A bacterial effector counteracts host autophagy by promoting degradation of an autophagy component
J. X. Leong, M. Raffeiner, D. Spinti, G. Langin, M. Franz-Wachtel, A. R. Guzman, J.-G. Kim, P. Pandey, A. E. A. Minina, B. Macek, A. Hafren, T. O. Bozkurt, M. B. Mudgett, F. Boernke, D. Hofius, S. Uestuen
This study shows that the bacterial effector XopL suppresses plant autophagy by degrading SH3P2, revealing a novel pathogen strategy to evade host defense.
bioRxiv · Mar 17, 2021Plant Biology