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Applications of multiplex genome editing in higher plants by Armario Najera, Victoria, Twyman, Richard M, Christou, Paul, Zhu, Changfu

“…Multiplex genome editing in plants is typically carried out using the CRISPR/Cas9 system because it is more amenable to multiplexing than any other platform. A…”
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A global perspective on carotenoids: Metabolism, biotechnology, and benefits for nutrition and health by Rodriguez-Concepcion, Manuel, Avalos, Javier, Bonet, M. Luisa, Boronat, Albert, Gomez-Gomez, Lourdes, Hornero-Mendez, Damaso, Limon, M. Carmen, Meléndez-Martínez, Antonio J., Olmedilla-Alonso, Begoña, Palou, Andreu, Ribot, Joan, Rodrigo, Maria J., Zacarias, Lorenzo, Zhu, Changfu

“…Carotenoids are lipophilic isoprenoid compounds synthesized by all photosynthetic organisms and some non-photosynthetic prokaryotes and fungi. With some…”
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Modification of cereal plant architecture by genome editing to improve yields by Huang, Xin, Hilscher, Julia, Stoger, Eva, Christou, Paul, Zhu, Changfu

“…Key Message We summarize recent genome editing studies that have focused on the examination (or reexamination) of plant architectural phenotypes in cereals and…”
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Characteristics of Genome Editing Mutations in Cereal Crops by Zhu, Changfu, Bortesi, Luisa, Baysal, Can, Twyman, Richard M., Fischer, Rainer, Capell, Teresa, Schillberg, Stefan, Christou, Paul

“…Designer nucleases allow the creation of new plant genotypes by introducing precisely-targeted double-strand breaks that are resolved by endogenous repair…”
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Combinatorial genetic transformation generates a library of metabolic phenotypes for the carotenoid pathway in maize by Zhu, Changfu, Naqvi, Shaista, Breitenbach, Jürgen, Sandmann, Gerhard, Christou, Paul, Capell, Teresa

“…Combinatorial nuclear transformation is a novel method for the rapid production of multiplex-transgenic plants, which we have used to dissect and modify a…”
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Inactivation of rice starch branching enzyme IIb triggers broad and unexpected changes in metabolism by transcriptional reprogramming by Baysal, Can, He, Wenshu, Drapal, Margit, Villorbina, Gemma, Medina, Vicente, Capell, Teresa, Khush, Gurdev S., Zhu, Changfu, Fraser, Paul D., Christou, Paul

“…Starch properties can be modified by mutating genes responsible for the synthesis of amylose and amylopectin in the endosperm. However, little is known about…”
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Differential accumulation of pelargonidin glycosides in petals at three different developmental stages of the orange-flowered gentian (Gentiana lutea L. var. aurantiaca) by Diretto, Gianfranco, Jin, Xin, Capell, Teresa, Zhu, Changfu, Gomez-Gomez, Lourdes

“…Corolla color in Gentiana lutea L. exhibits a yellow/orange variation. We previously demonstrated that the orange petal color of G. lutea L. var. aurantiaca is…”
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Genome editing in cereal crops: an overview by Matres, Jerlie Mhay, Hilscher, Julia, Datta, Akash, Armario-Nájera, Victoria, Baysal, Can, He, Wenshu, Huang, Xin, Zhu, Changfu, Valizadeh-Kamran, Rana, Trijatmiko, Kurniawan R., Capell, Teresa, Christou, Paul, Stoger, Eva, Slamet-Loedin, Inez H.

“…Genome-editing technologies offer unprecedented opportunities for crop improvement with superior precision and speed. This review presents an analysis of the…”
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The value of TI-RADS combined with superb micro-vascular imagine in distinguishing benign and malignant thyroid nodules: A meta-analysis by Zhu, Changfu, Zhong, Lin, Lin, Mingxin, Tian, Congliang, Wang, Cong

“…This meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the value of thyroid imaging report and data system (TI-RADS) combined with superb micro-vascular imagine technique(SMI)…”
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carotenoid cleavage dioxygenase CCD2 catalysing the synthesis of crocetin in spring crocuses and saffron is a plastidial enzyme by Ahrazem, Oussama, Rubio‐Moraga, Angela, Berman, Judit, Capell, Teresa, Christou, Paul, Zhu, Changfu, Gómez‐Gómez, Lourdes

“…The apocarotenoid crocetin and its glycosylated derivatives, crocins, confer the red colour to saffron. Crocetin biosynthesis in saffron is catalysed by the…”
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Transgenic multivitamin corn through biofortification of endosperm with three vitamins representing three distinct metabolic pathways by Naqvi, Shaista, Zhu, Changfu, Farre, Gemma, Ramessar, Koreen, Bassie, Ludovic, Breitenbach, Jürgen, Perez Conesa, Dario, Ros, Gaspar, Sandmann, Gerhard, Capell, Teresa, Christou, Paul

“…Vitamin deficiency affects up to 50% of the world's population, disproportionately impacting on developing countries where populations endure monotonous,…”
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Metabolic Engineering of Crocin Biosynthesis in Nicotiana Species by Ahrazem, Oussama, Zhu, Changfu, Huang, Xin, Rubio-Moraga, Angela, Capell, Teresa, Christou, Paul, Gómez-Gómez, Lourdes

“…Crocins are high-value soluble pigments that are used as colorants and supplements, their presence in nature is extremely limited and, consequently, the high…”
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Patterns of CRISPR/Cas9 activity in plants, animals and microbes by Bortesi, Luisa, Zhu, Changfu, Zischewski, Julia, Perez, Lucia, Bassié, Ludovic, Nadi, Riad, Forni, Giobbe, Lade, Sarah Boyd, Soto, Erika, Jin, Xin, Medina, Vicente, Villorbina, Gemma, Muñoz, Pilar, Farré, Gemma, Fischer, Rainer, Twyman, Richard M., Capell, Teresa, Christou, Paul, Schillberg, Stefan

“…Summary The CRISPR/Cas9 system and related RNA‐guided endonucleases can introduce double‐strand breaks (DSBs) at specific sites in the genome, allowing the…”
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Nutritious crops producing multiple carotenoids – a metabolic balancing act by Farré, Gemma, Bai, Chao, Twyman, Richard M, Capell, Teresa, Christou, Paul, Zhu, Changfu

“…Plants and microbes produce multiple carotenoid pigments with important nutritional roles in animals. By unraveling the basis of carotenoid biosynthesis it has…”
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Nutritionally important carotenoids as consumer products by Berman, Judit, Zorrilla-López, Uxue, Farré, Gemma, Zhu, Changfu, Sandmann, Gerhard, Twyman, Richard M., Capell, Teresa, Christou, Paul

“…Carotenoids are nutritionally-beneficial organic tetraterpenoid pigments synthesized mainly by plants, bacteria and fungi. Although research has focused on the…”
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The regulation of carotenoid pigmentation in flowers by Zhu, Changfu, Bai, Chao, Sanahuja, Georgina, Yuan, Dawei, Farré, Gemma, Naqvi, Shaista, Shi, Lianxuan, Capell, Teresa, Christou, Paul

“…► Carotenoids are responsible for the variety of red-to-yellow colors in flowers. ► Biosynthesis can be controlled by transcriptional/post-transcriptional…”
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Travel advice on the road to carotenoids in plants by Farré, Gemma, Sanahuja, Georgina, Naqvi, Shaista, Bai, Chao, Capell, Teresa, Zhu, Changfu, Christou, Paul

“…The carotenoids are a major class of organic pigments produced in plants and microbes. They fulfill many essential physiological and developmental processes in…”
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Critical evaluation of strategies for mineral fortification of staple food crops by Gómez-Galera, Sonia, Rojas, Eduard, Sudhakar, Duraialagaraja, Zhu, Changfu, Pelacho, Ana M, Capell, Teresa, Christou, Paul

“…Staple food crops, in particular cereal grains, are poor sources of key mineral nutrients. As a result, the world's poorest people, generally those subsisting…”
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CRISPR/Cas9 mutations in the rice Waxy/GBSSI gene induce allele-specific and zygosity-dependent feedback effects on endosperm starch biosynthesis by Pérez, Lucía, Soto, Erika, Farré, Gemma, Juanos, Julia, Villorbina, Gemma, Bassie, Ludovic, Medina, Vicente, Serrato, Antonio Jesús, Sahrawy, Mariam, Rojas, Jose Antonio, Romagosa, Ignacio, Muñoz, Pilar, Zhu, Changfu, Christou, Paul

“…Key message Induced mutations in the waxy locus in rice endosperm did not abolish GBSS activity completely. Compensatory mechanisms in endosperm and leaves…”
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Metabolic engineering of ketocarotenoid biosynthesis in higher plants by Zhu, Changfu, Naqvi, Shaista, Capell, Teresa, Christou, Paul

“…Ketocarotenoids such as astaxanthin and canthaxanthin have important applications in the nutraceutical, cosmetic, food and feed industries. Astaxanthin is…”
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