Genome editing by CRISPR-Cas: A game change in the genetic manipulation of chlamydomonas

Ghribi, M., Nouemssi, S. B., Meddeb-Mouelhi, F. et Desgagné-Penix, I. (2020). Genome editing by CRISPR-Cas: A game change in the genetic manipulation of chlamydomonas. Life, 10 (11). Article 295. ISSN 2075-1729 DOI 10.3390/life10110295

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Microalgae are promising photosynthetic unicellular eukaryotes among the most abundant on the planet and are considered as alternative sustainable resources for various industrial applications. Chlamydomonas is an emerging model for microalgae to be manipulated by multiple biotechnological tools in order to produce high-value bioproducts such as biofuels, bioactive peptides, pigments, nutraceuticals, and medicines. Specifically, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii has become a subject of different genetic-editing techniques adapted to modulate the production of microalgal metabolites. The main nuclear genome-editing tools available today include zinc finger nucleases (ZFNs), transcriptional activator-like effector nucleases (TALENs), and more recently discovered the clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)-CRISPR associated protein (Cas) nuclease system. The latter, shown to have an interesting editing capacity, has become an essential tool for genome editing. In this review, we highlight the available literature on the methods and the applications of CRISPR-Cas for C. reinhardtii genetic engineering, including recent transformation methods, most used bioinformatic tools, best strategies for the expression of Cas protein and sgRNA, the CRISPR-Cas mediated gene knock-in/knock-out strategies, and finally the literature related to CRISPR expression and modification approaches.

Type de document:	Article
Mots-clés libres:	Chlamydomonas CRISPR-Cas Genetic engineering Genome editing Green microalgae
Date de dépôt:	22 avr. 2025 20:31
Dernière modification:	22 avr. 2025 20:31
Version du document déposé:	Version officielle de l'éditeur
URI:	https://depot-e.uqtr.ca/id/eprint/11876

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