In living cells, reactive oxygen species (ROS) play a key role in signaling but these
compounds can also damage macromolecules. As in other compartments, the mitochondrial …

The tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle is a crucial component of respiratory metabolism in both
photosynthetic and heterotrophic plant organs. All of the major genes of the tomato TCA …

Programmed cell death (PCD) is a fundamental biological process. Deficiency in MOSAIC
DEATH 1 (MOD1), a plastid-localized enoyl-ACP reductase, leads to the accumulation of …

A general status of oxidative stress in plants caused by exposure to elevated metal
concentrations in the environment coincides with a constraint on mitochondrial electron …

Redox changes determined by genetic and environmental factors display well-organized
interactions in the control of plant growth and development. Diurnal and seasonal changes …

Tapetal death is essential for the provision of many molecules required for pollen
development including nutrients, proteins, lipids and polysaccharides. The molecules …

The tripeptide thiol glutathione (γ-L-glutamyl-L-cysteinyl-glycine) is the most important sulfur
containing antioxidant in plants and essential for plant defense against abiotic and biotic …

The functions of mitochondria during leaf senescence, a type of programmed cell death
aimed at the massive retrieval of nutrients from the senescing organ to the rest of the plant …

Sclerotinia sclerotiorum is a broad host range necrotrophic fungal pathogen, which causes
disease on many economically important crop species. S. sclerotiorum has been shown to …

Senescence is an active process allowing the reallocation of valuable nutrients from the
senescing organ towards storage and/or growing tissues. Using Arabidopsis thaliana leaves …