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Robert E Means1, Samuel G Katz1.
Abstract
Regulation of cell life and death by members of the BCL-2 family of proteins occurs at the mitochondria. Large portions of the mitochondria's outer membrane are found in tight approximation with the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), known as mitochondria-associated membranes (MAMs) or mitochondria-ER contact sites (MERCs). We recently reported that BOK is present within MAMs where it regulates Ca2+ transfer from the ER to the mitochondria, appropriate MAM components and MERC structure, and apoptosis.Entities:
Keywords: BCL-2; BOK; MAM; MERC; apoptosis; calcium
Year: 2021 PMID: 34616865 PMCID: PMC8489963 DOI: 10.1080/23723556.2021.1919473
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mol Cell Oncol ISSN: 2372-3556