Excretion of triacylglycerol as a matrix lipid facilitating apoplastic accumulation of a lipophilic metabolite shikonin.
K. Tatsumi, T. Ichino, N. Isaka, A. Sugiyama, Y. Okazaki, Y. Higashi, M. Kajikawa, H. Fukuzawa, K. Toyooka, M. Sato, I. Ichi, K. Shimomura, H. Ohta, K. Saito, K. Yazaki
The paper investigates how plants secrete lipophilic metabolites like shikonin by excreting triacylglycerol as a matrix lipid, facilitating apoplastic accumulation.
bioRxiv · Aug 4, 2021Plant Biology