Term Name: release of cytochrome c from mitochondria
Synonyms:
Definition: The process that results in the movement of cytochrome c from the mitochondrial intermembrane space into the cytosol, which is part of the apoptotic signaling pathway and leads to caspase activation.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0001836]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: apoptotic signaling pathway
is a type of: apoptotic mitochondrial changes
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of release of cytochrome c from mitochondria
positively regulated by: positive regulation of release of cytochrome c from mitochondria
regulated by: regulation of release of cytochrome c from mitochondria