Lessons in effector and NLR biology of plant-microbe systems

A Białas, EK Zess… - Molecular Plant …, 2018 - Am Phytopath Society
A diversity of plant-associated organisms secrete effectors—proteins and metabolites that
modulate plant physiology to favor host infection and colonization. However, effectors can …

[HTML][HTML] Taking the stage: effectors in the spotlight

FA Varden, JC De la Concepcion… - Current Opinion in Plant …, 2017 - Elsevier
Highlights•Plant pathogens deploy host-translocated effectors to promote
disease.•Hundreds of putative effectors have been identified, but few have been …

Modulation of plant autophagy during pathogen attack

AY Leary, N Sanguankiattichai… - Journal of …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
In plants, the highly conserved catabolic process of autophagy has long been known as a
means of maintaining cellular homeostasis and coping with abiotic stress conditions …

Understanding and exploiting autophagy signaling in plants

H Batoko, Y Dagdas, F Baluska… - Essays in biochemistry, 2017 - portlandpress.com
Autophagy is an essential catabolic pathway and is activated by various endogenous and
exogenous stimuli. In particular, autophagy is required to allow sessile organisms such as …

Wheat Gene TaATG8j Contributes to Stripe Rust Resistance

MAA Mamun, C Tang, Y Sun, MN Islam, P Liu… - International Journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Autophagy-related 8 (ATG8) protein has been reported to be involved in plant's innate
immune response, but it is not clear whether such genes play a similar role in cereal crops …