Special Issue "Discovery of Gene Functions in Crops by Genome Editing and Genomics"
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Plant Sciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2023 | Viewed by 1425
Special Issue Editor
Prof. Dr. Dénes Dudits
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Crop plants are in a central position in ensuring the food supply under increasing demands. The future of our living environment is largely dependent on plant functions. Increases in plant productivity requires a deep understanding and specific alterations of gene functions. The development of high-throughput sequencing technologies, along with a wide range of gene isolation and transformation protocols, have opened efficient ways for determining the function of specific genes and their targeted mutant forms. Recently, the extensive use of genome editing technologies, preferentially CRISPR-Cas9 technology, has triggered a new area in linking genes with phenotypic traits. The present Special Issue will be focused on the improvement of genome editing tools in order to gain better a understanding of the genetic regulation of plant productivity. Transformation via CRISPR vectors is frequently carried out in in vitro cultures; therefore, plant regeneration of mutant plants is a basic requirement. Identification of targeted cells using fluorescence microscopy and selection of mutated cells is a key issue. We might expect more studies on in planta editing. There is a need for genome editing tools that result in transgene-free plants. In this case, the uptake of DNS or protein molecules into morphogenic plant cells is a key research topic. Synthetic oligonucleotide directed mutagenesis (ODM) is expected to gain more attention in the plant field. We welcome the submission of original research and methodological articles that contribute to progress in gene discovery projects or in the actual breeding of crop species.
Prof. Dr. Dénes Dudits
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- CRISPR vectors
- transgenic
- recombination
- chromatin structure
- directed mutagenesis for stress tolerance
- oligonucleotide mutagenesis
- in planta
