Beclin 1: a BH3-only protein that fails to induce apoptosis - PubMed (original) (raw)

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. 2009 May 28;28(21):2125-7.

doi: 10.1038/onc.2009.83. Epub 2009 Apr 27.

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Beclin 1: a BH3-only protein that fails to induce apoptosis

P Boya et al. Oncogene. 2009.

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Beclin 1 has been recently shown to possess a Bcl-2 homology-3 (BH3) domain that mediates its interaction with antiapoptotic multidomain proteins. Unlike other BH3-only proteins, Beclin 1 fails to stimulate apoptosis when it is overexpressed. In this issue of Oncogene, Ciechomska et al. report the intriguing finding that Bcl-2, as it interacts with Beclin 1, does not lose its anti-apoptotic potential. This finding may have far-reaching implications for the comprehension of the cross-talk between apoptosis and autophagy.

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