University of kentucky researchers say they found that the extract activates jnk , a protein that regulates the cell-signaling pathway that leads to cell death , or apoptosis .
From the cancer 's point of view that is a very good choice , as one of the other jobs of the mitochondria is to kill a cell if it goes bad-a process known as apoptosis .
Similar proteins are known to flag cells in the lining of the midgut of insects as being damaged , triggering a process of cell death called apoptosis .
有几种相似的蛋白质能标记受到伤害的昆虫中肠内壁细胞,从而引起细胞凋亡。
The ones who were deprived of antioxidants had smaller tumors , and 20 percent of the tumor cells were undergoing a type of cell death called apoptosis , which is fueled by free radicals .