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US 12,286,633 · App. 17/247,582 · Granted Apr 29, 2025

Compositions and methods for genome editing in plants

Inventor: Yiping Qi (Potomac, MD)
Assignee: University of Maryland, College Park
C12N15/8213C12N9/22C12N15/8216C12N2310/20C12N2800/80
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Patent No.
US 12,286,633
App. No.
17/247,582
Granted
Apr 29, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Compositions and methods for modifying genomic DNA sequences of a plant cell are provided. The methods produce double stranded breaks at target sites in a genomic DNA sequence, resulting in mutation, insertion, and/or deletion of DNA sequences at the target site(s) in a genome. The compositions comprise DNA constructs comprising nucleotide sequences that encode a Cas12b protein. The DNA constructs can be used to direct the modification of genomic DNA at a target site. Methods to use these DNA constructs to modify genomic DNA sequences are described herein. Additionally, compositions and methods for modulating the expression of genes are provided.

Claims (14)

1. A method of modifying a nucleotide sequence at a target site in the genome of a plant cell, the method comprising:

introducing into one or more plant cells

(i) a DNA-targeting RNA, or a DNA polynucleotide encoding a DNA-targeting RNA; and

(ii) a polynucleotide encoding a Cas12b polypeptide, wherein the polynucleotide encoding the Cas12b polypeptide is codon-optimized for expression in the plant cell and comprises a nucleotide sequence having at least 90% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 3, and

culturing the plant cell under conditions in which the Cas12b polypeptide is expressed and cleaves the nucleotide sequence at the target site to produce a modified nucleotide sequence with an editing efficiency from 50% to 60%, wherein the editing efficiency is the number of plant cells having a modified nucleotide sequence relative to the total number of plant cells, wherein the target site is located immediately 3′ of a PAM site in the genome of the plant cell, wherein the PAM site is ATTA, ATTC, or GTTG, wherein the plant cell is a rice plant cell, and wherein the target site is in Oryza sativa Epidermal Patterning Factor-Like protein 9 (OsEPFL9) or Oryza sativa Grain Size 3 (OsGS3).

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

regenerating a plant comprising said modified nucleotide sequence from the plant cell.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the cleaving of the nucleotide sequence at the target site comprises a staggered double strand break.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein said modified nucleotide sequence comprises insertion of heterologous DNA into the genome of the plant cell, deletion of a nucleotide sequence from the genome of the plant cell, or mutation of at least one nucleotide in the genome of the plant cell.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the polynucleotide encoding the Cas12b polypeptide is the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the Cas12b polypeptide is from Alicyclobacillus acidiphilus.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the expression of the Cas12b polypeptide is under the control of an inducible promoter, a constitutive promoter, a cell type-specific promoter, or a developmentally-preferred promoter.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein polynucleotide encoding the Cas12b polypeptide is present in a vector, and wherein the vector is the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 29.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the Cas12b polypeptide is fused to a deaminase domain or a reverse transcriptase.

Assignments (1)
CONFIRMATORY LICENSE Recorded Apr 4, 2025
From: UNIV OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK
To: NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Reel/Frame 070743/0544 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62949230 · Dec 17, 2019
Related Publication 20210180076A1 · Jun 17, 2021
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