Evaluate the guide RNA effectiveness via Agrobacterium-mediated transient assays in Nicotiana benthamiana

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dc.contributor.authorWang, Zhiboen
dc.contributor.authorShea, Zacharyen
dc.contributor.authorLi, Qien
dc.contributor.authorWang, Kunruen
dc.contributor.authorMills, Kerrien
dc.contributor.authorZhang, Boen
dc.contributor.authorZhao, Bingyuen
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-23T15:02:06Zen
dc.date.available2023-03-23T15:02:06Zen
dc.date.issued2023-02-20en
dc.description.abstractCRISPR/Cas9-based genome editing system is a powerful tool for plant genetic improvement. However, the variable efficiency of guide RNA(s) (gRNA) represents a key limiting factor that hampers the broad application of the CRISPR/Cas9 system in crop improvement. Here, we employed the Agrobacterium-mediated transient assays to evaluate the effectiveness of gRNAs for editing genes in Nicotiana benthamiana and soybean. We designed a facile screening system based on indels that can be introduced by CRISPR/Cas9-mediated gene editing. A gRNA binding sequence (23 nucleotides) was inserted into the open reading frame of yellow fluorescent protein (YFP) gene (gRNA-YFP), which disrupted the YFP reading frame and results in no fluorescent signal when it was expressed in plant cells. Transiently co-expression of Cas9 and a gRNA targeting the gRNA-YFP gene in plant cells could restore the YFP reading frame and recover the YFP signals. We evaluated five gRNAs targeting Nicotiana benthamiana and soybean genes and confirmed the reliability of the gRNA screening system. The effective gRNAs targeting NbEDS1, NbWRKY70, GmKTI1, and GmKTI3 had been used to generate transgenic plants and resulted in expected mutations on each gene. While a gRNA targeting NbNDR1 was confirmed to be ineffective in transient assays. This gRNA indeed failed to trigger target gene mutations in stable transgenic plants. Thus, this new transient assay system can be used to validate the effectiveness of gRNAs before generating stable transgenic plants.en
dc.description.noteshis work was supported by the Virginia Soybean Board (#467059) and a seed grant from the Translational Plant Science Center at Virginia Tech. An integrated internal competitive grant from the Center for Advanced Innovation in Agriculture in College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Virginia Tech, and Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station (VA160144).en
dc.description.sponsorshipVirginia Soybean Board [467059]; Translational Plant Science Center at Virginia Tech; Center for Advanced Innovation in Agriculture in College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Virginia Tech; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station [VA160144]en
dc.description.versionPublished versionen
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dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2023.1111683en
dc.identifier.other1111683en
dc.identifier.pmid36890894en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/114161en
dc.identifier.volume14en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherFrontiersen
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
dc.subjectCRISPRen
dc.subjectCas9en
dc.subjectguide RNA (gRNA)en
dc.subjectAgrobacterium-mediated transient assayen
dc.subjectNen
dc.subjectbenthamianaen
dc.subjectsoybeanen
dc.titleEvaluate the guide RNA effectiveness via Agrobacterium-mediated transient assays in Nicotiana benthamianaen
dc.title.serialFrontiers in Plant Scienceen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
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