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Author Spotlight: Streamlining Rice Breeding with CRISPR/Cas for Obtaining Optimal Phenotypic and Agronomic Traits
Published on: January 3, 2025
Application and development of genome editing technologies to the Solanaceae plants
Tsuyoshi Yamamoto1, Sachiko Kashojiya1, Saori Kamimura1
1Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, 305-8572, Japan.
Abstract:
Genome editing technology using artificial nucleases, including zinc finger nuclease (ZFN), transcription activator-like effector nuclease (TALEN), and clustered regulatory interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)-Cas9, can mutagenize the target sites of genes of interest. This technology has been successfully applied in several crops, including the Solanaceae plants, such as tomato, potato, tobacco, and petunia. Among the three nucleases, CRISPR-Cas9 is the best for breeding, crop improvement, and the functional analysis of genes of interest, because of its simplicity and high efficiency. Although the technology is useful for reverse genetics, its use in plants is limited due to a lack of regeneration protocols and sequence information. In this review, the present status of genome editing technology in Solanaceae plants is described, and techniques that may improve genome editing technologies are discussed.
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