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Conversion of Bcl-2 from protector to killer by interaction with nuclear orphan receptor Nur77/TR3.
Cell - 20 Feb 2004
Lin Bingzhen, Kolluri Siva Kumar, Lin Feng, Liu Wen, Han Young-Hoon, Cao Xihua, Dawson Marcia I, Reed John C, Zhang Xiao-kun
Abstract excerpt
The Bcl-2 family proteins are key regulators of apoptosis in human diseases and cancers. Though known to block apoptosis, Bcl-2 promotes cell death through an undefined mechanism. Here, we show that Bcl-2 interacts with orphan nuclear receptor Nur77 (also known as TR3), which is required for cancer cell apoptosis induced by many antineoplastic agents. The interaction is mediated by the N-terminal loop region of...
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