Efficient genome editing in rice with miniature Cas12f variants  

作　　者：Zhengyan Ye Yuanyan Zhang Shiqi He Shaokang Li Longjiong Luo Yanbiao Zhou Junjie Tan Jianmin Wan 

机构地区：[1]Sanya Institute of Nanjing Agricultural University,State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics&Germplasm Enhancement and Utilization,Province and Ministry Co-sponsored Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Crop Production,Nanjing Agricultural University,Nanjing 210095,China [2]Zhongshan Biological Breeding Laboratory,No.50 Zhongling Street,Nanjing 210014,China [3]Key Laboratory of Southern Rice Innovation&Improvement,Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs/Hunan Engineering Laboratory of Disease and Pest Resistant Rice Breeding,Yuan Longping High-Tech Agriculture Co.,Ltd,Changsha 410001,China

出　　处：《aBIOTECH》2024年第2期184-188,共5页生物技术通报（英文版）

基　　金：supported by the STI 2030—Major Projects(2023ZD04074);Guidance Foundation,the Sanya Institute of Nanjing Agricultural University(NAUSY-ZZ01);the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu(BK20210385,BK20212010);the Project of Zhongshan Biological Breeding Laboratory(ZSBBL-KY2023-04);the Jiangsu Province Key Research and Development Program(BE2023369);the Jiangsu“Innovative and Entrepreneurial Talent”program(to J.T.).

摘　　要：Genome editing,particularly using the CRISPR/Cas system,has revolutionized biological research and crop improvement.Despite the widespread use of CRISPR/Cas9,it faces limitations such as PAM sequence requirements and challenges in delivering its large protein into plant cells.The hypercompact Cas12f,derived from Acidibacillus sulfuroxidans(AsCas12f),stands out due to its small size of only 422 amino acids and its preference for a T-rich motif,presenting advantageous features over SpCas9.However,its editing efficiency is extremely low in plants.Recent studies have generated two AsCas12f variants,AsCas12f-YHAM and AsCas12f-HKRA,demonstrating higher editing efficiencies in mammalian cells,yet their performance in plants remains unexplored.In this study,through a systematic investigation of genome cleavage activity in rice,we unveiled a substantial enhancement in editing efficiency for both AsCas12f variants,particularly for AsCas12f-HKRA,which achieved an editing efficiency of up to 53%.Furthermore,our analysis revealed that AsCas12f predominantly induces deletion in the target DNA,displaying a unique deletion pattern primarily concentrated at positions 12,13,23,and 24,resulting in deletion size mainly of 10 and 11 bp,suggesting significant potential for targeted DNA deletion using AsCas12f.These findings expand the toolbox for efficient genome editing in plants,offering promising prospects for precise genetic modifications in agriculture.

关 键 词：CRISPR/Cas Cas12 AsCas12f RICE Genome editing 

分 类 号：S511[农业科学—作物学] Q943.2[生物学—植物学]