Plant BiologyCurrent BiologyPeer-reviewed
Trichome acylsugar defenses are equally effective against leaf-mining and free-living insects
Zongyan Sun, Xiaochan Pan, Simin Bi…·Jiancai Li
The paper shows that trichome-produced acylsugars inhibit leafminer larvae growth and are translocated into mesophyll tissues via an ABC transporter, defending against both ectophagous and endophagous herbivores.
DOI 10.1016/j.cub.2026.08.069