Mechanisms of developmentally controlled cell death in plants

• Published in: Current opinion in plant biology Vol. 29; pp. 29 - 37
• Main Authors: Van Durme, Matthias, Nowack, Moritz K
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.02.2016
• Subjects: Apoptosis; Cell Differentiation; Plant Cells - physiology; Plant Development

•Programmed cell death (PCD) is a vital aspect of plant development.•PCD is the ultimate differentiation step of specific plant cell types.•PCD is gradually prepared in tight coordination with differentiation.•The actual cell death is a highly controlled and rapidly executed process.•Cell-autonomous...