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Apple CRISPR-Cas9-A Recipe for Successful Targeting of AGAMOUS-like Genes in Domestic Apple.


ABSTRACT: Fruit trees and other fruiting hardwood perennials are economically valuable, and there is interest in developing improved varieties. Both conventional breeding and biotechnology approaches are being utilized towards the goal of developing advanced cultivars. Increased knowledge of the effectiveness and efficiency of biotechnology approaches can help guide use of the CRISPR gene-editing technology. Here, we examined CRISPR-Cas9-directed genome editing in the valuable commodity fruit tree Malus x domestica (domestic apple). We transformed two cultivars with dual CRISPR-Cas9 constructs designed to target two AGAMOUS-like genes simultaneously. The main goal was to determine the effectiveness of this approach for achieving target gene changes. We obtained 6 Cas9 control and 38 independent CRISPR-Cas9 events. Of the 38 CRISPR-Cas9 events, 34 (89%) had gene edits and 14 (37%) showed changes to all alleles of both target genes. The most common change was large deletions, which were present in 59% of all changed alleles, followed by small deletions (21%), small insertions (12%), and a combination of small insertions and deletions (8%). Overall, a high rate of successful gene alterations was found. Many of these changes are predicted to cause frameshifts and alterations to the predicted peptides. Future work will include monitoring the floral development and floral form.

SUBMITTER: Jacobson S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10649517 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Apple CRISPR-Cas9-A Recipe for Successful Targeting of <i>AGAMOUS</i>-like Genes in Domestic Apple.

Jacobson Seth S   Bondarchuk Natalie N   Nguyen Thy Anh TA   Canada Allison A   McCord Logan L   Artlip Timothy S TS   Welser Philipp P   Klocko Amy L AL  

Plants (Basel, Switzerland) 20231026 21


Fruit trees and other fruiting hardwood perennials are economically valuable, and there is interest in developing improved varieties. Both conventional breeding and biotechnology approaches are being utilized towards the goal of developing advanced cultivars. Increased knowledge of the effectiveness and efficiency of biotechnology approaches can help guide use of the CRISPR gene-editing technology. Here, we examined CRISPR-Cas9-directed genome editing in the valuable commodity fruit tree <i>Malu  ...[more]

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