title: Cell death: fatal induction in plants.
abstract: The recent molecular characterization of three plant genes in which mutations cause phenotypes that mimic disease responses has provided interesting new insights into cell death in plants, but many questions remain about the nature and physiological importance of the process.
authors.affiliation: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Cold Spring Harbor New York 11724, USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Martienssen
mesh_terms: D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000166:cytology / Q000235:genetics; D016923:Cell Death; D009154:Mutation; D010641:Phenotype; D010935:Plant Diseases / Q000235:genetics; D018521:Plant Physiological Phenomena; D003313:Zea mays / Q000166:cytology / Q000235:genetics