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Truncated forms of BNIP3 act as dominant negatives inhibiting hypoxia-induced cell death.
Biochimica et biophysica acta - 1 Mar 2011
Bristow Nicolle, Burton Teralee R, Henson Elizabeth S, Ong-Justiniano Coleen, Brown Michelle, Gibson Spencer B
Abstract excerpt
BNIP3 (Bcl-2/adenovirus E1B Nineteen Kilodalton Interacting Protein) is a pro-cell death member of the Bcl-2 family of proteins. Its expression is induced by the transcription factor Hypoxia Inducible Factor-1 (HIF-1) under conditions of low oxygen (hypoxia) and is found over expressed in hypoxic regions of many tumors. When over expressed, BNIP3 induces cell death through induction of mitochondrial dysfunction...
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