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Targeted mutagenesis in the progeny of maize transgenic plants

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We have demonstrated that targeted mutagenesis can be accomplished in maize plants by excision, activation, and subsequent elimination of an endonuclease in the progeny of genetic crosses. The yeast FLP/FRT site-specific recombination system was used to excise and transiently activate the previously integrated yeast I-SceI homing endonuclease in maize zygotes and/or developing embryos. An artificial I-SceI recognition sequence integrated into genomic DNA was analyzed for mutations to indicate the I-SceI endonuclease activity. Targeted mutagenesis of the I-SceI site occurred in about 1% of analyzed F1 plants. Short deletions centered on the I-SceI-produced double-strand break were the predominant genetic lesions observed in the F1 plants. The I-SceI expression cassette was not detected in the mutant F1 plants and their progeny. However, the original mutations were faithfully transmitted to the next generation indicating that the mutations occurred early during the F1 plant development. The procedure offers simultaneous production of double-strand breaks and delivery of DNA template combined with a large number of progeny plants for future gene targeting experiments.

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Acknowledgments

The authors thank Shifu Zhen and Susan Nilles for technical assistance in producing transgenic plants. We acknowledge Carl Simmons’ contribution to this work by designing the maize codon-optimized I-SceI. We thank Cellectis, S.A. for providing the I-Sce endonuclease and for helpful research discussions.

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    Meizhu Yang, Vesna Djukanovic, Jessica Stagg, Brian Lenderts, Dennis Bidney, S. Carl Falco & L. Alexander Lyznik

  2. Crop Genetics Research and Development, DuPont Agriculture & Nutrition, 7300 NW 62nd Avenue, Johnston, IA, 50131-1004, USA

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Yang, M., Djukanovic, V., Stagg, J. et al. Targeted mutagenesis in the progeny of maize transgenic plants. Plant Mol Biol 70, 669–679 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11103-009-9499-5

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