CRISPR enables directed evolution in plants

Genome Biol. 2019 Apr 30;20(1):83. doi: 10.1186/s13059-019-1693-4.

Authors

Yingxiao Zhang¹, Yiping Qi^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742, USA.
² Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742, USA. Yiping@umd.edu.
³ Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research, University of Maryland, Rockville, MD, 20850, USA. Yiping@umd.edu.

Abstract

A proof-of-concept study has demonstrated the application of CRISPR-Cas9 for directed evolution in rice, engineering crops for desired traits.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Comment

MeSH terms

CRISPR-Cas Systems
Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats*
Oryza / genetics*
RNA Splicing
Spliceosomes