One of the strategies to reduce the off-target mutations in CRISPR/Cas9 system is to use the temperature-independent gene transformation method. Mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs)-gene delivery system is temperature-independent; thus, it can transfer the interesting plasmid (pDNA) to the target plant at different temperatures, including 37 °C. Due to the high activity of SpCas9 at 37 °C compared to lower temperatures, on-target mutagenesis increases at 37 °C. Therefore, we describe the synthesis of the functionalized MSNs with the particle size of less than 40 nm, binding pDNA to the MSNs, and transferring of the pDNA-MSNs into the target plants.
Keywords: CRISPR; Cas9; Mesoporous silica nanoparticles; On-target mutation; Temperature-independent gene transformation method; pDNA-MSNs delivery.
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