32270433Natural Science Foundation of Sichuan Province 2022NSFSC0143Technology Innovation and Application Development Program of Chongqing CSTC2021JSCX-CYLHX0001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR) systems have been demonstrated to be the foremost compelling genetic tools for manipulating prokaryotic and eukaryotic genomes. Despite the robustness and versatility of Cas9 and Cas12a/b nucleases in mammalian cells and plants, their large protein sizes may hinder downstream applications. Therefore, investigating compact CRISPR nucleases will unlock numerous genome editing and delivery challenges that constrain genetic engineering and crop development. In this study, we assessed the archaeal miniature Un1Cas12f1 type-V CRISPR nuclease for genome editing in rice and tomato protoplasts. By adopting the reengineered guide RNA modifications ge4.1 and comparing polymerase II (Pol II) and polymerase III (Pol III) promoters, we demonstrated uncultured archaeon Cas12f1 (Un1Cas12f1) genome editing efficacy in rice and tomato protoplasts. We characterized the protospacer adjacent motif (PAM) requirements and mutation profiles of Un1Cas12f1 in both plant species. Interestingly, we found that Pol III promoters, not Pol II promoters, led to higher genome editing efficiency when they were used to drive guide RNA expression. Unlike in mammalian cells, the engineered Un1Cas12f1-RRA variant did not perform better than the wild-type Un1Cas12f1 nuclease, suggesting continued protein engineering and other innovative approaches are needed to further improve Un1Cas12f1 genome editing in plants.

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Gene EditingOryzaSolanum lycopersicumCRISPR-Cas SystemsGenome, PlantProtoplasts

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PMID38807445
PMCPMC12807074

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