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Modulation of lineage-specific oil body development and defense against gastropod herbivory in Marchantia polymorpha by MpNPR.

Espinosa-Cores L, Michavila S, Gonzalez-Zuloaga M, Izquierdo Y, Solano R, Gimenez-Ibanez S. · 2026 · Curr Biol   research

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2026.05.053   PMID:42320466

Linked genes (2)  2 core 0 peripheral

Gene ID	Name	Evidence / Role	Function (this paper)
Mp6g08690	MpERF13	experimental subject	Master transcription factor controlling oil body differentiation, acting downstream of MpNPR. MpERF13 is required together with MpNPR for defense against gastropod herbivory.
Mp1g02380	MpNPR	experimental subject	The single Marchantia NPR, which acts as a positive modulator of oil body content in response to environmental cues rather than as a salicylic acid sensor as in tracheophytes. It interacts with MpERF13 and plants with altered MpNPR levels misregulate MpERF13-dependent genes. MpNPR is required for defense against snail herbivory, and this activity depends on MpERF13.