Crop improvement by genome editing involves the targeted alteration of genes to improve
plant traits, such as stress tolerance, disease resistance or nutritional content. Techniques …

cis-Regulatory elements encode the genomic blueprints that ensure the proper
spatiotemporal patterning of gene expression necessary for appropriate development and …

Crop genetic improvement requires balancing complex tradeoffs caused by gene pleiotropy
and linkage drags, as exemplified by IPA1 (Ideal Plant Architecture 1), a typical pleiotropic …

Promoter editing represents an innovative approach to introduce quantitative trait variation
(QTV) in crops. However, an efficient promoter editing system for QTV needs to be …

The discovery of the CRISPR/Cas genome-editing system has revolutionized our
understanding of the plant genome. CRISPR/Cas has been used for over a decade to …

Feeding the ever-growing population is a major challenge, especially in light of rapidly
changing climate conditions. Genome editing is set to revolutionize plant breeding and …

Over the past decade, genomics-assisted breeding (GAB) has been instrumental in
harnessing the potential of modern genome resources and characterizing and exploiting …

The prokaryote-derived CRISPR–Cas genome editing technology has altered plant
molecular biology beyond all expectations. Characterized by robustness and high target …

The identification and characterization of cis-regulatory DNA sequences and how they
function to coordinate responses to developmental and environmental cues is of paramount …

The development of CRISPR–Cas systems has sparked a genome editing revolution in
plant genetics and breeding. These sequence-specific RNA-guided nucleases can induce …