Scanning the horizon for environmental applications of genetically modified viruses reveals challenges for their environmental risk assessment

MF Eckerstorfer, M Dolezel, M Miklau, A Greiter… - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
The release of novel genetically modified (GM) virus applications into the environment for
agricultural, veterinary, and nature-conservation purposes poses a number of significant …

Directed mutagenesis in plants through genome editing using guide RNA library

S Dutta, D Paul, A Das, S Kumar, A Roy, A Barua… - The Nucleus, 2024 - Springer
Plants with genetic diversity have a higher rate of resilience and adaptation to environmental
change. Crop species need to diversify genetically if they are to produce more food for …

A natural substitution of a conserved amino acid in eIF4E confers resistance against multiple potyviruses

LX Zhou, YP Tian, LL Ren, ZY Yan… - Molecular Plant …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E (eIF4E), which plays a pivotal role in initiating
translation in eukaryotic organisms, is often hijacked by the viral genome‐linked protein to …

[HTML][HTML] CRISPR/Cas-Mediated Genome Engineering in Plants: Application and Prospectives

S Mishra, S Nayak, N Tuteja, S Poosapati, DM Swain… - Plants, 2024 - mdpi.com
Genetic engineering has become an essential element in developing climate-resilient crops
and environmentally sustainable solutions to respond to the increasing need for global food …

The potential of genome editing to create novel alleles of resistance genes in rice

PK Singh, BN Devanna, H Dubey, P Singh… - Frontiers in Genome …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Rice, a staple food for a significant portion of the global population, faces persistent threats
from various pathogens and pests, necessitating the development of resilient crop varieties …

Advances in delivery of CRISPR–Cas reagents for precise genome editing in plants

YY Yau, M Easterling, A Kumar - Gene Editing in Plants: CRISPR-Cas and …, 2024 - Springer
The human population is growing rapidly and is projected to reach 10 billion by 2055
according to The World Bank. However, limited cultivable land, climate change, and plant …

CRISPR genome editing to address food security and climate changes: Challenges and opportunities

NA Abdallah, A Hamwieh, K Radwan… - Genome Editing and …, 2024 - taylorfrancis.com
Climate change causes an increase in the intensity of adverse abiotic and biotic stresses
that could severely threaten agriculture production and food security including production …

Insights into Grapevine Defence Response Against Fungal and Oomycete Diseases Towards a Sustainable Plant Breeding

M Patanita, MR Félix, J A. Ribeiro… - Plant Pathogen …, 2024 - Springer
Downy mildew, powdery mildew, grey mould, black rot, and grapevine trunk diseases are
among the most important fungal or oomycete diseases affecting grapevine, with a high …

Application of CRISPR for Plant-Mediated Resistance

L Sethi, MK Tripathy - Gene Editing in Plants: CRISPR-Cas and Its …, 2024 - Springer
Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR) and associated protein
9 (CRISPR-Cas9) have emerged as an efficient genome editing technology, widely known …

Perspectives and Overview of CRISPR/Cas Technology in Plant Pathogenesis

S Patel, A Sharma, N Batra, R Chetani… - Gene Editing in Plants …, 2024 - Springer
Plants are vulnerable to phytopathogens including bacteria, fungi, and viruses, which result
in significant financial losses (both before and after harvest) and risk the security of the …