Agrobacterium을 이용한 토마토 떡잎에서 CRISPR-Cas9 시스템의 임시발현 시 토마토 떡잎 발달 단계에 따른 유전자교정 효율 변화

• Published in: Hanguk hwangyeong nonghak hoeji Vol. 40; no. 3; pp. 186 - 193
• Main Authors: 김의연, Euyeon Kim, 양소희, So Hee Yang, 박효선, Hyosun Park, 구연종, Yeonjong Koo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Korean
• Published: 한국환경농학회 30.09.2021
• Subjects: CRISPR-Cas9; Genome Editing Efficiency; Tomato Transformation; Transient Expression; 농학; Tomato Transformation; Genome Editing Efficiency; Transient Expression; CRISPR-Cas9
• ISSN: 1225-3537; 2233-4173
• DOI: 10.5338/KJEA.2021.40.3.22

BACKGROUND: Before generating transgenic plant using the CRISPR-Cas9 system, the efficiency test of sgRNAs is recommended to reduce the time and effort for plant transformation and regeneration process. The efficiency of the sgRNA can be measured through the transient expression of sgRNA and Cas9 gene in tomato cotyledon; however, we found that the calculated efficiency showed a large variation. It is necessary to increase the precision of the experiment to obtain reliable sgRNA efficiency data from transient expression. METHODS AND RESULTS: The cotyledon of 11 th , 15 th , 19 th , and 23 rd -day-old tomato (Solanum lycopersicum cv. Micro-Tom) were used for expressing CRISPR-Cas9 transiently. The agrobacterium harboring sgRNA for targeting ALS2 gene of tomato was injected through the stomata of leaf adaxial side and the genomic DNA was extracted in 5 days after injection. The target gene edition was identified by amplifying DNA fragment of target region and analyzing with Illumina sequencing method. The target gene editing efficiency was calculated by counting base deletion and insertion events from total target sequence read. CONCLUSION: The CRISPR-Cas9 editing efficiency varied with tomato cotyledon age. The highest efficiency was observed at the 19-day-old cotyledons. Both the median and mean were the highest at this stage and the sample variability was also minimized. We found that the transgene of CRISPR-Cas9 system was strongly correlated with plant leaf development and suggested the optimum cotyledon leaf age for Agrobacterium-mediated transfection in tomato.