Apoptotic pathways
In this section you will learn more about the key processes that control apoptosis, as well as the enzymatic cascade that is responsible for the destruction of cellular proteins and for underpinning the apoptotic method of cell destruction.
- Extrinsic pathway. Learn about the extrinsic pathway and how it converges with the intrinsic pathway at the level of the caspase cascade
- Intrinsic pathway. Discover how the intrinsic pathway is activated and the key components that transfer the intrinsic pathway signal to the caspase cascade, which ultimately leads to cell destruction
- Caspase cascade. Discover the members of the caspase family of proteolytic enzymes that are responsible for amplifying the pro-apoptotic signal and for implementing cell destruction