A 24-year-old medical student is investigating the mechanisms of programmed cell death secondary to cell injury. Which of the following is most likely to be observed by this student?
A) Apoptosome assembly via cytochrome c and Apaf-1
B) Bax and Bak activation of caspase 9
C) Cytochrome c activation of caspases 3 and 7
D) Release of cytochrome c by damaged rough endoplasmic reticulum
E) Recruitment of caspase 9 by caspases 3 and 7
