Prolongation of seed viability and grain quality in rice by editing OsLOX1 using CRISPR/Cas9

作者：Changling Mou, Yaping Chen, Ping Zhang, Qikai Tong, Ziyan Zhu, Tengfei Ma, Ping Wang, Kai Fu, Cheng Chen, Yunshuai Huang, Fulin Zhang, Qixian Hao, Min Zhang, Shijia Liu, Lingxiang Jiang, Jianmin Wan · 发表于：Molecular Breeding · 年份：2024 · DOI：10.1007/s11032-024-01506-4 · 被引用次数：10 · 研究领域：GABA and Rice Research、CRISPR and Genetic Engineering、Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement

Deterioration of rice ( Oryza sativa L.) affects grain quality and seed viability during storage. Lipoxygenase (LOX), a key enzyme in lipid metabolism, directly affects the rate of ageing. Here, we found that knock-out of lipoxygenase gene OsLOX 1 by CRISPR/Cas9 delayed loss of seed viability and quality. Transcriptome analysis showed that during storage, OsLOX1 affected transcription of multiple genes, including genes related to lipid metabolism and antioxidant pathways such as phosphatase and acetaldehyde dehydrogenase, which may regulate the seed storability. The genes significantly down- and up-regulated only in Ningjing 4 after NA for 13 months and 3 days of AA suggesting that OsLOX1 likely promoted seed viability in rice by balancing ageing and storage related genes, and regulated the seed storability through the amino acid synthesis and metabolic pathways. Moreover, knock-out of OsLOX1 without CRISPR/Cas9 not only improved the seed viability, but also had little impact on agronomic traits. More importantly, the OsLOX1 knock-out lines were approved in 2019 (Agricultural Foundation of China Report No. 770). Collectively, our study showed that knock-out of OsLOX1 is beneficial for prolongation of seed viability and can be directly applied to agricultural production.