Cytochrome C
Cytochrome C is released from a leaky mitochondria in apoptosis, it activates caspase 9 within the cell. Caspase 9 then activates other caspases within the cell, amplifying the message of apoptosis.[1]
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[2]Berg J, Stryer L, Tymoczko J. (2011) Biochemistry, 7th Edition. International Edition, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. Page 577.
- ↑ Cytochrome C is released from a leaky mitochondria in apoptosis, it activates caspase 9 within the cell. Caspase 9 then activates other caspases within the cell, amplifying the message of apoptosis.
- ↑ Berg J, Stryer L, Tymoczko J. (2011) Biochemistry, 7th Edition. International Edition, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. Page 577