When DNA is damaged, the tumor suppressor p53 can initiate this process, which is contrasted with necrosis.
Fragments created due to this process can be detected using the TUNEL assay and DNA laddering. The CED9 gene codes for a protein in C. elegans that inhibits this process, which is regulated by the Bax and BAD proteins in the Bcl-2 family in humans. In the TNF path, a DISC forms when Fas ligand binds to Fas receptors, causing this process to occur. When DNA is damaged, the tumor suppressor p53 can initiate this process, which is contrasted with necrosis. For 10 points, name this process of programmed cell death.
Fragments created due to this process can be detected using the TUNEL assay and DNA laddering.
apoptosis