“…Many reports suggest that VPE is involved in many different types of PCD ( Fig. 2): (1) PCD induced by biotic stress caused by pathogens, elicitors or toxins (Hatsugai et al, 2004;Rojo et al, 2004;Iakimova et al, 2013;Sueldo et al, 2014;Kumar et al, 2015;Santana et al, 2016;Cai et al, 2018); (2) PCD induced by abiotic stresses such as heat, hydrogen peroxide, osmotic changes and aluminium (Danon et al, 2004;Yamada et al, 2004;Deng et al, 2011;Li et al, 2012;Kariya et al, 2013;Mendes et al, 2013;Zhang et al, 2013;Kim et al, 2014;Ran et al, 2014); and (3) PCD in developmental stages, including seed coat formation, lateral root emergence, aleurone cell degradation, pollen self-incompatibility, and leaf and flower petal senescence (Linnestad et al, 1998;Kinoshita et al, 1999;Nakaune et al, 2005;Yamada et al, 2009;Bosch et al, 2010;Ariizumi et al, 2011;Radchuk et al, 2011;Rocha et al, 2013;Shibuya et al, 2014;Zheng et al, 2017). VPE-dependent PCD has been reviewed in detail in a review article by Hatsugai et al (2015).…”