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Zhang W, Jiao Y, Zhang Z, Zhang Y, Yu J, Gu Z. Transdermal gene delivery. J Control Release 2024; 371:516-529. [PMID: 38849095 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2024.06.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2024] [Revised: 05/27/2024] [Accepted: 06/03/2024] [Indexed: 06/09/2024]
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Gene delivery has revolutionized conventional medical approaches to vaccination, cancer, and autoimmune diseases. However, current gene delivery methods are limited to either intravenous administration or direct local injections, failing to achieve well biosafety, tissue targeting, drug retention, and transfection efficiency for desired therapeutic outcomes. Transdermal drug delivery based on various delivery strategies can offer improved therapeutic potential and superior patient experiences. Recently, there has been increased foundational and clinical research focusing on the role of the transdermal route in gene delivery and exploring its impact on the efficiency of gene delivery. This review introduces the recent advances in transdermal gene delivery approaches facilitated by drug formulations and medical devices, as well as discusses their prospects.
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- Wentao Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Delivery and Release Systems, Key Laboratory for Advanced Drug Delivery Systems of Zhejiang Province, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Delivery and Release Systems, Key Laboratory for Advanced Drug Delivery Systems of Zhejiang Province, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Delivery and Release Systems, Key Laboratory for Advanced Drug Delivery Systems of Zhejiang Province, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Delivery and Release Systems, Key Laboratory for Advanced Drug Delivery Systems of Zhejiang Province, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; Department of Burns and Wound Center, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310009, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Delivery and Release Systems, Key Laboratory for Advanced Drug Delivery Systems of Zhejiang Province, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; Liangzhu Laboratory, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 311121, China; Department of General Surgery, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310016, China; Jinhua Institute of Zhejiang University, Jinhua 321299, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Delivery and Release Systems, Key Laboratory for Advanced Drug Delivery Systems of Zhejiang Province, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; Liangzhu Laboratory, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 311121, China; Department of General Surgery, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310016, China; Jinhua Institute of Zhejiang University, Jinhua 321299, China; MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China.
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Morey K, Khakhar A. Exploring the frontier of rapid prototyping technologies for plant synthetic biology and what could lie beyond. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2024; 242:903-908. [PMID: 38426415 DOI: 10.1111/nph.19650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2023] [Accepted: 02/08/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024]
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Realizing the full potential of plant synthetic biology both to elucidate the relationship between genotype and phenotype and to apply these insights to engineer traits requires rapidly iterating through design-build-test cycles. However, the months-long process of transgenesis, the long generation times, and the size-based limitations on experimentation have stymied progress by limiting the speed and scale of these cycles. Herein, we review a representative sample of recent studies that demonstrate a variety of rapid prototyping technologies that overcome some of these bottlenecks and accelerate progress. However, each of them has caveats that limit their broad utility. Their complementary strengths and weaknesses point to the intriguing possibility that these strategies could be combined in the future to enable rapid and scalable deployment of synthetic biology in plants.
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- Kevin Morey
- Department of Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, 80525, USA
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- Department of Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, 80525, USA
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Verbeecke V, Custódio L, Strobbe S, Van Der Straeten D. The role of orphan crops in the transition to nutritional quality-oriented crop improvement. Biotechnol Adv 2023; 68:108242. [PMID: 37640278 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2023.108242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2023] [Revised: 08/09/2023] [Accepted: 08/25/2023] [Indexed: 08/31/2023]
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Micronutrient malnutrition is a persisting problem threatening global human health. Biofortification via metabolic engineering has been proposed as a cost-effective and short-term means to alleviate this burden. There has been a recent rise in the recognition of potential that underutilized, orphan crops can hold in decreasing malnutrition concerns. Here, we illustrate how orphan crops can serve as a medium to provide micronutrients to populations in need, whilst promoting and maintaining dietary diversity. We provide a roadmap, illustrating which aspects to be taken into consideration when evaluating orphan crops. Recent developments have shown successful biofortification via metabolic engineering in staple crops. This review provides guidance in the implementation of these successes to relevant orphan crop species, with a specific focus on the relevant micronutrients iron, zinc, provitamin A and folates.
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- Vincent Verbeecke
- Laboratory of Functional Plant Biology, Department of Biology, Ghent University, K.L. Ledeganckstraat 35, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Functional Plant Biology, Department of Biology, Ghent University, K.L. Ledeganckstraat 35, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Functional Plant Biology, Department of Biology, Ghent University, K.L. Ledeganckstraat 35, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Functional Plant Biology, Department of Biology, Ghent University, K.L. Ledeganckstraat 35, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
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Mangena P, Mushadu PN. Colchicine-Induced Polyploidy in Leguminous Crops Enhances Morpho-Physiological Characteristics for Drought Stress Tolerance. Life (Basel) 2023; 13:1966. [PMID: 37895348 PMCID: PMC10607973 DOI: 10.3390/life13101966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2023] [Revised: 09/20/2023] [Accepted: 09/23/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
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Legumes play a significant role in the alleviation of food insecurity, maintaining soil fertility, and achieving sustainable crop production under adverse environmental conditions. The increased demand in legume production contemplates that attention on the genetic improvement of these crops through various means such as genetic engineering and mutation breeding should take a centre stage in global agriculture. Therefore, this paper provides a succinct analysis of the currently available literature on morphological and physiological traits in polyploidised leguminous plants to counter the adverse effects of drought stress. The effects of colchicine on various morphological and physiological traits of polyploidised legumes compared to their diploid counterparts were examined. Numerous reports revealed variations in these traits, such as improved root and shoot growth, plant biomass, chloroplastidic content, protein, RNA, and DNA. The differences observed were also associated with the strong relationship between plant ploidy induction and colchicine application. Furthermore, the analysis indicated that polyploidisation remains dose-dependent and may be achievable within a shorter space of time as this antimitotic chemical interferes with chromosome separations in somatic plant cells. The efficiency of this process also depends on the advancement of treatment conditions (in vitro, in vivo, or ex vitro) and the successful regeneration of polyploidised plants for adaptation under drought stress conditions. As such, the improvement in metabolite profile and other essential growth characteristics serves as a clear indication that induced polyploidy needs to be further explored to confer resilience to environmental stress and improve crop yield under drought stress conditions in leguminous plants.
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- Phetole Mangena
- Department of Biodiversity, Faculty of Science and Agriculture, School of Molecular and Life Sciences, University of Limpopo, Private Bag X1106, Sovenga 0727, South Africa;
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Kocsisova Z, Coneva V. Strategies for delivery of CRISPR/Cas-mediated genome editing to obtain edited plants directly without transgene integration. Front Genome Ed 2023; 5:1209586. [PMID: 37545761 PMCID: PMC10398581 DOI: 10.3389/fgeed.2023.1209586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2023] [Accepted: 06/28/2023] [Indexed: 08/08/2023] Open
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Increased understanding of plant genetics and the development of powerful and easier-to-use gene editing tools over the past century have revolutionized humankind's ability to deliver precise genotypes in crops. Plant transformation techniques are well developed for making transgenic varieties in certain crops and model organisms, yet reagent delivery and plant regeneration remain key bottlenecks to applying the technology of gene editing to most crops. Typical plant transformation protocols to produce transgenic, genetically modified (GM) varieties rely on transgenes, chemical selection, and tissue culture. Typical protocols to make gene edited (GE) varieties also use transgenes, even though these may be undesirable in the final crop product. In some crops, the transgenes are routinely segregated away during meiosis by performing crosses, and thus only a minor concern. In other crops, particularly those propagated vegetatively, complex hybrids, or crops with long generation times, such crosses are impractical or impossible. This review highlights diverse strategies to deliver CRISPR/Cas gene editing reagents to regenerable plant cells and to recover edited plants without unwanted integration of transgenes. Some examples include delivering DNA-free gene editing reagents such as ribonucleoproteins or mRNA, relying on reagent expression from non-integrated DNA, using novel delivery mechanisms such as viruses or nanoparticles, using unconventional selection methods to avoid integration of transgenes, and/or avoiding tissue culture altogether. These methods are advancing rapidly and already enabling crop scientists to make use of the precision of CRISPR gene editing tools.
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Kumari S, Wijesundara YH, Howlett TS, Waliullah M, Herbert FC, Raja A, Trashi I, Bernal RA, Gassensmith JJ. Biolistic delivery of liposomes protected in metal-organic frameworks. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2023; 120:e2218247120. [PMID: 36877851 PMCID: PMC10089211 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2218247120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2022] [Accepted: 02/03/2023] [Indexed: 03/08/2023] Open
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Needle-and-syringe-based delivery has been the commercial standard for vaccine administration to date. With worsening medical personnel availability, increasing biohazard waste production, and the possibility of cross-contamination, we explore the possibility of biolistic delivery as an alternate skin-based delivery route. Delicate formulations like liposomes are inherently unsuitable for this delivery model as they are fragile biomaterials incapable of withstanding shear stress and are exceedingly difficult to formulate as a lyophilized powder for room temperature storage. Here we have developed a approach to deliver liposomes into the skin biolistically-by encapsulating them in a nano-sized shell made of Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework-8 (ZIF-8). When encapsulated within a crystalline and rigid coating, the liposomes are not only protected from thermal stress, but also shear stress. This protection from stressors is crucial, especially for formulations with cargo encapsulated inside the lumen of the liposomes. Moreover, the coating provides the liposomes with a solid exterior that allows the particles to penetrate the skin effectively. In this work, we explored the mechanical protection ZIF-8 provides to liposomes as a preliminary investigation for using biolistic delivery as an alternative to syringe-and-needle-based delivery of vaccines. We demonstrated that liposomes with a variety of surface charges could be coated with ZIF-8 using the right conditions, and this coating can be just as easily removed-without causing any damage to the protected material. The protective coating prevented the liposomes from leaking cargo and helped in their effective penetration when delivered into the agarose tissue model and porcine skin tissue.
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- Sneha Kumari
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX75080-3021
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX75080-3021
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX75080-3021
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX75080-3021
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX75080-3021
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX75080-3021
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX75080-3021
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX75080-3021
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX75080-3021
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX75080-3021
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Mahmood MA, Naqvi RZ, Rahman SU, Amin I, Mansoor S. Plant Virus-Derived Vectors for Plant Genome Engineering. Viruses 2023; 15:v15020531. [PMID: 36851743 PMCID: PMC9958682 DOI: 10.3390/v15020531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2022] [Revised: 01/25/2023] [Accepted: 02/10/2023] [Indexed: 02/17/2023] Open
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Advances in genome engineering (GE) tools based on sequence-specific programmable nucleases have revolutionized precise genome editing in plants. However, only the traditional approaches are used to deliver these GE reagents, which mostly rely on Agrobacterium-mediated transformation or particle bombardment. These techniques have been successfully used for the past decades for the genetic engineering of plants with some limitations relating to lengthy time-taking protocols and transgenes integration-related regulatory concerns. Nevertheless, in the era of climate change, we require certain faster protocols for developing climate-smart resilient crops through GE to deal with global food security. Therefore, some alternative approaches are needed to robustly deliver the GE reagents. In this case, the plant viral vectors could be an excellent option for the delivery of GE reagents because they are efficient, effective, and precise. Additionally, these are autonomously replicating and considered as natural specialists for transient delivery. In the present review, we have discussed the potential use of these plant viral vectors for the efficient delivery of GE reagents. We have further described the different plant viral vectors, such as DNA and RNA viruses, which have been used as efficient gene targeting systems in model plants, and in other important crops including potato, tomato, wheat, and rice. The achievements gained so far in the use of viral vectors as a carrier for GE reagent delivery are depicted along with the benefits and limitations of each viral vector. Moreover, recent advances have been explored in employing viral vectors for GE and adapting this technology for future research.
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- Muhammad Arslan Mahmood
- Agricultural Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE), College of Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS), Jhang Road, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Sialkot, Sialkot 51310, Pakistan
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- Agricultural Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE), College of Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS), Jhang Road, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
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- Agricultural Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE), College of Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS), Jhang Road, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
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- Agricultural Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE), College of Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS), Jhang Road, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
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- Agricultural Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE), College of Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS), Jhang Road, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
- International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi 74000, Pakistan
- Correspondence:
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Lee K, Wang K. Strategies for genotype-flexible plant transformation. Curr Opin Biotechnol 2023; 79:102848. [PMID: 36463838 DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2022.102848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2022] [Revised: 10/23/2022] [Accepted: 10/31/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Recent advances in the genome-editing tools have demonstrated a great potential for accelerating functional genomics and crop trait improvements, but the low efficiency and genotype dependence in plant transformation hinder practical applications of such revolutionary tools. Morphogenic transcription factors (MTFs) such as Baby boom, Wuschel2, GROWTH-REGULATING FACTOR5, GROWTH-REGULATING FACTOR4 and its cofactor GRF-INTERACTING FACTOR1, and Wuschel-homeobox 5 related have been shown to greatly enhance plant transformation efficiency and expand the range of amenable species and genotypes. This review will summarize recent advancements in plant transformation technologies with an emphasis on the strategies developed for genotype-flexible transformation methods utilizing MTFs for both monocots and dicot plant species. We highlight several breakthrough studies that demonstrated a wide range of applicability.
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- Keunsub Lee
- Department of Agronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA; Crop Bioengineering Center, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA
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- Department of Agronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA; Crop Bioengineering Center, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA.
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Miller KJ, Thorpe C, Eggenberger AL, Lee K, Kang M, Liu F, Wang K, Jiang S. Identifying Factors that Determine Effectiveness of Delivery Agents in Biolistic Delivery Using a Library of Amine-Containing Molecules. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2022; 5:4972-4980. [PMID: 36191156 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.2c00689] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Biolistic transfection is a popular and versatile tool for plant transformation. A key step in the biolistic process is the binding of DNA to the heavy microprojectile using a delivery agent, usually a positively charged molecule containing amine groups. Currently, the choice of the commercial delivery agent is mostly limited to spermidine. In addition, the detailed delivery mechanism has not been reported. To help broaden the selection of the delivery agent and reveal the fundamental mechanisms that lead to high delivery performance, a library of amine-containing molecules was investigated. A double-barrel biolistic delivery device was utilized for testing hundreds of samples with much-improved consistency. The performance was evaluated on onion epidermis. The binding and release of DNA were measured via direct high-performance liquid chromatography analysis. This study shows that the overwhelming majority of the amine library performed at the same level as spermidine. To further interpret these results, correlations were performed with thousands of molecular descriptors generated by chemical modeling. It was discovered that the overall charge is most likely the key factor to a successful binding and delivery. Furthermore, even after increasing the amount of the DNA concentration 50-fold to stress the binding capacity of the molecules, the amines in the library continued to deliver at a near identical level while binding all the DNA. The increased DNA was also demonstrated with a Cas9 editing test that required a large amount of DNA to be delivered, and the result was consistent with the previously determined amine performance. This study greatly expands the delivery agent selection for biolistic delivery, allowing alternatives to a commercial reagent that are more shelf-stable and cheaper. The library also offers an approach to investigate more challenging delivery of protein and CRISPR-Cas via the biolistic process in the future.
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- Kyle J Miller
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States
- Crop Bioengineering Center, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States
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- Crop Bioengineering Center, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States
- Department of Agronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States
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- Crop Bioengineering Center, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States
- Department of Agronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States
- Interdepartmental Plant Biology Major, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States
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- Crop Bioengineering Center, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States
- Department of Agronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States
- Crop Bioengineering Center, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States
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CRISPR/Cas9 Technique for Temperature, Drought, and Salinity Stress Responses. Curr Issues Mol Biol 2022; 44:2664-2682. [PMID: 35735623 PMCID: PMC9221872 DOI: 10.3390/cimb44060182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2022] [Revised: 06/02/2022] [Accepted: 06/06/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Global warming and climate change have severely affected plant growth and food production. Therefore, minimizing these effects is required for sustainable crop yields. Understanding the molecular mechanisms in response to abiotic stresses and improving agricultural traits to make crops tolerant to abiotic stresses have been going on unceasingly. To generate desirable varieties of crops, traditional and molecular breeding techniques have been tried, but both approaches are time-consuming. Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat/Cas9 (CRISPR/Cas9) and transcription activator-like effector nucleases (TALENs) are genome-editing technologies that have recently attracted the attention of plant breeders for genetic modification. These technologies are powerful tools in the basic and applied sciences for understanding gene function, as well as in the field of crop breeding. In this review, we focus on the application of genome-editing systems in plants to understand gene function in response to abiotic stresses and to improve tolerance to abiotic stresses, such as temperature, drought, and salinity stresses.
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Sharma P, Lew TTS. Principles of Nanoparticle Design for Genome Editing in Plants. Front Genome Ed 2022; 4:846624. [PMID: 35330692 PMCID: PMC8940305 DOI: 10.3389/fgeed.2022.846624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2021] [Accepted: 02/15/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Precise plant genome editing technologies have provided new opportunities to accelerate crop improvement and develop more sustainable agricultural systems. In particular, the prokaryote-derived CRISPR platforms allow precise manipulation of the crop genome, enabling the generation of high-yielding and stress-tolerant crop varieties. Nanotechnology has the potential to catalyze the development of a novel molecular toolbox even further by introducing the possibility of a rapid, universal delivery method to edit the plant genome in a species-independent manner. In this Perspective, we highlight how nanoparticles can help unlock the full potential of CRISPR/Cas technology in targeted manipulation of the plant genome to improve agricultural output. We discuss current challenges hampering progress in nanoparticle-enabled plant gene-editing research and application in the field, and highlight how rational nanoparticle design can overcome them. Finally, we examine the implications of the regulatory frameworks and social acceptance for the future of nano-enabled precision breeding in the developing world.
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- Pushkal Sharma
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore, Singapore
- *Correspondence: Tedrick Thomas Salim Lew, , orcid.org/0000-0002-4815-9921
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Laforest LC, Nadakuduti SS. Advances in Delivery Mechanisms of CRISPR Gene-Editing Reagents in Plants. Front Genome Ed 2022; 4:830178. [PMID: 35141701 PMCID: PMC8819002 DOI: 10.3389/fgeed.2022.830178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2021] [Accepted: 01/05/2022] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Gene-editing by CRISPR/Cas systems has revolutionized plant biology by serving as a functional genomics tool. It has tremendously advanced plant breeding and crop improvement by accelerating the development of improved cultivars, creating genetic variability, and aiding in domestication of wild and orphan crops. Gene-editing is a rapidly evolving field. Several advancements include development of different Cas effectors with increased target range, efficacy, and enhanced capacity for precise DNA modifications with base editing and prime editing. The existing toolbox of various CRISPR reagents facilitate gene knockouts, targeted gene insertions, precise base substitutions, and multiplexing. However, the major challenge in plant genome-editing remains the efficient delivery of these reagents into plant cells. Plants have larger and more complex genome structures compared to other living systems due to the common occurrence of polyploidy and other genome re-arrangements. Further, rigid cell walls surrounding plant cells deter the entry of any foreign biomolecules. Unfortunately, genetic transformation to deliver gene-editing reagents has been established only in a limited number of plant species. Recently, there has been significant progress in CRISPR reagents delivery in plants. This review focuses on exploring these delivery mechanisms categorized into Agrobacterium-mediated delivery and breakthroughs, particle bombardment-based delivery of biomolecules and recent improvements, and protoplasts, a versatile system for gene-editing and regeneration in plants. The ultimate goal in plant gene-editing is to establish highly efficient and genotype-independent reagent delivery mechanisms for editing multiple targets simultaneously and achieve DNA-free gene-edited plants at scale.
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- Larissa C. Laforest
- Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology Program, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology Program, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
- Department of Environmental Horticulture, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
- *Correspondence: Satya Swathi Nadakuduti,
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Kang M, Lee K, Wang K. Efficient Protoplast Isolation and DNA Transfection for Winter Oilseed Crops, Pennycress (Thlaspi arvense ) and Camelina (Camelina sativa ). Methods Mol Biol 2022; 2464:153-171. [PMID: 35258832 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-2164-6_12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Pennycress (Thlaspi arvense) and camelina (Camelina sativa) are nonfood winter oilseed crops that have the potential to contribute to sustainable biofuel production. However, undesired agronomic traits of pennycress and camelina currently hinder broad cultivation of these plants in the field. Recently, genome editing using the CRISPR-Cas technology has been applied to improve poor agronomic traits such as the weedy phenotype of pennycress and the oxidation susceptible lipid profile of camelina. In these works, the CRISPR reagents were introduced into the plants using the Agrobacterium-mediated floral dipping method. For accelerated domestication and value improvements of these winter oilseed crops, DNA-free genome editing platform and easy evaluation method of the CRISPR-Cas reagents are highly desirable. Cell wall-free protoplasts are great material to expand the use of gene engineering tools. In this chapter, we present a step-by-step guide to the mesophyll protoplast isolation from in vitro culture-grown pennycress and soil-grown camelina. The protocol also includes procedures for DNA transfection and protoplast viability test using fluorescein diacetate. With this protocol, we can isolate an average of 6 × 106 cells from pennycress and 3 × 106 cells from camelina per gram of fresh leaf tissues. Using a 7.3 kb plasmid DNA carrying green and red fluorescent protein marker genes, we can achieve an average transfection rate of 40% validated by flow cytometry for both plants.
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- Minjeong Kang
- Department of Agronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA
- Crop Bioengineering Center, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA
- Interdepartmental Plant Biology Major, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA
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- Department of Agronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA
- Crop Bioengineering Center, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA
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- Department of Agronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA.
- Crop Bioengineering Center, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA.
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Zobrist JD, Martin-Ortigosa S, Lee K, Azanu MK, Ji Q, Wang K. Transformation of Teosinte ( Zea mays ssp. parviglumis) via Biolistic Bombardment of Seedling-Derived Callus Tissues. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:773419. [PMID: 34956270 PMCID: PMC8696365 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.773419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2021] [Accepted: 11/09/2021] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
Abstract
Modern maize exhibits a significantly different phenotype than its wild progenitor teosinte despite many genetic similarities. Of the many subspecies of Zea mays identified as teosinte, Zea mays ssp. parviglumis is the most closely related to domesticated maize. Understanding teosinte genes and their regulations can provide great insights into the maize domestication process and facilitate breeding for future crop improvement. However, a protocol of genetic transformation, which is essential for gene functional analyses, is not available in teosinte. In this study, we report the establishment of a robust callus induction and regeneration protocol using whorl segments of seedlings germinated from mature seeds of Zea parviglumis. We also report, for the first time, the production of fertile, transgenic teosinte plants using the particle bombardment. Using herbicide resistance genes such as mutant acetolactate synthase (Als) or bialaphos resistance (bar) as selectable markers, we achieved an average transformation frequency of 4.17% (percentage of independent transgenic events in total bombarded explants that produced callus). Expression of visual marker genes of red fluorescent protein tdTomato and β-glucuronidase (gus) could be detected in bombarded callus culture and in T1 and T2 progeny plants. The protocol established in this work provides a major enabling technology for research toward the understanding of this important plant in crop domestication.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jacob D. Zobrist
- Department of Agronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, United States
- Crop Bioengineering Center, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, United States
- Interdepartmental Genetics and Genomics Major, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, United States
| | | | - Keunsub Lee
- Department of Agronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, United States
- Crop Bioengineering Center, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, United States
| | - Mercy K. Azanu
- Department of Agronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, United States
- Crop Bioengineering Center, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, United States
- Interdepartmental Plant Biology Major, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, United States
| | - Q Ji
- Department of Agronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, United States
| | - Kan Wang
- Department of Agronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, United States
- Crop Bioengineering Center, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, United States
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