Ectoparasite A parasite that lives on the outside of an organism.

Endoparasite A parasite that lives inside an organism.

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eat me” signal, recognize by a set of receptors on the surface of macrophages and other immune system cells, triggering phagocytosis of the cell or apoptotic body.

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Annexin V

a 36-kDa calcium-binding protein, binds to PS; used to detect PS that is exposed on the outside of apoptotic cells

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All members of the Bcl-2 family share a close homology in up to four characteristic regions, termed the Bcl-2 homology domains

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Pro-survival members-

Bcl-2, Bcl-xL, Bcl-w, Mcl-1, A1

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Pro-apoptotic members form channels in the mitochondrial outer membrane

Bax, Bak, Bok