Extrinsic (death-receptor) apoptosis

Layer 3 — Biologyin the Cell Fate Apoptosis Senescence subtree

Triggered by death ligands (FasL, TNF, TRAIL) binding death receptors → DISC assembly (FADD + procaspase-8) → CASP8 cleaves effector caspases directly or amplifies via BID→tBID→mitochondria.

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