T1TOBLaboratory / Validation

Tobacco

Nicotiana benthamiana / N. tabacum

Laboratory Series

Tobacco — engineered specimen hero

Target SHU range

10K – 500K

Across 3 named cultivars in the Laboratory Series, calibrated to realistic heterologous expression yields in tobacco.

Engineering Tier

T1

Synteny

88-92% synteny

Timeline

18-24 months

Products

3

Specimen Documentation

Five research shots of Tobacco

Tobacco — On-plant
On-plantIn the research greenhouse with specimen tag.
Tobacco — Cross-section
Cross-sectionInterior structure revealed on a lab tray.
Tobacco — Specimen
SpecimenClinical bench documentation.
Tobacco — Cluster
ClusterMultiple specimens from the plant line.
Tobacco — Studio hero
Studio heroDramatic lighting against a black background.

Market Opportunity

Not a food product. Role is as a validated model system for heterologous pathway testing. N. benthamiana is the most widely used plant transformation host with the fastest and highest-efficiency transformation protocols.

Engineering Strategy

85% synteny with Capsicum annuum. Agrobacterium-mediated leaf infiltration; transient expression in 3-5 days, stable transformation in 6-8 weeks. Proof-of-concept for pathway functionality, promoter testing, Pun1 variant validation.

Product Line

Laboratory Series

SS-TOB-01

Product 01

Proof of Concept

Pathway functionality validation; capsaicinoid detection via HPLC

Engineering: 4 genes, leaf expression (CaMV 35S promoter)

10K

target SHU

SS-TOB-02

Product 02

Benchmark

Yield optimization; test all promoter-terminator combinations

Engineering: 4 genes + POX-KO + PAL-OE

100K

target SHU

SS-TOB-03

Product 03

Threshold

Maximum expression ceiling; ESM2 variant validation

Engineering: 5 genes + POX-KO + Pun1(S39L)

500K

target SHU