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Engineering canker-resistant plants through CRISPR/Cas9-targeted editing of the susceptibility gene CsLOB1 promoter in citrus.
Plant biotechnology journal - 1 Dec 2017
Peng Aihong, Chen Shanchun, Lei Tiangang, Xu Lanzhen, He Yongrui, Wu Liu, Yao Lixiao, Zou Xiuping
Abstract excerpt
Citrus canker, caused by Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri (Xcc), is severely damaging to the global citrus industry. Targeted editing of host disease-susceptibility genes represents an interesting and potentially durable alternative in plant breeding for resistance. Here, we report improvement of citrus canker resistance through CRISPR/Cas9-targeted modification of the susceptibility gene CsLOB1 promoter in citrus....
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