Which statement regarding Bax and Bak, two members of the Bcl-2 family, is true?
A) Bax and Bak are antiapoptotic proteins that function to repress apoptosis in cells.
B) Bax and Bak act as ligands to the apoptosome in activation caspases.
C) When activated, Bax and Bak form oligomers in the outer membrane of mitochondria, leading to the release of cytochrome c.
D) Bax and Bak directly activate caspase-9.
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