title: Autophagy in plant pathogenic fungi.
abstract: Autophagy is a conserved cellular process that degrades cytoplasmic constituents in vacuoles. Plant pathogenic fungi develop special infection structures and/or secrete a range of enzymes to invade their plant hosts. It has been demonstrated that monitoring autophagy processes can be extremely useful in visualizing the sequence of events leading to pathogenicity of plant pathogenic fungi. In this review, we introduce the molecular mechanisms involved in autophagy. In addition, we explore the relationship between autophagy and pathogenicity in plant pathogenic fungi. Finally, we discuss the various experimental strategies available for use in the study of autophagy in plant pathogenic fungi.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory for Rice Biology, Biotechnology Institute, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Xiao-Hong
authors.initials: XH
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Institute of Digital Agriculture, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Science, Hangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Fei
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: John Hugh
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Snyder
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory for Rice Biology, Biotechnology Institute, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Huan-Bin
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.affiliation: College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Jian-Ping
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory for Rice Biology, Biotechnology Institute, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China. Electronic address: fuchenglin@zju.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Fu-Cheng
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D001343:Autophagy; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000378:metabolism; D005658:Fungi / Q000166:cytology* / Q000472:pathogenicity* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D010935:Plant Diseases / Q000382:microbiology; D010944:Plants / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D014617:Vacuoles / Q000378:metabolism / Q000648:ultrastructure
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers
keywords: Autophagy; Infection structures; Plant fungal pathogens