BCL2/Adenovirus E1B 19kDa Interacting Protein 1 (BNIP1) Antibody – Rabbit Polyclonal

This gene is a member of the BCL2/adenovirus E1B 19 kd-interacting protein (BNIP) family. It interacts with the E1B 19 kDa protein, which protects cells from virally-induced cell death. The encoded protein also interacts with E1B 19 kDa-like sequences of BCL2, another apoptotic protector. In addition, this protein is involved in vesicle transport into the endoplasmic reticulum. Alternative splicing of this gene results in four protein products with identical N- and C-termini. [provided by RefSeq, Mar 2011]

BNIP1: SNARE that may be involved in targeting and fusion of Golgi-derived retrograde transport vesicles with the ER. Required for maintenance of ER network. Implicated in the suppression of cell death. May be involved in mitochondrial autophagy. Belongs to the SEC20 family. 4 isoforms of the human protein are produced by alternative splicing.

Protein type: Apoptosis; Membrane protein, integral

Chromosomal Location of Human Ortholog: 5q33-q34

Cellular Component: SNARE complex; intracellular membrane-bound organelle; mitochondrion; endoplasmic reticulum; cytoplasm; integral to endoplasmic reticulum membrane; nuclear envelope

Molecular Function: SNAP receptor activity; protein binding

Biological Process: endoplasmic reticulum organization and biogenesis; endoplasmic reticulum membrane fusion; vesicle-mediated transport; apoptosis; autophagy; negative regulation of apoptosis