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Anshu Alok

University of MinnesotaORCID 0000-0002-0733-9117Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 2 Research Focus:genome assembly· 2 Organism:plant (other)· 2 Organism:Arabidopsis· 1 Assay:CRISPR screen· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1

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Feng ZhangiD· 3 shared Arjun Ojha Kshetry· 2 shared Gunvant B PatiliD· 2 shared Robert M. StupariD· 2 shared Vidhyavathi RamaniD· 2 shared Ashish SrivastavaiD· 1 shared Chunfang WangiD· 1 shared Daniel F. VoytasiD· 1 shared

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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

Developmental regulators enable rapid and efficient soybean transformation and CRISPR-mediated genome editing

Anshu Alok, Vidhyavathi Raman, Leonidas W. D’Agostino, Arjun Ojha Kshetry, Krishan Mohan, Chunfang Wang, Samatha Gunapati, Robert M. Stupar, Gunvant B Patil, Feng Zhang

This study develops a method using developmental regulators to improve soybean transformation and CRISPR-mediated genome editing efficiency.

PLANT PHYSIOLOGY · Dec 10, 2025Peer-reviewedPlant Biology

Shoot at Site: Advancing in planta transformation, regeneration and gene-editing through a cascade of wounding-mediated developmental regulators

Arjun Ojha Kshetry, Kaushik Ghose, Anshu Alok, Vikas Devkar, Vidhyavathi Raman, Robert M. Stupar, Luís Herrera‐Estrella, Feng Zhang, Gunvant Patil

This paper develops a synthetic system using wound-induced regulators to regenerate transgenic and gene-edited shoots in planta, bypassing traditional tissue culture methods.

bioRxiv · Feb 6, 2025 · PreprintPlant Biology