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Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bcl-2-interacting killer is a protein that in humans is encoded by the BIK gene.[5][6][7]
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Aliases | BIK, BIP1, BP4, NBK, BCL2 interacting killer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
External IDs | OMIM: 603392; MGI: 1206591; HomoloGene: 924; GeneCards: BIK; OMA:BIK - orthologs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
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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