Apoptosis Regulator Bcl-2 (BCL-2) Antibody – Rabbit Polyclonal

This gene encodes a member of the B cell lymphoma 2 protein family. Members of this family regulate cell death in multiple cell types and can have either proapoptotic or antiapoptotic activities. The protein encoded by this gene inhibits mitochondrial-mediated apoptosis. This protein is an integral outer mitochondrial membrane protein that functions as part of signaling pathway that controls mitochondrial permeability in response to apoptotic stimuli. This protein may also play a role in neuron cell survival and autophagy. Abnormal expression and chromosomal translocations of this gene are associated with cancer progression in numerous tissues. Alternate splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2015]

Bcl-2: a antiapoptotic member of the Bcl-2 family. Regulates cell death by controlling the mitochondrial membrane permeability. Inhibits caspase activity either by preventing the release of cytochrome c from the mitochondria and/or by binding to the apoptosis-activating factor (APAF-1). Phosphorylation by JNKs may increase its antiapoptotic functions.

Protein type: Apoptosis; Membrane protein, integral; Oncoprotein; Autophagy

Cellular Component: cytoplasm; cytosol; endoplasmic reticulum; endoplasmic reticulum membrane; integral to membrane; intracellular; membrane; mitochondrial membrane; mitochondrial outer membrane; mitochondrion; myelin sheath; nuclear membrane; nucleus; perinuclear region of cytoplasm; pore complex

Molecular Function: BH domain binding; BH3 domain binding; channel activity; channel inhibitor activity; identical protein binding; protease binding; protein binding; protein heterodimerization activity; protein homodimerization activity; protein phosphatase 2A binding; protein phosphatase binding; transcription factor binding; ubiquitin protein ligase binding

Biological Process: actin filament organization; apoptosis; apoptotic mitochondrial changes; axon regeneration; axonogenesis; B cell differentiation; B cell homeostasis; B cell lineage commitment; B cell proliferation; B cell receptor signaling pathway; behavioral fear response; CD8-positive, alpha-beta T cell lineage commitment; cell aging; cell growth; cell morphogenesis; cell proliferation; cell-cell adhesion; cellular calcium ion homeostasis; cellular response to glucose starvation; cochlear nucleus development; defense response to virus; developmental growth; digestive tract morphogenesis; DNA damage response, signal transduction resulting in induction of apoptosis; ear development; endoplasmic reticulum calcium ion homeostasis; focal adhesion formation; gland morphogenesis; glomerulus development; growth; hair follicle morphogenesis; hemopoiesis; homeostasis of number of cells within a tissue; immune system development; induction of apoptosis by oxidative stress; induction of apoptosis via death domain receptors; kidney development; leukocyte homeostasis; lymphocyte homeostasis; lymphoid progenitor cell differentiation; male gonad development; melanin metabolic process; melanocyte differentiation; mesenchymal cell development; metanephros development; negative regulation of apoptosis; negative regulation of autophagy; negative regulation of cell growth; negative regulation of cell migration; negative regulation of cell proliferation; negative regulation of cellular pH reduction; negative regulation of mitotic cell cycle; negative regulation of myeloid cell apoptosis; negative regulation of neuron apoptosis; negative regulation of ossification; negative regulation of osteoblast proliferation; negative regulation of retinal cell programmed cell death; neuron apoptosis; oocyte development; organ growth; organ morphogenesis; ossification; ovarian follicle development; peptidyl-serine phosphorylation; peptidyl-threonine phosphorylation; pigment granule organization and biogenesis; pigmentation; pigmentation during development; positive regulation of B cell proliferation; positive regulation of catalytic activity; positive regulation of cell growth; positive regulation of cell proliferation; positive regulation of melanocyte differentiation; positive regulation of multicellular organism growth; positive regulation of neuron maturation; positive regulation of peptidyl-serine phosphorylation; positive regulation of pigmentation; positive regulation of skeletal muscle fiber development; positive regulation of smooth muscle cell migration; post-embryonic development; protein amino acid dephosphorylation; protein polyubiquitination; regulation of apoptosis; regulation of autophagy; regulation of calcium ion transport; regulation of catalytic activity; regulation of cell cycle; regulation of cell-matrix adhesion; regulation of gene expression; regulation of mitochondrial membrane permeability; regulation of mitochondrial membrane potential; regulation of nitrogen utilization; regulation of pigmentation during development; regulation of programmed cell death; regulation of protein heterodimerization activity; regulation of protein homodimerization activity; regulation of protein localization; regulation of protein stability; regulation of transmembrane transporter activity; regulation of viral genome replication; release of cytochrome c from mitochondria; renal system process; response to acid; response to cytokine stimulus; response to DNA damage stimulus; response to drug; response to gamma radiation; response to glucocorticoid stimulus; response to hydrogen peroxide; response to iron ion; response to nicotine; response to oxidative stress; response to steroid hormone stimulus; response to toxin; response to UV-B; spleen development; T cell differentiation; T cell differentiation in the thymus; T cell homeostasis; T cell lineage commitment; thymus development; transmembrane transport; ureteric bud branching; ureteric bud development