Frontiers in plant science

New developments in improving plant metabolism using synthetic biology

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Abstract

Key technologies in plant metabolic engineering may enhance crop nutrition, yield, and resilience to environmental stresses.

  • Plant metabolic pathways are crucial for growth, nutrient accumulation, and stress responses.
  • Gene editing techniques like CRISPR-Cas systems and multiplex genome editing could enable precise modifications to genes and regulatory elements.
  • Strategies such as knock-in and knock-out, CRISPR-mediated gene regulation, and base editing are highlighted as effective for crop improvement.
  • The use of artificial intelligence may play an emerging role in optimizing metabolic pathways and genome editing tools.

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