2017
Non-apoptotic functions of BCL-2 family proteins
Gross A, Katz SG. Non-apoptotic functions of BCL-2 family proteins. Cell Death & Differentiation 2017, 24: 1348-1358. PMID: 28234359, PMCID: PMC5520452, DOI: 10.1038/cdd.2017.22.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-apoptotic rolesBcl-2 family proteinsFamily proteinsApoptotic roleNon-apoptotic functionsWhole-cell metabolismCellular survival pathwaysMitochondrial physiologyCellular survivalSurvival pathwaysMajor regulatorNuclear processesApoptosis processProteinMechanism of actionPhysiologyImportant cluesRoleAutophagyRegulatorFascinating fieldRegulationPathwayMechanismMetabolism
2008
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 activitySitesMutagenesisGATA4 mediates gene repression in the mature mouse small intestine through interactions with friend of GATA (FOG) cofactors
Beuling E, Bosse T, de Kerk D, Piaseckyj CM, Fujiwara Y, Katz SG, Orkin SH, Grand RJ, Krasinski SD. GATA4 mediates gene repression in the mature mouse small intestine through interactions with friend of GATA (FOG) cofactors. Developmental Biology 2008, 322: 179-189. PMID: 18692040, PMCID: PMC3031907, DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2008.07.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBiomarkersCell DifferentiationCell ProliferationEnterocytesGATA4 Transcription FactorGene Expression RegulationIntestinal AbsorptionIntestinal MucosaIntestine, SmallMiceMice, TransgenicNuclear ProteinsOrgan SpecificityOrganic Anion Transporters, Sodium-DependentRNA, MessengerSymportersTranscription FactorsTranscriptional ActivationConceptsFriend of GATAGene repressionCell fate determinationFamily of cofactorsMammalian small intestineProximal-distal patternRepression functionGata (FOG) cofactorsFate determinationCell lineage markersFOG cofactorsGATA factorsGATA4 mutantsGene activationTranscription factorsGATA4 functionIntestinal epithelial cellsGATA4Multiple tissuesRepressionLineage markersMouse small intestineCofactorEpithelial cellsGenes