Cytoplasmic Male Sterility and Abortive Seed Traits Generated through Mitochondrial Genome Editing Coupled with Allotopic Expression of atp1 in Tobacco
R. E. Dewey, D. Selote, H. C. Griffin, A. N. Dickey, D. Jantz, J. J. Smith, A. Matthiadis, J. Strable, C. Kestell, W. A. Smith
This paper demonstrates that allotopic expression of mitochondrial atp1 in tobacco, combined with genome editing to eliminate the endogenous gene, generates cytoplasmic male sterility and abortive seed traits.
bioRxiv · Jun 12, 2023 · PreprintPlant Biology