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Functional dissection of Bfl-1, a Bcl-2 homolog: anti-apoptosis, oncogene-cooperation and cell proliferation activities.
Oncogene - 18 Jun 1998
D'Sa-Eipper C, Chinnadurai G
Abstract excerpt
The human Bfl-1 gene codes for a 175-amino acid BCL-2 family protein that has an anti-apoptosis activity and is overexpressed in certain human epithelial and hematopoietic malignancies. Bfl-1 efficiently suppresses apoptosis induced by the p53 tumor suppressor protein and cooperates with a dominant nuclear oncogene, E1A, in transformation of primary epithelial cells in vitro. Unlike other BCL-2 family proteins,...
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