release of cytochrome c from mitochondria
id: GO:0001836
name: release of cytochrome c from mitochondria
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The process that results in the movement of cytochrome c from the mitochondrial intermembrane space into the cytosol, which is an early step in apoptosis and leads to caspase activation.
Parent Functions
id | name |
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GO:0008637 | apoptotic mitochondrial changes |