Altpeter, F., Springer, N. M., Bartley, L. E., Blechl, A., Brutnell, T. P., Citovsky, V., Conrad, L., Gelvin, S. B., Jackson, D., Kausch, A. P., Lemaux, P. G., Medford, J. I., Orozo-Cardenas, M., Tricoli, D., VanEck, J., Voytas, D. F., Walbot, V., Wang, K., Zhang, Z. J., Stewart, C. N. (June 2016) Advancing Crop Transformation in the Era of Genome Editing. Plant Cell, 28 (7). pp. 1510-1520. ISSN 1532-298X (Electronic)1040-4651 (Linking)
Abstract
Plant transformation has enabled fundamental insights into plant biology and revolutionized commercial agriculture. Unfortunately, for most crops, transformation and regeneration remain arduous even after more than thirty years of technological advances. Genome editing provides new opportunities to enhance crop productivity, but relies on genetic transformation and plant regeneration, which are bottlenecks in the process. Herein we review the state of plant transformation and point to innovations needed to enable genome editing in crops. Plant tissue culture methods need optimization and simplification for efficiency and minimize time in culture. Currently, specialized facilities exist for crop transformation. Single cell and robotic techniques should be developed for high throughput genomic screens. Utilization of plant genes involved in developmental reprogramming, wound response, and/or homologous recombination could boost recovery of transformed plants. Engineering universal Agrobacterium strains and recruitment of other microbes, such as Ensifer or Rhizobium, could facilitate delivery of DNA and proteins into plant cells. Synthetic biology should be employed for de novo design of transformation systems. Genome editing is a potential game-changer in crop genetics when plant transformation systems are optimized.
| Item Type: | Paper |
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| Subjects: | bioinformatics bioinformatics > genomics and proteomics > genetics & nucleic acid processing > genomes organism description > plant bioinformatics > genomics and proteomics > genetics & nucleic acid processing > transgenic plants |
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| Communities: | CSHL labs > Jackson lab |
| Depositing User: | Matt Covey |
| Date: | June 2016 |
| Date Deposited: | 29 Jun 2016 20:06 |
| Last Modified: | 30 Aug 2016 20:01 |
| PMCID: | PMC4981132 |
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| URI: | https://repository.cshl.edu/id/eprint/32924 |
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