Answer to Question #197775 in Cell Biology for Noah

Question

Can you simply describe the process of the extrinsic pathway in apoptosis?

Answer 1

The extrinsic pathway of apoptosis begins outside a cell, when conditions in the extracellular environment determine that a cell must die. The intrinsic pathway of apoptosis pathway begins when an injury occurs within the cell and the resulting stress activates the apoptotic pathway.