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| Title |
Engineering plant architecture via CRISPR/Cas9-mediated alteration of strigolactone biosynthesis
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| Published in |
BMC Plant Biology, August 2018
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12870-018-1387-1 |
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| Authors |
Haroon Butt, Muhammad Jamil, Jian You Wang, Salim Al-Babili, Magdy Mahfouz |
| Abstract |
Precision plant genome engineering holds much promise for targeted improvement of crop traits via unprecedented single-base level control over the genetic material. Strigolactones (SLs) are a key determinant of plant architecture, known for their role in inhibiting shoot branching (tillering). We used CRISPR/Cas9 in rice (Oryza sativa) for targeted disruption of CAROTENOID CLEAVAGE DIOXYGENASE 7 (CCD7), which controls a key step in SL biosynthesis. The ccd7 mutants exhibited a striking increase in tillering, combined with a reduced height, which could be rescued by application of the synthetic SL analog GR24. Striga germination assays and liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis showed that root exudates of ccd7 mutants were also SL deficient. Taken together, our results show the potential and feasibility of the use of the CRISPR/Cas9 system for targeted engineering of plant architecture and for elucidating the molecular underpinnings of architecture-related traits. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 7 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| India | 1 | 14% |
| United States | 1 | 14% |
| Canada | 1 | 14% |
| Unknown | 4 | 57% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 4 | 57% |
| Scientists | 3 | 43% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 123 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 123 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 24 | 20% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 17 | 14% |
| Student > Master | 16 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 13 | 11% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 8 | 7% |
| Other | 21 | 17% |
| Unknown | 24 | 20% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 55 | 45% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 30 | 24% |
| Engineering | 2 | 2% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 1 | <1% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 5 | 4% |
| Unknown | 29 | 24% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 3. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 19 September 2018.
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