title: Die and let live - programmed cell death in plants.
abstract: 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, calcium and reactive oxygen species are recurring mediators of death signaling. Lastly, the mitochondrion has emerged in both plant and animal systems as a 'central depot' that interprets multiple signals and in some instances determines the fate of the cell.
authors.affiliation: Biotech Center, Foran Hall, Cook College, 59 Dudley Road, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 08903, USA. lam@aesop.rutgers.edu
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lam
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pontier
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: del Pozo
mesh_terms: D017209:Apoptosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; D059828:Plant Cells; D018521:Plant Physiological Phenomena; D010944:Plants / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction
chemical_list: D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species