Gene editing the phytoene desaturase alleles of Cavendish banana using CRISPR/Cas9

• Authors : Naim, F.; Dugdale, B.; Kleidon, J.; Brinin, A.; Shand, K.; Waterhouse, P.; Dale, J.


• Document type : Journal article


• Year of publication : 2018


• Journal title : Transgenic Research


• Volume (number) : 27 (5)




• Pages : 451–460


• Peer-reviewed : Yes


• ISSN : 0962-8819; 1573-9368


• Language(s) : English


• Abstract : Bananas are a staple food source and a major export commodity worldwide. The Cavendish dessert banana is a triploid AAA genome type and accounts for around 47% of global production. Being essentially sterile, genetic modification is perhaps the only pathway available to improve this cultivar. In this study, we used the CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing system to deliver a self-cleaving polycistronic guide RNA (gRNA) designed to target exon 1 of the Phytoene desaturase (PDS) gene in the Cavendish cultivar "Williams". Genotyping of 19 independent events showed a 100% PDS modification rate primarily in the form of insertions (1-105 nt) or deletions (1-55 nt) (indels) at the predicted cleavage site. Tri-allelic disruptive modifications were observed in 63% of plants and resulted in both albinism and dwarfing. Pale green (16%) and wildtype green (21%) phenotypes generally correlated with in-frame indels in at least one of the three PDS alleles. Editing efficiency was dependent on both target site selection and Cas9 abundance. This is the first report of a highly effective CRISPR/Cas9 modification system using a polycistronic gRNA in Cavendish banana. Such an editing platform will be of considerable utility for the development of disease resistance and novel agro-traits in this commercially important cultivar into the future.


• Keywords : CAVENDISH AAA; GENE EDITING; PHYTOENE DESATURASE GENE


• Open access : Yes


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• Musalit document ID : IN180473

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