BAX activation is initiated at a novel interaction site
Gavathiotis E, Suzuki M, Davis ML, Pitter K, Bird GH, Katz SG, Tu HC, Kim H, Cheng E, Tjandra N, Walensky LD. BAX activation is initiated at a novel interaction site. Nature 2008, 455: 1076-1081. PMID: 18948948, PMCID: PMC2597110, DOI: 10.1038/nature07396.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsApoptosisApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsBcl-2-Associated X ProteinBcl-2-Like Protein 11BH3 Interacting Domain Death Agonist ProteinCell LineGene Expression RegulationHumansMembrane ProteinsMiceMutagenesis, Site-DirectedMutationNuclear Magnetic Resonance, BiomolecularProtein BindingProto-Oncogene ProteinsSequence AlignmentConceptsAnti-apoptotic proteinsInteraction sitesBax activationBax-mediated cell deathBCL-2 domainsCell deathBcl-2 familyNovel interaction sitePro-apoptotic proteinsPoint mutagenesisMitochondrial apoptosisBax interactionStress stimuliΑ-helixProteinNew targetsBaxTherapeutic modulationDirect activationActivation siteApoptosisActivationFunctional activitySitesMutagenesis