Cytochrome C in apoptosis acts by: (A) IL 10, (B) Bcl-2, (C) FADD, (D) Apaf 1
Answer is D. After releasing of cytochrome in cytosol, they binas to Apart 1 protein which leads to formation of a complex apoptosome. This complex binds to caspase-9 which is a critical initiator caspase of the mitochondrial pathway of apoptosis.
Also Know
Most critical organ for apoptosis = Mitochondrion
Most characteristic feature of apoptosis = Chromatin condensation
Marker for apoptosis = Annexin V
Molecular marker for apoptosis = CD 95