The addition of biochar(BC)or Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi(AMF)alone has been reported to promote plant growth,while their synergistic effects on Allium schoenoprasum root morphology and rhizosphere fungal community i...The addition of biochar(BC)or Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi(AMF)alone has been reported to promote plant growth,while their synergistic effects on Allium schoenoprasum root morphology and rhizosphere fungal community in barren soil is still unclear.In this study,we investigated the effects of BC and AMF(Funneliformis mosseae)on plant growth and root morphology in barren soil and revealed the structure of soil fungal communities Therefore,a greenhouse pot trial consisting of five treatments was enforced.The results showed that the combination of biochar and AMF significantly improved plant biomass,nutrient uptake,mycorrhizal colonization rates and soil properties and significantly impacted rhizosphere fungal community composition and structure.Biochar significantly increased the fungal community stability and enhanced their positive correlation with plants.Our findings indicated that the combination of AMF and biochar play synergic role for plant growth and rhizosphere fungal community in barren soil.展开更多
Single-guide RNA(sg RNA) is one of the two core components of the CRISPR(clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat)/Cas(CRISPR-associated) genome-editing technology. We established an in vitro Traffic L...Single-guide RNA(sg RNA) is one of the two core components of the CRISPR(clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat)/Cas(CRISPR-associated) genome-editing technology. We established an in vitro Traffic Light Reporter(TLR) system, which is designated as the same colors as traffic lights such as green, red and yellow were produced in cells. The TLR can be readily used in maize mesophyll protoplast for a quick test of promoter activity. The TLR assay indicates the variation in transcription activities of the seven Pol III promoters, from 3.4%(U6-1) to over 21.0%(U6-6). The U6-2 promoter, which was constructed to drive sg RNA expression targeting the Zm Wx1 gene, yielded mutation efficiencies ranging from 48.5% to 97.1%. Based on the reported and unpublished data, the in vitro TLR assay results were confirmed to be a readily system and may be extended to other plant species amenable to efficient genome editing via CRISPR/Cas. Our efforts provide an efficient method of identifying native Pol III-recognized promoters for RNA guide-based genome-editing systems in maize.展开更多
Inversions are DNA rearrangements that are essential for plant gene evolution and adaptation to environmental changes. We demonstrate the creation of targeted inversions and previously reported targeted deletion mutat...Inversions are DNA rearrangements that are essential for plant gene evolution and adaptation to environmental changes. We demonstrate the creation of targeted inversions and previously reported targeted deletion mutations via delivery of a pair of RNA-guided endonucleases(RGENs) of CRISPR/Cas9. The efficiencies of the targeted inversions were2.6% and 2.2% in the Arabidopsis FLOWERING TIME(At FT) and TERMINAL FLOWER 1(At TFL1)loci, respectively. Thus, we successfully established an approach that can potentially be used to introduce targeted DNA inversions of interest for functional studies and crop improvement.展开更多
Waxy maize is a specialty maize that produces mainly amylopectin starch with special food or industrial values. The objective of this study was to overcome the limitations of wx mutant allele acquisition and breeding ...Waxy maize is a specialty maize that produces mainly amylopectin starch with special food or industrial values. The objective of this study was to overcome the limitations of wx mutant allele acquisition and breeding efficiency by conversion of parental lines from normal to waxy maize. The intended mutation activity was achieved by in vivo CRISPR/Cas9 machinery involving desired-target mutation of the Wx locus in the ZC01 background,abbreviated as ZC01-DTM^(wx). Triple selection was applied to segregants to obtain high genome background recovery with transgene-free wx mutations. The targeted mutation was identified, yielding six types of mutations among progeny crossed with ZC01-DTM^(wx).The amylopectin contents of the endosperm starch in mutant lines and hybrids averaged94.9%, while those of the wild-type controls were significantly(P < 0.01) lower, with an average of 76.9%. Double selection in transgene-free lines was applied using the Bar strip test and Cas9 PCR screening. The genome background recovery ratios of the lines were determined using genome-wide SNP data. That of lines used as male parents was as high as98.19% and that of lines used as female parents was as high as 86.78%. Conversion hybrids and both parental lines showed agronomic performance similar to that of their wild-type counterparts. This study provides a practical example of the efficient extension of CRISPR/Cas9 targeted mutation to industrial hybrids for transformation of a recalcitrant species.展开更多
Genome editing by clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic sequences(CRISPR)/CRISPRassociated protein 9(Cas9)has revolutionized functional gene analysis and genetic improvement.While reporter-assisted CRISPR/...Genome editing by clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic sequences(CRISPR)/CRISPRassociated protein 9(Cas9)has revolutionized functional gene analysis and genetic improvement.While reporter-assisted CRISPR/Cas systems can greatly facilitate the selection of genome-edited plants produced via stable transformation,this approach has not been well established in seed crops.Here,we established the seed fluorescence reporter(SFR)-assisted CRISPR/Cas9 systems in maize(Zea mays L.),using the red fluorescent Ds RED protein expressed in the endosperm(En-SFR/Cas9),embryos(Em-SFR/Cas9),or both tissues(Em/En-SFR/Cas9).All three SFRs showed distinct fluorescent patterns in the seed endosperm and embryo that allowed the selection of seeds carrying the transgene of having segregated the transgene out.We describe several case studies of the implementation of En-SFR/Cas9,Em-SFR/Cas9,and Em/En-SFR/Cas9 to identify plants not harboring the genomeediting cassette but carrying the desired mutations at target genes in single genes or in small-scale mutant libraries,and report on the successful generation of single-target mutants and/or mutant libraries with En-SFR/Cas9,Em-SFR/Cas9,and Em/En-SFR/Cas9.SFR-assisted genome editing may have particular value for application scenarios with a low transformation frequency and may be extended to other important monocot seed crops.展开更多
Summary H3K4me3 plays important roles in development, transcription, and environmental responses. Here, we report that SDG721 （SET-domain group protein 721） and SDG705 are involved in regulating rice development. SD...Summary H3K4me3 plays important roles in development, transcription, and environmental responses. Here, we report that SDG721 （SET-domain group protein 721） and SDG705 are involved in regulating rice development. SDG721 and SDG705 encode TRITHORAX-Iike proteins, which appear to modulate H3K4 methylation levels. Loss of SDG721 and SDG705 function resulted in GA-deficient phenotypes, including semi-dwarfism, reduced cell length, and reduced panicle branching.展开更多
基金the Key Research and Development Program of Anhui Province(Grant No.202204c06020021)Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.U21A20235 and 32201308).
文摘The addition of biochar(BC)or Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi(AMF)alone has been reported to promote plant growth,while their synergistic effects on Allium schoenoprasum root morphology and rhizosphere fungal community in barren soil is still unclear.In this study,we investigated the effects of BC and AMF(Funneliformis mosseae)on plant growth and root morphology in barren soil and revealed the structure of soil fungal communities Therefore,a greenhouse pot trial consisting of five treatments was enforced.The results showed that the combination of biochar and AMF significantly improved plant biomass,nutrient uptake,mycorrhizal colonization rates and soil properties and significantly impacted rhizosphere fungal community composition and structure.Biochar significantly increased the fungal community stability and enhanced their positive correlation with plants.Our findings indicated that the combination of AMF and biochar play synergic role for plant growth and rhizosphere fungal community in barren soil.
基金supported by the National Science Foundation of China(31771808)Ministry of Science and Technology(2015BAD02B0203)+1 种基金National Engineering Laboratory of Crop Molecular Breedingthe Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences(Y2017XM03)
文摘Single-guide RNA(sg RNA) is one of the two core components of the CRISPR(clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat)/Cas(CRISPR-associated) genome-editing technology. We established an in vitro Traffic Light Reporter(TLR) system, which is designated as the same colors as traffic lights such as green, red and yellow were produced in cells. The TLR can be readily used in maize mesophyll protoplast for a quick test of promoter activity. The TLR assay indicates the variation in transcription activities of the seven Pol III promoters, from 3.4%(U6-1) to over 21.0%(U6-6). The U6-2 promoter, which was constructed to drive sg RNA expression targeting the Zm Wx1 gene, yielded mutation efficiencies ranging from 48.5% to 97.1%. Based on the reported and unpublished data, the in vitro TLR assay results were confirmed to be a readily system and may be extended to other plant species amenable to efficient genome editing via CRISPR/Cas. Our efforts provide an efficient method of identifying native Pol III-recognized promoters for RNA guide-based genome-editing systems in maize.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.31361140364)the National Major Project for Developing New GM Crops(No.2016ZX080009-001)the Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Program(ASTIP)of CAAS to Chuanxiao Xie
文摘Inversions are DNA rearrangements that are essential for plant gene evolution and adaptation to environmental changes. We demonstrate the creation of targeted inversions and previously reported targeted deletion mutations via delivery of a pair of RNA-guided endonucleases(RGENs) of CRISPR/Cas9. The efficiencies of the targeted inversions were2.6% and 2.2% in the Arabidopsis FLOWERING TIME(At FT) and TERMINAL FLOWER 1(At TFL1)loci, respectively. Thus, we successfully established an approach that can potentially be used to introduce targeted DNA inversions of interest for functional studies and crop improvement.
基金supported the National Transgenic Science and Technology Program(2019ZX08010-003)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31771808)+3 种基金the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2016YFD0101803)the Key Area Research and Development Program of Guangdong Province(2018B020202008)Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission(D171100007717001)National Engineering Laboratory for Crop Molecular Breeding。
文摘Waxy maize is a specialty maize that produces mainly amylopectin starch with special food or industrial values. The objective of this study was to overcome the limitations of wx mutant allele acquisition and breeding efficiency by conversion of parental lines from normal to waxy maize. The intended mutation activity was achieved by in vivo CRISPR/Cas9 machinery involving desired-target mutation of the Wx locus in the ZC01 background,abbreviated as ZC01-DTM^(wx). Triple selection was applied to segregants to obtain high genome background recovery with transgene-free wx mutations. The targeted mutation was identified, yielding six types of mutations among progeny crossed with ZC01-DTM^(wx).The amylopectin contents of the endosperm starch in mutant lines and hybrids averaged94.9%, while those of the wild-type controls were significantly(P < 0.01) lower, with an average of 76.9%. Double selection in transgene-free lines was applied using the Bar strip test and Cas9 PCR screening. The genome background recovery ratios of the lines were determined using genome-wide SNP data. That of lines used as male parents was as high as98.19% and that of lines used as female parents was as high as 86.78%. Conversion hybrids and both parental lines showed agronomic performance similar to that of their wild-type counterparts. This study provides a practical example of the efficient extension of CRISPR/Cas9 targeted mutation to industrial hybrids for transformation of a recalcitrant species.
基金supported by the National Science Foundation of China(Nos 31771808 and 32001551)National Key R&D Program of China(No.2020YFE0202300)+1 种基金the Key Area Research and Development Program of Guangdong Province(No.2018B020202008)the Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Program of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences(S2021ZD03)。
文摘Genome editing by clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic sequences(CRISPR)/CRISPRassociated protein 9(Cas9)has revolutionized functional gene analysis and genetic improvement.While reporter-assisted CRISPR/Cas systems can greatly facilitate the selection of genome-edited plants produced via stable transformation,this approach has not been well established in seed crops.Here,we established the seed fluorescence reporter(SFR)-assisted CRISPR/Cas9 systems in maize(Zea mays L.),using the red fluorescent Ds RED protein expressed in the endosperm(En-SFR/Cas9),embryos(Em-SFR/Cas9),or both tissues(Em/En-SFR/Cas9).All three SFRs showed distinct fluorescent patterns in the seed endosperm and embryo that allowed the selection of seeds carrying the transgene of having segregated the transgene out.We describe several case studies of the implementation of En-SFR/Cas9,Em-SFR/Cas9,and Em/En-SFR/Cas9 to identify plants not harboring the genomeediting cassette but carrying the desired mutations at target genes in single genes or in small-scale mutant libraries,and report on the successful generation of single-target mutants and/or mutant libraries with En-SFR/Cas9,Em-SFR/Cas9,and Em/En-SFR/Cas9.SFR-assisted genome editing may have particular value for application scenarios with a low transformation frequency and may be extended to other important monocot seed crops.
文摘Summary H3K4me3 plays important roles in development, transcription, and environmental responses. Here, we report that SDG721 （SET-domain group protein 721） and SDG705 are involved in regulating rice development. SDG721 and SDG705 encode TRITHORAX-Iike proteins, which appear to modulate H3K4 methylation levels. Loss of SDG721 and SDG705 function resulted in GA-deficient phenotypes, including semi-dwarfism, reduced cell length, and reduced panicle branching.
