数字农科院2.0

Synthetic biology and artificial intelligence in crop improvement

文献类型： 外文期刊

作者： Zhang, Daolei;Xu, Fan;Wang, Fanhua;Le, Liang;Pu, Li

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关键词： synthetic biology;crop improvement;engineering strategies;artificial intelligence

期刊名称： PLANT COMMUNICATIONS

ISSN： 2590-3462

年卷期： 2025 年 6 卷 2 期

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收录情况： SCIE（2025版） ; ; CSCD（2025-2026年度）

摘要： Synthetic biology plays a pivotal role in improving crop traits and increasing bioproduction through the use of engineering principles that purposefully modify plants through design, build, test, and learncycles, ultimately resulting in improved bioproduction based on an input genetic circuit (DNA, RNA, and proteins). Crop synthetic biology is a new tool that uses circular principles to redesign and create innovative biological components, devices, and systems to enhance yields, nutrient absorption, resilience, and nutritional quality. In the digital age, artificial intelligence (AI) has demonstrated great strengths in design and learning. The application of AI has become an irreversible trend, with particularly remarkable potential for use in crop breeding. However, there has not yet been a systematic review of AI-driven synthetic biology pathways for plant engineering. In this review, we explore the fundamental engineering principles used in crop synthetic biology and their applications for crop improvement. We discuss approaches to genetic circuit design, including gene editing, synthetic nucleic acid and protein technologies, multi-omics analysis, genomic selection, directed protein engineering, and AI. We then outline strategies for the development of crops with higher photosynthetic efficiency, reshaped plant architecture, modified metabolic pathways, and improved environmental adaptability and nutrient absorption; the establishment of trait networks; and the construction of crop factories. We propose the development of SMART (self-monitoring, adapted, and responsive technology) crops through AI-empowered synthetic biotechnology. Finally, we address challenges associated with the development of synthetic biology and offer potential solutions for crop improvement.

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