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ArticlePlant, cell & environment2026

Multi-Omics Analyses Reveal the Red and Far-Red Light Combination Enhancing Heterologous Protein and Metabolite Production in Nicotiana benthamiana.

Yating Zhang, Fengjiao Wang, Ran Du, Tao Li, Shaoqun Zhou, Jianbin Yan, Wei Li

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Yating ZhangShenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2860-7464
Fengjiao WangShenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen, China.
Ran DuShenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6647-0780
Tao LiInstitute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agriculture Sciences, Beijing, China.
Shaoqun ZhouShenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3643-7875
Jianbin YanShenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen, China.
Wei LiShenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen, China.

Funding

This work is supported by the National Key R&D Program of China (grant no.2023YFA0915800, 2020YFA0907900 and 2022YFD1700200), Shenzhen Science and Technology Program (grant no. GJHZ20240218114715030), National Natural Science Foundation of China (grant no. 32170264), the Innovation Program of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences and the Elite Young Scientists Program of CAAS, Shenzhen Fundamental Research Program.
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Abstract

Transient expression of exogenous protein in Nicotiana benthamiana leaves via agroinfiltration offers a rapid and efficient platform for functional gene discovery and heterologous production of valuable eukaryotic proteins and metabolites. Though light quality is an important factor for plant photomorphogenesis, its impact on the efficiency of transient expression remains unexplored. In this study, we examined the influence of five representative light qualities with varying wavelength mix on the N. benthamiana growth and recombinant green fluorescent protein (GFP) production. Plants with red and far-red light treatment (LED-red) showed the highest GFP expression, 57.4% higher than white light. Further study showed that a higher dosage of post-infiltration Agrobacterium and the resulting increase in the number of transcripts contribute to the expression rate enhancement. Moreover, as for exogenous metabolites, a 76.5% increase of accumulated taxadiene was also observed in LED-red group. Integrated transcriptomic, proteomic and metabolomic revealed that LED-red plants reduced the resistance pathways before infiltration, inducing a higher dosage of post-agroinfiltration Agrobacterium. Our results suggest that N. benthamiana grown under LED-red creates a more favorable environment for Agrobacterium growth, enhancing heterologous protein and metabolite production. This study highlights the potential utilization of light quality as an implementable tool in plant synthetic biology.

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LightNicotianaBlue LightGene Expression Regulation, PlantGreen Fluorescent ProteinsMultiomicsPlant LeavesPlant ProteinsPlants, Genetically ModifiedProteomicsRecombinant ProteinsRed LightGreen Fluorescent ProteinsPlant ProteinsRecombinant Proteinsagroinfiltrationexpression efficiencylight qualityNicotiana benthamianasynthetic biology

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