摘要
The main activity of Fas is to trigger cytoplasm death program in animal cells. In G2 pea, vacuole plays a pivotal role in inducing cell death in the cytoplasm of long-day (LD) grown apical meristem cells. Expression patterns of the Fas in G2 pea cells revealed that the Fas is mainly localized in the vacuole of cells undergoing programmed cell death (PCD). The Fas expression is corresponding to the initiation of menadione-induced PCD in tobacco protoplasts. The results suggest the existence of the Fas-like mediated cytoplasmic death pathway in plant cells.
The main activity of Fas is to trigger cytoplasm death program in animal cells. In G2 pea, vacuole plays a pivotal role in inducing cell death in the cytoplasm of longday (LD) grown apical meristem cells. Expression patterns of the Fas in G2 pea cells revealed that the Fas is mainly localized in the vacuole of cells undergoing programmed cell death (PCD). The Fas expression is corresponding to the initiation of menadione-induced PCD in tobacco protoplasts. The results suggest the existence of the Fas-like mediated cytoplasmic death pathway in plant cells.
基金
This work was supported by the Special Funds for the Major State Basic Research of China (Grant No. G19990539)
the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 30070614).
