An inducible genome editing system for plants

Nat Plants. 2020 Jul;6(7):766-772. doi: 10.1038/s41477-020-0695-2. Epub 2020 Jun 29.

Abstract

Conditional manipulation of gene expression is a key approach to investigating the primary function of a gene in a biological process. While conditional and cell-type-specific overexpression systems exist for plants, there are currently no systems available to disable a gene completely and conditionally. Here, we present a new tool with which target genes can efficiently and conditionally be knocked out by genome editing at any developmental stage. Target genes can also be knocked out in a cell-type-specific manner. Our tool is easy to construct and will be particularly useful for studying genes having null alleles that are non-viable or show pleiotropic developmental defects.

MeSH terms

  • Arabidopsis / genetics
  • Gene Editing / methods*
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Plant / genetics
  • Gene Knockout Techniques
  • Genome, Plant / genetics
  • Plants / genetics*
  • Plants, Genetically Modified / genetics