Quantitative regulation of Waxy expression by CRISPR/Cas9-based promoter and 5'UTR-intron editing improves grain quality in rice

Dongchang Zeng; Taoli Liu; Xingliang Ma; Bin Wang; Zhiye Zheng; Yaling Zhang; Xianrong Xie; Bowen Yang; Zhe Zhao; Qinlong Zhu; Yao-Guang Liu

doi:10.1111/pbi.13427

Quantitative regulation of Waxy expression by CRISPR/Cas9-based promoter and 5'UTR-intron editing improves grain quality in rice

Plant Biotechnol J. 2020 Dec;18(12):2385-2387. doi: 10.1111/pbi.13427. Epub 2020 Jun 18.

Authors

Dongchang Zeng^{1

2

3}, Taoli Liu^{1

2

3}, Xingliang Ma^{1

3}, Bin Wang^{1

3}, Zhiye Zheng³, Yaling Zhang^{1

3}, Xianrong Xie^{1

2

3}, Bowen Yang^{1

3}, Zhe Zhao^{1

3}, Qinlong Zhu^{1

2

3}, Yao-Guang Liu^{1

2

3}

Affiliations

¹ State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, Guangzhou, China.
² Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou, China.
³ College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China.

No abstract available

Keywords: Waxy; CRISPR/Cas; amylose content; genome editing; quantitative trait; rice.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

5' Untranslated Regions / genetics
CRISPR-Cas Systems / genetics
Gene Editing
Introns
Oryza* / genetics
Waxes

Substances

5' Untranslated Regions
Waxes