The CgATG16 Was Involved in Growth, Development and Virulence Through Autophagy Modulation in the Rubber Tree Anthracnose Fungus <i>Colletotrichum gloeosporioides</i>.

ABSTRACT: Colletotrichum gloeosporioides causes rubber tree anthracnose and leads to serious loss in natural rubber production. Autophagy is a highly conserved process to maintain nutrient recycling and plays important roles in growth, development and pathogenicity in plant pathogenic fungi. The process of autophagy is modulated by a series of autophagy-related (ATG) genes. ATG16 is a subunit of the ATG12-ATG5-ATG16 complex which functions in a manner analogous to an E3-like enzyme which is essential for autophagosome formation. However, the function of the ATG16 homolog in C. gloeosporioides remains unknown. In this study, the ATG16 homolog of C. gloeosporioides was identified and named as CgATG16. The expression level of CgATG16 was particularly higher in conidium, germ

SUBMITTER: Cheng H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12734049 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature