This process is caused by "ced" genes, first discovered in C. elegans. Nitrous oxide is thought to induce this event, by activating SMACs and allowing cytochrome c to exit the mitochondria. Some viruses, like Epstein-Barr, contain IAPs which directly inhibit it, while others can inhibit the p53 transcription factor which regulates it. Theories for its deliberate initiation by the human body include the TNF-induced model, which may play a role in 
This process is caused by "ced" genes, first discovered in C. elegans. Nitrous oxide is thought to induce this event, by activating SMACs and allowing cytochrome c to exit the mitochondria. Some viruses, like Epstein-Barr, contain IAPs which directly inhibit it, while others can inhibit the p53 transcription factor which regulates it. Theories for its deliberate initiation by the human body include the TNF-induced model, which may play a role in autoimmune diseases. Triggered by caspase proteins, name this process of programmed cell death.
This process is caused by "ced" genes, first discovered in C. elegans.
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