| Literature DB >> 19535901 |
Iwona A Ciechomska1, Christoph G Goemans, Aviva M Tolkovsky.
Abstract
Beclin 1 binds to Bcl-2 through its BH3 domain and this interaction inhibits starvation-induced autophagy. However, we have found that when Beclin 1 binds thus to Bcl-2, it fails to inhibit Bcl-2-mediated protection against four different inducers of apoptosis. In this punctum, we discuss possible reasons why Beclin 1 fails to behave like other BH3-only proteins and induce apoptosis.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19535901 DOI: 10.4161/auto.9096
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Autophagy ISSN: 1554-8627 Impact factor: 16.016