Abstract
The decision of whether a cell should live or die is fundamental for the wellbeing of all organisms. Despite intense investigation into cell growth and proliferation, only recently has the essential and equally important idea that cells control/programme their own demise for proper maintenance of cellular homeostasis gained recognition. Furthermore, even though research into programmed cell death (PCD) has been an extremely active area of research there are significant gaps in our understanding of the process in plants. In this review, we discuss PCD during plant development and pathogenesis, and compare/contrast this with mammalian apoptosis.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Apoptosis / genetics
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Apoptosis / physiology*
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Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins / genetics
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Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins / metabolism
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Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins / physiology*
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Caenorhabditis elegans / genetics
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Caenorhabditis elegans / metabolism
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Caenorhabditis elegans / physiology
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Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins / genetics
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Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins / metabolism
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Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins / physiology
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Gene Expression Regulation, Plant
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Models, Biological
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Plant Cells
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Plant Proteins / genetics
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Plant Proteins / metabolism
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Plant Proteins / physiology*
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Plants / genetics
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Plants / metabolism*
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Signal Transduction / genetics
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Signal Transduction / physiology
Substances
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Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins
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Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins
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Plant Proteins