Functional analysis of a phloem cysteine protease in Arabidopsis thaliana 

    Pitsili, Eugenia (Date of defense: 2021-11-04)

    Metacaspases are a family of cysteine proteases found in lower eukaryotes and plants. They are considered to be distant relatives of caspases, present only in animals. The role of metacaspases is quite diverse, from ...