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ArticleFrontiers in plant science2025

Computationally derived RNA polymerase III promoters enable maize genome editing.

Ervin D Nagy, Ian W Davis, Shanshan Song, Valerie No, Chenxi Wu, Lisa Kanizay, Sarah Turner-Hissong, Hong Li, Xudong Ye, Jeffrey C Berry and 3 more

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Article in Frontiers in plant science, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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  5. Plant engineering: advances, bottlenecks, and promise.The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology · 2025
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13 authors.

Ervin D NagyPlant Biotechnology, Bayer Crop Science, Chesterfield, MO, United States.
Ian W DavisPlant Biotechnology, Bayer Crop Science, Chesterfield, MO, United States.
Shanshan SongPlant Biotechnology, Bayer Crop Science, Chesterfield, MO, United States.
Valerie NoPlant Biotechnology, Bayer Crop Science, Chesterfield, MO, United States.
Chenxi WuPlant Biotechnology, Bayer Crop Science, Chesterfield, MO, United States.
Lisa KanizayPlant Biotechnology, Bayer Crop Science, Chesterfield, MO, United States.
Sarah Turner-HissongPlant Biotechnology, Bayer Crop Science, Chesterfield, MO, United States.
Hong LiPlant Biotechnology, Bayer Crop Science, Chesterfield, MO, United States.
Xudong YePlant Biotechnology, Bayer Crop Science, Chesterfield, MO, United States.
Jeffrey C BerryPlant Biotechnology, Bayer Crop Science, Chesterfield, MO, United States.
Brandi ChiapelliPlant Biotechnology, Bayer Crop Science, Chesterfield, MO, United States.
Jennifer P C ToPlant Biotechnology, Bayer Crop Science, Chesterfield, MO, United States.
Matthew S MarengoPlant Biotechnology, Bayer Crop Science, Chesterfield, MO, United States.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

CRISPR endonucleases require cognate non-coding RNA species for site-specific activity. These RNA species are typically expressed using endogenous RNA polymerase III (Pol III) promoters compatible with the host species. This study describes applications of novel Pol III promoters, which were computationally derived from a training set of monocot U6 and U3 promoters. These promoters enabled genome editing in maize protoplast cells and maize plants. Out of 37 novel promoters, 27 performed similarly to a control U6 promoter. Multiplexing five novel promoters in one construct enabled simultaneous editing of the maize genome at 27 unique sites in a single plant. Moreover, repeating the same CRISPR RNA (crRNA) with multiple novel promoters improved editing up to three-fold at a low-efficiency target site in maize plants. The ability to computationally derive novel Pol III promoters on-demand increases genome editing flexibility and efficiency in maize.

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CRISPRLbCas12amaize (Zea mays L.)promoterRNA polymerase III

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PMID40177017
PMCPMC11961915

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