Programmed cell death (PCD) is a genetically encoded, active process which results in the death of individual cells, tissues, or whole organs. PCD plays an essential role in plant development and defense, and occurs throughout a plant’s lifecycle from the death of the embryonic suspensor to leaf and floral organ senescence. In plant biology, PCD is a relatively new research area, however, as its fundamental importance is further recognized, publications in the area are beginning to increase significantly. The field currently has few foundational reference books and there is a critical need for books that summarizes recent findings in this important area. This book contains chapters written by several of the world’s leading researchers in PCD. This book will be invaluable for PhD or graduate students, or for scientists and researchers entering the field. Established researchers will also find this timely work useful as an up-to-date overview of this fascinating research area.
CONTENTS
1 An Overview of Programmed Cell Death Research: From Canonical to Emerging Model Species
Adrian N. Dauphinee and Arunika N. Gunawardena
2 Mitochondrion and Chloroplast Regulation of Plant Programmed Cell Death
Theresa J. Reape, Niall P. Brogan, and Paul F. McCabe
3 Life Beyond Death: the Formation of Xylem Sap Conduits
Delphine Ménard, Sacha Escamez, Hannele Tuominen and Edouard Pesquet
4 Programmed Cell Death in Plant Immunity: Cellular Reorganization, Signaling and Cell Cycle Dependence in Cultured Cells as a Model System
Takamitsu Kurusu, Takumi Higaki, and Kazuyuki Kuchitsu
5 Vascular Aerenchyma and PCD
Daniel K. Gladish
6 Out for a Walk Along the Secretory Pathway During Programmed Cell Death
Jean-Luc Cacas
7 Nuclear Dismantling Events: Crucial Steps During the Execution of Plant Programmed Cell Death
Fernando Domínguez and Francisco Javier Cejudo
8 Programmed Cell Death Regulation by Plant Proteases with Caspase-Like Activity
Yao-Min Cai and Patric Gallois
9 Senescence-Associated Programmed Cell Death
Hilary J. Rogers
10 The Hypersensitive Response in PAMP- and Effector-Triggered Immune Responses
Angela Feechan, Dionne Turnbull, Laura J. Stevens, Stefan Engelhardt, Paul R. J. Birch, Ingo Hein, and Eleanor M. Gilroy
11 To Live or Die: Auophagy in Plants
Brice E. Floyd, Yunting Pu, Junmarie Soto-Burgos, and Diane C. Bassham