Autophagy-related genes AtATG5 and AtATG7 influence reserve mobilization and ABA responses during Arabidopsis seed germination.
Autophagy, a conserved intracellular recycling pathway, operates both non-selectively and through targeted degradation. In this study, we assess its role in Arabidopsis thaliana seed biology by examining loss-of-function mutants of ATG5 and ATG7 and their interaction with ABA signaling. Both atg5 and atg7 seeds display...