Fill in the Blank: in the Intrinsic Pathway of Apoptosis

question 10

Short Answer

Fill in the blank: In the intrinsic pathway of apoptosis, a protein called ... is released from the mitochondria into the cytosol and binds to the adaptor protein Apaf1, causing it to oligomerize into a wheel-like assembly called an apoptosome, which then recruits initiator caspase-9 proteins.

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Definitions:

Selective Optimization

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Late Adulthood

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