Plant conservation in the age of genome editing: opportunities and challenges.


Journal

Genome biology
ISSN: 1474-760X
Titre abrégé: Genome Biol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 100960660

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
24 Oct 2024
Historique:
received: 29 06 2023
accepted: 23 09 2024
medline: 25 10 2024
pubmed: 25 10 2024
entrez: 25 10 2024
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Numerous plant taxa are threatened by habitat destruction or overexploitation. To overcome these threats, new methods are urgently needed for rescuing threatened and endangered plant species. Here, we review the genetic consequences of threats to species populations. We highlight potential advantages of genome editing for mitigating negative effects caused by new pathogens and pests or climate change where other approaches have failed. We propose solutions to protect threatened plants using genome editing technology unless absolutely necessary. We further discuss the challenges associated with genome editing in plant conservation to mitigate the decline of plant diversity.

Identifiants

pubmed: 39449103
doi: 10.1186/s13059-024-03399-0
pii: 10.1186/s13059-024-03399-0
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article Review

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

279

Subventions

Organisme : National Natural Science Foundation of China
ID : 42071060
Organisme : Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities
ID : 2021ZY80
Organisme : Science and Technology Innovation of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
ID : 2022JBGS0020
Organisme : Special Program for the Institute of National Parks
ID : KFJ-STS-ZDTP-2022-001
Organisme : National Institute of Biological Resources (NIBR)
ID : NIBR202305202

Informations de copyright

© 2024. The Author(s).

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Auteurs

Kangquan Yin (K)

School of Grassland Science, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China. yinkq@bjfu.edu.cn.

Mi Yoon Chung (MY)

Department of Biological Sciences, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, 34134, South Korea.

Bo Lan (B)

School of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China.

Fang K Du (FK)

School of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China. dufang325@bjfu.edu.cn.

Myong Gi Chung (MG)

Division of Life Science, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, 52828, South Korea.

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