Precise plant genome editing using base editors and prime editors

KA Molla, S Sretenovic, KC Bansal, Y Qi - Nature Plants, 2021 - nature.com
The development of CRISPR–Cas systems has sparked a genome editing revolution in
plant genetics and breeding. These sequence-specific RNA-guided nucleases can induce …

Genome editing with CRISPR–Cas nucleases, base editors, transposases and prime editors

AV Anzalone, LW Koblan, DR Liu - Nature biotechnology, 2020 - nature.com
The development of new CRISPR–Cas genome editing tools continues to drive major
advances in the life sciences. Four classes of CRISPR–Cas-derived genome editing agents …

Discovery of deaminase functions by structure-based protein clustering

J Huang, Q Lin, H Fei, Z He, H Xu, Y Li, K Qu, P Han… - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
The elucidation of protein function and its exploitation in bioengineering have greatly
advanced the life sciences. Protein mining efforts generally rely on amino acid sequences …

CRISPR/Cas genome editing and precision plant breeding in agriculture

K Chen, Y Wang, R Zhang, H Zhang… - Annual review of plant …, 2019 - annualreviews.org
Enhanced agricultural production through innovative breeding technology is urgently
needed to increase access to nutritious foods worldwide. Recent advances in CRISPR/Cas …

Novel CRISPR–Cas systems: an updated review of the current achievements, applications, and future research perspectives

S Nidhi, U Anand, P Oleksak, P Tripathi, JA Lal… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
According to Darwin's theory, endless evolution leads to a revolution. One such example is
the Clustered Regularly Interspaced Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR)–Cas system, an …

Current status and future prospects in cannabinoid production through in vitro culture and synthetic biology

M Hesami, M Pepe, A Baiton, AMP Jones - Biotechnology Advances, 2023 - Elsevier
For centuries, cannabis has been a rich source of fibrous, pharmaceutical, and recreational
ingredients. Phytocannabinoids are the most important and well-known class of cannabis …

CRISPR/Cas-mediated base editing: technical considerations and practical applications

KA Molla, Y Yang - Trends in biotechnology, 2019 - cell.com
Genome editing with CRISPR/Cas has rapidly gained popularity. Base editing, a new
CRISPR/Cas-based approach, can precisely convert one nucleotide to another in DNA or …

Precision genome editing using cytosine and adenine base editors in mammalian cells

TP Huang, GA Newby, DR Liu - Nature protocols, 2021 - nature.com
Genome editing has transformed the life sciences and has exciting prospects for use in
treating genetic diseases. Our laboratory developed base editing to enable precise and …

Gene editing in plants: progress and challenges

Y Mao, JR Botella, Y Liu, JK Zhu - National Science Review, 2019 - academic.oup.com
The clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat (CRISPR)-associated protein 9
(Cas9) genome editing system is a powerful tool for targeted gene modifications in a wide …

Generation of herbicide tolerance traits and a new selectable marker in wheat using base editing

R Zhang, J Liu, Z Chai, S Chen, Y Bai, Y Zong, K Chen… - Nature plants, 2019 - nature.com
Developing herbicide-tolerant varieties by genome editing holds great promise for
addressing the worsening weed problems in wheat cultivation. Here, we generated …