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BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS
Volume 686, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2023.149179
Keywords
Genome editing; Cas9; Arabidopsis leaf; Microneedle array; Silicon; Bioactive polymer
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Direct delivery of genome-editing proteins into plant tissues can produce DNA-free genome-edited crops, eliminating the need for backcrossing to remove vector-derived DNA. This study modified a microneedle array with a bioactive polymer, resulting in improved protein delivery and potential implications for the development of more effective plant genome editing techniques.
Direct delivery of genome-editing proteins into plant tissues could be useful in obtaining DNA-free genomeedited crops obviating the need for backcrossing to remove vector-derived DNA from the host genome as in the case of genetically modified organisms generated using DNA vector. Previously, we successfully delivered Cas9 ribonucleoprotein (RNP) into plant tissue by inserting microneedle array (MNA) physisorbed with Cas9 RNPs. Here, to enhance protein delivery and improve genome-editing efficiency, we introduced a bioactive polymer DMA/HPA/NHS modification to the MNA, which allowed strong bonding between the proteins and MNA. Compared with other modifying agents, this MNA modification resulted in better release of immobilized protein in a plant cytosol-mimicking environment. The delivery of Cas9 RNPs in Arabidopsis thaliana reporter plants was improved from 4 out of 17 leaf tissues when using unmodified MNAs to 9 out of 17 when using the polymer modified MNAs. Further improvements in delivery efficiency can be envisaged by optimizing the polymer modification conditions, which could have significant implications for the development of more effective plant genome editing techniques.
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