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ArticleThe Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology2026

High-efficiency genome-editing, transgene evaluation, and antimicrobial efficacy testing using Citrus medica L. hairy roots.

Aditya Kulshreshtha, Manikandan Ramasamy, Sonia Irigoyen, Carmen S Padilla, Chi-Kuan Tu, Kinnie Laughlin, James Borneman, Kranthi K Mandadi

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Aditya KulshreshthaTexas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center, Weslaco, TX, USA.
Manikandan RamasamyTexas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center, Weslaco, TX, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2186-0451
Sonia IrigoyenTexas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center, Weslaco, TX, USA.
Carmen S PadillaTexas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center, Weslaco, TX, USA.
Chi-Kuan TuTexas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center, Weslaco, TX, USA.
Kinnie LaughlinTexas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center, Weslaco, TX, USA.
James BornemanDepartment of Microbiology & Plant Pathology, University of California, Riverside, CA, USA.
Kranthi K MandadiTexas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center, Weslaco, TX, USA.

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National Institute of Food and Agriculture 2019-70016-29066National Institute of Food and Agriculture 2021-70029-36056National Institute of Food and Agriculture 2024-51181-43464National Institute of Food and Agriculture 2025-70029-44033National Institute of Food and Agriculture HATCH TEX09621National Institute of Food and Agriculture TEX0-7790Texas A&M AgriLife Institute for Advancing Health Through AgricultureTexas A&M AgriLife Research Insect-vectored Disease Seed Grants 124190-96210Texas A&M Vegetable and Fruit Improvement Center
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Abstract

Huanglongbing (HLB) disease, associated with the fastidious bacterium Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (CLas), has a significant impact on citrus production worldwide. Conventional biochemical and genetic evaluation studies to identify potential disease resistance strategies have been mainly hindered due to the inability to culture CLas in a defined medium and the general recalcitrance of Citrus cultivars (grapefruits and oranges) to Agrobacterium-mediated plant transformation. We previously demonstrated the utility of plant hairy roots to co-cultivate CLas. In this study, we developed a hairy root transformation system using citron (Citrus medica L.), which is highly amenable to Rhizobium-mediated hairy root transformation. The explant survival and hairy root transformation efficiencies were up to 100% and 73%, respectively, and transgenic roots can be attained in as little as 30-60 days. We demonstrate the utility of this citron-based hairy root transformation for rapid CRISPR/Cas9-mediated gene editing, transgene evaluation, and antimicrobial efficacy testing. The citron-based hairy root transformation system will significantly help the research community to speed-track the assessment of potential HLB disease resistance strategies.

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CitrusGene EditingPlant DiseasesPlant RootsAnti-Infective AgentsCRISPR-Cas SystemsDisease ResistanceLiberibacterPlants, Genetically ModifiedRhizobiaceaeTransformation, GeneticTransgenesAnti-Infective Agentsantimicrobial peptideCandidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (CLas)Citrus medica L.Huanglongbing (HLB) diseaseNONEXPRESSOR OF PATHOGENESIS‐RELATED GENE 3 (NPR3)

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PMCPMC12917295

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