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Cytochrome C is released from a leaky [[Mitochondria|mitochondria]] in [[Apoptosis|apoptosis]], | Cytochrome C is released from a leaky [[Mitochondria|mitochondria]] in [[Apoptosis|apoptosis]], from the intermembrane space to the cytosol. It activates [[Caspase|caspase]] 9 within the cell. Caspase 9 then activates other [[Caspases|caspases]] within the cell, amplifying the message of [[Apoptosis|apoptosis]] <ref>Berg J, Stryer L, Tymoczko J. (2011) Biochemistry, 7th Edition. International Edition, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. Page 577.</ref>.<br><br>It also plays a role in the [[Electron_transport_chain|electron transport chain]], accepting electrons from complex III and donating them to complex IV.<ref>Alberts et al (2008: 1118) Molecular Biology of the Cell, 5th Edition, New York: Garland Science.</ref><br> | ||
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Revision as of 13:58, 17 October 2014
Cytochrome C is released from a leaky mitochondria in apoptosis, from the intermembrane space to the cytosol. It activates caspase 9 within the cell. Caspase 9 then activates other caspases within the cell, amplifying the message of apoptosis [1].
It also plays a role in the electron transport chain, accepting electrons from complex III and donating them to complex IV.[2]
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