engineered a version of the Bax protein that is functional, but is mislocalized to the plasma membrane rather than the mitochondria. You expect that this will block the intrinsic pathway of apoptosis. When you activate the intrinsic pathway of apoptosis, you are surprised to find that the cells still die. You then do a cell fractionation experiment and verify that Bax is. indeed being sent to the plasma membrane, rather than the mitochondria. In one sentence, what is the most likely hypothesis for what is happening?

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You are studying the function of Bax as a positive regulator of apoptosis. You've
engineered a version of the Bax protein that is functional, but is mislocalized to the
plasma membrane rather than the mitochondria. You expect that this will block the
intrinsic pathway of apoptosis.
When you activate the intrinsic pathway of apoptosis, you are surprised to find that
the cells still die. You then do a cell fractionation experiment and verify that Bax is.
indeed being sent to the plasma membrane, rather than the mitochondria.
In one sentence, what is the most likely hypothesis for what is happening?
Transcribed Image Text:You are studying the function of Bax as a positive regulator of apoptosis. You've engineered a version of the Bax protein that is functional, but is mislocalized to the plasma membrane rather than the mitochondria. You expect that this will block the intrinsic pathway of apoptosis. When you activate the intrinsic pathway of apoptosis, you are surprised to find that the cells still die. You then do a cell fractionation experiment and verify that Bax is. indeed being sent to the plasma membrane, rather than the mitochondria. In one sentence, what is the most likely hypothesis for what is happening?
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