Creation of fragrant peanut using CRISPR/Cas9
Lulu Xue, Pengyu Qu, Huanhuan Zhao, Han Liu, Bingyan Huang, Xiaobo Wang, Zhongxin Zhang, Xiaodong Dai, Li Qin, Wenzhao Dong, Lei Shi, Xinyou Zhang
Abstract
Targeted knockout of the betaine aldehyde dehydrogenase genes AhBADH1 and AhBADH2 using CRISPR/Cas9 produced peanut mutant lines with significantly elevated 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline levels and a strong aroma, marking the first creation of fragrant peanut lines.
Topics & Concepts
CRISPRBiotechnologyComputational biologyBiologyBiochemical engineeringChemistryGeneticsEngineeringGeneGABA and Rice ResearchBiochemical Analysis and Sensing TechniquesPlant Genetic and Mutation Studies