<section><div class="container-fluid"><div class="row"><div class="col-md-2 col-sm-3"><div class="side-nav margin-bottom-60 margin-top-30"><div class="side-nav-head"><button class="fa fa-bars"></button><h4>Index</h4></div><ul class="list-group list-group-bordered list-group-noicon uppercase"><li class="list-group-item"><a href="NOTAREALURL#Projectdescription_id"><span class="size-11 text-muted pull-right"></span>Project description</a></li><li class="list-group-item"><a href="NOTAREALURL#HYPE-ITWorkflow_id"><span class="size-11 text-muted pull-right"></span>HYPE-IT Workflow</a></li></ul></div></div><div class="col-md-10 col-sm-9"><div class="blog-post-item" id="Projectdescription_id"><h3>Project description</h3><p><br>HYPE-IT (Hack Your Plants Editing with Innovative Technologies) main goal is to develop an affordable technology for improve the accessibility of genome editing in plants with CRISPR/Cas9. Our strategy is based on a split Cas9 variant with viral vectors with the purpose to make gene knock-outs, leading in new enhanced plant varieties. A gene Database has been created, gathering identified referenced genes, in addition of more interesting information. Also, affordable laboratory equipment , such as thermocycler or centrifuge, has been created, as well as all the necessary biological constructions has been designed. All these tools and reagents have been gathered under a Lab-case. It has all the necessary things to make plant genome editing as an affordable and simple product, decreasing current technological barriers for plant breeders.<br><br></p><div style="text-align:center;"><img class="img-responsive" style="width:600px" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2016/3/37/T--Valencia_UPV--HYPE-IT-workflow.jpg"></div><p><br><br></p></div><div class="blog-post-item" id="HYPE-ITWorkflow_id"><h3>HYPE-IT Workflow</h3><p><br> The plant breeder access to HYPE-IT Database to choose the genes to knock-out. The only thing he has to decide is what phenotypic trait he wants to obtain, as well as the species that he is going to work with. HYPE-IT Software give him predicted gRNAs for the targeted gene. These gRNAs are ordered by a scoring system, from the optimal one to the less accurate. Then, he order the gRNA synthesis. If he wants to be sure the gRNA is properly designed, a luciferase based gRNA testing system has been designed to check if this gRNA will work before its integration in the targeted plant. After that, split Cas9 infiltration is delivered by viral system. He waits until the plant grows enough. Then, he regenerates new plants from modified plants. These plants are regenerated from modified cells, so the whole plant is edited. <br><br></p></div></div></div></section>