Abstract
Cell death is required for development and tissue homeostasis of all multicellular organisms. Cell death regulation is highly dependent on cell types and the physiological, pharmacological and pathological stimuli and can take distinctive forms. One mechanism that is conserved from C. elegans to humans to ensure desired cell death and to avoid unwanted cell death is through transcriptional regulation of cell death genes. Transcription regulation may be conferred by specific transcription factors or at a global level by chromatin remodeling activities.
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