Engineering carotenoid and steroidal glycoalkaloid depleted tomato fruit for heterologous production of high value terpenes
Natalie C. Deans, Jon P. Cody, Lucas Reist, John P. Hamilton, Colby G. Starker, Lynn E. Prichard, Joshua C. Wood, Brieanne Vaillancourt, Bjoern Hamberger, Daniel F. Voytas, C. Robin Buell
This study engineers tomato fruit to produce high-value terpenes by modifying genes involved in specialized metabolism.
bioRxiv · May 15, 2026 · PreprintPlant Biology