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During the process of apoptosis, cytochrome c is released from mitochondria into the cytosol where it helps to activate the caspases, a family of killer proteases. The release of cytochrome c is a rapid, complete and kinetically invariant event.
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Martinou, JC., Desagher, S. & Antonsson, B. Cytochrome c release from mitochondria: all or nothing. Nat Cell Biol 2, E41–E43 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1038/35004069
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