Cysteine and serine proteases are prominent players in the control of developmental and
pathogen-activated cell deaths in plants. Ethylene, salicylic acid, the small G-protein Rac …

Recent studies have expanded our view of the interactions between small molecule signals
that regulate the hypersensitive response and other forms of cell suicide in plants. The …

Programmed cell death (PCD) is crucial in plant organogenesis and survival. In this review
the involvement of mitochondria and chloroplasts in PCD execution is critically assessed …

Mitochondria are known to participate in the initiation of programmed cell death (PCD) in
animals and in plants. The role of chloroplasts in PCD is still unknown. We describe a new …

Plant cells undergoing programmed cell death (PCD) at late stages typically show chromatin
condensation and endonucleolytic cleavage prior to obvious membrane or organelle …

Reactive oxygen species (ROS)-mediated PCD was found to occur in CMS lines of many
species. The excess production of ROS is probably caused by the decrease of the activity of …

In plants, apoptosis-like programmed cell death (AL-PCD) is readily distinguished from other
forms of programmed cell death (PCD) through a distinct morphology. Detection of …

In mammals mitochondria play a critical role in the activation of programmed cell death
(PCD). One mechanism by which mitochondria can commit a cell to death is by translocating …

Mitochondria constitute a major source of reactive oxygen species and have been proposed
to integrate the cellular responses to stress. In animals, it was shown that mitochondria can …

Plant development involves the elimination of cell organelles, protoplasts, tissues and
organs. Programmed cell death is a process aimed at the removal of redundant, misplaced …