Applications of CRISPR–Cas in agriculture and plant biotechnology

H Zhu, C Li, C Gao - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, 2020 - nature.com
The prokaryote-derived CRISPR–Cas genome editing technology has altered plant
molecular biology beyond all expectations. Characterized by robustness and high target …

Challenges facing CRISPR/Cas9-based genome editing in plants

S Son, SR Park - Frontiers in plant science, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The development of plant varieties with desired traits is imperative to ensure future food
security. The revolution of genome editing technologies based on the clustered regularly …

Cell-by-cell dissection of phloem development links a maturation gradient to cell specialization

P Roszak, J Heo, B Blob, K Toyokura, Y Sugiyama… - Science, 2021 - science.org
INTRODUCTION The plant root grows indeterminately. Continual birth and maturation of
cells in a gradient along the root longitudinal axis requires tissue-wide coordination of cell …

Brassinosteroid gene regulatory networks at cellular resolution in the Arabidopsis root

TM Nolan, N Vukašinović, CW Hsu, J Zhang… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Brassinosteroids are plant steroid hormones that regulate diverse processes, such as cell
division and cell elongation, through gene regulatory networks that vary in space and time …

Family-wide evaluation of RAPID ALKALINIZATION FACTOR peptides

A Abarca, CM Franck, C Zipfel - Plant Physiology, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Plant peptide hormones are important players that control various aspects of the lives of
plants. RAPID ALKALINIZATION FACTOR (RALF) peptides have recently emerged as …

CRISPR-mediated engineering across the central dogma in plant biology for basic research and crop improvement

D Pramanik, RM Shelake, MJ Kim, JY Kim - Molecular Plant, 2021 - cell.com
The central dogma (CD) of molecular biology is the transfer of genetic information from DNA
to RNA to protein. Major CD processes governing genetic flow include the cell cycle, DNA …

Gibberellins promote polar auxin transport to regulate stem cell fate decisions in cambium

R Mäkilä, B Wybouw, O Smetana, L Vainio, A Solé-Gil… - Nature plants, 2023 - nature.com
Vascular cambium contains bifacial stem cells, which produce secondary xylem to one side
and secondary phloem to the other. However, how these fate decisions are regulated is …

Vision, challenges and opportunities for a Plant Cell Atlas

SG Jha, AT Borowsky, BJ Cole, N Fahlgren, A Farmer… - Elife, 2021 - elifesciences.org
With growing populations and pressing environmental problems, future economies will be
increasingly plant-based. Now is the time to reimagine plant science as a critical component …

Can gene editing reduce postharvest waste and loss of fruit, vegetables, and ornamentals?

EN Shipman, J Yu, J Zhou, K Albornoz… - Horticulture …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Postharvest waste and loss of horticultural crops exacerbates the agricultural problems
facing humankind and will continue to do so in the next decade. Fruits and vegetables …

Plant synthetic biology innovations for biofuels and bioproducts

Y Yang, TA Chaffin, AH Ahkami, E Blumwald… - Trends in …, 2022 - cell.com
Plant-based biosynthesis of fuels, chemicals, and materials promotes environmental
sustainability, which includes decreases in greenhouse gas emissions, water pollution, and …