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ArticleBiodesign research2026

Microbial-type terpene synthases enable enhanced insect and fungal resistance in engineered plants.

Saif Ul Malook, Xinlu Chen, Bode A Olukolu, Alessandro Occhialini, Scott C Lenaghan, C Neal Stewart, Feng Chen

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Article in Biodesign research, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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7 authors.

Saif Ul MalookCenter for Agricultural Synthetic Biology, University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, Knoxville, TN, 37996, USA.
Xinlu ChenDepartment of Plant Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, 37996, USA.
Bode A OlukoluDepartment of Entomology and Plant Pathology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, 37996, USA.
Alessandro OcchialiniCenter for Agricultural Synthetic Biology, University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, Knoxville, TN, 37996, USA.
Scott C LenaghanCenter for Agricultural Synthetic Biology, University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, Knoxville, TN, 37996, USA.
C Neal StewartCenter for Agricultural Synthetic Biology, University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, Knoxville, TN, 37996, USA.
Feng ChenCenter for Agricultural Synthetic Biology, University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, Knoxville, TN, 37996, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A major challenge in crop improvement is enhancing resistance to diverse biotic stresses. Because terpenoids play key roles in chemical defense, an envisioned strategy is to introduce new terpene metabolic pathways into crops through engineering. Microbial-type terpene synthase-like (

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Chemical defenseInsectsMetabolic engineeringSesquiterpeneTerpenes

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