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DNA-free CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing of tetraploid tomatoes using protoplast regeneration

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Chiun Hsu,Yasheng Yuan
Po Zheng,Fang‐Xiang Wu,Qiao-Wei Cheng,Yanjun Wu,Senjie Lin,Jin-Jun Yue,Yu-Jung Cheng,Shuo Lin,Ming-Che Shih,Jen Sheen,Yuan Lin,Chin‐Teng Lin,Chen‐Tran Hsu,Fu‐Hui Wu,Fan Wu,Qiao‐Wei Cheng,Yulin Wu,Steven Lin,Y. Cheng,Shu-I Lin,Ming‐Che Shih,Yao‐Cheng Lin,Yu‐Hsuan Yuan
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Abstract Wild tomatoes are important genomic resources for tomato research and breeding. Development of a foreign DNA-free CRISPR-Cas delivery system has potential to mitigate public concern about genetically modified organisms. Here, we established a DNA-free protoplast regeneration and CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing system for Solanum peruvianum , an important resource for tomato introgression breeding. We generated mutants for genes involved in small interfering RNAs (siRNA) biogenesis, RNA-DEPENDENT RNA POLYMERASE 6 ( SpRDR6 ) and SUPPRESSOR OF GENE SILENCING 3 ( SpSGS3 ); pathogen-related peptide precursors, PATHOGENESIS-RELATED PROTEIN-1 ( SpPR-1 ) and PROSYSTEMIN ( SpProsys ); and fungal resistance ( MILDEW RESISTANT LOCUS O, SpMlo1 ) using diploid or tetraploid protoplasts derived from in vitro -grown shoots. The ploidy level of these regenerants was not affected by PEG-calcium-mediated transfection, CRISPR reagents, or the target genes. By karyotyping and whole genome sequencing analysis, we confirmed that CRISPR-Cas9 editing did not introduce chromosomal changes or unintended genome editing sites. All mutated genes in both diploid and tetraploid regenerants were heritable in the next generation. spsgs3 null T 0 regenerants and sprdr6 null T 1 progeny had wiry, sterile phenotypes in both diploid and tetraploid lines. The sterility of the spsgs3 null mutant was partially rescued, and fruits were obtained by grafting to wild-type stock and pollination with wild-type pollen. The resulting seeds contained the mutated alleles. Tomato yellow leaf curl virus proliferated at higher levels in spsgs3 and sprdr6 mutants than in the wild type. Therefore, this protoplast regeneration technique should greatly facilitate tomato polyploidization and enable the use of CRISPR-Cas for S. peruvianum domestication and tomato breeding. One-sentence summary DNA-free CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing in wild tomatoes creates stable and inheritable diploid and tetraploid regenerants.

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