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Gene Editing Reduces Plant Susceptibility to Root-Knot Nematodes
Jim Crocker
9th June, 2024
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Key Findings
- The study by the Indian Agricultural Research Institute focused on using CRISPR/Cas9 technology to enhance nematode tolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana
- Researchers knocked out the susceptibility gene HIPP27, resulting in plants with significantly reduced nematode infection without affecting growth
- This approach offers a promising alternative to traditional nematode management strategies, potentially leading to the development of nematode-resistant crops
References
Main Study
1) CRISPR/Cas9-induced knockout of an amino acid permease gene (AAP6) reduced Arabidopsis thaliana susceptibility to Meloidogyne incognita
Published 8th June, 2024
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-024-05175-5
Related Studies
2) Functional analysis of a susceptibility gene (HIPP27) in the Arabidopsis thaliana-Meloidogyne incognita pathosystem by using a genome editing strategy.
3) Plant-parasitic nematode effectors - insights into their diversity and new tools for their identification.
4) Parallel adaptations and common host cell responses enabling feeding of obligate and facultative plant parasitic nematodes.