Nanotechnology strategies for plant genetic engineering

Y Yan, X Zhu, Y Yu, C Li, Z Zhang… - Advanced Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Plant genetic engineering is essential for improving crop yield, quality, and resistance to
abiotic/biotic stresses for sustainable agriculture. Agrobacterium‐, biolistic bombardment …

Lab-to-field transition of RNA spray applications–how far are we?

AP Rank, A Koch - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The drastic loss of biodiversity has alarmed the public and raised sociopolitical demand for
chemical pesticide-free plant production, which is now treated by governments worldwide as …

Nanoparticle cellular internalization is not required for RNA delivery to mature plant leaves

H Zhang, NS Goh, JW Wang, RL Pinals… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Rapidly growing interest in the nanoparticle-mediated delivery of DNA and RNA to plants
requires a better understanding of how nanoparticles and their cargoes translocate in plant …

The applications of nanotechnology in crop production

C Liu, H Zhou, J Zhou - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
With the frequent occurrence of extreme climate, global agriculture is confronted with
unprecedented challenges, including increased food demand and a decline in crop …

The emerging role of nanotechnology in plant genetic engineering

HJ Squire, S Tomatz, E Voke… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Genetic engineering to improve the capabilities of plants is essential given climate change
and population growth pressures. Current manipulation methods are laborious and species …

Unveiling the antibacterial mechanism of gold nanoclusters via in situ transmission electron microscopy

JC Kuo, SH Tan, YC Hsiao, C Mutalik… - ACS Sustainable …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Metal nanoclusters (NCs) with unique chemical and physical properties have been
extensively demonstrated to be emerging nanoantibiotics for fighting bacterial infections …

Fluidity-guided assembly of Au@ Pt on liposomes as a catalase-powered nanomotor for effective cell uptake in cancer cells and plant leaves

Z Wang, Y Yan, C Li, Y Yu, S Cheng, S Chen, X Zhu… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The fluidity of the liposomes is essential to nanoparticle–membrane interactions. We herein
report a liposomal nanomotor system by controlling the self-assembly behavior of gold core …

Nano-enabled agriculture: How do nanoparticles cross barriers in plants?

H Wu, Z Li - Plant Communications, 2022 - cell.com
Nano-enabled agriculture is a topic of intense research interest. However, our knowledge of
how nanoparticles enter plants, plant cells, and organelles is still insufficient. Here, we …

Clay nanoparticles efficiently deliver small interfering RNA to intact plant leaf cells

J Yong, M Wu, R Zhang, S Bi, CWG Mann… - Plant …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
RNA interference is triggered in plants by the exogenous application of double-stranded
RNA or small interfering RNA (siRNA) to silence the expression of target genes. This …

A bioinspired ratiometric fluorescence probe based on cellulose nanocrystal-stabilized gold nanoclusters for live-cell and zebrafish imaging of highly reactive oxygen …

Z Quan, F Xue, H Li, Z Chen, L Wang, H Zhu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
The detection of highly reactive oxygen species (hROS) is critical to both understanding
disease etiology and optimizing therapeutic interventions. Here, a ratiometric fluorescent …