Creating novel Wx alleles with fine-tuned amylose levels and improved grain quality in rice by promoter editing using CRISPR/Cas9 system

Plant Biotechnol J. 2020 Nov;18(11):2164-2166. doi: 10.1111/pbi.13391. Epub 2020 May 13.

Authors

Lichun Huang¹, Qianfeng Li^{1

2}, Changquan Zhang^{1

2}, Rui Chu¹, Zhengwen Gu¹, Hongyan Tan¹, Dongsheng Zhao^{1

2}, Xiaolei Fan^{1

2}, Qiaoquan Liu^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics of the Ministry of Education/Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genomics and Molecular Breeding, College of Agriculture, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China.
² Co-Innovation Center for Modern Production Technology of Grain Crops of Jiangsu Province/Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Physiology of Jiangsu Province, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China.

No abstract available

Keywords: Oryza sativa L.; Wx gene; amylose content; core promoter; eating and cooking quality; genome editing.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Alleles
Amylose
CRISPR-Cas Systems / genetics
Oryza* / genetics
Oryza* / metabolism
Starch Synthase* / genetics

Substances

Amylose
Starch Synthase