Abstract
Autophagy is a eukaryotic catabolic pathway essential for growth and development. In plants, it is activated in response to environmental cues or developmental stimuli. However, in contrast to other eukaryotic systems, we know relatively little regarding the molecular players involved in autophagy and the regulation of this complex pathway. In the framework of the COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) action TRANSAUTOPHAGY (2016-2020), we decided to review our current knowledge of autophagy responses in higher plants, with emphasis on knowledge gaps. We also assess here the potential of translating the acquired knowledge to improve crop plant growth and development in a context of growing social and environmental challenges for agriculture in the near future.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1335-1353 |
Number of pages | 19 |
Journal | Journal of Experimental Botany |
Volume | 69 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 5 Mar 2018 |
Funding
The support of the COST action TRANSAUTOPHAGY (CA15138) is recognized. We would like to acknowledge Dr Liliana Avila-Ospina (IPS2, Orsay, France) for her assistance in the composition of the manuscript. Research on autophagy in the Bozhkov and Minina laboratory is supported by The Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research (SSF), The Swedish Research Council (VR), The Swedish Research Council for Environment, Agricultural Sciences and Spatial Planning (Formas), the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, and the Research Programme ‘Trees and Crops for the Future’. Research in the Hofius laboratory is supported by the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), the Swedish Research Councils VR and FORMAS, the Knut and Alice Wallenberg foundation, and Carl-Tryggers Stiftelse (CTS). Research of the Avin-Wittenberg group is supported by the Israeli Science Foundation, grant number 1899/16. The Testillano group is supported by projects AGL2014-52028-R and AGL2017-82447-R funded by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (MINECO) and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF/FEDER). Autophagy research at the Galili laboratory is supported by The Israel Science Foundation (grant 612/16). Research in the Batoko laboratory was funded by the Wallonia–Brussels Federation Joint Research Action (ARC grant #11/16-036), the Belgian Funds for Scientific Research (FRS-FNRS) (CDR grant #19516174, and an FRFC grant #6794930). Research in the Coll group is supported by grants 2016-78002-R (AGL) and RyC 2014-16158 from the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (MINECO).
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Physiology
- Plant Science