2025
Somatic variations in the meiosis‐specific gene CrMER3 confer seedlessness in a citrus bud sport
Fan Y, Du Z, He X, Liu Z, Zhuang J, Xiao G, Duan Y, Tan F, Xie K, Jiao W, Zhang F, Yang C, Guo W, Wu X. Somatic variations in the meiosis‐specific gene CrMER3 confer seedlessness in a citrus bud sport. Journal Of Integrative Plant Biology 2025, 67: 1649-1664. PMID: 39981730, DOI: 10.1111/jipb.13872.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKompetitive allele-specific PCRFruit cropsSeedless cultivarsSeedless hybridsSeedless varietiesFresh consumptionBud sportsCitrus germplasmSeed abortionSeedlessCultivarsWild mandarinAllele-specific PCRCitrusCropFruitBreedingNatural variationNatural mutationsSterilizationCultivated mandarinsMandarinMeiosis defectsGermplasmMeiotic prophase I
2024
Optimization of in planta methodology for genome editing and transformation in Citrus
Khadgi A, Sagawa C, Vernon C, Mermaz B, Irish V. Optimization of in planta methodology for genome editing and transformation in Citrus. Frontiers In Plant Science 2024, 15: 1438031. PMID: 39070914, PMCID: PMC11272483, DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2024.1438031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitrus cultivarsCommercial citrus cultivarsPlanta transformation protocolPineapple sweet orangeTissue cultureGene-edited linesLisbon lemonSweet orangeCulture-based approachesPlanta transformationRecalcitrant speciesCitrus plantsCultivarsGenetic transformationTransformation protocolPlant speciesCRISPR/Cas9 constructsTransformation efficiencyCitrusGenetic changesGenome editingAseptic conditionsRegeneration rateLemonPlants
2023
Transposable elements cause the loss of self‐incompatibility in citrus
Hu J, Liu C, Du Z, Guo F, Song D, Wang N, Wei Z, Jiang J, Cao Z, Shi C, Zhang S, Zhu C, Chen P, Larkin R, Lin Z, Xu Q, Ye J, Deng X, Bosch M, Franklin‐Tong V, Chai L. Transposable elements cause the loss of self‐incompatibility in citrus. Plant Biotechnology Journal 2023, 22: 1113-1131. PMID: 38038155, PMCID: PMC11022811, DOI: 10.1111/pbi.14250.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMiniature inverted-repeat transposable elementsMiniature inverted-repeat transposable element insertionSelf-incompatibilityTransposable elementsS-locusS-RNaseS-RNase-based SI systemPromoter regionLoss of self-incompatibilityPromote genetic diversityS-RNase allelesPrezygotic mechanismsGenetic diversityInbreeding depressionSelf-compatibleNucleotide mutationsFlowering plantsLoss of SiTransgenic experimentsBreeding strategiesCitrus genusAllelesSI phenotypePromoterCitrus
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