which is a biochemical hallmark of apoptosis (see part b of the figure for an image of a DNA electrophoretic gel with a lane from control cells on the left and a lane from cells undergoing ...

Apoptosis and autophagy constitute the two self-destructive processes by which supernumerary, damaged or aged cells and organelles are eliminated. Beyond this homeostatic function, autophagy is ...

Apoptosis is triggered many different ways, but they all ultimately activate enzymes known as caspases that disrupt a cell’s DNA, organelles, and cytoskeleton. Caspases also recruit other cells to eat ...

Evasion of cell death is a hallmark of cancer cells that enables them to overcome endogenous barriers to cancer development ...