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execution phase of apoptosis

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Term info

Label

execution phase of apoptosis

creation date

2011-11-23T09:45:24Z

definition

A stage of the apoptotic process that starts with the controlled breakdown of the cell through the action of effector caspases or other effector molecules (e.g. cathepsins, calpains etc.). Key steps of the execution phase are rounding-up of the cell, retraction of pseudopodes, reduction of cellular volume (pyknosis), chromatin condensation, nuclear fragmentation (karyorrhexis), plasma membrane blebbing and fragmentation of the cell into apoptotic bodies. When the execution phase is completed, the cell has died.

has exact synonym

execution phase of apoptotic process

has narrow synonym

apoptosis

has obo namespace

biological_process

id

GO:0097194

imported from

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/cl.owl