China:UK collaborative exchange: Systemic signalling in plants
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Warwick
Department Name: School of Life Sciences
Abstract
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People |
ORCID iD |
| Stephen Jackson (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
Chen W
(2015)
Requirement of CHROMOMETHYLASE3 for somatic inheritance of the spontaneous tomato epimutation Colourless non-ripening.
in Scientific reports
Chen W
(2018)
A Genetic Network for Systemic RNA Silencing in Plants.
in Plant physiology
Chen W
(2015)
Tuning LeSPL-CNR expression by SlymiR157 affects tomato fruit ripening.
in Scientific reports
Hong Y
(2015)
Floral induction and flower formation--the role and potential applications of miRNAs.
in Plant biotechnology journal
Qin C
(2017)
A Virus-Induced Assay for Functional Dissection and Analysis of Monocot and Dicot Flowering Time Genes
in Plant Physiology
Qin C
(2017)
Roles of Dicer-Like Proteins 2 and 4 in Intra- and Intercellular Antiviral Silencing.
in Plant physiology
SARI L
(2016)
Development of a Transient Viral CRISPR Expression System to Manipulate Flowering Time in Plants Development of a Transient Viral CRISPR Expression System to Manipulate Flowering Time in Plants
in International Journal of Applied and Physical Sciences
Spanudakis E
(2014)
The role of microRNAs in the control of flowering time.
in Journal of experimental botany
Taylor Jemma Louise
(2015)
Delayed bolting in rocket for improved quality and greater sustainability
| Description | CRISPR/Cas9 is a revolutionary gene editing technique. In plants it has been used successfully but only by making transgenic plants expressing the CRISPR RNAs and/or the Cas9 protein. We have shown that we can use virus vectors to express the CRISPR RNAs and the Cas9 protein in non-transgenic plants thus enabling this gene-editing technology to be used in a manner that doesn't involve the production and use of transgenic plants (therefore the resulting plants are likely to be subject to less restrictions and licensing before commercial release). |
| Exploitation Route | We will be able to develop rapid and simple non-integrative CRISPR gene editing approaches that don't involve integration of foreign DNA into the plant's genome |
| Sectors | Agriculture, Food and Drink |
| Description | China Partnering Award: Transgene-free Gene Editing in Plants |
| Amount | £30,204 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | BB/T018259/1 |
| Organisation | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 04/2020 |
| End | 03/2024 |
| Description | Warwick-Hangzhou Joint lab |
| Organisation | Hangzhou Normal University, China |
| Country | China |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Joint research projects Reciprocal exchange visits Joint publications. Training of early career scientists. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Joint research projects. Reciprocal exchange visits. Joint publications. Joint PhD and MSc student supervision |
| Impact | Establishment of a Warwick-Hangzhou Joint Laboratory. Collaborative projects (Multi-disciplinary: Virology & Plant Physiology/Biochemistry) 11 joint publications to date. Visiting Professorships awarded to Dr Jackson from Hangzhou University, and to Prof Hong from Warwick University. Joint PhD and MSc student supervision |
| Start Year | 2013 |