作物杂志, 2026, 42(4): 17-26 doi: 10.16035/j.issn.1001-7283.2026.04.003

遗传育种·种质资源·生物技术

利用CRISPR/Cas9技术编辑GS3GS9GW2基因改良水稻粒型

阙涛,1, 吴娴2, 王忠妮2, 吴钱蓉3, 龙武华2,4, 王倩2,4, 朱速松,5

1 贵州师范大学生命科学学院550025贵州贵阳

2 贵州省农业科学院水稻研究所550006贵州贵阳

3 贵州大学生命科学学院550000贵州贵阳

4 农业农村部喀斯特山区作物基因资源与种质创新重点实验室550006贵州贵阳

5 贵州省农业科学院农作物品种资源研究所550006贵州贵阳

Improvement of Rice Grain Shape by Editing of GS3, GS9 and GW2 Genes Using CRISPR/Cas9 Technology

Que Tao,1, Wu Xian2, Wang Zhongni2, Wu Qianrong3, Long Wuhua2,4, Wang Qian2,4, Zhu Susong,5

1 School of Life Sciences, Guizhou Normal University, Guiyang 550025, Guizhou, China

2 Rice Research Institute, Guizhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guiyang 550006, Guizhou, China

3 College of Life Sciences, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550000, Guizhou, China

4 Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Resources and Germplasm Innovation in Karst Mountainous Areas, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Guiyang 550006, Guizhou, China

5 Institute of Crop Variety Resources, Guizhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guiyang 550006, Guizhou, China

通讯作者: 朱速松,主要从事水稻分子遗传育种研究,E-mail:13984033281@139.com

收稿日期: 2025-04-17   修回日期: 2025-05-21   网络出版日期: 2025-07-17

基金资助: 贵州省优质特色水稻研发与转化及园区技术服务能力建设(黔科合平台人才(2017)5719号)
贵州省农业农村厅种业资金项目“贵州优质资源优异基因挖掘及其分子改良”
喀斯特山区特色作物生物育种创新能力建设(黔科合服企[2024]003-1)

Received: 2025-04-17   Revised: 2025-05-21   Online: 2025-07-17

作者简介 About authors

阙涛,研究方向为水稻分子遗传育种,E-mail:3290376576@qq.com

摘要

利用CRISPR/Cas9基因编辑技术同时对水稻品种锡贡6号的粒型相关基因GS3GS9GW2进行编辑,通过多基因编辑策略改良水稻粒型,分别在这3个基因的第一外显子设计敲除靶点,并构建CRISPR/Cas9表达载体,通过农杆菌介导的遗传转化获得T0代转基因植株。结果表明,T0代植株中出现了多种基因编辑类型,包括双等位基因纯合突变和双杂合突变。通过自交获得T1代植株,并筛选出不含外源转基因成分且GS3GS9GW2基因均发生与T0代一致突变的突变体材料。对T1代突变体的农艺性状分析表明,突变体1188-42-1的粒长最高增加了21.62%,1188-4-12的粒宽最高增加了13.16%,1188-4-13的籽粒长宽比最高增加了26.65%。同时,各突变体的千粒重、单株粒重、单株产量、出糙率、精米率、整精米率和垩白度均显著提高,但各突变体的结实率均有轻微降低,降幅为4.12%~13.40%。另外,1188-18-8的垩白粒率最高,增加了175.00%,而1188-42-2的垩白粒率最低,降低了50.50%。

关键词: CRISPR/Cas9; 水稻; 粒型; 多基因编辑

Abstract

The CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing technique was used to simultaneously modify the grain shape-related genes GS3, GS9, and GW2 in the rice cultivar Xigong 6. The aim was to improve the rice grain shape through a multi-gene editing strategy. Knockout target sites were designed within the first exons of each gene, and CRISPR/Cas9 expression vectors were constructed to produce T0 generation transgenic plants via Agrobacterium- mediated genetic transformation. The results showed that various types of gene-editing mutations, including biallelic homozygous and double heterozygous mutations, were observed in the T0 generation. T1 generation plants were obtained through self-pollination, and mutant materials lacking exogenous transgenic components, while mutations in the GS3, GS9, and GW2 consistent with those in the T0 generation were screened. Agronomic trait analysis of T1 generation mutants revealed significant improvements in grain morphology: mutants 1188-42-1 showed a maximum grain length increase of 21.62%, 1188-4-12 exhibited a 13.16% increase in grain width, and 1188-4-13 displayed a 26.65% enhancement in length-width ratio. Concurrently, 1000-grain weight, grain weight per plant, yield per plant, brown rice rate, rice milling rate, head rice rate, and chalkiness degree were all significantly increased. However, a minor reduction in seed-setting rate 4.12%-13.40% was observed across all mutants. Notable variations in chalky rate were recorded: line 1188-18-8 showed a 175.00% increase, while 1188-42-2 demonstrated a 50.50% decrease.

Keywords: CRISPR/Cas9; Rice; Grain shape; Multi-gene editing

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阙涛, 吴娴, 王忠妮, 吴钱蓉, 龙武华, 王倩, 朱速松. 利用CRISPR/Cas9技术编辑GS3GS9GW2基因改良水稻粒型. 作物杂志, 2026, 42(4): 17-26 doi:10.16035/j.issn.1001-7283.2026.04.003

Que Tao, Wu Xian, Wang Zhongni, Wu Qianrong, Long Wuhua, Wang Qian, Zhu Susong. Improvement of Rice Grain Shape by Editing of GS3, GS9 and GW2 Genes Using CRISPR/Cas9 Technology. Crops, 2026, 42(4): 17-26 doi:10.16035/j.issn.1001-7283.2026.04.003

水稻是全球半数以上人口的日常主食,是人类不可或缺的粮食基石[1]。在水稻的众多农艺性状中,粒型占据着极为关键的地位,它不仅直接决定了水稻的产量,还会对稻米品质产生影响。禾谷类作物的产量很大程度上取决于其粒型及大小。迄今为止,已报道[2]的与水稻粒型相关的基因和数量性状位点(QTL)达400多个。在这些基因和位点中,GS3[3]GL3.1[4]GL4[5]TGW6[6]等是水稻粒长性状的主效QTL,GW2[7]TGW2[8-9]GW5[10]GW8[11]等是水稻粒宽性状的主效QTL。GS3是第1个成功克隆的粒型基因,是控制籽粒大小的关键QTL,其cDNA全长956 bp,包含5个外显子,编码1个由232个氨基酸组成的跨膜蛋白,它在调节籽粒和器官大小中起负调控作用[3]GS9编码的蛋白质具有未知的保守功能域,同时具备转录因子活性,它主要通过改变细胞分裂来调节粒型,具体表现为负调控粒长[12]GW2是第2个与水稻籽粒大小相关的粒宽基因,位于细胞质中,编码一种具有E3泛素连接酶活性的RING型蛋白,通过将其底物锚定到泛素―蛋白酶体中进行降解,从而负调节细胞的分裂,其功能的丧失增加了籽粒细胞数量,导致小穗壳更大(更宽),加快了籽粒灌浆速度,从而增加了籽粒宽度、重量和产量[7]

CRISPR/Cas9基因编辑技术能对特定基因进行修饰,该技术通过一种具有颈环结构sgRNA来识别PAM序列,并引导Cas9核酸酶切割目标基因,造成DNA双链断裂[13-17]。基因编辑育种具有效率高、成本低等优点,能缩短作物遗传改良的时间,且能得到丰富的遗传种质资源[18]。目前应用最多的是CRISPR/Cas9基因编辑系统,该系统已在水稻遗传改良和功能基因研究方面广泛应用[19]。研究表明,利用CRISPR/Cas9技术敲除水稻的GS9[12]OsMADS1[20]SLG7[21]GL7[21]GW7[21]GW8[22]等粒型基因,不仅可以减小水稻的粒宽,同时也可以使得稻米的外观品质变好。另外,Tu等[23]利用CRISPR/Cas9技术敲除中花11的穗型基因Gn1a,结果发现其穗粒数显著增加。Rong等[24]利用CRISPR/Cas9同时敲除日本晴的穗型基因OsCKX1OsCKX2,发现其穗粒数同样显著增加。Wang等[25]利用CRISPR/Cas9创制了在干旱条件下具有较高穗粒数、结实率和产量的OsLOGL5敲除突变体。Huang等[26]利用CRISPR/Cas9对GS3的OSR(organ size regulation)区域进行标记,获得粒长增长、千粒重增加的突变体材料。沈兰等[27]利用CRISPR/Cas9技术对GS3GS3Gn1a基因进行定向编辑,发现突变体粒长变长,千粒重和穗粒数显著增加。上述研究表明,应用CRISPR/Cas9技术改良粒型基因能有效增加水稻产量,但同时对3个粒型基因进行编辑的报道较少。

本研究选取的遗传转化受体锡贡6号是贵州省榕江县盛泰农产品开发有限公司用锡利贡米变异株系选育而成,为迟熟籼型地方优质稻,具有株叶型态较好、松散适中、熟期转色较好、生长旺盛、繁茂性较高和香味浓郁的特性,2005年在长沙全国优质米博览会上被评为优质产品[28-29]。该品种外观品质优异,但粒型与优质大米有较大差距。本研究通过CRISPR/Cas9技术同时对锡贡6号的GS3GS9GW2粒型基因进行编辑,探究GW2GS3GS9功能缺失对锡贡6号粒型的改良效应,并创制优良粒型的三突水稻新种质,为多基因编辑改良水稻粒型提供参考。

1 材料与方法

1.1 试验材料

遗传转化受体材料锡贡6号由贵州省水稻研究所提供。采用双季栽培模式种植转基因材料,2023年冬季在海南三亚南繁育种试验田种植,2024年夏季在江西省农业科学院水稻研究所试验基地种植。栽培管理严格遵循常规水稻生产规范,水肥耦合管理及病虫害综合防治均根据标准田间栽培方法进行。

试验所用载体pCAMBIA1300和pEGCas9Pubi-H均来源于华南农业大学刘耀光院士团队。

1.2 敲除靶点的设计及载体构建

通过NCBI(https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/)获得GS3Os03g0407400)、GS9Os09g0448500)和GW2Os02g0244100)的基因序列,利用CRISPR- GE在线网站(http://skl.scau.edu.cn/)分别在GS3GS9GW2第一外显子上设计基因靶序列,并设计引物,分别为U-F/Cas-9-OsU6aT1-R、U-F/Cas- 9-OsU6bT2-R和U-F/Cas-9-OsU3T3-R(表1)。并利用NCBI对水稻基因组进行BLAST来分析确认靶位点的特异性,排除潜在脱靶序列。

表1   引物信息

Table 1  Information of primers

引物名称Primer name引物序列(5′-3′)Primer sequence (5′-3′)
Cas-9-gRT1ACGCGCTCCACCGCGAGATgttttagagctagaaat
Cas-9-OsU6aT1-RATCTCGCGGTGGAGCGCGTCggcagccaagccagca
Cas-9-gRT2CGATTGCTTCCTGCTCGGTTgttttagagctagaaat
Cas-9-OsU6bT2-RAACCGAGCAGGAAGCAATCGCaacacaagcggcagc
Cas-9-gRT3AAGCTCGCGCCGTGCTACATgttttagagctagaaat
Cas-9-OsU3T3-RATGTAGCACGGCGCGAGCTTCtgagcctcagcgcag
U-FCTCCGTTTTACCTGTGGAATCG
gRNA-RCGGAGGAAAATTCCATCCAC
Pps-RTTCAGAggtctcT accg ACTAGTATGGAATCGGCAGCAAAGG
Pgs-LAGCGTGggtctcG ctcg ACGCGTATCCATCCACTCCAAGCTC
SP-LGCGGTGTCATCTATGTTACTAG
RB-RAAGTTGGGTAACGCCAGGGT
Cas9-FGAGACTATCACCCCTTGGAA
Cas9-RGATGAGCGTAAGTCTTGAGC
GS3-FCGGAGTGACATGGCAATGG
GS3-RTTCGACAGATAGCAAGCCGT
GS9-FAGCTGCAGGGAGTGTCCT
GS9-RAGCAGGGCACGTACAGAGT
GW2-FGAGTGGTGAGGGTTTCATCTG
GW2-RTACCAGGAAGCAGATGGGG

引物序列中小写字母代表接头序列。

Lowercase letters in the primer sequences represent adapter sequences.

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载体构建参照文献[30]的试验方法进行,分别用OsU6aOsU6bOsU3启动子驱动,所用引物序列如表1所示。

1.3 阳性克隆筛选

将所连接好的产物通过热激法转入大肠杆菌DH5α感受态细胞中,通过培养基培养后挑选单菌落,并以潮霉素检测特异性引物SP-L/RB-R(表1)进行PCR扩增检测,筛选阳性菌落提取质粒,用Bsa I内切酶对质粒进行酶切检测,将正确检测的质粒转入EHA105感受态农杆菌。

1.4 T0代转基因植株的获得

通过农杆菌介导将基因编辑载体转入受体材料锡贡6号的愈伤组织并分化成T0植株[31]。采用CTAB法[32]提取T0植株的总DNA,通过1%的琼脂糖凝胶电泳和超微量分光光度计(北京凯奥科技发展有限公司,K5800/C/H/T,V2.0)检测DNA的质量和浓度。最后,以Cas9检测特异性引物Cas9-F/ Cas9-R(表1)检测阳性植株,并设计引物GS3-F/ GS3-R、GS9-F/GS9-R和GW2-F/GW2-R(表1)分别扩增GS3GS9GW2基因靶点及附近序列,利用Sanger测序和DSD解码法[33]对测序序列进行分析。

1.5 T1代转基因阳性植株筛选

利用Cas9-F/Cas9-R引物在阳性植株中筛选无转基因成分的植株,并进行种植。利用GS3-F/GS3- R、GS9-F/GS9-R和GW2-F/GW2-R(表1)对不含外源转化成分的植株进行测序,分析T1代突变情况。不含转基因成分的T1代突变体植株用于表型分析。

1.6 突变体农艺性状考察

将锡贡6号野生型和T1代无转基因成分突变体同时进行种植,在成熟期对其农艺性状粒长、粒宽、长宽比、单株产量、千粒重、单株粒重、结实率、出糙率、精米率、整精米率、垩白粒率和垩白度进行考察。

1.7 数据处理

利用Excel 2019进行数据统计,利用SPSS 22.0进行统计分析。

2 结果与分析

2.1 GS3GS9GW2基因靶点的设计

利用CRISPR-P网站对GS3、GS9和GW2基因编码区进行PAM序列筛选和分析,分别在GS3GS9GW2第1外显子各设计了1个敲除靶点(图1)。

图1

图1   GS3GS9GW2基因敲除靶点位置

Fig.1   Knockout target locations of GS3, GS9, and GW2 genes


2.2 CRISPR/Cas9表达载体的构建

参照Ma等[30]的试验方法进行载体构建,所用引物如表1所示,将所连接好的产物通过热激法转入大肠杆菌DH5α感受态细胞中,进行PCR扩增筛选阳性菌落。构建好的载体pEGCas9Pubi-H-GS3/ GS9/GW2图2所示。

图2

图2   载体图谱

插入片段区域包含35S启动子激活的潮霉素磷酸转移酶基因,泛素启动子激活的Cas9基因,U6a、U6b和U3启动子激活的具有敲除靶点的GS3/GS9/GW2-sgRNA表达盒;LB:T-DNA左边界;RB:T-DNA右边界。

Fig.2   Vector diagram

The insert region contains the hygromycin phosphotransferase gene activated by the 35S promoter, the Cas9 gene activated by the ubiquitin promoter, and the GS3/GS9/GW2-sgRNA expression cassette with knockout targets activated by the U6a, U6b, and U3 promoters; LB: left border of T-DNA; RB: T-DNA right border.


2.3 T0代转基因植株的获得

CRISPR/Cas9编辑载体经测序及酶切验证无误后,转入农杆菌EHA105菌株。侵染大粒香愈伤组织,将愈伤组织转移到潮霉素筛选培养基上进行筛选,选择培养2次,一次2周,将经筛选得到的抗性愈伤转到带抗性的预分化培养基中,再转移到三角瓶里的分化培养基中进行培养,待苗长到3~4 cm,转入生根培养基中培养,最后获得T0代植株。

2.4 T0代植株靶点编辑鉴定

利用引物Cas9-F/Cas9-R对阳性转化植株的靶点附近序列进行PCR扩增后再进行Sanger一代测序,之后经DSD解码法分析,T0代中有7个阳性转化植株,突变方式主要为碱基插入和缺失类型(图3图4)。在突变体中,GS3GS9GW2基因均发生突变,且存在双等位基因纯合突变型和双杂合突变型(图4)。

图3

图3   筛选T0代阳性转化植株

M:2000 bp marker;“+”:阳性对照;“-”:阴性对照,下同。1~7依次为1188-2、1188-4、1188-11、1188-18、1188-31、1188-33和1188-42。

Fig.3   Screening of T0 generation positive transformed plants

“+”: positive control;“-”: negative control, the same below. 1-7are respectively 1188-2, 1188-4, 1188-11, 1188-18, 1188-31, 1188-33, and 1188-42.


图4

图4   T0代3个靶点的Sanger测序分析

“-”代表缺失;绿色代表插入位点;蓝色代表碱基替换位点;红色代表PAM序列。下同。

Fig.4   Sanger sequencing analysis of three targets in T0 generation

“-” represents missing; Green represents the insertion site; Blue represents base substitution sites; Red represents PAM sequence. The same below.


2.5 无外源转基因成分突变株筛选

将T0代突变株自交繁殖成T1代突变群体,提取所有T1代单株的DNA并经质量检测合格后,利用Cas9外源成分特异PCR引物Cas9-F/Cas9-R筛选无外源成分突变株。通过筛选后,获得20个不含外源成分突变植株(图5)。经过对T1代不含外源成分突变植株的外形观察,选取其中5个与野生型长势一致、株叶型态相似的突变体,利用引物GS3-F/GS3-R、GS9-F/GS9-R和GW2-F/GW2-R分别对GS3GS9GW2基因进行测序,经DSD解码法分析后发现,T1代的GS3GS9GW2基因的碱基插入和缺失类型与T0代一致(图6)。GS3/ GS9/GW2的三基因突变体中,1188-4-12的3个基因均为双等位基因杂合型;1188-4-13的GS3基因为双等位基因杂合型,GS9GW2基因为双等位基因纯合型;1188-18-8和1188-42-2的GS3GW2基因为双等位基因纯合型,GS9为双等位基因杂合型;1188-42-1的GS3GW2基因为双等位基因杂合型,GS9为双等位基因纯合型(图6)。

图5

图5   PCR筛选无外源转基因成分的突变植株

Fig.5   PCR screening of mutant plants without exogenous transgenic components


图6

图6   T1代突变类型

1188-4-12、1188-4-13、1188-18-8、1188-42-1和1188-42-2为T1代突变体。下同。

Fig.6   T1 generation mutation types

1188-4-12, 1188-4-13, 1188-18-8, 1188-42-1, and 1188-42-2 being T1 generation mutants. The same below.


2.6 T1代植株农艺性状考察

为评估基因编辑对水稻粒型的影响,选取5个T1代突变体材料,开展关键粒型性状粒长、粒宽、长宽比、千粒重、结实率和稻米品质等农艺性状的考察。在粒长方面,突变体1188-4-13、1188-42-1和1188-42-2较WT显著增加,分别增加了20.59%、21.62%和19.68%(图7a图8)。在粒宽方面,突变体1188-4-12和1188-18-8与WT相比,分别显著增加了13.16%和10.15%(图7b图8)。在长宽比方面,突变体1188-4-13、188-42-1和1188- 42-2分别较WT显著增加26.65%、20.66%和19.16%(图7c)。

图7

图7   T1代粒型农艺性状差异

WT为野生型。不同小写字母表示差异显著(P < 0.05),下同。

Fig.7   Differences in agronomic traits of T1 generation grain types

WT represents the wild type. Different lowercase letters indicate significant difference (P < 0.05), the same below.


图8

图8   T1代粒长、粒宽和糙米外观形态观察

(a) 粒长;(b) 粒宽;(c) 糙米外观形态。

Fig.8   Observation of grain length, grain width, and appearance and morphology of brown rice in T1 generation

(a) grain length; (b) grain width; (c) appearance and morphology of brown rice.


为检验通过粒型基因编辑对单株产量性状的影响,对突变体单株产量性状考察发现,与WT相比,在千粒重方面,突变体1188-4-12、1188-4-13、1188-18-8、1188-42-1和1188-42-2分别显著增加了27.15%、26.65%、24.01%、33.23%和38.38%(图9a)。在单株粒重上,突变体1188-4-12、1188-4-13、1188-18-8、1188-42-1和1188-42-2分别显著增加了160.72%、246.73%、79.06%、165.40%和290.05%(图9b)。突变体1188-4-12、1188-4-13、1188-18-8、1188-42-1和1188-42-2的单株产量分别显著增加了160.68%、246.78%、79.06%、165.40%和290.05%(图9c)。突变体1188-4-12、1188-4-13、1188-18-8、1188-42-1和1188-42-2的结实率分别显著降低了7.22%、10.31%、13.40%、4.12%和9.28%(图9d)。

图9

图9   T1代单株产量农艺性状差异

Fig.9   Differences in agronomic traits of yield per plant in T1 generation


为考察粒型基因的编辑对稻米品质的影响,对突变体稻米的外观品质测评发现,与WT相比,突变体1188-4-12、1188-4-13、1188-18-8、1188-42-1和1188-42-2的出糙率分别显著增加了12.50%、6.25%、6.25%、15.63%和9.38%(图10a),精米率分别显著增加了10.00%、5.00%、5.00%、15.00%和8.33%(图10b),整精米率分别显著增加了19.44%、20.83%、11.11%、12.50%和12.28%(图10c)。与WT相比,在垩白粒率方面,突变体1188-18-8和1188-42-1分别显著增加了175.00%和48.51%,突变体1188-4-13和1188-42-2分别显著降低了25.74%和50.50%(图10d);突变体1188-4-12、1188-4-13、1188-18-8、1188-42-1和1188-42-2的垩白度分别显著增加了42.14%、27.84%、99.36%、78.99%和23.71%(图10e)。

图10

图10   T1代稻米外观品质农艺性状差异

Fig.10   Differences in agronomic traits of the appearance quality of T1 generation rice


3 讨论

基因编辑技术(例如CRISPR/Cas9)的飞速发展为水稻粒型的精准改良提供了工具[34]。在水稻粒型调控的复杂网络中,GS3GS9GW2基因占据着核心地位,对这些基因的功能机制进行深入解析以及靶向编辑的不断探索,已然成为推动高产、优质水稻品种选育进程的关键驱动力[35-37]

早期的研究[18,38-40]表明,CRISPR/Cas9基因编辑技术主要应用在单基因编辑中,以实现对粒型的独立调控。GS3的编辑工作主要集中在粒长改良方面。孟帅等[38]研究表明,通过使用CRISPR/Cas9技术来编辑粒长基因GS3,可以有效增加粒长,并改善其他水稻粒型。赵春芳等[39]研究发现,利用CRISPR/Cas9技术对GS3进行编辑,可以使得突变体的粒长提高9.3%,同时千粒重也能增加12.7%。Huang等[26]通过CRISPR/Cas9技术编辑粒型基因GS3,可使突变体粒长增长7.9%,单株产量提升14.9%。GW2的编辑工作主要集中在对粒宽和千粒重的优化方面。颜静宛等[40]通过CRISPR/Cas9技术对GW2基因进行编辑,可以使水稻的千粒重增加10.81%~58.22%,对GS9的编辑会对粒型和株高产生影响。黎华等[18]通过CRISPR/Cas9技术创制的GS9突变体粒长增加了4.2%~10.7%,但是株高降低了4.9%~8.7%,另外,突变体稻米的垩白度和垩白粒率会降低,而精米的外观品质会有所改善。

随着技术的不断发展和研究的持续深入,对多个基因同时进行同步编辑和协同优化以改良水稻粒型已经成为一个新的研究方向。黎华等[18]研究表明,当同时对GS3GS9进行编辑时,GS9对粒长的增加效应可以与GS3叠加,协同改良粒长。韩政宏等[37]通过基因编辑技术发现,GS3单基因突变体的粒长可以增加8%~17%,而千粒重也可以增加8%~15%;GS9单基因突变体的粒长增加5%~15%;而对于GS3/GS9的双基因突变体,粒长增加15%~ 21%,千粒重增加10%~13%。徐善斌等[41]通过对GS3GS9基因的编辑获得GS3/GS9双基因突变体,其粒长增加26.43%~27.01%,千粒重增加18.34%~41.36%。以上研究均表明,通过多基因编辑均可获得比单基因编辑更好的粒型改良效果,这主要归因于调控粒型基因的功能缺失具有协同增效的特性。本研究通过基因编辑实现粒型综合改良,获得GS3/GS9/GW2的三基因突变体,均表现出了更加优异的综合表型:千粒重增加24.01%~ 38.38%,粒长增幅19.68%~21.62%,粒宽和长宽比分别提升10.15%~13.16%和19.16%~26.65%;另外,产量性状均得到显著提升,稻米外观品质也显著改善。因此,在后续研究中,将会对T1代植株进行加代种植,筛选3个基因突变位点均为纯合的突变体,以期获得能稳定遗传的纯合突变体。以上结果均表明,相对于野生型,通过同时对3个基因进行基因编辑,能够获取相较于单基因编辑更为优良的改良效果,使水稻粒型得到更显著的优化。

4 结论

本研究运用CRISPR/Cas9技术对水稻GS3GS9GW2基因进行编辑。在T0代获得多个阳性转化且发生突变的植株,通过自交繁殖至T1代并筛选出无外源成分突变株。对T1代的代表性突变体农艺性状考察发现,粒长、粒宽、长宽比、千粒重、单株产量和稻米外观品质等关键农艺性状较野生型均有显著提升。与单基因编辑相比,多基因编辑(GS3/GS9/GW2 3个基因突变体)表现出更为优良的改良效果,能更大程度对水稻粒型进行改良。

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韩政宏, 段宇轩, 徐善斌, .

利用CRISPR/Cas9技术敲除GS3GS9基因改良水稻粒型性状

华北农学报, 2022, 37 (2):9-17.

DOI:10.7668/hbnxb.20192762      [本文引用: 2]

为促进长粒型粳稻品种的选育,以粳稻品种东富139、龙粳31和东农427为试验材料,利用CRISPR/Cas9基因编辑技术构建了pYLCRISPR/Cas9-GS3-RNA和pYLCRISPR/Cas9-GS3-GS9-RNA 2个敲除载体,通过农杆菌转化法侵染受体材料的愈伤组织,对GS3和GS9基因进行定点编辑。最终,3个品种在T<sub>2</sub>都获得了GS3单基因突变、GS9单基因突变和GS3、GS9双基因突变,且无T-DNA元件的纯合植株。在成熟期对T<sub>2</sub>突变体及其野生型的农艺性状进行考察分析,结果表明,与野生型相比,3个品种的gs3突变植株的粒长、千粒质量均显著增加,粒宽、结实率和穗粒数无显著变化;gs9突变体粒长显著增加,粒宽显著减少,千粒质量、结实率和穗粒数无显著变化;gs3gs9突变体粒长增加,且增幅大于gs3和gs9,同时粒宽显著减少,千粒质量显著增加,而结实率和穗粒数无显著变化。综上,利用CRISPR/Cas9技术对东富139、龙粳31和东农427等3个粳稻品种的粒型进行改良,加快了长粒型粳稻新品种的选育进程。

孟帅, 徐鹏, 张迎信, .

利用CRISPR/Cas9技术编辑粒长基因GS3改善粳稻花时

中国水稻科学, 2018, 32(2):119-127.

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赵春芳, 梁文化, 赫磊, .

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颜静宛, 陈子强, 周淑芬, .

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江苏农业科学, 2024, 52(3):73-78.

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徐善斌, 郑洪亮, 刘利锋, .

利用CRISPR/Cas9技术高效创制长粒香型水稻

中国水稻科学, 2020, 34(5):406-412.

DOI:10.16819/j.1001-7216.2020.0104      [本文引用: 1]

【目的】CRISPR/Cas9基因编辑技术已成为水稻分子育种的重要手段。为了促进水稻育种的发展,本研究以非香型粳稻品种龙粳11为试验材料,对GS3、GS9和Badh2基因进行编辑,以期获得能稳定遗传的长粒香水稻材料。【方法】利用CRISPR/Cas9技术,以GS3、GS9和Badh2为靶基因,构建敲除载体pYLCRISPR/Cas9-GS3/ GS9/Badh2-gRNA,通过农杆菌介导法,在龙粳11的GS3、GS9和Badh2基因中引入了特定的突变。【结果】T<sub>2</sub>代无转基因的gs3/gs9/badh2纯合突变体与野生型龙粳11相比,粒长增加26.43%~27.01%,单株产量增加10.82%~12.11%,千粒重增加18.34%~41.36%,稻米变香,高效地将圆粒水稻变成长粒香型水稻。【结论】利用CRISPR/Cas9技术获得能够稳定遗传并具有长粒香品质的纯合突变株系,为组合多个品质性状提供了一种方便有效的方法,从育种角度加快了新品系创制过程。

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