Glandular trichomes on plant leaves and stems synthesize and store specialized compounds. We identified a novel lignin-based structure (which we named the neck strip) required for storage of compounds in cucumber glandular trichomes and demonstrated the mechanism of specialized compound accumulation in glandular trichomes.
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This is a summary of: Hao, N. et al. Novel lignin-based extracellular barrier in glandular trichome. Nat. Plants https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-024-01626-x (2024).
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Neck strip: an apoplastic structure at glandular trichome. Nat. Plants 10, 356–357 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-024-01627-w
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