Plant BiologybioRxiv
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…·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.
DOI 10.1016/j.cub.2020.05.081