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[death-inducing signaling complex] A multi-protein complex assembled at the plasma membrane, which activates the downstream caspases and cell death by apoptosis (see: death domain) when a death ligand binds to a death receptor. A cytosolic DISC equivalent is the apoptosome.
For other entries pertaining to cell death mechanisms see also the Apoptosis and Cell Death Dictionary section of this encyclopedia.
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