Imagine That You Could Microinject Cytochrome C into the Cytosol

question 3

Essay

Imagine that you could microinject cytochrome c into the cytosol of both wild-type cells and cells that were lacking both Bax and Bak, which are apoptosis-promoting members of the Bcl2 family of proteins.Would you expect one, both, or neither of the cell lines to undergo apoptosis? Explain your reasoning.

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