Wheat homologs of yeast ATG6 function in autophagy and are implicated in powdery mildew immunity

Abstract

Three wheat ATG6s were identified and shown to be essential for autophagy biogenesis. Wheat ATG6s are implicated in immunity to powdery mildew, playing a weak, positive role in the Pm21-triggered resistance response and a negative role in the basal resistance of susceptible plants.