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The exocyst, an octameric protein complex conserved among all eukaryotes, mediates tethering of the vesicle prior to its fusion with the target membrane. Apart from the function of exocyst in exocytosis, new studies from both mammalian and plant fields report its involvement in the cellular self-eating process called autophagy. In land plants the number of paralogs of some exocyst subunits is extraordinarily large. There are 23 paralogs of Exo70 subunit in Arabidopsis thaliana. It is supposed that these paralogs have acquired functional specialization during the evolution – including involvement in autophagy. Using yeast twohybrid assay it is shown here that Exo70B1 and Exo70B2, but not other Arabidopsis Exo70 paralogs interact with Atg8, an autophagosomal marker. The proximity of these two paralogs and Atg8 in vivo was confirmed by independent Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) method. Interestingly, interaction of Atg8f with Exo70B2 paralog appears to be stronger than with Exo70B1. Exo70B1-mRUBY expressed under the natural promoter shows punctate membrane structures that are mostly static. That changes after the tunicamycin treatment movement of some of these dots was induced. Homology modeling of Exo70B1 and Exo70B2 proteins tertiary structure in combination with bioinformatic prediction based on results suggests sites of the interaction with Atg8 and render possible explanation of Exo70B2 being stronger interacting partner.