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4298669 
Journal Article 
Review 
Role of plant autophagy in stress response 
Han, S; Yu, B; Wang, Y; Liu, Y 
2011 
Protein & Cell
ISSN: 1674-8018
EISSN: 1674-800X 
10 
784-791 
English 
Autophagy is a conserved pathway for the bulk degradation of cytoplasmic components in all eukaryotes. This process plays a critical role in the adaptation of plants to drastic changing environmental stresses such as starvation, oxidative stress, drought, salt, and pathogen invasion. This paper summarizes the current knowledge about the mechanism and roles of plant autophagy in various plant stress responses.