Cell disassembly during apoptosis

Abstract

The disassembly of a dying cell into smaller fragments is a fundamental biological process during apoptosis. Recently, a number of distinct morphologic changes have been identified that could mediate the fragmentation of an apoptotic cell. Presented here is a figure that describes the progression of apoptotic cell disassembly.

Keywords

• fragmentation
• bleb
• apoptotic process
• cell death