Kenji Yamada et al. describe a single-cell chemical defense strategy in Brassicaceae plants that requires formation of endoplasmic reticulum-derived organelles for the accumulation of β-glucosidases. They find that seedlings lacking a specific β-glucosidase lose their resistance to predation by woodlice.
- Kenji Yamada
- Shino Goto-Yamada
- Ikuko Hara-Nishimura