US Patent Issued to UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION on Oct. 6 for "RNA guide genome editing in citrus using CRISPR-ribonucleoprotein complexes" (Florida Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,753,413, issued on Oct. 6, was assigned to UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION Inc. (Gainesville, Fla.).

"RNA guide genome editing in citrus using CRISPR-ribonucleoprotein complexes" was invented by Nian Wang (Auburndale, Fla.), Xiaoen Huang (Lake Alfred, Fla.), Tirtha Lamichhane (Winter Haven, Fla.), Ali Parsaeimehr (Winter Haven, Fla.), Su Hang (Winter Haven, Fla.) and Shumig Wang (Gainesville, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein are methods and materials for editing genes in citrus cells. Specifically exemplified is the implementation of an optimized Cas9 and the CRISPR type II class nuclease. Also exemplified is...