Yang, Zuhui


Publications
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An effector of ‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’ manipulates autophagy to promote bacterial infection

Citation
Shi et al. (2023). Journal of Experimental Botany
Names
Ca. Liberibacter asiaticus
Abstract
Abstract Autophagy functions in plant host immunity responses to pathogen infection. The molecular mechanisms and functions used by the citrus Huanglongbing (HLB)-associated intracellular bacterium ‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’ (CLas) to manipulate autophagy are unknown. We identified a CLas effector, SDE4405 (CLIBASIA_04405), which contributes to HLB progression. ‘Wanjincheng’ orange (Citrus sinensis) transgenic plants expressing SDE4405 promotes CLas proliferation and symp