Transgene-Free, Gene-Edited Cavendish Bananas (Musa acuminata, AAA).

ABSTRACT: Global consumer acceptance of gene-edited food crops is increasing with new breeding technologies that can modify the genome without foreign DNA integration. Here, we report an Agrobacterium-based system for transgene-free, gene editing of the banana cultivar, Cavendish. The protocol uses a three-tiered approach whereby cells containing T-DNA are enriched by positive antibiotic selection over a 48-h period, CRISPR/Cas9-mediated gene editing occurs over a short transient window and negative selection of cells containing T-DNA is achieved by the addition of 5-FC, which is converted to cytotoxic 5-FU by the co-expressed CODA enzyme. Two key enzymes in the carotenoid biosynthesis pathway were targeted as visual markers of editing: phytoene desaturase (pds) and lycopene β-cyclase (LCYb). Disrup

SUBMITTER: Kato M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12946447 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature