Alpha-helical destabilization of the Bcl-2-BH4-domain peptide abolishes its ability to inhibit the IP3 receptor.

Alpha-helical destabilization of the Bcl-2-BH4-domain peptide abolishes its ability to inhibit the IP3 receptor.

The anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 protein is the founding member and namesake of the Bcl-2-protein family. It has recently been demonstrated that Bcl-2, apart from its anti-apoptotic role at mitochondrial membranes, can also directly interact with the inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor (IP3R), the primary...

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Main Authors: Giovanni Monaco, Elke Decrock, Koen Nuyts, Larry E Wagner, Tomas Luyten, Sergei V Strelkov, Ludwig Missiaen, Wim M De Borggraeve, Luc Leybaert, David I Yule, Humbert De Smedt, Jan B Parys, Geert Bultynck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3795776?pdf=render

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