Investigation of the biological roles of autophagy in appressorium morphogenesis in Magnaporthe oryzae.
- Author:
Xiao-Hong LIU
1
;
Fu-Cheng LIN
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Autophagy; genetics; Gene Expression; Genes, Fungal; Host-Pathogen Interactions; Magnaporthe; genetics; growth & development; pathogenicity; physiology; Oryza; microbiology; Plant Diseases; microbiology
- From: Journal of Zhejiang University. Science. B 2008;9(10):793-796
- CountryChina
- Language:English
- Abstract: 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.
