Gene Editing Supplement

Researchers in the laboratory of Sebastian Soyk at the Swiss University of Lausanne (UNIL) used genome editing technology, called base editing, to change one of the ~850 million DNA base pairs in the tomato gene to repair an unfavorable domestication mutation.

Researchers Identify Gene Controlling Growth and Development in Bananas

A study published in Molecular Breeding shows that MaGA20ox2f regulates flowering time and fruit yield in bananas. MaGA20ox2f is the closest homolog to the SD1, a gene that is known to increase yield in rice, in the banana genome.

CAAS Develop Gene Editing System for Wheat

Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) researchers successfully engineered a gene editing system in wheat using CRISPR-Cas12i3, which has a smaller protein size than other Cas systems. The results are published in the Plant Biotechnology Journal.

Study Pinpoints Regulator of Cold Stress Tolerance in Rice

Researchers at Qiannan Normal University for Nationalities in China reported that OsNCED5 confers cold stress tolerance by regulating reactive oxygen species (ROS) homeostasis in rice. Their findings are published in Plant Physiology and Biochemistry.

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