Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Programmed cell death in plant embryogenesis.

Peter V Bozhkov1, Lada H Filonova, Maria F Suarez

  • 1Department of Plant Biology and Forest Genetics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SE-750 07 Uppsala, Sweden.

Current Topics in Developmental Biology
|June 14, 2005
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

FUSTer than stress granules: a prion-like domain warns plants of heat.

Cell research·2025
Same author

ATG8 delipidation is not universally critical for autophagy in plants.

Nature communications·2025
Same author

Seed longevity is controlled by metacaspases.

Nature communications·2024
Same author

SPIRO - the automated Petri plate imaging platform designed by biologists, for biologists.

The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology·2023
Same author

Thermoprotection by a cell membrane-localized metacaspase in a green alga.

The Plant cell·2023
Same author

Calmodulin regulates protease versus co-chaperone activity of a metacaspase.

Cell reports·2023
Same journal

Building a resilient ovarian reserve: Early soma-oocyte interactions.

Current topics in developmental biology·2026
Same journal

Role of macrophages in testis function.

Current topics in developmental biology·2026
Same journal

Role of retinoic acid in meiosis.

Current topics in developmental biology·2026
Same journal

Impact of cancer immunotherapies on oocyte health and ovarian function.

Current topics in developmental biology·2026
Same journal

The ovarian stroma as a key regulator of follicular development and gamete quality across the reproductive lifespan.

Current topics in developmental biology·2026
Same journal

Intercellular cyclic nucleotide dynamics mediate oocyte meiosis in mammalian preovulatory follicles.

Current topics in developmental biology·2026
See all related articles

Plant embryos utilize a universal autophagic cell death pathway for development, unlike animals. Disruptions in this programmed cell death process impede embryonic growth and pattern formation.

Area of Science:

  • Developmental Biology
  • Plant Science
  • Cell Biology

Background:

  • Embryonic development requires coordinated cell proliferation, differentiation, and death.
  • Programmed cell death is crucial for establishing polarity and forming structures like the suspensor in plant embryos.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the functions of programmed cell death in plant embryogenesis.
  • To explore the mechanisms and regulation of autophagic cell death in plant embryos.
  • To discuss the role of cell death proteins in embryonic pattern formation.

Main Methods:

  • Developmental analyses of Arabidopsis embryo-specific mutants.
  • Cell biological studies in gymnosperm (spruce and pine) model systems.
  • Identification and ordering of cellular processes during embryonic cell self-destruction.

Related Experiment Videos

Main Results:

  • Plant embryos exclusively use autophagic cell disassembly as their cell death pathway.
  • Metazoan embryos employ both apoptotic and autophagic cell death.
  • Dysregulation of autophagic cell death leads to abnormal or arrested embryo development.

Conclusions:

  • Autophagic cell death is a conserved and essential mechanism in plant embryogenesis.
  • Understanding the components of autophagic cell death is key to comprehending embryonic pattern formation.
  • Candidate cell death proteins likely play regulatory roles in developmental cell death during embryogenesis.