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ArticlePlant biotechnology (Tokyo, Japan)2024

Synthetic biology in plants.

Takahiko Hayakawa, Hayato Suzuki, Hiroshi Yamamoto, Nobutaka Mitsuda

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Article in Plant biotechnology (Tokyo, Japan), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Takahiko HayakawaMitsubishi Chemical Research Corporation, 16-1 Samon-cho, Sinjuku-ku, Tokyo 106-0017, Japan.
Hayato SuzukiBioproduction Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukisamu Higashi 2-17-2-1, Toyohira, Sapporo, Hokkaido 062-8517, Japan.
Hiroshi YamamotoBioproduction Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Central 6, Higashi 1-1-1, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8566, Japan.
Nobutaka MitsudaBioproduction Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukisamu Higashi 2-17-2-1, Toyohira, Sapporo, Hokkaido 062-8517, Japan.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Synthetic biology, an interdisciplinary field at the intersection of engineering and biology, has garnered considerable attention for its potential applications in plant science. By exploiting engineering principles, synthetic biology enables the redesign and construction of biological systems to manipulate plant traits, metabolic pathways, and responses to environmental stressors. This review explores the evolution and current state of synthetic biology in plants, highlighting key achievements and emerging trends. Synthetic biology offers innovative solutions to longstanding challenges in agriculture and biotechnology for improvement of nutrition and photosynthetic efficiency, useful secondary metabolite production, engineering biosensors, and conferring stress tolerance. Recent advances, such as genome editing technologies, have facilitated precise manipulation of plant genomes, creating new possibilities for crop improvement and sustainable agriculture. Despite its transformative potential, ethical and biosafety considerations underscore the need for responsible deployment of synthetic biology tools in plant research and development. This review provides insights into the burgeoning field of plant synthetic biology, offering a glimpse into its future implications for food security, environmental sustainability, and human health.

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lignocelluloseluminescent plantsphotosynthesissecondary metabolitessynthetic biology

Identifiers

PMID40115764
PMCPMC11921130

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