Article
Optimized Cas-SF01 gene-editing toolbox shortens flowering timing in commercial maize inbred JING724.
Journal of integrative plant biology - 1 Sept 2026
Liu Mengyuan, Wang Yao, Zhang Lu, Zhang Xiang, Wang Xiaqing, Liu Xinxiang, Fu Yue, Li Xiaoxu, Song Ziheng, Liu Ya, Wang Ronghuan, Zhao Jiuran
Abstract excerpt
The gene-editing tool Cas-SF01 was optimized to maximize its efficiency in maize. The Cas-SF01-TREX2 configuration was superior in enabling high-purity gene mutations. This toolkit enabled commercial maize to flower seven days earlier without yield loss, thereby securing harvests and accelerating crop breeding.
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- Zea mays
- Flowers
- Gene Editing
- Time Factors
- Mutation
- CRISPR-Cas Systems
- Plants, Genetically Modified
