Apoptosis is not conserved in plants as revealed by critical examination of a model for plant apoptosis-like cell death
Abstract Background Animals and plants diverged over one billion years ago and evolved unique mechanisms for many cellular processes, including cell death. One of the most well-studied cell death programmes in animals, apoptosis, involves gradual cell dismantling and engulfment of cellular fragments...
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Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-05-01
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Series: | BMC Biology |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-021-01018-z |