Generation of a New Glutinous Photothermosensitive Genic-Male-Sterile (PTGMS) Line by CRISPR/Cas9-Directed Mutagenesis of Wx in Rice ( Oryza sativa L.)

Kaichong Teng, Xin Wang, Xinying Guo, Yaoguang Liu and Rongbai Li
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Kaichong Teng: College of Agriculture, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
Xin Wang: College of Agriculture, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
Xinying Guo: College of Agriculture, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
Yaoguang Liu: State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agricultural Bioresources, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
Rongbai Li: College of Agriculture, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China

Agriculture, 2021, vol. 11, issue 11, 1-15

Abstract: The Photothermosensitive Genic-Male-Sterile (PTGMS) line, Y58S, an indica rice variety, combines high-quality and high-light-efficiency use, disease and stress resistance, and excellent plant type and mating force. Y58S is widely used to assemble two-line hybrid rice varieties, especially super hybrids. The Wx gene is the main effector gene for controlling amylose synthesis, which determines the amylose content (AC) of rice grains. By editing this gene, a glutinous line with a low AC can be obtained. In this study, the CRISPR/Cas9 system was used to mediate the editing of the Wx gene, which caused ultra-low AC mutations that produced a PTGMS glutinous rice strain with excellent waxiness. The results showed that 18 positively transformed plants were obtained from the T 0 generation, with a mutation rate of 64.29%, of which six were homozygous mutant plants, indicating that the gene-editing target had a higher targeting efficiency and a higher homozygosity mutation rate. Compared to the wild type, the AC of the mutants was significantly lower. Through molecular marker detection and screening of T 1 and T 2 generations, five homozygous T-DNA-free mutant strains were identified that were consistent with Y58S in fertility and other agronomic traits except for AC. Among these, the AC of the W-1-B-5 homozygous mutant, the glutinous PTGMS line wx-Y58S, was as low as 0.6%. Our research revealed that the Wx gene of excellent PTGMS rice can be edited to generate a new waxy PTGMS line using the CRISPR/Cas9 system. This study provided a simple and effective strategy for breeding high-yield, high-quality, and glutinous two-line hybrid rice, and provided excellent sterile lines for their large-scale application. Once put into use, waxy hybrid rice will greatly improve the yield of glutinous rice and increase social benefits.

Keywords: rice; genome editing; crispr/cas9; waxy; amylose content (ac); y58s (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q1 Q10 Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15 Q16 Q17 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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