Gene drive in plants emerges from infancy

Muhammad Jawad Akbar Awan; Rubab Zahra Naqvi; Imran Amin; Shahid Mansoor

doi:10.1016/j.tplants.2023.10.009

Gene drive in plants emerges from infancy

Trends Plant Sci. 2024 Feb;29(2):108-110. doi: 10.1016/j.tplants.2023.10.009. Epub 2023 Oct 18.

Authors

Muhammad Jawad Akbar Awan¹, Rubab Zahra Naqvi¹, Imran Amin¹, Shahid Mansoor²

Affiliations

¹ Agricultural Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE), Constituent College of Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Jhang Road, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
² Agricultural Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE), Constituent College of Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Jhang Road, Faisalabad, Pakistan; International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan. Electronic address: shahidmansoor7@gmail.com.

PMID: 37863729
DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2023.10.009

Abstract

Selfish genetic elements (SGEs) display biased transmission to offspring. However, their breeding potential has remained obscure. Wang et al. recently reported a natural gene-drive system that can be harnessed to prevent hybrid incompatibility and to develop a synthetic gene-drive (SGD) system for crop improvement.

Keywords: genome editing; haploid incompatibility; hybrid sterility; reproduction isolation; toxin–antidote elements.

MeSH terms

Gene Drive Technology*
Plant Breeding
Plants / genetics