High‐efficient and precise base editing of C•G to T•A in the allotetraploid cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) genome using a modified CRISPR/Cas9 system

L Qin, J Li, Q Wang, Z Xu, L Sun… - Plant biotechnology …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The base‐editing technique using CRISPR/nC as9 (Cas9 nickase) or dC as9 (deactivated
Cas9) fused with cytidine deaminase is a powerful tool to create point mutations. In this …

TAL effector driven induction of a SWEET gene confers susceptibility to bacterial blight of cotton

KL Cox, F Meng, KE Wilkins, F Li, P Wang… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Transcription activator-like (TAL) effectors from Xanthomonas citri subsp. malvacearum
(Xcm) are essential for bacterial blight of cotton (BBC). Here, by combining transcriptome …

Molecular mechanisms of plant trichome development

G Han, Y Li, Z Yang, C Wang, Y Zhang… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Plant trichomes, protrusions formed from specialized aboveground epidermal cells, provide
protection against various biotic and abiotic stresses. Trichomes can be unicellular …

A high-efficiency CRISPR/Cas9 system for targeted mutagenesis in Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.)

C Li, T Unver, B Zhang - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
The complex allotetraploid genome is one of major challenges in cotton for repressing gene
expression. Developing site-specific DNA mutation is the long-term dream for cotton …

CottonFGD: an integrated functional genomics database for cotton

T Zhu, C Liang, Z Meng, G Sun, Z Meng, S Guo… - BMC plant biology, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Background Cotton (Gossypium spp.) is the most important fiber and oil crop in the
world. With the emergence of huge-omics data sets, it is essential to have an integrated …

Simultaneous Editing of Two Copies of Gh14-3-3d Confers Enhanced Transgene-Clean Plant Defense Against Verticillium dahliae in Allotetraploid Upland Cotton

Z Zhang, X Ge, X Luo, P Wang, Q Fan, G Hu… - Frontiers in plant …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Gossypium hirsutum is an allotetraploid species, meaning that mutants that are difficult to be
generated by classical approaches due to gene redundancy. The CRISPR/Cas9 genome …

A global survey of alternative splicing in allopolyploid cotton: landscape, complexity and regulation

M Wang, P Wang, F Liang, Z Ye, J Li, C Shen… - New …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Alternative splicing (AS) is a crucial regulatory mechanism in eukaryotes, which acts by
greatly increasing transcriptome diversity. The extent and complexity of AS has been …

The miR319-targeted GhTCP4 promotes the transition from cell elongation to wall thickening in cotton fiber

JF Cao, B Zhao, CC Huang, ZW Chen, T Zhao, HR Liu… - Molecular plant, 2020 - cell.com
Plant cell growth involves a complex interplay among cell-wall expansion, biosynthesis, and,
in specific tissues, secondary cell wall (SCW) deposition, yet the coordination of these …

The cotton wall-associated kinase GhWAK7A mediates responses to fungal wilt pathogens by complexing with the chitin sensory receptors

P Wang, L Zhou, P Jamieson, L Zhang, Z Zhao… - The Plant …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Plant receptor-like kinases (RLKs) are important players in response to pathogen infections.
Verticillium and Fusarium wilts, caused by Verticillium dahliae (Vd) and Fusarium …

Recent progression and future perspectives in cotton genomic breeding

Z Yang, C Gao, Y Zhang, Q Yan, W Hu… - Journal of Integrative …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Upland cotton is an important global cash crop for its long seed fibers and high edible oil
and protein content. Progress in cotton genomics promotes the advancement of cotton …