Evolution of genome editing technologies

Faheem Kanwal, Rabab Al Deabel, Abdulrahman Alqahtani, El Hassan M. Mahmoud, Muhammad Naeem, Muhammad Ovais, Irshad Ahmad

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Abstract

Gene-editing technology is of significant interest to target a particular area in the genome via adding or deleting a specific gene segment, which has changed the period of basic and applied biomedical research. Currently, five gene editing techniques are present: ZFN, TALEN, CRISPR-Cas9, the latest developed Base Editors and Prime Editors. CRISPR-Cas9 acts as a catalyst in the field of gene engineering; CRISPR-Cas9 comes out as a novel therapeutic method due to its extraordinary efficiency compared to traditional gene-editing tools, ease of use, and low cost. This chapter will go over the background information of the genome editing field, such as the working principle of the protein-guided techniques, ZFN, TALEN, RNA-guided techniques CRISPR-Cas9, and how CRISPR-Cas9 revolutionized the fields of biological sciences and, later on, how Base Editors and Primer editors have been developed. Lastly, we will deliberate how the latest developed gene editing technologies transform agriculture.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationCRISPRized Horticulture Crops
Subtitle of host publicationGenome Modified Plants and Microbes in Food and Agriculture
PublisherElsevier
Pages21-36
Number of pages16
ISBN (Electronic)9780443132292
ISBN (Print)9780443132308
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2024

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Keywords

  • Base editors and primer editors
  • CRISPR-Cas9
  • Genome editing
  • TALEN
  • ZFN

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Engineering
  • General Agricultural and Biological Sciences

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