BCL-x Antibody – Rabbit Polyclonal

The protein encoded by this gene belongs to the BCL-2 protein family. BCL-2 family members form hetero- or homodimers and act as anti- or pro-apoptotic regulators that are involved in a wide variety of cellular activities. The proteins encoded by this gene are located at the outer mitochondrial membrane, and have been shown to regulate outer mitochondrial membrane channel (VDAC) opening. VDAC regulates mitochondrial membrane potential, and thus controls the production of reactive oxygen species and release of cytochrome C by mitochondria, both of which are the potent inducers of cell apoptosis. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding two different isoforms. The longer isoform acts as an apoptotic inhibitor and the shorter isoform acts as an apoptotic activator. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2015]

Bcl-xL: an antiapoptotic member of the Bcl-2 family. Located at the outer mitochondrial membrane and regulates outer mitochondrial membrane channel (VDAC) opening. VDAC regulates mitochondrial membrane potential, and thus controls the production of reactive oxygen species and release of cytochrome C by mitochondria, both of which are potent inducers of cell apoptosis. Two alternatively spliced isoforms have been reported.

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

Chromosomal Location of Human Ortholog: 20q11.21

Cellular Component: centrosome; cytoplasm; mitochondrial outer membrane; mitochondrion

Molecular Function: BH3 domain binding; identical protein binding; protein binding; protein heterodimerization activity; protein homodimerization activity; protein kinase binding

Biological Process: apoptotic mitochondrial changes; cytokinesis; mitotic cell cycle checkpoint; negative regulation of apoptosis; regulation of mitochondrial membrane permeability; regulation of mitochondrial membrane potential; release of cytochrome c from mitochondria; response to cytokine stimulus; suppression by virus of host apoptosis