Bcl-2 is an inner mitochondrial membrane protein that blocks programmed cell death
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The t(14; 18) chromosomal translocation of human follicular B-cell lymphoma juxtaposes the bcl-2 gene with the immunoglobulin heavy chain locus. The bcl-2 immunoglobulin fusion gene is markedly deregulated resulting in inappropriately elevated levels of bcl-2 RNA and protein. Transgenic mice bearing a bcl-2 immunoglobulin minigene demonstrate a polyclonal expansion of resting yet responsive IgM-IgD B cells which display prolonged cell survival but no increase in cell cycling. Moreover, deregulated bcl-2 extends the survival of certain haematopoietic cell lines following growth-factor deprivation. By using immunolocalization studies we now demonstrate that Bcl-2 is an integral inner mitochondrial membrane protein of relative molecular mass 25,000 (25k). Overexpression of Bcl-2 blocks the apoptotic death of a pro-B-lymphocyte cell line. Thus, Bcl-2 is unique among proto-oncogenes, being localized to mitochondria and interfering with programmed cell death independent of promoting cell division.
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The BCL2 protooncogene encodes an inner mitochondrial membrane protein that blocks programmed cell death.
“The BCL2 protooncogene encodes an inner mitochondrial membrane protein that blocks programmed cell death.”
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- Authors
- Hockenbery, D., Nuñez, G., Milliman, C., Schreiber, R. D., & Korsmeyer, S. J.
- Affiliations
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute (US)
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- Nature
- Published
- 1990-11
- Volume
- 348
- Issue
- 6299
- Pages
- 334-336
- ISSN
- 0028-0836 (ISSN-L)
- 1476-4687
- OpenAlex
- W2057257609
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- FWCI
- 45.07
- Type
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- Language
- en
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- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Cell death mechanisms and regulation
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer-related Molecular Pathways
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
- Keywords
- Bcl-2, inner mitochondrial membrane, apoptosis, programmed cell death, follicular B-cell lymphoma, immunoglobulin heavy chain locus, proto-oncogenes, B cell survival, transgenic mice, growth factor deprivation
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Antibodies, Monoclonal, Base Sequence, Cell Line, Cell Survival, Chromosomes, Human, Pair 14, Chromosomes, Human, Pair 18, Codon, Humans, Lymphoma, Membrane Proteins, Mitochondria, Molecular Sequence Data, Oncogenes, Proto-Oncogene Proteins, Translocation, Genetic, Blotting, Western, Open Reading Frames, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2
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