Aim
ATG8-interacting motif; ATG8-PE: ATG8 conjugated with phosphatidylethanolamine; BiFC: biomolecular fluorescence complementation; Con A: concanamycin A; Co-IP: co-immunoprecipitation; DEPs: differentially expressed proteins; DMSO: dimethyl sulfoxide; GFP: green fluorescent protein; hpt: hours post-treatment; LCI: luciferase complementation imaging; MdATG8i: autophagy-related protein 8i in Malus domestica; MDC: monodansylcadaverine; MdEF-Tu: elongation factor Tu in Malus domestica; MdNBR1: neighbor of BRCA1 in Malus domestica; N. benthamiana: Nicotiana benthamiana; OE: overexpression; PAMP: pathogen-associated molecular pattern; PTI: pattern-triggered immunity; qRT-PCR: quantitative reverse transcription PCR; RFP: red fluorescent protein; RNAi: RNA interference; ROS: reactive oxygen species; Ub: ubiquitin; V. Mali: Valsa Mali; WT: wild-type plant; YFP: yellow fluorescent protein.