Disassembly of dying cells in diverse organisms.

Disassembly of dying cells in diverse organisms.
Cell Mol Life Sci. 2018 Oct 13;:
Authors: Tixeira R, Poon IKH
Abstract
Programmed cell death (PCD) is a conserved phenomenon in multicellular organisms required to maintain homeostasis. Among the regulated cell death pathways, apoptosis is a well-described form of PCD in mammalian cells. One of the characteristic features of apoptosis is the change in cellular morphology, often leading to the fragmentation of the cell into smaller membrane-bound vesicles through a process called apoptotic cell disassembly. Interestingly, some of these morphological changes and cell disassembly are also noted in cells of other organisms including plants, fungi and protists while undergoing 'apoptosis-like PCD'. This review will describe morphologic features leading to apoptotic cell disassembly, as well as its regulation and function in mammalian cells. The occurrence of cell disassembly during cell death in other organisms namely zebrafish, fly and worm, as well as in other eukaryotic cells will also be discussed.
PMID: 30317529 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences : CMLS - October 13, 2018 Category: Cytology Authors: Tixeira R, Poon IKH Tags: Cell Mol Life Sci Source Type: research