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tBid elicits a conformational alteration in membrane-bound Bcl-2 such that it inhibits Bax pore formation.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 24 Nov 2006
Peng Jun, Tan Chibing, Roberts G Jane, Nikolaeva Olga, Zhang Zhi, Lapolla Suzanne M, Primorac Steve, Andrews David W, Lin Jialing
Abstract excerpt
During initiation of apoptosis, Bcl-2 family proteins regulate the permeability of mitochondrial outer membrane. BH3-only protein, tBid, activates pro-apoptotic Bax to release cytochrome c from mitochondria. tBid also activates anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 in the mitochondrial outer membrane, changing it from a single-spanning to a multispanning conformation that binds the active Bax and inhibits cytochrome c release....
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