Assessing the Function of fls2 in Flowering Plants by Creating a Nicotiana Benthamiana fls2 Mutant by CRISPR/Cas9 Gene Editing
Assessing the Function of fls2 in Flowering Plants by Creating a Nicotiana Benthamiana fls2 Mutant by CRISPR/Cas9 Gene Editing
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I am a biology major and neuroscience minor from Aspen, Colorado. I love to fish, cook, and make music in my free time. I love the outdoors and camping in the Rocky Mountains when I’m back home, spending time with my family. I have been lucky enough to travel and work on concussion protocol research in Galway, Ireland. I also have spent 4 months in Barcelona spain working in a pediatric clinic.
Abstract
This study investigated whether FLS2 genes from different flowering plant species could be assembled into functional constructs for future testing in Nicotiana benthamiana mutants that lack their native FLS2 receptor. Using Golden Gate assembly, PCR amplification, and bacterial transformation, plasmids containing sgRNA1, sgRNA3, AmCyan, and FLS2 fragments within the pEE083 vector were created successfully. As seen, clear PCR bands, correct plasmid maps, robust colony growth, and infiltration confirmed that each step of the cloning process worked as intended.