Dataset on nicotine-free, nontransgenic tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum l.) edited by CRISPR-Cas9

• Main Authors: Julia Schachtsiek, Felix Stehle
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2019-10-01
• Series: Data in Brief
• Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352340919307504

This dataset in brief is related to the research letter entitled “Nicotine-free, nontransgenic tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum l.) edited by CRISPR-Cas9” [1]. Cured tobacco products with a significantly reduced nicotine content helps people to overcome their nicotine addiction. Here we summarize additional data and method descriptions of the generation process of a nicotine-free, nontransgenic tobacco plant. This included the cloning, transformation and regeneration of transgenic tobacco plants, followed by the analysis of the nicotine content and genomic modifications caused by CRISPR-Cas9 mediated gene editing. Subsequently, nicotine-free plants were screened for loss of T-DNA cassette, i.e. nontransgenity. Finally, a metabolic footprint was recorded by 1H NMR analysis. Keywords: CRISPR-Cas9, Nicotine-free, Gene editing, Nontransgenic, Nicotiana tabacum, Non-addictive