Investigation of the biological roles of autophagy in appressorium morphogenesis in Magnaporthe oryzae.
Magnaporthe oryzae has been used as a primary model organism for investigating fungus-plant interaction. Many researches focused on molecular mechanisms of appressorium formation to restrain this fungal pathogen. Autophagy is a very high conserved process in eukaryotic cells. Recently, autophagy has been considered as a key process in development and differentiation in M. oryzae. In this report, we present and discuss the current state of our knowledge on gene expression in appressorium formation and the progress in autophagy of rice blast fungi.
State Key Laboratory for Rice Biology, Biotechnology Institute, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China.
Xiao-Hong
XH
Liu
Fu-Cheng
FC
Lin
D001343:Autophagy / Q000235:genetics; D015870:Gene Expression; D005800:Genes, Fungal; D054884:Host-Pathogen Interactions; D020082:Magnaporthe / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development / Q000472:pathogenicity* / Q000502:physiology; D012275:Oryza / Q000382:microbiology; D010935:Plant Diseases / Q000382:microbiology