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ReviewNature communications2025

The evolving landscape of precise DNA insertion in plants.

Tien Van Vu, Ngan Thi Nguyen, Jihae Kim, Yeon Woo Sung, Woo Sik Chung, Jae-Yean Kim

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Review in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Tien Van Vu *Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 Four Program), Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Research Center, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Republic of Korea. tienvu.agi@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6369-7664
Ngan Thi Nguyen *Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 Four Program), Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Research Center, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Republic of Korea.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0007-4073-1632
Jihae KimDivision of Applied Life Science (BK21 Four Program), Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Research Center, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Republic of Korea.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0001-6701-7507
Yeon Woo SungDivision of Applied Life Science (BK21 Four Program), Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Research Center, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Republic of Korea.
Woo Sik ChungDivision of Applied Life Science (BK21 Four Program), Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Research Center, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Republic of Korea.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2297-3220
Jae-Yean KimDivision of Applied Life Science (BK21 Four Program), Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Research Center, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Republic of Korea. kimjy@gnu.ac.kr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1180-6232

Funding

National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) RS-2020-NR049590National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) RS-2021-NR060105National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) RS-2022-NR070609National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) RS-2025-02263262
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Precise DNA insertion into plant genomes is central to advancing crop improvement and synthetic biology. CRISPR-Cas systems have enabled programmable DNA integration using tools such as gene targeting (GT), prime editing (PE), and recombinase- or transposase-based platforms. These tools are transitioned from theoretical concepts to practical applications, supporting applications like in-locus protein tagging, regulatory element engineering, and multi-gene stacking. Key challenges persist, such as inefficient large-fragment insertion, delivery barriers, and regulatory hurdles. This review traces the evolution from random to CRISPR-Cas-based systems, analyzes current limitations, and discusses emerging solutions paving the way for predictable DNA insertion in modern plant biotechnology.

Indexed as

CRISPR-Cas SystemsDNA, PlantMutagenesis, InsertionalPlantsGene EditingGene TargetingGenome, PlantPlants, Genetically ModifiedDNA, Plant

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PMID41330932
PMCPMC12672739

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