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Implementing the CRISPR/Cas9 Technology in Eucalyptus Hairy Roots Using Wood-Related Genes
| Content Provider | MDPI |
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| Author | Dai, Ying Hu, Guojian Dupas, Annabelle Medina-Macedo, Luciano Blandels, Nils Clemente, Hélène San Ladouce, Nathalie Badawi, Myriam Hernandez-Raquet, Guillermina Mounet, Fabien Grima-Pettenati, Jacqueline Cassan-Wang, Hua |
| Copyright Year | 2020 |
| Description | Eucalypts are the most planted hardwoods worldwide. The availability of the Eucalyptus grandis genome highlighted many genes awaiting functional characterization, lagging behind because of the lack of efficient genetic transformation protocols. In order to efficiently generate knock-out mutants to study the function of eucalypts genes, we implemented the powerful CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing technology with the hairy roots transformation system. As proofs-of-concept, we targeted two wood-related genes: Cinnamoyl-CoA Reductase1 (CCR1), a key lignin biosynthetic gene and IAA9A an auxin dependent transcription factor of Aux/IAA family. Almost all transgenic hairy roots were edited but the allele-editing rates and spectra varied greatly depending on the gene targeted. Most edition events generated truncated proteins, the prevalent edition types were small deletions but large deletions were also quite frequent. By using a combination of FT-IR spectroscopy and multivariate analysis (partial least square analysis (PLS-DA)), we showed that the CCR1-edited lines, which were clearly separated from the controls. The most discriminant wave-numbers were attributed to lignin. Histochemical analyses further confirmed the decreased lignification and the presence of collapsed vessels in CCR1-edited lines, which are characteristics of CCR1 deficiency. Although the efficiency of editing could be improved, the method described here is already a powerful tool to functionally characterize eucalypts genes for both basic research and industry purposes. |
| Starting Page | 3408 |
| e-ISSN | 14220067 |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijms21103408 |
| Journal | International Journal of Molecular Sciences |
| Issue Number | 10 |
| Volume Number | 21 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | MDPI |
| Publisher Date | 2020-05-12 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | International Journal of Molecular Sciences Plant Sciences Crispr/cas9 Genome Editing Cinnamoyl-coa Reductase Aux/iaa Wood Secondary Cell Walls Eucalyptus Lignin Hairy Roots Ft-ir Spectroscopy |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
