Increased efficiency of targeted mutagenesis by CRISPR/Cas9 in plants using heat stress
LeBlanc C, Zhang F, Mendez J, Lozano Y, Chatpar K, Irish V, Jacob Y. Increased efficiency of targeted mutagenesis by CRISPR/Cas9 in plants using heat stress. The Plant Journal 2017, 93: 377-386. PMID: 29161464, DOI: 10.1111/tpj.13782.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCRISPR/Green fluorescent protein (GFP) reporter geneCRISPR/Cas9 systemFluorescent protein reporter geneCRISPR/Cas9Off-target mutationsArabidopsis plantsEukaryotic genomesDifferent organismsSomatic tissuesCitrus plantsCas9 systemDNA breaksReporter geneTarget mutagenesisTargeted mutationsMutation rateMutagenesisImportance of temperatureArabidopsisHeat stressPlantsMutationsQuantitative assayEukaryotesRhamnose-Containing Cell Wall Polymers Suppress Helical Plant Growth Independently of Microtubule Orientation
Saffer AM, Carpita NC, Irish VF. Rhamnose-Containing Cell Wall Polymers Suppress Helical Plant Growth Independently of Microtubule Orientation. Current Biology 2017, 27: 2248-2259.e4. PMID: 28736166, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2017.06.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell wall polymersPlant growthWall polymersMicrotubule orientationPectic polysaccharide rhamnogalacturonanHelical growthMost plant organsEpidermal cell expansionCell wall compositionCortical microtubule arraysPetal epidermal cellsMutant rootsPlant cellsPlant speciesRhamnose synthasePlant organsWall compositionMicrotubule arraysEpidermal cellsCell expansionImportant functionsMutantsNovel sourceMutationsSpecific organs