Plant synthetic epigenomic engineering for crop improvement

作     者：Liwen Yang Pingxian Zhang Yifan Wang Guihua Hu Weijun Guo Xiaofeng Gu Li Pu 

作者机构：Biotechnology Research InstituteChinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesBejing 10081China College of Life Science and TechnologyHuazhong Agriculural UniversityWuhan 430070China 

出 版 物：《Science China(Life Sciences)》 (中国科学（生命科学英文版）)

年 卷 期：2022年第65卷第11期

页      面：2191-2204页

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学科分类：0710[理学-生物学] 07[理学] 071007[理学-遗传学] 

基　　金：the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2021YFF1000301) the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32130080,31871606,32101786) the Innovation Program of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences(CAAS-ZDRW202004) the Fundamental Research Funds for Central Non-Profit of Institute of Crop Sciences,Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences(Y2020YJ09) Hainan Yazhou Bay Seed Laboratory(B21HJ0223) Beijing Natural Science Foundation(6222055)。 

主　　题：epigenetics synthetic biology synthetic epigenetics crop improvement 

摘      要：Efforts have been directed to redesign crops with increased yield,stress adaptability,and nutritional value through synthetic biology—the application of engineering principles to biology.A recent expansion in our understanding of how epigenetic mechanisms regulate plant development and stress responses has unveiled a new set of resources that can be harnessed to develop improved crops,thus heralding the promise of“synthetic epigenetics.In this review,we summarize the latest advances in epigenetic regulation and highlight how innovative sequencing techniques,epigenetic editing,and deep learning-driven predictive tools can rapidly extend these insights.We also proposed the future directions of synthetic epigenetics for the development of engineered smart crops that can actively monitor and respond to internal and external cues throughout their life cycles.