Plant life needs cell death, but does plant cell death need Cys proteases?

Caspases are key regulators of apoptosis in animals. This correlation has driven plant researchers for decades to look for caspases regulating PCD in plants. These studies revealed caspase-like activities, caspase-related proteases and other Cys proteases regulating PCD in plants, but no caspases, a...

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Main Authors: Sueldo, D, van der Hoorn, R
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017