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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Li C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5972399 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Genome biology 20180529 1
Nucleotide base editors in plants have been limited to conversion of cytosine to thymine. Here, we describe a new plant adenine base editor based on an evolved tRNA adenosine deaminase fused to the nickase CRISPR/Cas9, enabling A•T to G•C conversion at frequencies up to 7.5% in protoplasts and 59.1% in regenerated rice and wheat plants. An endogenous gene is also successfully modified through introducing a gain-of-function point mutation to directly produce an herbicide-tolerant rice plant. With ...[more]