Article
Dead cells do tell tales.
Current opinion in plant biology - 1 Dec 1998
Richberg M H, Aviv D H, Dangl J L
Abstract excerpt
The most recent major advances in the study of programmed cell death (PCD) in plants include the observation that peptide inhibitors of caspases inhibit the hypersensitive response. Nitric oxide has been shown to be required for the induction of disease related PCD. Mutant analysis has led to the cloning of the first genes involved in PCD related disease resistance, LSD1 and MLO.
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.