PreprintCited by 89Plant Pathogenic Bacteria StudiesPlant-Microbe Interactions and ImmunityAutophagy in Disease and Therapy

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A bacterial effector counteracts host autophagy by promoting degradation of an autophagy component

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Beyond its role in cellular homeostasis, autophagy plays anti- and pro-microbial roles in host-microbe interactions, both in animals and plants. One prominent role of anti-microbial autophagy is to degrade intracellular pathogens or microbial molecules, in a process termed xenophagy. Consequently, microbes evolved mechanisms to hijack or modulate autophagy to escape elimination. Although well-described in animals, the extent to which xenophagy contributes to plant-bacteria interactions remains unknown. Here, we provide evidence that Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria (Xcv) suppresses host autophagy by utilizing type-III effector XopL. XopL interacts with and degrades the autophagy component SH3P2 via its E3 ligase activity to promote infection. Intriguingly, XopL is targeted for degradation by defense-related selective autophagy mediated by NBR1/Joka2, revealing a complex antagonistic interplay between XopL and the host autophagy machinery. Our results implicate plant antimicrobial autophagy in depletion of a bacterial virulence factor and unravels an unprecedented pathogen strategy to counteract defense-related autophagy.

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Metadata

Authors
Leong, J. X., Raffeiner, M., Spinti, D., Langin, G., Franz-Wachtel, M., Guzman, A. R., Kim, J.-G., Pandey, P., Minina, A. E., Macek, B., Hafrén, A., Bozkurt, T. O., Mudgett, M. B., Börnke, F., Hofius, D., & Üstün, S.
Affiliations
  • University of Tübingen (DE)
  • Leibniz Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops (DE)
  • Stanford University (US)
  • Imperial College London (GB)
  • Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SE)
  • University of Potsdam (DE)
Venue
The EMBO Journal
Publisher
openRxiv
Published
2021-03-17
Volume
41
Issue
13
Pages
e110352-e110352
ISSN
0261-4189 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W4281979571
Cited by
89
References
1
Citations by year
2026: 15 · 2025: 17 · 2024: 19 · 2023: 25 · 2022: 10 · 2021: 3
FWCI
9.77
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • The EMBO Journal (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (acceptedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Epsilon Open Archive (Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet biblioteket (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences)) (acceptedVersion)
  • publish.UP (University of Potsdam) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Funders
  • Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (SFB 1101, UE188/2‐1, BO1961/5‐2)
  • Svenska Forskningsrådet Formas (2017-01596, 2016-01044)
  • Vetenskapsrådet (2020-05327, 2016-04562)
  • Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BB/T006102/1)
  • Division of Integrative Organismal Systems (2026368)
  • HORIZON EUROPE Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (799433)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › Autophagy in Disease and Therapy
Keywords
autophagy, xenophagy, plant-bacteria interactions, Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria, type III effectors, E3 ubiquitin ligase, NBR1, selective autophagy, plant defense
MeSH terms
Animals, Autophagy, Bacteria, Plant Diseases, Virulence Factors, Host-Pathogen Interactions

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