Bcl-2-interacting killer

Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Bcl-2-interacting killer

Bcl-2-interacting killer is a protein that in humans is encoded by the BIK gene.[5][6][7]

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BIK
Available structures
PDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB
Identifiers
AliasesBIK, BIP1, BP4, NBK, BCL2 interacting killer
External IDsOMIM: 603392; MGI: 1206591; HomoloGene: 924; GeneCards: BIK; OMA:BIK - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_001197

NM_007546

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001188
NP_001188.1

NP_031572

Location (UCSC)Chr 22: 43.11 – 43.13 MbChr 15: 83.41 – 83.43 Mb
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Function

The protein encoded by this gene is known to interact with cellular and viral survival-promoting proteins, such as BCL2 and the Epstein–Barr virus in order to enhance programmed cell death. Because its activity is suppressed in the presence of survival-promoting proteins, this protein is suggested as a likely target for antiapoptotic proteins. This protein shares a critical BH3 domain with other death-promoting proteins, BAX and BAK.[7]

Interactions

Bcl-2-interacting killer has been shown to interact with BCL2-like 1[8][9][10][11] and Bcl-2.[9][10]

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