Engineering Prime Editing System for Concurrent Gene Knockout and Point Mutation Induction (KAPSi) in Rice

Liu Xiaoshuang, Ma Chong, Wang Dongmei, Xu Youshen, Qin Ruiying, Li Juan, Xu Rongfang, Wei Pengcheng

doi:10.1016/j.rsci.2026.02.008

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2026 , Vol. 33 >Issue 3: 277 - 281

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsci.2026.02.008

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Engineering Prime Editing System for Concurrent Gene Knockout and Point Mutation Induction (KAPSi) in Rice

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¹ College of Agronomy, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
² Bio-breeding Laboratory of Anhui Province, Rice Research Institute, Anhui Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
³ Research Centre for Biological Breeding Technology, Advance Academy, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China

^#These authors contributed equally to this work

Wei Pengcheng (weipengcheng@gmail.com);
Xu Rongfang (xurongfang@aaas.org.cn)

Received date: 2025-12-29

Accepted date: 2026-02-09

Online published: 2026-06-02

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Liu Xiaoshuang, Ma Chong, Wang Dongmei, Xu Youshen, Qin Ruiying, Li Juan, Xu Rongfang, Wei Pengcheng . Engineering Prime Editing System for Concurrent Gene Knockout and Point Mutation Induction (KAPSi) in Rice[J]. Rice Science, 2026 , 33(3) : 277 -281 . DOI: 10.1016/j.rsci.2026.02.008

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