Allelopathy is a plant–plant interaction in which one plant releases biologically active
compounds that have negative effects on the fitness of the target plant. The most …

Caspases, the proteases involved in initiation and execution of metazoan programmed cell
death, are only present in animals, while their structural homologues can be found in all …

Metacaspases (MCs) are structural homologs of mammalian caspases found in plants, fungi,
and protozoa. Type‐I MCs carry an N‐terminal prodomain, the function of which is unclear …

Metacaspases are a subgroup of caspase homologues represented in bacteria, algae and
plants. Although type I and type II metacaspases are present in plants, recently discovered …

The Yca1 metacaspase was discovered due to its role in the regulation of apoptosis in
Saccharomyces cerevisiae. However, the mechanisms that drive apoptosis in yeast remain …

Caspases are metazoan proteases, best known for their involvement in programmed cell
death in animals. In higher plants genetically controlled mechanisms leading to the selective …

Plant metacaspases type I (MCA‐Is), the closest structural homologs of caspases, are key
proteases in stress‐induced regulated cell death processes in plants. However, no plant …

Metacaspases are caspase-like homologs which undergo a complex maturation process
involving multiple intra-chain cleavages resulting in a composite enzyme made of a p10 and …

Metacaspase enzymes are critical regulatory factors that paradoxically engage apoptosis
and also maintain cell viability. For example, the Saccharomyces cerevisiae metacaspase …

Metacaspases are essential cysteine proteases present in plants, fungi, and protists that are
regulated by calcium binding and proteolytic maturation through mechanisms not yet …