proapoptotic

adjective

pro·​ap·​o·​pto·​tic (ˈ)prō-ˌa-pə(p)-ˈtä-tik, -ˌa-päp-, -ˌa-pō-, -ˌā-päp- 

variants or pro-apoptotic

: promoting or causing apoptosis

These enzymes participate in a cascade that is triggered in response to proapoptotic signals and culminates in cleavage of a set of proteins, resulting in disassembly of the cell.

—Nancy A. Thornberry and Yuri Lazebnik, Science