Cells exposed to extreme physicochemical or mechanical stimuli die in an uncontrollable
manner, as a result of their immediate structural breakdown. Such an unavoidable variant of …

Autophagy is a major cellular degradation pathway in eukaryotes. Recent studies have
revealed the importance of autophagy in many aspects of plant life, including seedling …

In 2008, we published the first set of guidelines for standardizing research in autophagy.
Since then, this topic has received increasing attention, and many scientists have entered …

Caspases are a family of cysteine proteases widely known as the principal mediators of the
apoptotic cell death response, but considerably less so as the contributors to the regulation …

In plants, exocyst subunit isoforms exhibit significant functional diversity in that they are
involved in either protein secretion or autophagy, both of which are essential for plant …

Highlights•Programmed cell death (PCD) is an integral part of plant development and
disease.•Developmental PCD (dPCD) is prepared during the cellular differentiation of …

Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress occurs in plants during certain developmental stages or
under adverse environmental conditions, as a result of the accumulation of unfolded or …

Programmed cell death (PCD) is crucial in plant organogenesis and survival. In this review
the involvement of mitochondria and chloroplasts in PCD execution is critically assessed …

Autophagy is a major catabolic process whereby autophagosomes deliver cytoplasmic
content to the lytic compartment for recycling. Autophagosome formation requires two …

Ferroptosis is an oxidative and iron-dependent form of regulated cell death (RCD) recently
described in eukaryotic organisms like animals, plants, and parasites. Here, we report that a …