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Targeted base editing in rice and tomato using a CRISPR-Cas9 cytidine deaminase fusion
Targeted editing of single base pairs is achieved in monocot rice and dicot tomato using Target-AID (Cas9 activation-induced cytidine deaminase fusion). We applied a fusion of CRISPR-Cas9 and activation-induced cytidine deaminase (Target-AID) for point mutagenesis at genomic regions specified by sin...
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Published in: | Nature biotechnology 2017-05, Vol.35 (5), p.441-443 |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
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Language: | English |
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Summary: | Targeted editing of single base pairs is achieved in monocot rice and dicot tomato using Target-AID (Cas9 activation-induced cytidine deaminase fusion).
We applied a fusion of CRISPR-Cas9 and activation-induced cytidine deaminase (Target-AID) for point mutagenesis at genomic regions specified by single guide RNAs (sgRNAs) in two crop plants. In rice, we induced multiple herbicide-resistance point mutations by multiplexed editing using herbicide selection, while in tomato we generated marker-free plants with homozygous heritable DNA substitutions, demonstrating the feasibility of base editing for crop improvement. |
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ISSN: | 1087-0156 1546-1696 |
DOI: | 10.1038/nbt.3833 |