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Preferred term

Apoptosomes  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Apoptosomal Protein Complex
  • Apoptosome
  • Complex, Apoptosomal Protein
  • Protein Complex, Apoptosomal

Scope note

  • Multimeric protein complexes formed in the CYTOSOL that play a role in the activation of APOPTOSIS. They can occur when MITOCHONDRIA become damaged due to cell stress and release CYTOCHROME C. Cytosolic cytochrome C associates with APOPTOTIC PROTEASE-ACTIVATING FACTOR 1 to form the apoptosomal protein complex. The apoptosome signals apoptosis by binding to and activating specific INITIATOR CASPASES such as CASPASE 9.

History note

  • 2007

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D053478

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