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Table 1 Applications of genome editing for agronomic traits improvement in potato. T, transcription activator-like effector nucleases (TALENs); C9, clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats/CRISPR associated 9 (CRISPR/Cas9); C13, CRISPR/Cas13; RNP, protoplast transfection with ribonucleoproteins; CBE, cytosine base editor; PE, Prime Editor

From: Potato: from functional genomics to genetic improvement

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Delivery approach

Genotype

Target gene

Objective

References

T

A. tumefaciens

cv. Sassy

Sterol side chain reductase 2 (SSR2)

Reduction of SGA

Sawai et al. 2014

T

Protoplast

cv. Desiree

Acetolactate synthase (ALS)

Herbicide resistance

Nicolia et al. 2015

T

Protoplast

cv. Ranger Russet

Vacuolar invertase (VInv)

Reduction of cold-induced sweetening (CIS)

Clasen et al. 2016

T

A. tumefaciens

cv. Ranger Russet

Acetolactate synthase (StALS)

Herbicide resistance

Forsyth et al. 2016

T

A. tumefaciens

cv. Sayaka

Granule-bound starch synthase (GBSS)

Improving starch quality

Kusano et al. 2016

T

A. tumefaciens

cv. Shepody and cv. Russet Burbank

GBSS and vacuolar invertase (VInv)

Improving starch quality

Ma et al. 2017

T & C9

A. tumefaciens

cv. Desiree and diploid self-incompatible breeding line, MSX914-10

ALS

Herbicide resistance

Butler et al. 2016

C9

A. tumefaciens

DM

Phytoene desaturase (PDS) and StAA2 gene (an Aux/IAA gene)

Proof of concept

Wang et al. 2015a, b

C9

A. tumefaciens

cv. Desiree and diploid self-incompatible breeding line, MSX914-10

ALS

Proof of concept

Butler et al. 2015

C9

A. tumefaciens

cv. Desiree

Transcription factor gene MYB44

Functional genomics

Zhou et al. 2017

C9

Protoplast

cv. Kuras

GBSS

Modification of starch composition. High amylopectin

Andersson et al. 2017

C9

A. tumefaciens

S. tuberosum group Phureja S15-65 clone

S-locus RNase (S-RNase)

Elimination of reproductive self-incompatibility

Ye et al. 2018

C9

A. tumefaciens

DRH-195 and DRH-310

S-RNase

Elimination of reproductive self-incompatibility

Enciso-Rodriguez et al. 2019

C9

A. rhizogenes

cv. Mayqueen

Steroid 16a-hydroxylase (St16DOX)

Nutritional quality. Reduction of toxic steroidal glycoalkaloids (SGAs)

Nakayasu et al. 2018

C9

RNP

cv. Kuras

GBSS

Modification of starch composition. High amylopectin

Andersson et al. 2018

C9

A. tumefaciens

cv. Sayaka

GBSS

Optimization of Cas9 expression with d-Mac3 translational enhancer

Kusano et al. 2018

C9

Protoplast and A. tumefaciens

cv. Desiree

Starch branching enzymes (SBE1 and SBE2)

Modification of starch composition /nutritional quality. High amylose and longer amylopectin chains

Tuncel et al. 2019

C9

Protoplast

cv. Desiree and cv. Wotan

GBSS

Modification of starch composition. High amylopectin

Johansen et al. 2019

C9

RNP

cv. Desiree

Polyphenol oxidase 2 (StPPO2)

Post-harvest quality. Reduction of enzymatic browning

González et al. 2020

C9

A. tumefaciens and RNP

cv. Desiree

StPPO2

Reduction of enzymatic browning

González et al. 2021

C9

A. tumefaciens

cv. Desiree and cv. King Edward

S-genes (StMLO1, StHDS,StTTM2, StDND1, StCHL1, StDMR6-1 and StDMR6-2)

Biotic stress tolerance. Resistance to Phytophthora infestans

Kieu et al. 2021

C9

RNP

cv. Desiree

SBE1 and SBE2

Modification of starch composition /nutritional quality. High amylose and longer amylopectin chains

Zhao et al. 2021

C9

A. tumefaciens

cv. Yukon Gold TXYG79

GBSSI

Decrease in amylose content

Toinga-Villafuerte et al. 2022

C9

A. tumefaciens

cv. Sayaka

SBE3

Low amylose

Takeuchi et al. 2021

C9

A. tumefaciens

cv. Desiree

SS6

N/A

Sevestre et al. 2020

C9

Protoplast

cv. Wotan, Saturna

GWD1

N/A

Carlsen et al. 2022

C9

A. tumefaciens

cv. Desiree

PDS

Bleached (albino) leaves

Bánfalvi et al. 2020

C9

A. tumefaciens

cv. DMF1

PDS

Bleached whole plantlets

Butler et al. 2020

C9

A. tumefaciens

cv. Atlantic

SSR2

66% of WT tuber

Zheng et al. 2021

C9

Protoplast

cv. Desiree

eIF4E1

Partial resistance to PVY

Lucioli et al. 2022

C9

A. tumefaciens

cv. B665 and B663

Sli

Self-incompatible plants

Eggers et al. 2021

C9

A. tumefaciens

cv. Phureja S15–65

IT1

Loss of tuberization

Tang et al. 2022

C9

A. tumefaciens

cv. Russet Burbank

CCOAOMT

Improved resistance to late blight

Hegde et al. 2021

C13

A. tumefaciens

cv. Desiree

P3, CI, NIB, CP

Improved resistance to PVY

Zhan et al. 2019

CBE

A. tumefaciens

cv. Desiree

ALS

Herbicide resistance

Veillet et al. 2019b

CBE

A. tumefaciens

cv. Desiree

GBSS and ALS

Construction of A3A-PBE cytosine base editor

Zong et al. 2018

C & CBE

Protoplast & A. tumefaciens

cv. Desiree and cv. Furia

GBSS

Modification of starch composition. High amylopectin

Veillet et al. 2019a

C & CBE

A. tumefaciens

cv. Desiree

GBSS and Downy Mildew Resistant 6 (StDMR6-1)

Proof of concept

Veillet et al. 2020

PE2

A. tumefaciens

cv. Desiree

ALS1

Improved herbicide resistance

Perroud et al. 2022