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CRISPR/Cas9-mediated efficient editing in phytoene desaturase (PDS) demonstrates precise manipulation in banana cv. Rasthali genome
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Journal Article / 2018
Kaur, Navneet; Alok, Anshu; Shivani; Kaur, Navjot; Pandey, Pankaj; Awasthi, Praveen; Tiwari, Siddharth
The clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)/CRISPR-associated protein 9 (Cas9) has been reported for precise genome modification inmany plants. In the current study, we demonstrate a successful mutation in phytoene desaturase (RAS-PDS) ofbanana cv. Rasthali using the CRISPR/Cas9 system. Two PDS genes were isolated from Rasthali (RAS-PDS1 and RAS-PDS2), and their protein sequence analysis confirmed that both PDS comprises conserved motifs for enzyme activity. Phylogenetic analysis of RAS-PDS1 and RAS-PDS2 revealed a close evolutionary relationship with other monocot species. The tissue-specific expression profile of RAS-PDS1 and RAS-PDS2 in Rasthali suggested differential regulation of the genes. A single 19-bp guideRNA (gRNA) was designed to target the conserved region ofthese two RAS-PDSand transformedwith Cas9 in embryogenic cell suspension (ECS) cultures of cv. Rasthali. Complete albino and variegated phenotype were observed among regenerated plantlets. DNA sequencing of13 plants confirmed the indels with 59% mutation frequency in RAS-PDS, suggesting activation ofthe non-homologous end-joining (NHEJ) pathway. The majority ofmutations were either insertion (1–5) or deletion (1–4) ofnucleotides near to protospacer adjacent motif(PAM). These mutations have created stop codons in RAS-PDS sequences which suggest premature termination ofRAS-PDS protein synthesis. The decreased chlorophyll and total carotenoid contents were detected in mutant lines that revealed the functional disruption of both RAS-PDS genes. Our results demonstrate that genome editing through CRISPR/Cas9 can be applied as an efficient tool for banana genome modification.
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ID | Corresponding Author Country |
Plant Species | GE Technique Sequence Identifier |
Trait Type of Alteration |
Progress in Research Key Topic |
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714 |
Tiwari, Siddharth India |
Banana cv. Rasthali |
CRISPR/Cas9 PDS |
Albino phenotype SDN1 |
Basic research Basic research |