Oil body formation in Marchantia polymorpha is controlled by MpC1HDZ and serves as a defense against arthropod herbivores
F. Romani, E. Banic, S. N. Florent, T. Kanazawa, J. Q. D. Goodger, R. Mentink, T. Dierschke, S. Zachgo, T. Ueda, J. L. Bowman, M. Tsiantis, J. E. Moreno
This study identifies MpC1HDZ as a transcription factor controlling oil body formation in liverworts, which functions as a defense against herbivores rather than abiotic stress.
bioRxiv · Mar 2, 2020Plant Biology