Plant drought tolerance provided through genome editing of the trehalase gene
Leandro Alberto Núñez-Muñoz, Brenda Yazmín Vargas-Hernández, Jesús Hinojosa-Moya, Roberto Ruíz‐Medrano, Beatriz Xoconostle‐Cázares
Abstract
carrying editions in the trehalase substrate-binding domain showed a higher tolerance to drought stress. In addition, a transient transformation system for gene editing in maize leaves was characterized.
Topics & Concepts
BiologyGenome editingAbiotic stressGeneGenomeDrought toleranceCRISPRArabidopsis thalianaTransformation (genetics)GeneticsComputational biologyBotanyBiotechnologyMutantCRISPR and Genetic EngineeringPlant tissue culture and regenerationPhotosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms