Aleurone forms the outermost layer of the rice endosperm and plays a critical role in apoplastic nutrient uptake during endosperm development.Thickening the aleurone layer has been proposed to significantly increase t...Aleurone forms the outermost layer of the rice endosperm and plays a critical role in apoplastic nutrient uptake during endosperm development.Thickening the aleurone layer has been proposed to significantly increase the nutrient content of rice grains.In this study,we used a CRISPR/Cas9-mediated precise base editing method to target OsROS1,a gene associated with aleurone thickness,in the background of the japonica glutinous rice cultivar Zhennuo 19。展开更多
基金supported by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China,the Jiangsu Provincial Key Research and Development Program(Grant No.BE2022383)Key Laboratory of Jiangsu Province for Agrobiology,China(Grant No.JKLA2021-ZD01)the Exploratory Project of the Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences,China(Grant No.ZX(21)1201).
文摘Aleurone forms the outermost layer of the rice endosperm and plays a critical role in apoplastic nutrient uptake during endosperm development.Thickening the aleurone layer has been proposed to significantly increase the nutrient content of rice grains.In this study,we used a CRISPR/Cas9-mediated precise base editing method to target OsROS1,a gene associated with aleurone thickness,in the background of the japonica glutinous rice cultivar Zhennuo 19。