Liverworts have a unique oil body organelle unrelated to lipid stores found in other eukaryotes. Here the authors show that oil body formation is analogous to that of cell plates, relying on periodic redirection of the secretory pathway and a syntaxin-1 homolog, and that oil bodies contribute to defence against herbivory.
- Takehiko Kanazawa
- Hatsune Morinaka
- Takashi Ueda
