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Inactivation of which of the following leads to detachment of the apoptotic cell?(a) FAK(b) PKB(c) PKC(d) RAF1I had been asked this question by my college director while I was bunking the class.My question is from Cell Signaling and Signal Transduction topic in chapter Cell Signaling and Signal Transduction of Cell Biology

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Right option is (a) FAK

Easy explanation: The FOCAL ADHESION kinase (FAK) is INACTIVATED by the cleaving action of caspases during apoptosis. Cleavage of FAK leads to detachment of the APOPTOTIC cell from its neighboring cells.



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