A comprehensive overview of cotton genomics, biotechnology and molecular biological studies

X Wen, Z Chen, Z Yang, M Wang, S Jin, G Wang… - Science China Life …, 2023 - Springer
Cotton is an irreplaceable economic crop currently domesticated in the human world for its
extremely elongated fiber cells specialized in seed epidermis, which makes it of high …

Putting CRISPR-Cas system in action: a golden window for efficient and precise genome editing for crop improvement

A Tariq, M Mushtaq, H Yaqoob, BA Bhat… - GM Crops & …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The daunting task of feeding an ever-growing population is an immense challenge for the
contemporary scientific community, especially in view of the rapidly changing climate …

GhWRKY41 forms a positive feedback regulation loop and increases cotton defence response against Verticillium dahliae by regulating phenylpropanoid metabolism

S Xiao, Y Ming, Q Hu, Z Ye, H Si, S Liu… - Plant biotechnology …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Despite the established significance of WRKY proteins and phenylpropanoid metabolism in
plant immunity, how WRKY proteins modulate aspects of the phenylpropanoid pathway …

Progress in gene editing tools, implications and success in plants: a review

SJ Bhuyan, M Kumar, P Ramrao Devde… - Frontiers in Genome …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Genetic modifications are made through diverse mutagenesis techniques for crop
improvement programs. Among these mutagenesis tools, the traditional methods involve …

[HTML][HTML] CRISPR-mediated acceleration of wheat improvement: advances and perspectives

X Zhou, Y Zhao, P Ni, Z Ni, Q Sun, Y Zong - Journal of genetics and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Common wheat (Triticum aestivum) is one of the most widely cultivated and consumed crops
globally. In the face of limited arable land and climate changes, it is a great challenge to …

Recent trends and advancements in CRISPR-based tools for enhancing resistance against plant pathogens

M Ijaz, F Khan, HEM Zaki, MM Khan, KSA Radwan… - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Targeted genome editing technologies are becoming the most important and widely used
genetic tools in studies of phytopathology. The “clustered regularly interspaced short …

Targeted mutagenesis with sequence‐specific nucleases for accelerated improvement of polyploid crops: Progress, challenges, and prospects

D May, K Paldi, F Altpeter - The Plant Genome, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Many of the world's most important crops are polyploid. The presence of more than two sets
of chromosomes within their nuclei and frequently aberrant reproductive biology in …

Genome editing in rice mediated by miniature size Cas nuclease SpCas12f

S Sukegawa, O Nureki, S Toki, H Saika - Frontiers in Genome Editing, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Cas9 derived from Streptococcus pyogenes (SpCas9) is used widely in genome editing
using the CRISPR-Cas system due to its high activity, but is a relatively large molecule …

An update on CRISPR-Cas12 as a versatile tool in genome editing

R Senthilnathan, I Ilangovan, M Kunale… - Molecular Biology …, 2023 - Springer
Gene editing techniques, which help in modification of any DNA sequence at ease, have
revolutionized the world of Genetic engineering. Although there are other gene-editing …

CRISPR-based genome editing tools: an accelerator in crop breeding for a changing future

F Zhang, TX Neik, WJW Thomas, J Batley - International journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Genome editing is an important strategy to maintain global food security and achieve
sustainable agricultural development. Among all genome editing tools, CRISPR-Cas is …