Autophagy During Conidiation, Conidial Germination and Turgor Generation in Magnaporthe grisea

Xiao-Hong Liu, Jian-Ping Lu and Fu-Cheng Lin

volume 3 | issue 5

September/October 2007
Pages: 472 - 473

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Autophagy is a ubiquitous and evolutionarily conserved process found in all eukaryotic cells that allows for the degradation and recycling of old proteins and organelles. Starvation can induce autophagy, and autophagic pathway is an essential process for cellular function under starvation. In Magnaporthe grisea, starvation is one of the key induced factors for the germ tube tip to differentiate into an appressorium. Considering the importance of the rice blast fungus as a primary model for host-pathogen interaction, the role of autophagy in fungal development, appressorium turgor generation and pathogenicity of M. grisea via its role in organelle and protein turnover is a very significant subject.

Addendum to:
Involvement of a Magnaporthe grisea Serine/Threonine Kinase, MgATG1, in Appressorium Turgor and Pathogenesis
X.-H. Liu, J.-P. Lu, L. Zhang, B. Dong, H. Min and F.-C. Lin
Eukaryotic Cell 2007; In press

Authors

Xiao-Hong Liu

Zhejiang University

Jian-Ping Lu

Zhejiang University

Fu-Cheng Lin

Biotechnology Institute; Huajiachi Campus of Zhejiang University; Kaixuan Road 268#; Hangzhou 310029, Zhejiang, China.

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