A Tissue Culture Free Genome Editing Strategy in Plants Using Broad-Host-Range Viral Vectors Derived from Geminiviruses
Jitendra Kumar, Anshu Alok, Jack Fox, Ashish Srivastava, Daniel F. Voytas, Feng Zhang, Shahryar F. Kianian
This paper develops a tissue culture-free genome editing system in plants using geminivirus vectors, achieving efficient Cas9, Cas12f, and Cas12j expression with reduced cargo size.
bioRxiv · Feb 17, 2026 · PreprintPlant Biology