Targeting Cis-Regulatory Elements for Rice Grain Quality Improvement
Rice is the most important source of food worldwide, providing energy, and nutrition for more than half of the population worldwide. Rice grain quality is a complex trait that is affected by several factors, such as the genotype and environment, and is a major target for rice breeders. Cis-regulator...
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| description | Rice is the most important source of food worldwide, providing energy, and nutrition for more than half of the population worldwide. Rice grain quality is a complex trait that is affected by several factors, such as the genotype and environment, and is a major target for rice breeders. Cis-regulatory elements (CREs) are the regions of non-coding DNA, which play a critical role in gene expression regulation. Compared with gene knockout, CRE modifications can fine-tune the expression levels of target genes. Genome editing has provided opportunities to modify the genomes of organisms in a precise and predictable way. Recently, the promoter modifications of coding genes using genome editing technologies in plant improvement have become popular. In this study, we reviewed the results of recent studies on the identification, characterization, and application of CREs involved in rice grain quality. We proposed CREs as preferred potential targets to create allelic diversity and to improve quality traits via genome editing strategies in rice. We also discussed potential challenges and experimental considerations for the improvement in grain quality in crop plants. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-10cdc84da92e43b2b1184ca08a0cb1d42022-12-21T23:32:26ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Plant Science1664-462X2021-08-011210.3389/fpls.2021.705834705834Targeting Cis-Regulatory Elements for Rice Grain Quality ImprovementYu Ding0Jiannan Zhu1Dongsheng Zhao2Qiaoquan Liu3Qingqing Yang4Qingqing Yang5Tao Zhang6Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics of the Ministry of Education, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genomics and Molecular Breeding, Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center for Modern Production Technology of Grain Crops, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Physiology, College of Agriculture, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, ChinaKey Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics of the Ministry of Education, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genomics and Molecular Breeding, Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center for Modern Production Technology of Grain Crops, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Physiology, College of Agriculture, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, ChinaKey Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics of the Ministry of Education, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genomics and Molecular Breeding, Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center for Modern Production Technology of Grain Crops, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Physiology, College of Agriculture, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, ChinaKey Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics of the Ministry of Education, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genomics and Molecular Breeding, Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center for Modern Production Technology of Grain Crops, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Physiology, College of Agriculture, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, ChinaKey Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics of the Ministry of Education, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genomics and Molecular Breeding, Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center for Modern Production Technology of Grain Crops, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Physiology, College of Agriculture, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, ChinaDepartment of Biotechnology, School of Life Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, ChinaKey Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics of the Ministry of Education, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genomics and Molecular Breeding, Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center for Modern Production Technology of Grain Crops, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Physiology, College of Agriculture, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, ChinaRice is the most important source of food worldwide, providing energy, and nutrition for more than half of the population worldwide. Rice grain quality is a complex trait that is affected by several factors, such as the genotype and environment, and is a major target for rice breeders. Cis-regulatory elements (CREs) are the regions of non-coding DNA, which play a critical role in gene expression regulation. Compared with gene knockout, CRE modifications can fine-tune the expression levels of target genes. Genome editing has provided opportunities to modify the genomes of organisms in a precise and predictable way. Recently, the promoter modifications of coding genes using genome editing technologies in plant improvement have become popular. In this study, we reviewed the results of recent studies on the identification, characterization, and application of CREs involved in rice grain quality. We proposed CREs as preferred potential targets to create allelic diversity and to improve quality traits via genome editing strategies in rice. We also discussed potential challenges and experimental considerations for the improvement in grain quality in crop plants.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2021.705834/fullricecis-regulatory elementgenome editinggrain qualityupstream open reading frame |
| spellingShingle | Yu Ding Jiannan Zhu Dongsheng Zhao Qiaoquan Liu Qingqing Yang Qingqing Yang Tao Zhang Targeting Cis-Regulatory Elements for Rice Grain Quality Improvement Frontiers in Plant Science rice cis-regulatory element genome editing grain quality upstream open reading frame |
| title | Targeting Cis-Regulatory Elements for Rice Grain Quality Improvement |
| title_full | Targeting Cis-Regulatory Elements for Rice Grain Quality Improvement |
| title_fullStr | Targeting Cis-Regulatory Elements for Rice Grain Quality Improvement |
| title_full_unstemmed | Targeting Cis-Regulatory Elements for Rice Grain Quality Improvement |
| title_short | Targeting Cis-Regulatory Elements for Rice Grain Quality Improvement |
| title_sort | targeting cis regulatory elements for rice grain quality improvement |
| topic | rice cis-regulatory element genome editing grain quality upstream open reading frame |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2021.705834/full |
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