Editing the plastid genome of recalcitrant plant species

Niaz Ahmad; Brent L Nielsen; Shahid Mansoor

doi:10.1016/j.tig.2021.08.001

Editing the plastid genome of recalcitrant plant species

Trends Genet. 2021 Nov;37(11):955-957. doi: 10.1016/j.tig.2021.08.001. Epub 2021 Aug 17.

Authors

Niaz Ahmad¹, Brent L Nielsen², Shahid Mansoor³

Affiliations

¹ Agricultural Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE), Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan.
² Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, USA.
³ Agricultural Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE), Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan. Electronic address: shahidmansoor7@gmail.com.

PMID: 34412923
DOI: 10.1016/j.tig.2021.08.001

Abstract

Transformation of the chloroplast genome offers key advantages over traditional methods for generating transgenic plants, but this approach is limited to a few plant species. Nakazato et al. have developed a novel technique that will help to extend the technology to other plant species that are recalcitrant to current tissue culture-based chloroplast transformation protocols.

Keywords: genome editing; plastid genome; recalcitrant plant species.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Chloroplasts* / genetics
Genome, Plant / genetics
Genome, Plastid* / genetics
Plants, Genetically Modified* / genetics