Cell suicide for beginners

Raff, Martin

Martin Raff is in the MRC Laboratory for Molecular and Cell Biology, and the Biology Department, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK. e-mail: [email protected]

Nature 396(6707):p 119-122, November 12, 1998.

The ability to commit suicide is a fundamental property of animal cells.This overview considers recent progress in understanding the nature of the suicide process and how it is controlled.