Fuente: WIPO "tomato" Disclosed are compositions and methods for a non-coding nucleic acid gene editing platform for the delivery of regulatory nucleic acid sequences and small peptides in a cell. In a particular aspect, provided herein is a non-coding nucleic acid gene editing platform to down regulate endogenous genes and genes from pests and pathogens causing diseases. In another aspect, the non-coding nucleic acid gene editing platform described herein is useful to deliver small regulatory peptides encoded from nucleic acid sequences embedded in a non-coding nucleic acid of a gene. More specifically, the non-coding nucleic acid gene editing platform provided herein allows using non-coding nucleic acid from any gene to deliver regulatory nucleic acids and small peptides in a cell. In another aspect, such regulatory nucleic acids and small peptides are useful to develop traits to enhance crop quality and yield.