Plant genomes encode hundreds of proteases, which represent dozens of unrelated
families. The biological role of these proteases is mostly unknown, but mutant alleles, gene …

Metacaspases are cysteine-dependent proteases found in protozoa, fungi and plants and
are distantly related to metazoan caspases. Although metacaspases share structural …

Metacaspases are cysteine proteases that are present in plants, protists, fungi, and bacteria.
Previously, we found that physical damage, eg, pinching with forceps or grinding on liquid …

Autophagy is an evolutionarily conserved intracellular process for vacuolar degradation of
cytoplasmic components. In higher plants, autophagy defects result in early senescence and …

Metacaspases are distant relatives of animal caspases found in protozoa, fungi, and plants.
Limited experimental data exist defining their function (s), despite their discovery by …

Nitric oxide (NO) is an important signalling molecule with diverse physiological functions in
plants. It was found to play a crucial role in plant growth and development, starting from …

Programmed cell death (PCD), the highly regulated dismantling of cells, is essential for plant
growth and survival. PCD plays key roles in embryo development, formation and maturation …

The paracaspase MALT1 is pivotal in antigen receptor–mediated lymphocyte activation and
lymphomagenesis. MALT1 contains a caspase-like domain, but it is unknown whether this …

Cladosporium fulvum (syn. Passalora fulva) is a biotrophic fungal pathogen that causes leaf
mold of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum). During growth in the apoplast, the fungus …

Somatic embryogenesis (SE) is a process of differentiation of cells into a plant bypassing the
fusion of gametes. As such, it represents a very powerful tool in biotechnology for …