Programmed cell death in C. Elegans
Journal
Essentials of Apoptosis: A Guide for Basic and Clinical Research
Pages
355 - 373
Date Issued
2009
Author(s)
Abstract
Studies in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans have established that programmed cell death is a genetically determined part of development and is controlled by a specific set of genes. These genes have been ordered into a pathway through genetic analyses. This cell death pathway is evolutionarily conserved and provides a basis for understanding programmed cell death in more complex organisms, including humans. This chapter discusses the activation, cell killing, and engulfment processes in the model organism C. elegans.
Type
book