Kt&g Corporation

Woong Hyun Na

Young Gi Lee

Kwang Chul Kim

Kyoung Hwan Oh

Eun Young Jeon

Hyo Seok Seo

Jeong Heon Lee

Provided are: a plant cell, in which expression or activity of a phytochelatin synthase (PCS) gene or a protein encoded by the PCS gene is reduced as compared with a parent cell; a plant having that has reduced heavy metal absorption, and includes the plant cell; a method of reducing heavy metals in a plant, the method including reducing expression or activity of a PCS gene or a protein encoded by the PCS gene, as compared with a parent cell; a CRISPR-Cas9 recombinant vector including a single guide RNA targeting a PCS gene; and a method of preparing a plant with reduced heavy metals, the method including transforming a plant cell with the recombinant vector.

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Daejeon, South Korea

Woong Hyun Na