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Facts about Apoptosis regulator Bcl-2.
Appears to function in a feedback loop system with caspases. Inhibits caspase activity either by preventing the release of cytochrome c from the mitochondria or by binding to the apoptosis-activating variable (APAF-1).
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Gene Name: | BCL2 |
Uniprot: | P10415 |
Entrez: | 596 |
Belongs to: |
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Bcl-2 family |
apoptosis regulator Bcl-2; B-cell CLL/lymphoma 2; Bcl2; Bcl-2
Mass (kDA):
26.266 kDA
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Location: | 18q21.33 |
Sequence: | 18; NC_000018.10 (63123346..63320280, complement) |
Expressed in a variety of tissues.
Mitochondrion outer membrane; Single-pass membrane protein. Nucleus membrane; Single-pass membrane protein. Endoplasmic reticulum membrane; Single-pass membrane protein.
PMID: 3523487 by Tsujimoto Y., et al. Analysis of the structure, transcripts, and protein products of bcl- 2, the gene involved in human follicular lymphoma.
PMID: 1508712 by Eguchi Y., et al. Isolation and characterization of the chicken bcl-2 gene: expression in a variety of tissues including lymphoid and neuronal organs in adult and embryo.
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