Table 5 The editing efficiency of hyPopCBE variants V1–V4, including the number of examined and edited plants, and the distribution of C-to-T edits

From: Synergistic optimization enhancing the precision and efficiency of cytosine base editors in poplar

Base editor

No. of examined plants

No. of positive plants

No. of edited plants; percentage

No. of Genes/Plants with C to T edits

No. of Genes/Plants with C to T edits only

hyPopCBE-V1

68

43

39; 90.70%

90; 38

63; 9

hyPopCBE-V2

50

41

35; 85.37%

98; 34

71; 9

hyPopCBE-V3

58

43

38; 88.37%

78; 35

62; 12

hyPopCBE-V4

68

42

36; 85.71%

97; 36

86; 17