Evidence map›Paper›PMID 40643191›Full record

ArticleTree physiology2025

Populus VariantDB v3.2 facilitates CRISPR and functional genomics research.

Ran Zhou, Sakshi R Seth, Jacob Reeves, Andrew H Burns, Chen Hsieh, Thomas W Horn, Liang-Jiao Xue, Chung-Jui Tsai

Abstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Tree physiology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Ran ZhouWarnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2818-3032
Sakshi R SethWarnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA.
Jacob ReevesWarnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA.
Andrew H BurnsWarnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA.
Chen HsiehWarnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5035-9204
Thomas W HornWarnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA.
Liang-Jiao XueWarnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1766-5298
Chung-Jui TsaiWarnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9282-7704

Funding

Georgia Research Alliance Hank Haynes Forest Biotechnology EndowmentOffice of Biological and Environmental Research of the US Department of Energy, Office of Science DE-SC0023166Office of Biological and Environmental Research of the US Department of Energy, Office of Science DE-SC0023338Office of Biological and Environmental Research of the US Department of Energy, Office of Science ERKP886
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The success of CRISPR genome editing studies depends critically on the precision of guide RNA (gRNA) design. Sequence polymorphisms in outcrossing tree species pose design hazards that can render CRISPR genome editing ineffective. Despite recent advances in tree genome sequencing with haplotype resolution, sequence polymorphism information remains largely inaccessible to various functional genomics research efforts. The Populus VariantDB v3.2 addresses these challenges by providing a user-friendly search engine to query sequence polymorphisms of heterozygous genomes. The database accepts short sequences, such as gRNAs and primers, as input for searching against multiple poplar genomes, including hybrids, with customizable parameters. We provide examples to showcase the utilities of VariantDB in improving the precision of gRNA or primer design. The platform-agnostic nature of the probe search design makes Populus VariantDB v3.2 a versatile tool for the rapidly evolving CRISPR field and other sequence-sensitive functional genomics applications. The database schema is expandable and can accommodate additional tree genomes to broaden its user base.

Indexed as

Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic RepeatsCRISPR-Cas SystemsDatabases, GeneticGenome, PlantGenomicsPopulusGene Editinggene editingguide RNAheterozygosityprimersequence polymorphisms

Identifiers

PMID40643191
PMCPMC12666374

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.