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Enhanced Cas12i3 system enables precise OsAUX3 editing for rice grain improvement

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: An optimized Cas12i3 genome-editing system enables highly efficient and predictable editing of regulatory sequences in rice. Precise promoter engineering fine-tunes gene expression, improves grain size, and enhances production potential, demonstrating a powerful new approach for crop improvement through targeted regulation rather than gene disruption.

Source: Journal of Integrative Plant Biology

DOI: 10.1111/jipb.70337

Authors: Rui Zhang, Xu Tang, Xinruolan Yang, Yong Zhang

Institutions: Southwest University, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

Language: English

Topic: CRISPR and Genetic Engineering

Subfield: Molecular Biology

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Zero hunger

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Natural Science Foundation of China, National Key Research and Development Program of China