BOK rabbit pAb

The protein encoded by this gene belongs to the BCL2 family, members of which form homo- or heterodimers, and act as anti- or proapoptotic regulators that are involved in a wide variety of cellular processes. Studies in rat show that this protein has restricted expression in reproductive tissues, interacts strongly with some antiapoptotic BCL2 proteins, not at all with proapoptotic BCL2 proteins, and induces apoptosis in transfected cells. Thus, this protein represents a proapoptotic member of the BCL2 family. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2011]

[Isoform 1]: Mitochondrion membrane ; Single-pass membrane protein . Endoplasmic reticulum membrane ; Single-pass membrane protein . Mitochondrion inner membrane . Cytoplasm . Nucleus . Mitochondrion . Endoplasmic reticulum . Mitochondrion outer membrane . Early endosome membrane . Recycling endosome membrane . Nucleus outer membrane . Golgi apparatus, cis-Golgi network membrane . Golgi apparatus, trans-Golgi network membrane . Membrane . Nuclear and cytoplasmic compartments in the early stages of apoptosis and during apoptosis it associates with mitochondria (PubMed:19942931) . In healthy cells, associates loosely with the membrane in a hit-and-run mode. The insertion and accumulation on membranes is enhanced through the activity of death signals, resulting in the integration of the membra