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Engineering Metabolism in Nicotiana Species: A Promising Future by Molina-Hidalgo, Francisco Javier; Vazquez-Vilar, Marta; D'Andrea, Lucio; Demurtas, Olivia C.; Fraser, Paul; Giuliano, Giovanni; Bock, Ralph; Orzáez, Diego; Goossens, Alain is a Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology article available to read on EtoBox.

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vaccines, with at least two vaccine candidates, influenza and Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19), reaching advanced stages in clinical trials [7]. In this review, we provide an up-to-date overview of cutting-edge research that is providing new designer crops enriched in high value-added metabolites for PMF using NPBTs (Figure 1, Key Figure). We summarize recent advances in our genomic knowledge and NPBT applications, including sequence-specific nuclease (SSN)-mediated genome editing, cis/intragenesis, grafting and agroinfiltration, which, added to advances in synthetic biology, are enabling the breeding of Nicotiana-based biofactory crops for high value-added compounds. ## The Genus Nicotiana: A Workhorse for Genetic Innovations The genus Nicotiana comprises around 75 species in 13 sections, originating mostly in the Americas and Australia [8]. The basic chromosome number is 12, as in most Solanaceae, and

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Author
Molina-Hidalgo, Francisco Javier; Vazquez-Vilar, Marta; D'Andrea, Lucio; Demurtas, Olivia C.; Fraser, Paul; Giuliano, Giovanni; Bock, Ralph; Orzáez, Diego; Goossens, Alain
Publisher
Elsevier Science; Elsevier ; Elsevier BV (ISSN 0167-7799)
Published
2020
Language
EN
Field
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (Life Sciences)