Identification of genes involved in germ cell programmed cell death in Drosophila melanogaster

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keri Davis
Keyword(s):  
Cell Death ◽  
Drosophila Melanogaster ◽  
Programmed Cell Death ◽  
Germ Cell

Programmed cell death in response to chemotherapeutic agents in human germ cell tumour lines

1995 ◽  
Vol 31 (5) ◽  
pp. 739-746 ◽  
Author(s):  
R.A. Huddart ◽  
J. Titley ◽  
D. Robertson ◽  
G.T. Williams ◽  
A. Horwich ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Death ◽  
Programmed Cell Death ◽  
Germ Cell ◽  
Germ Cell Tumour ◽  
Chemotherapeutic Agents ◽  
Cell Tumour

scholarly journals Programmed cell death takes flight: genetic and genomic approaches to gene discovery in Drosophila

2002 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 59-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Gorski ◽  
M. Marra
Keyword(s):  
Cell Death ◽  
Drosophila Melanogaster ◽  
Programmed Cell Death ◽  
Gene Discovery ◽  
Fruit Fly ◽  
Model System ◽  
Physiological Process ◽  
Wide Spread ◽  
Cell Death Gene ◽  
Genetics And Genomics

Programmed cell death (PCD) is an essential and wide-spread physiological process that results in the elimination of cells. Genes required to carry out this process have been identified, and many of these remain the subjects of intense investigation. Here, we describe PCD, its functions, and some of the consequences when it goes awry. We review PCD in the model system, the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, with a particular emphasis on cell death gene discovery resulting from both genetics and genomics-based approaches.

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